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There's a shop next door to where I work that does laser cutting...but they are about 2000 miles from you, so that's no help. I assume the brackets are either (a) too fancy or (b) too numerous to just bang them out on the mini mill?Smoke in the shop...one of the reasons I bought a Tig welder. But your Mig welds make some of my work look like it was done by an amateur...oh wait it was.
Following along with great interest!One question: when you are done with the 1:1 scale 'model' car, will you be making a baby brother for it in the model shop?
Sweet tug! Always a favorite type of boat. You are already familiar with RC'ing things so the car should be easy. Won't you need a third channel for brakes though? Maybe a fourth for the ejector seat to get rid of hitchhiking squirrels...
Quote from: crueby on September 10, 2018, 09:02:42 PMSweet tug! Always a favorite type of boat. You are already familiar with RC'ing things so the car should be easy. Won't you need a third channel for brakes though? Maybe a fourth for the ejector seat to get rid of hitchhiking squirrels...Hello Chris,Using a forward / reverse electric motor there would be no need for a brake, I have used this set up before and it works OK. I have built a lot of R/C "things" over the years but boats are my number one favorite. I will have to think on that ejector seat Have a great day,Thomas
Great build so far I started building a one off road legal vehicle that is petrol powered and now is "in the style" of a 1932 Foden Steam Lorry. I have had to abandon the project due to ill health and am reluctantly selling it. In the UK a one off vehicle has to be inspected and passed by VOSA. They publish a manual of specifications for every part of a vehicles. Us builders called it "VOSA's Bible". The final test is very strict and quite expensive, I was very lucky with my build as the original vehicle was imported from USA and over 10 years old. I just needed a normal car MOT and could then register it. Any alterations after that were just "Customising" John
I will try to figure out how to add photos and post a couple tomorrow, Before and after shots John
Funny how that works isn't it? Take the wheel project to a bike shop. That's how the Wright brothers did it. & I think the same "bike mechanic" built the engine for that. (Based on David McColloughs book "the Wright brothers", a fascinating read..) Great progress Thomas! John