Re: Casting track parts [TANKS]

[Frank Pittelli <frank-at-rctankcombat.com>]

Michael Brix Husted Henriksen wrote:
> 
> Those of you that have cast track parts, did you use chopped fibreglass 
> to reinforce the resin cast parts?
> 

I laid a piece of lightweight fibreglass cloth along the bottom of the 
tread and pushed it down into the two teeth, using smoothcast resin.  I 
then handed some un-reinforced treads, some reinforced treads and a 
hammer to Tom "The Fireman" Tanner (fireman can break virtually 
anything).  With only a single standard whack he cracked the 
un-reinforced treads.  He had to take a pretty hard swing to damage the 
reinforced tread.

So, a little extra time adding reinforcement doesn't hurt.

        Frank P.