Re: [TANKS] Torsion spring making

['Mike Mangus' via R/C Tank Combat]

4mm is pretty thick.  I used about that when making arms for a 1/6 Merkava and 
it turned out to be way too stiff.  I could stand in the tank (230 pounds) and 
the suspension would barely deflect.  SV015 used thinner wire which turned out 
to be about right for a 50 pound tank.
The wire I used was hobby shop music wire for airplanes.  They were not heated 
or annealed before bending.  I did break a couple yet most bends were just 
fine.  Each wire was clamped in a vice and hammered over to bend.  If I was 
doing it today, I would invest in a quality wire bender and use more radius to 
keep the wire from kinking at the bend.

For a simple suspension system, it works very well.  It is not scale, but it 
works amazingly well.  :)
Mike M

  From: taranaki tanker 
 To: R/C Tank Combat  
 Sent: Friday, September 23, 2016 8:52 PM
 Subject: [TANKS] Torsion spring making
   
Was wondering if anyone has an idea for bending up 4mm spring wire to make 
torsion bars like Mike Magnus did for the SV015 spartan. Tried to bend one into 
shape and it broke on the the second bend. Would spot annealing with a gas 
torch help. 




   

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Re: [TANKS] Re: Centurion mrk 5

[Jean St-Pierre]

Very impressive!! Nice work and you are very lucky to get side by side with
the real thing!!

Jean-Maxime Cyr St-Pierre

Le 25 sept. 2016 11:56 AM, "Niels Erik Kristensen"  a écrit :

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> Painting of my Centurion in progress. I have the fortune to visit a garage
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> They get out to shoot ones a year, and precipitate in shows around Denmark.
> On my wisit i got 5 liters of the original green color with me , to use on
> my Centurion mrk 5. Tery loved my tank, and i have promised to come back
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>> Hey. iam making a Centurion mrk 5 Danish version.
>> All moving parts made with my 3D printer. Brushless motors and lipo
>> battery .
>> First track test today:
>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXr4a3K6Jd8
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[TANKS] Re: Centurion mrk 5

[Niels Erik Kristensen]

Painting of my Centurion in progress. I have the fortune to visit a garage 
where old retried tank crews are holding some old tanks in mint condition. 
They get out to shoot ones a year, and precipitate in shows around Denmark. 
On my wisit i got 5 liters of the original green color with me , to use on 
my Centurion mrk 5. Tery loved my tank, and i have promised to come back 
when i am are finis building it ;.)

Den mandag den 28. marts 2016 kl. 16.56.35 UTC+2 skrev Niels Erik 
Kristensen:
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> Hey. iam making a Centurion mrk 5 Danish version.
> All moving parts made with my 3D printer. Brushless motors and lipo 
> battery .
> First track test today:
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXr4a3K6Jd8
>

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