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From: Gary Warren <gdubb2-at-cableone.net>
Subject: RE: Gene is building a tank! [TANKS]
Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2006 09:42:39 -0600
Reply-To: tanks-at-rctankcombat.com
Hi Gene,
Roller chain does indeed stretch. It doesn't actually "stretch", but the fit between the rollers and pins wear, which causes elongation of the chain. I have found that after an initial stretching, it doesn't continue to grow very much. The initial stretch is quite pronounced though. However pre-stretched chain is available.

Gary

At 11:12 AM 10/18/2006 -0400, you wrote:
I'll make my tracks slightly to short to fit on the track guides, then trim down the red side plates until the tracks fit nicely. In other builders' experience, do roller chain tracks stretch at all over time (I'm using 2 strands of #50 chain per track). I would tend to think roller chain doesn't stretch.
 
Gene

From: tanks-admin-at-rctankcombat.com [mailto:tanks-admin-at-rctankcombat.com] On Behalf Of Chrysanthos Kanellopoulos
Sent: Wednesday, October 18, 2006 10:20 AM
To: tanks-at-rctankcombat.com
Subject: Re: Gene is building a tank! [TANKS]

Only out of curiosity:
How would you tension the tracks of the Mark -Liberty "closed type"  track configuration?
 
CHrys