Hotwad: Build Thread RESURRECTION
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Electrohacker
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the chassis is just about finished, I got the brushless in today so I went to larry's and got some of the final stuff like Y harnesses and servos spent the night fabricating mounts and hardware
and took it out for it's maiden voyage
notice the immitation dual servo steering, the long link is only there for a short while, after I trim the steering stops it's coming off.
oh and it performed REALLY well, I love the speed. I havent glued the tires and one tire is off the bead because I dont have wideners and it would hit the servo mount. oh and I was so excited I almost drove out in front of a car (thanks to the driving skills of that driver BTW for avoiding my truck)
and took it out for it's maiden voyage
notice the immitation dual servo steering, the long link is only there for a short while, after I trim the steering stops it's coming off.
oh and it performed REALLY well, I love the speed. I havent glued the tires and one tire is off the bead because I dont have wideners and it would hit the servo mount. oh and I was so excited I almost drove out in front of a car (thanks to the driving skills of that driver BTW for avoiding my truck)
thunder7845
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The second carl would be best:tmb. Very original idea electrohacker keep up the good work!!DONE
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Electrohacker
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yeah I only buy eastons, but I honestly didnt care which.
the damn inserts were kinda pricey
and I stripped out the servos over the weekend and popped a link apart and had all sorts of handling issues due to the shock mounts moving around
top speed, 19.6 mph with 7.2V, I want to try 14.4V
the damn inserts were kinda pricey
and I stripped out the servos over the weekend and popped a link apart and had all sorts of handling issues due to the shock mounts moving around
top speed, 19.6 mph with 7.2V, I want to try 14.4V
Electrohacker
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actually if I hadnt bought twice as many arrows as I needed, I would have still been cheaper than machined links.
the cheapest option I could have chosen was home drilled and tapped 1/4" rod, but as you saw on my TLT, I cant make straight links that way.
BTW i didnt use long set screws, it's cheaper to get threaded 8-32 rod and cut to length
NickRummy
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Yeh it's definitely cheaper getting the all thread but way more involved!
I've been making my links out of all thread and then just sleeve them with Delrin from www.mcmaster.com
I've been making my links out of all thread and then just sleeve them with Delrin from www.mcmaster.com
Electrohacker
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hmmm, interesting idea... I bet you could thread the delrin too... HMMMMMMMM...
Electrohacker
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for a racer or something where flexing is bad, yeah I could see it being a problem, but in a crawler... hmmmmmm....
Electrohacker
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yeah, I'm nervous about the body, I'll be taking my sweet time
Electrohacker
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so.. after a year and a half of unemployment and them time settling into the new job and recovering my bank accounts I have decided to revisit this project.
now I have found that my idea of making decals isn;t going to work as I had planned. I might still investigate vynal printed decals from a sign shop or maybe even other avery printer products, but the main boy art I'll probably have to send out to a painter
I also need to rework my steering setup and it was way too flexible and constantly threw teeth, but I am keeping the dual servo setup because when it worked it worked WAY too well not to keep
the links are another issue, I need to tweak them size wise and figure out a better way of securing the insert inside the tube, but sine I have already invested in them, they're staying!
I might rebuild the chassis from scratch or tweak the one I made, I havent decided, but I love the diamond plate, and that isnt changing
I also have a new set of tweaked racing wideners I want to put on this, but I might need new wheels as my first set dont seem to have come out balanced, but that'll wait till toward the end.
I also found a track that's on my block! I didnt even know it was there. they have open racing 24/7, you can just drop by and run.
now I have found that my idea of making decals isn;t going to work as I had planned. I might still investigate vynal printed decals from a sign shop or maybe even other avery printer products, but the main boy art I'll probably have to send out to a painter
I also need to rework my steering setup and it was way too flexible and constantly threw teeth, but I am keeping the dual servo setup because when it worked it worked WAY too well not to keep
the links are another issue, I need to tweak them size wise and figure out a better way of securing the insert inside the tube, but sine I have already invested in them, they're staying!
I might rebuild the chassis from scratch or tweak the one I made, I havent decided, but I love the diamond plate, and that isnt changing
I also have a new set of tweaked racing wideners I want to put on this, but I might need new wheels as my first set dont seem to have come out balanced, but that'll wait till toward the end.
I also found a track that's on my block! I didnt even know it was there. they have open racing 24/7, you can just drop by and run.
Electrohacker
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there was a guy named mike, I think he went by the screen name devistator, who used to make them. mo knows the info