[TANKS] Vex signal splitter.

2009-03-20 Thread Paul Hilton
Just got my Vex signal splitter today. I'm not happy. The Vex servo's seem to have male plugs, unlike the Futaba servo's that have female ones. Help, guys. Paul H. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You are currently subscribed to the R/C Tank Combat group. To post a

[TANKS] Re: Homemade Plastic Wheels

2009-03-20 Thread Tango71
Too much work to make the plastic. You would still need a lathe to true them up. Wood makes great wheels and its much quicker stronger and easier. Look at my wheels. http://kingtigerproject.webs.com/swt.htm The rough parts was cut using a roto zip w/ circle cutting tool. I then borrowed a

[TANKS] Re: Homemade Plastic Wheels

2009-03-20 Thread Michael Clark
I got the book and read it. The design is pretty simple and I think would be effective for one offs. It seemed a bit too tedious and involved to make something like tracks or wheels. And I don't know how easily it would work for something with a large area. On Thu, Mar 19, 2009 at 6:20 PM,

[TANKS] Re: Vex signal splitter.

2009-03-20 Thread Paul Hilton
Maybe Frank, if the spacing is right. Paul H. - Original Message - From: Frank Pittelli frank.pitte...@gmail.com To: rctankcombat@googlegroups.com Sent: Friday, March 20, 2009 9:48 AM Subject: [TANKS] Re: Vex signal splitter. Paul Hilton wrote: Just got my Vex signal splitter

[TANKS] Re: track link color (about to tint my resin)

2009-03-20 Thread Clark Ward Jr
I've had serious issues with cure quality/time when the shop is cold... to the point that I have 2 heaters in there for winter work, on top of a load of work putting fiberglass insulation on the roof and walls. On the plus side, the insulation makes the shop very comfortable in the summer and my

[TANKS] Re: Vex signal splitter.

2009-03-20 Thread Ron
It is the same as the servos I used to test the setup. I used a microservo and a standard servo in channels 1 and 2 and they work fine. It is reasonable to assume that the other four channels are the same spacing and I seem to remember another email that said the spacing on servo pins is

[TANKS] Re: track link color (about to tint my resin)

2009-03-20 Thread OdysseySlipways
being about a year or two since i used (toyed around with) the trail size of the task 3, i forgot that it is more touchy when it comes to moisture and should be cured in a warmer climate than the basement. I have been bringing the tank up into the dining room after each batch to cure for

[TANKS] Re: tanks using attachment chain - questions

2009-03-20 Thread Derek Engelhaupt
Oh, got my keyed shafting from Surpluscenter.com. Derek T065 On Fri, Mar 20, 2009 at 5:25 PM, Derek Engelhaupt tan...@gmail.com wrote: Some folks are using 5/8 keyed shafts, others like me are using 3/4 keyed shafts.  I would say 5/8 is sufficient.  I went with 3/4 because that was the shaft

[TANKS] Re: tanks using attachment chain - questions

2009-03-20 Thread OdysseySlipways
In a message dated 3/20/2009 8:11:25 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, b...@holnet.net writes: using #50 attachment chain, to break it I grind down one side of the pins with an angle grinder (takes seconds) and then a combination of punch, screwdriver, lever, vice and hammer to seperate the

[TANKS] Re: tanks using attachment chain - questions

2009-03-20 Thread OdysseySlipways
so 5/8 seems to be the norm so far. here i was starting to wonder about going from the 3/4 i was thinking of up to 1, but i guess i can stick with 3/4 Chris, _Odyssey Slipways_ (http://hometown.aol.com/odysseyslipways/index.html) **A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours

[TANKS] Re: tanks using attachment chain - questions

2009-03-20 Thread Modena
someone (cant remember who) was using 1/2 inch and had bending issues so went to 5/8 On Mar 21, 1:49 pm, odysseyslipw...@aol.com wrote: so 5/8 seems to be the norm so far. here i was starting to wonder about   going from the 3/4 i was thinking of up to 1, but i guess i can stick with   3/4