RE: Turret Ring. [TANKS]

["Steve Tyng" <STyng-at-ACPTrust.com>]

Aahz wrote:

>     I'm trying to get an idea of what makes a good turret 
> ring but I can't see too many details from the pictures 
> posted. Can anyone comment on their turret design?

Well I'm kind of partial to my setup on the Cromwell.  It has turned out
to be a very robust design.  Admittedly it's not an off the shelf design
and requires some fabrication skills to make work well.

Rob's new Tiger has an interesting new design that uses a lazy susan
bearing and a friction drive rotate.  So far it seems to be working
well.  Maybe Rob could send some pictures in to get his designation and
show the world his new vehicle.

In case you haven't noticed, I'm in the friction drive camp when it
comes to turret rotates.  If you hit something with your barrel your
turret will slip instead of something breaking.


Steve Tyng