Re: Progress on the Tiger... [TANKS [TANKS]

[George Mastoras <idiom-at-optusnet.com.au>]

Title: Re: Progress on the Tiger... [TANKS [TANKS]

At 4.5 inch diameter you will need to use a tube from something like a motor bike if they are cheap enough or if you could get some damaged ones from the store. New tubes are a lot tighter as they have not been stretched before. You would need 1 or 2 tubes depending.

I have only done this on smaller wheels with trolley tyre tubes but a friend has done it on large lawnmower wheels with success but it was not on a tank rather a combat robot and that has been going for a few years. He also put a few layers on to add thickness but doubt you will need to. Pretty sure he glued it as well/

Just a tip if you try this. its better to cut more than you need and when its set in position you trim the excess with a sharp blade, especially if you go 2 layers.  Because of the shape of the tube there will be some wastage.

I do not like buying new stuff myself, I recycle so suggest trying to find old tubes at the wreckers or somewhere

George


on 23/9/06 1:09 AM, Philippe Lachapelle at plachapelle-at-gmail.com wrote:

> tkx about the tip but is the bike air chamber gonna strech that much in hot water, my road wheel are about 4,5" in diameter. I might cast also the rubber on the wheel, if everything else fail....
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> On 9/22/06, odysseyslipways-at-aol.com <odysseyslipways-at-aol.com> wrote:
> >  not surre if it's something easily found, but what about black rubber bands and slipping them over the wheel? it'll save on wear and give a slight cousion, won't it? you might even be able to find black rubber bumber for pinball machines, they are a bit thicker 
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> > Subject: Re: Progress on the Tiger... [TANKS [TANKS]
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> > got a question regarding ground wheels, is aluminum wheels gonna be a problem on stainless steel tracks? I intend to cast them to get a realistic look. I was a bit afraid of wear problem, track grinding the wheels... 
> >
> > On 9/22/06, Chrysanthos Kanellopoulos <xchrysk-at-otenet.gr> wrote: 
> > > Absolutely wonderful work Derek.  Will you harden the wooden wheels somehow? soak them in some kind of epoxy or resin? have you thought of using material other than wood for the ground wheels? like aluminium or something? 
> > > CHrys
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