All the more reason to make everything from molded plastic as much as
possible and, more importantly, to use a design where a small number of
parts (say 4) can be used to build a variety of different track widths
and configurations. With a slight modification of Garnet's T011 design,
such a goal is achievable. If you develop the following parts:
- 1 inch long pad
- 1.5 inch long pad
- simple link
- horned link
they can be combined to build virtually any tank track configuration
used during the last 100 years and could also be used to develop tracks
for a wide array of robots. Design a plastic sprocket to mate up with
the links and it's a complete system. Best of all, assembly and repair
would only require inserting and removing straight pins that either
press it into the links or that have slip rings on the ends. In either
case, such pins are stock items.
And, from a business standpoint, you maximize revenue by producing all
the parts yourself. Modular, all-in-one solutions are the goal of all
product companies because that's what the market always wants.
On 2/10/2015 11:18 AM, Joshua Updyke wrote:
I am looking at being able to make these in small batches myself, but
mostly at trying to make them in bulk and sell to hobbyists.
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