Re: fiberglass layer(s) [TANKS]

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----- Original Message -----
From: odysseyslipways-at-aol.com
Date: Monday, September 11, 2006 5:15 pm
Subject: Re: fiberglass layer(s) [TANKS]

> i just ask because I have heard some tankers drive in fast, shoot 
> faster and get out fastest, but can get in close (how close, i'm 
> not sure, but 10' sounds like it to me)

There's a "5' rule" but in practice its a "please resist the urge to pull the 
trigger repeatedly after your barrel has plunged into my hull rule"

Just kidding - but shots within a few feet aren't unheard of.  Interesting tidbit -- 
paintball goggles aren't even rated for point blank shots.

-Amir


> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: jeremyandcurt-at-yahoo.com
> To: tanks-at-rctankcombat.com
> Sent: Mon, 11 Sep 2006 4:59 PM
> Subject: Re: fiberglass layer(s) [TANKS]
> 
> 
> Well, at 10', the damage will be much more. Possibly going through 
> the fiberglass. I would say that the damage mostly depends on the 
> velocity of the paintball.
> 
> odysseyslipways-at-aol.com wrote: 
> did you every try anything withion say, 10' range?
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: jeremyandcurt-at-yahoo.com
> To: tanks-at-rctankcombat.com
> Sent: Sun, 10 Sep 2006 11:52 PMSubject: Re: fiberglass layer(s) 
> [TANKS]
> 
> I would put another layer or so on your turret. I fiberglassed mine 
> as well, and I did a test with a small sepperate sheet. I shot it 
> with my paintball gun at about 40 ft, and it make a big crack in 
> the fiberglass. I since then added 2 more layers, and it seems like 
> it will be more than enough to prevent a paintball from damaging it.
> 
> Amir Tahvildaran <adt22-at-drexel.edu> wrote: 
> I took a stab at fiberglassing my turret today (first time 
> fiberglassing). 
> 
> I wasn't sure how many layers I ought to have - can a single layer 
> be 
> used meaningfully? I used one 3x3' cloth (I assume its just a 
> standard 
> thickness). Most of the turret is one layer thick and on the 
> corners I 
> added another layer. I guess I'll find out if its thick enough when 
> I 
> take all of the foam out of the inside but I'll take all the advice 
> I 
> can get first.
> 
> Thanks,
> Amir
> 
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