| From: | "Shawn M" <stoon_tank-at-hotmail.com> |
| Subject: | RE: in the search of road wheels [TANKS] |
| Date: | Fri, 27 Apr 2007 17:08:22 -0600 |
| Reply-To: | tanks-at-rctankcombat.com |
I went back to the scrap yard today and got a bunch of those 5 1/4" escalator wheels. It took a lot longer to take them off than I had thought without having a gearpuller. Anyway I think I should be able to interleave them without too much hassle. I might have to increase the width of my tracks a bit, but it shouldn't be too bad. The wheels were attached to the axles with external snap-rings. I think I'll do the same and have grooves machined into my axles on the inside and outside to sandwhich the wheels between two snap-rings. There was also a brass washer behind each snap-ring and the bearings. Overall I believe these wheels should work quite nicely. I have attached some pictures of the wheels and my cardboard prototype hull. Sorry about the somewhat poor camera-phone pics (I was too lazy to go inside and get my camera!). _________________________________________________________________ Win a webcam! Nominate your friend’s Windows Live Space in the Windows Live Spaces Sweetest Space Contest and you both could win! http://www.microsoft.com/canada/home/contests/sweetestspace/default.aspx
