Why hing it at all? Just make the entire top removable (a patent pending TyngTech innovation BTW ;-).
Steve On Aug 3, 12:46 pm, odysseyslipw...@aol.com wrote: > In a message dated 8/3/2010 10:37:53 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, > > f...@thomson-online.org writes: > > Chris, > > What about using a pair of small, spring loaded gas shocks? > > cheers, > Fred > > the problem is, the lowest hinge point. part of the hinge body attaches to > the floor of the turret and the back storage container (or what ever it > might be called). the floor buts up against the back of the box, so if i put > a hinge in there, the back of th ebox will want to pivot down and under the > floor of the turret, binding it so it won't really open, and if i were to > trim the floor on a 50' angle, i'd end up hitting the top deck f the tank > body. that's why i thought maybe a mini hinge like you would find under the > hood of a car. the link Steve gave me did have one almost like that, but it > required 5" of space pretty much eating up that golden space within the > turret. > > we just got back from mo's Dr's appointment and hope to get out into the > garage to look the turret over, see if maybe there is another way to work it. > > the end result i was looking for, was to hinge the turret back at 90' so > there would be full access to the internal workings and also so it could be > left open for display at any future show (more so at that robot show or what > ever it is some of the guys go to yearly - if i could ever make that trip). > > i am also going to look at making it hinge just behind the mantle, near the > top and see if i can get it to flip forward with the same kind of > exposure. > > Chris, > _Odyssey Slipways_ (http://hometown.aol.com/odysseyslipways/index.html) -- 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
