A Bucky sphere carbon nano composite will be your best choice. The lower mass will increase elevate acceleration resulting in faster target acquisition.
On Wednesday, July 30, 2014 1:25:26 PM UTC-4, Caleb Smith wrote: > > Thanks for the suggestion. I guess that would make for a smoother and > stronger elevate. I'm using wood for the moment since it's the easiest > thing for me to work with, but in the future it will probably get replaced. > > On Tuesday, July 29, 2014 9:10:14 PM UTC-4, jvragu47 wrote: >> >> Looks very well thought out Caleb. A suggestion. For the future,you >> might want to replace the wooden linkage with either plastic or metal if >> you can. >> >> On Tuesday, July 29, 2014 7:52:23 PM UTC-4, Caleb Smith wrote: >>> >>> >>> Ok, rotate motor was ordered, plus a ESC to control it. >>> Took some photos of the elevate system for ya'll. You can see the >>> extension on the servo horn which is both crimped and glued. You can also >>> sort of see the piece I built that will go on the gun plate. Last photo >>> you can see where I'm planning on mounting the door lock actuator, plus >>> the cardboard splinter shield which is built out of the box the gun was >>> shipped in. The cardboard splinter shield isn't permanent, I was just >>> using it as a test to make sure my measurements were correct before I >>> started cutting the wood. >>> >>> >>> >>>> -- -- 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 --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "R/C Tank Combat" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rctankcombat+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
