Good luck, Derek! -Mike M.
On 18/03/2010, Mark_123521 <gatlinggunm...@sbcglobal.net> wrote: > Derek: > > WoW thats cool!! > But theres no girls and no booze and theres the IED's. > We know that your qualified to work on remote control, tracked > vehicles -- like bomb defusing robots??!!! > I'll bet the pay is fantastic!!! > > > Mark > > On Mar 18, 7:32 pm, Derek Engelhaupt <tan...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Network and computer installations and maintenance on the forward >> operating >> bases. Not sure yet on my deployment date. >> >> Derek >> T065 >> >> On Thu, Mar 18, 2010 at 7:22 PM, Mark_123521 >> <gatlinggunm...@sbcglobal.net>wrote: >> >> >> >> > Derek: >> >> > I thought Blackwater was out of business! >> > What would you do over there, or cant you tell me without being >> > required to kill me? >> >> > Mark >> >> > On Mar 18, 7:14 pm, Derek Engelhaupt <tan...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > > The other issue is that the tube would compress when it bends causing >> > > the >> > > internal >> > > space to compress. How do I know? I was trying to look for a way to >> > feed >> > > the top >> > > of my gun using a large diameter rubber hose. There are types of >> > > hoses >> > that >> > > wouldn't >> > > do that, but they also don't want to bend very well either. You would >> > need >> > > some bend >> > > in the tube to compensate for the raising and lowering. I'm having >> > issues >> > > fitting my >> > > magazine in since the gun of the KV-2 is mounted really high in the >> > turret. >> > > My problem >> > > is reliably feeding the gun during elevation. 10 degrees isn't that >> > > much >> > > elevation, but I >> > > have a lot of depression on the gun. The difference between the two >> > > is >> > > causing the issues. >> > > I could limit the depression, but I want to be able to hit targets >> > > within >> > a >> > > couple of feet of the >> > > tank. The feed angle that works for the depression of the gun doesn't >> > > always work for the >> > > raising of the gun and vise versa. At this point, I'm not sure if >> > > I'll >> > > solve the problem before >> > > I have to go off to work in the big sand box (just got a contract job >> > > for >> > a >> > > year in Afghanistan). >> >> > > Derek >> > > T065 >> >> > > On Thu, Mar 18, 2010 at 6:45 PM, Mike Måne <mike082...@gmail.com> >> > > wrote: >> > > > I'm no expert, but I think it would be very difficult to prevent the >> > > > ball from bursting on the curve. Even if it happened to survive the >> > > > journey, it probably will lose so much energy that it simply flings >> > > > out of the barrel. The best way would be to load the balls into the >> > > > straight, rigid barrel, rather than anywhere in or before the >> > > > curved, >> > > > flexible hose. Do you think you could build a loading mechanism and >> > > > hopper in the turret? Keep in mind that Article III, Section 1, Line >> > > > 'f.' of the Rules states that "...The maximum elevation of any >> > > > paintball marker will be 10 degrees," which isn't much of an >> > > > elevation, especially if the fulcrum is toward the front of the gun. >> >> > > > -Mike M. >> >> > > > On 18/03/2010, Mark_123521 <gatlinggunm...@sbcglobal.net> wrote: >> > > > > Has anyone tried this? >> >> > > > > I am building one of those "low profile" modern tanks -- M1A1 >> > > > > Abrams. >> > > > > Theres not much "head room" in the turret to mount the marker and >> > feed >> > > > > system. >> >> > > > > Why couldnt a guy mount the paintball marker in the lower hull and >> > > > > "shoot" the paintball through a hose? >> > > > > The hose would connect to a barrel in the turret and the gun would >> > > > > be >> > > > > mounted under the turret where theres plenty of room? >> > > > > The gun could rotate with the turret or the gun could be fixed >> > mounted >> > > > > and the hose could have a rotary connection. >> > > > > The hose would allow flexability to elevate the gun. >> >> > > > > I have ordered a "lazy Susan" turntable with a 6 inch hole in it. >> > > > > This would allow some room to pass the hose through. >> >> > > > > I have machine tools in the basement and can build about anything >> > > > > to >> > > > > make the hose idea work. >> >> > > > > Could you shoot the paintball through a hose and not have it break >> > > > > up >> > > > > going through the curves?? >> >> > > > > Mark >> >> > > > > -- >> > > > > You are currently subscribed to the "R/C Tank Combat" group. >> > > > > To post a message, send email to rctankcombat@googlegroups.com >> > > > > To unsubscribe, send email to >> > rctankcombat-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com >> > > > > Visit the group athttp://groups.google.com/group/rctankcombat >> >> > > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> > > > > rctankcombat+unsubscribegooglegroups.com or reply to this email >> > > > > with >> > the >> > > > > words "REMOVE ME" as the subject. >> >> > > > -- >> > > > You are currently subscribed to the "R/C Tank Combat" group. >> > > > To post a message, send email to rctankcombat@googlegroups.com >> > > > To unsubscribe, send email to >> > rctankcombat-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com >> > > > Visit the group athttp://groups.google.com/group/rctankcombat >> >> > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rctankcombat+ >> > > > unsubscribegooglegroups.com or reply to this email with the words >> > "REMOVE >> > > > ME" as the subject.- Hide quoted text - >> >> > > - Show quoted text - >> >> > -- >> > You are currently subscribed to the "R/C Tank Combat" group. >> > To post a message, send email to rctankcombat@googlegroups.com >> > To unsubscribe, send email to rctankcombat-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com >> > Visit the group athttp://groups.google.com/group/rctankcombat >> >> > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rctankcombat+ >> > unsubscribegooglegroups.com or reply to this email with the words >> > "REMOVE >> > ME" as the subject.- Hide quoted text - >> >> - Show quoted text - > > -- > You are currently subscribed to the "R/C Tank Combat" group. > To post a message, send email to rctankcombat@googlegroups.com > To unsubscribe, send email to rctankcombat-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > Visit the group at http://groups.google.com/group/rctankcombat > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rctankcombat+unsubscribegooglegroups.com or reply to this email with the > words "REMOVE ME" as the subject. > -- You are currently subscribed to the "R/C Tank Combat" group. 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