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11-30-2006, 11:03 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Sep 2004
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|  cutting board material ? im thinking of making my own chassis and was wondering whats the best material of choice.i have some nylon about 1/4 thick and i see alot of people are using cutting board plastic. i can get some aluminum but all i have is a dremel and though its not out of the realm of possibilities it wouldnt be easy to cut all that.lots of bits and time. i was also thinking of "Frankensteinen" some chassis together but i dont want it to look hack.i was inspired for that idea from will on rcmt. he used a jugg chassis and jefferson chassis. both of which i have. so i dont know, wanted to get some opinions from you guys. |
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11-30-2006, 11:32 PM
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12-01-2006, 01:16 AM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: the race track
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| how much does this stuff weight? this is purty stupid but the cuttin bords are like the things u chop food on? |
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12-01-2006, 01:23 AM
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| ... Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: USA
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| The stuff is pretty light weigth and easy to work with. I made this skid plate out of a $1 cutting board from the Dollar Tree Store. Took me all of 30min to make it and get the tranny mounted.  |
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12-01-2006, 01:31 AM
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| OG Green Meat Star Man   Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: *
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| its called UHMW....ultra high molecular who gives a crap! it's slippery as hell, and machines well.i bought an assorted mixed bag for like 12 bucks.it came with about 10 different sized pieces white and black.i got it from a place call woodcraft.i'm not sure if its only here or if its a national chain.  if you driil out the corners and dremel out the rest its not that bad, i made a stretched and shortened TLT chassis completly out of this stuff, except for braces.works goood. |
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12-01-2006, 06:00 AM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: the race track
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| Kool..i'll get my mom to pick up some to day.. looks like tight wald(locked ot mgt axles) is gettin a chep chassis |
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12-01-2006, 08:05 AM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Bethlehem, GA
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| Yea, I started using cutting boards a couple years back. It is extremely easy to work with and is very durable. Here was my first ever attempt and building a crawler. It was fugly http://www.rcpics.net/media/MVC-004F---rcp4.jpg http://www.rcpics.net/media/MVC-003F---rcp7.jpg http://www.rcpics.net/media/MVC-002F---rcp2.jpg http://www.rcpics.net/media/MVC-001F---rcp3.jpg Then I built this little Quick Drive Jeep Chassis http://www.rcpics.net/media/MVC-019F---rcp2.jpg http://www.rcpics.net/media/MVC-018F---rcp2.jpg http://www.rcpics.net/media/MVC-017F---rcp1.jpg http://www.rcpics.net/out.php/image....5659a9afc9663d http://www.rcpics.net/media/MVC-016F---rcp2.jpg http://www.rcpics.net/media/MVC-015F---rcp1.jpg http://www.rcpics.net/media/MVC-014F---rcp2.jpg http://www.rcpics.net/media/MVC-012F---rcp2.jpg Then I last used cutting board here.  Last edited by jwrape; 12-01-2006 at 08:21 AM. |
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12-01-2006, 04:52 PM
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| i think i shall try some. |
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12-03-2006, 07:11 PM
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| im thinking of making a full scale type chassis.not 100% scale but along that line. maybe something like the thundertech style chassis ? |
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12-04-2006, 09:09 AM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Knoxville
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01-11-2007, 11:44 AM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Windsor, VA
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| I just picked up two cutting boards from the dollar store to use for skid plate material. May make a chassis out of it, don't know yet. |
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01-11-2007, 11:59 AM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Minnesota
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| So what thickness is recommended for plastic/UHMW/polyethylene,cutting board sheets? I suppose it depends on the size/scale of the truck: Wheely king, say 1/10th scale. 1/4" thick? How about a converted Mini Crusher, say 1/18th scale? 1/8" thick? Would Polystyrene be strong/stiff enough? Too flexible? |
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01-11-2007, 08:05 PM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Grand Forks
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| polystyrene is styrofoam, if I remember from the plastics class I took in college. I don't think it would work very well for a crawler. Maybe a boat. rash |
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01-12-2007, 10:52 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Minnesota
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| Every plastic comes in a variety of forms and densities. Polystyrene styrofoam plates are low density. The stuff used for making hard R/C bodies is high density, but still polystyrene. In fact, Polystyrene can go all the way to being called UHMW (Ultra High Molecular Weight), which is quite substantial. I did a report on polyethylene in a Mechanical Engineering course. Both lawn chair webbing and hip waders are made of it, yet have extremely different look, feel, strength, flexiblity. And to think I learned all this in the town in which you live? LOL! (UND, class of 1997, the flood year! Class taught by George Bible) To make a ridiculously long story short, being I was asking on an R/C forums, I was refering to the type commonly used in R/C. Now if I was asking on a disposable plates forum....  My lack of research or handling of "R/C grade polystyrene" is the grounds for my question. Last edited by swhenrik; 01-12-2007 at 10:55 PM. |
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