RE: maple, oak, poplar [TANKS]

["SteveT44" <SteveT44-at-comcast.net>]

Amir wrote:

> whats the recommended wood for tracks?
> I had started using some sort of 1/4" oak ply.  I used up most of
> it trying to make the first cogged TTS and decided it was mostly
> crap.  I saw some solid 1/4" thick planks at the store and was
> wondering which wood would be best?  They have maple, oak, poplar.

Of the three maple is the strongest and most resilient.

> To either the T005 builder or owner: how tall are the guide
> horns?  I was figuring an inch . . .

Their an inch high.  After two years experience I would recommend 3/4" of an
inch in height.  It will work just as well and the tips will be less likely
to break off.


   Steve "T005 Builder" Tyng