And, of course, for every good idea there's a flood of poorly
developed, poorly thought out, or just plain bad ideas out there.
Finding the one good idea among all the bad ones can be as difficult
as implementing it.
On Fri, Feb 18, 2011 at 5:49 PM, Frank Pittelli
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I believe that is an Ontos, and it is a real vehicle.
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came across this while searching the
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The shape of your treads could be the problem. If the sides are square, they
will dig in when you try to turn. If you can angle the sides of the treads,
that could help.
You want them to look like
\_/
not
|_|
When looking at them from the front.
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On Jan 5, 2011, at 9
It's not a half length link. It's a full length link that has the outer spacing
on one end and the inner spacing on the other.
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On Jan 2, 2011, at 5:27 AM, Clark Ward Jr ki4...@gmail.com wrote:
Wouldn't a half-length link prevent that section of chain from rolling around
, ya.okay
http://www.mcmaster.com/#offset-links/=ac4dpj
If the link doesn't work, search for offset links
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to crack or shatter. I can't wait to see how it works, though.
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official for your area: firearms
licensing bureau, police department, etc. Don't trust what people on
the internet say, about it, talk to someone local.
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Or at the top front, lifting the sides and rear.
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On Aug 5, 2010, at 11:09 AM, Steve Tyng steve...@gmail.com wrote:
Hinge it on the side of the turret.
Steve
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Insightful F
an i work on perpetual motion
The great thing about perpetual motion is that it never gets anywhere.
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Lowes, home depot, ace hardware, etc. Those are the big names, there may be
some local chains in your area.
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DIY shop? can't say i've heard of a store around here called DIY (and yes
I know what DIY stands
I've got the old Steel Beasts sim, and it's pretty good. It looks like
they developed this one so it can be extended enough to use as a
training sim for tankers. I expect that this is a training version,
and the game version is probably $50 or so.
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On Jun 14, 2010, at 9:18
of the force of the
drive train. Just as a chain is no stronger than its weakest link, a
track is no stronger than the weakest pin.
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Nope, that's not me, sorry.
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On Jun 1, 2010, at 9:39 PM, Derek Engelhaupt tan...@gmail.com wrote:
If this is the same Bill Hamilton from another one of the tank
sights I frequent, he builds and runs tanks just not in 1/6th scale
(or maybe it is a Stuart).
Derek
T065
SV016
On Sat, May 29, 2010 at 9:40 AM, Fred Thomson f...@thomson-online.org wrote:
Bill,
Got photos of the Death Star? Curiosity run amok...and can I be a
psuedo-nephew and get one too? :-)
I'm still in the planning stages, but I'll post something here once
I've made some progress.
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to build a tank.
(And, yes, Unca Bill's gonna bring me a Death Star! trumps building
a tank any day.)
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On Fri, May 28, 2010 at 8:30 PM, wsmon...@aim.com wrote:
That's kinda hard to do with a transmitter in your hand.
You could always duct tape the camera to your head.
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who dont I wonder why you bother typing .
Classy, taking cheap shots at people from the anonymity of the internet.
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Nah, they had license to use those designs. A few years ago the
license expired and they had to redesign those mechs.
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On May 18, 2010, at 5:39 AM, Clark Ward Jr ki4...@gmail.com wrote:
The guys who did the FASA books had to get enough of the drawings
wrong that FASA wouldn't
torque.
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On May 16, 2010, at 9:34 AM, Clark Ward Jr ki4...@gmail.com wrote:
Thanks, my Bosch blue book doesn't have a lot of detail on how exactly
a CVT works, only something about a band that moves between two
cones I will find a book that explains it someday. But I agree
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, if you plan to get help from your
local store, buy the product there. The free technical support
isn't free, its cost is rolled into the higher price you paid for the
product in the first place.
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buy the car there, so they have money to pay
the guys whose time you're taking up.
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on drawing - 2 sec
2) Read measurement from ruler - 2 sec
Total Time: 4 sec
You forgot:
0.1) Find drawing - 2 min
0.2) Find ruler - 15 min
:)
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the same pad face against
the vertical), drill the second.
These tracks look like they'll be awesome, I can't wait to see them completed.
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Yes, that's why I said if.
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On Oct 31, 2009, at 9:50 AM, Frank Pittelli frank.pitte...@gmail.com
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On Oct 31, 9:06 am, Bill Hamilton billw...@gmail.com wrote:
If you're absolutely certain that the pads are the right length, you
draw a single line and screw a piece
presto! your own tow truck! ...er, tow tank.
With enough power, it's possible. However, the apparent shadow of a
chain in front of the tank leading out of frame to the right makes me
think it's a complex scam.
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on the
speed of the motor, and the speed of the motor depends on the loading
and the voltage applied across the windings. This is where you start
doing calculus.
Like I said, motors are weird.
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also something else strange, if you go here
http://groups.google.com/group/rctankcombat
it says 10671 discussions, but if you click on discussions it says
1-30 of 1331, what gives?
10,000 messages, 1300 threads. What are you searching for?
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On Sun, Jun 28, 2009 at 5:56 PM, Mikemxly...@cox.net wrote:
See Genesis 6:15. Can't get much simpler.
Yes. The part where Jedediah built his tank's drivetrain is
personally inspiring to me.
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On Mon, Jun 29, 2009 at 7:15 AM, Michael Clarkironnerd...@gmail.com wrote:
I get forty rods to the hogshead in my tank.
Spare the rod, spoil the suspension.
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in Statesboro, GA, about 30 minutes inland from Savannah.
Unfortunately that's a bit of a drive from Mississippi.
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A bit of a drive :) Would you be willing to drive it for a weekend
event in the spring?
That depends on if I can get my tank finished. :)
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be able
to use it.
According to that wikipedia article, it did see combat. Sounds good
enough to me.
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something they own.
There's = There is
There's that dog of theirs.
At times, English sucks. Now, can we move on? :)
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to build their own. In time, there will be
international rc tank battle conventions.
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lift for
the back of the truck. Don't have to go to the gym, I'm getting a
great work out every time I have to muscle the bulldog around.
Just build (or buy) a foldable ramp so you can drive it into the back
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saw that post earlier, and I've been poking around their site.
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you can from their mistakes. If you're not willing
to do that work now, you're going to have a hard time when
construction starts getting difficult.
And above all, have fun. Building the tank is as much a part of the
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? That could lengthen the
cure time significantly depending on the resin.
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. Of course, you had to remember
to ease the PTO into gear slowly, or you would be changing a lot of
these bolts. I had to change a lot of these bolts. :)
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