Re: [TANKS] Looking for someone to test my new track design

[Joshua Updyke]

Mike,

First I want to thank you for your service. I am glad that you are 
interested and I would like to know more about your design. Can you tell me 
if 3" wide tracks will be sufficient for you? How long do you think the 
track will need to be? I am trying to estimate how many treads you would 
need for your tank. I am hoping to get some tracks on a tank ASAP so I can 
see how they work and get some real life feedback. I have been playing 
around with the design on the computer for long enough and now it is time 
to get these things dirty and see what works or doesn't. 

You mentioned that you plan on getting a laser cut interlocking hull. It 
just so happens that I have access to a laser cutter and depending on 
material I would have happy to cut the parts for you. I can cut up to 3/8" 
wood or plastic. But not metal. If you did want metal I could use the 
waterjet and cut them out of basically anything you can imagine. But I pay 
for waterjet time so it would be much more expensive. The laser cutter is 
free for me to use, so it would only cost materials and shipping.

Let me know if I can help.

josh 

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Re: [TANKS] Looking for someone to test my new track design

[Michael Butts]

I would absolutely love to take you up on that! I am still in the planning 
stages of my tank. Funding is a bit shy too:-/ When things slow down I hope to 
make more progress. I am active duty Navy (E-6), working on my bachelors degree 
online (8 courses left), and just started a second job (should allow some 
funding!). I want to laser cut an interlocking hull and power it with some ev 
warrior motors kindly donated by John P. My tank will be an SU-122-54 for a 
decent learning platform with simple suspension and simple (but attractive) 
hull lines.
Mike B

> On Jul 22, 2015, at 6:08 PM, Joshua Updyke  wrote:
> 
> Hello all,
> 
> 
> 
> I posted a while back about my track design and I got a lot of really helpful 
> feedback. I have been working hard on the design and prototyping my first set 
> of tracks. There is a lot of information about my design here if you want to 
> read more about it.
> 
> https://hackaday.io/project/6106-modular-continuous-track-system
> 
> The reason I am posting is that I am looking for someone that is building a 
> vehicle and might be interested in testing out the tracks. They run on 
> standard #35 roller chain and are 3" wide. I am not sure but I think that 
> might be a little small compared to what most people here are using. However, 
> I also have another size that is 4" wide. So there are some options. I also 
> have done a lot of work with the horns for bogie wheels, but at this moment I 
> dont have and prototyped. They will be an easy to add feature down the road.
> 
> So if you have a vehicle that you would be interested in testing out my 
> design and giving me some feedback let me know. Below is a couple pictures of 
> the most recent progress.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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[TANKS] Looking for someone to test my new track design

[Joshua Updyke]

Hello all,


I posted a while back about my track design and I got a lot of really 
helpful feedback. I have been working hard on the design and prototyping my 
first set of tracks. There is a lot of information about my design here if 
you want to read more about it.
https://hackaday.io/project/6106-modular-continuous-track-system

The reason I am posting is that I am looking for someone that is building a 
vehicle and might be interested in testing out the tracks. They run on 
standard #35 roller chain and are 3" wide. I am not sure but I think that 
might be a little small compared to what most people here are using. 
However, I also have another size that is 4" wide. So there are some 
options. I also have done a lot of work with the horns for bogie wheels, 
but at this moment I dont have and prototyped. They will be an easy to add 
feature down the road.

So if you have a vehicle that you would be interested in testing out my 
design and giving me some feedback let me know. Below is a couple pictures 
of the most recent progress.



 

 


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