Re: Chain tracks?!

[JOHN PITTELLI <jplily-at-yahoo.com>]

--- WJ <WJ-at-vdtogt.nl> wrote:
> Guys, I am just wondering: I started on the tracks
> of my next tank, and I
> plan on building the tracks bike-chain style.
> 
> When I use rivets to attach the metal strips, my
> Chain looses all
> flexibility, the popnail pushes against the next
> link of the chain,
> holding it in place.  When I looked at the how-to
> article again, I saw the
> rivets on the picture used from the inside out,
> while I do it the other
> way around.
> 
> Would this make a difference for the flexibility of
> the chain?
> 
> WJ: I would also recommend using steel pop rivets,
not aluminum. In addition, use a rivet washer on the
outside of the track. The pressure on the rivets is so
great that they will pull through the track without
the washer. I was having that problem then switched,
yeah that's right, rerivetted both tracks with
washers. I only had two rivets pop in 4 battles during
the Badlands battle last year as opposed to 4 or 5 per
battle in the first battle of 2003. Hope this helps.

John" You're in range anywhere for me" Pittelli


                
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