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12-17-2006, 06:07 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Juneau Alaska
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|  Leaf Spring material What I have found that might work great as a thicker leaf spring than the lawnmower pull start is from doing drywall work. Any way I was helping a friend redo some drywall and when we were mudding and taping I noticed the mud taping knife was flexable. He had a new one there and I asked if I could barrow it.........well he said NO you will just cut it up. It is made with blue steel fairly stiff and yet flexable. I will be getting a taping knife in a few day to try it out. I dont need leafs but who knows some day I may. I am just waiting for parts for parts so I have to keep thinking. Steve  |
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12-17-2006, 08:50 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Winston Salem
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| i like the way you think. always coming up with something. let us know how it works. |
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12-17-2006, 08:11 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Vancouver
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| Different motors use different width recoil starter rewind springs. I made some leafs out of a recoil spring from a 3.5 HP Briggs and stratton. the spring was 1/4" wide and it fits between the TLT link hardware. Two leafs per pack was able to support a 12" wheelbased truck made from split 1/2" square steel stock and it flexed real well. |
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12-22-2006, 10:35 AM
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| I joined the Band! Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: ...
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12-22-2006, 11:13 AM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Easthampton
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12-23-2006, 02:55 PM
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12-28-2006, 04:44 PM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Leicester , England
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| I thought everybody used the metal packing tape , and if you wanted more strength then just add another strip . |
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12-28-2006, 04:57 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: May 2005 Location: I live Here
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| well we sell the 1/2 inch metal strapping for 85 bucks a roll that's 100 lbs of the stuff plenty to start a fleet of scale leaf sprung rigs |
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12-30-2006, 05:28 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: HELL
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| Great idea! |
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01-02-2007, 12:24 AM
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| Newbie Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Franklin
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| thats expensive heavy and crazy i would rather find a new thing to build a leaf spring out of that that |
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01-02-2007, 12:27 PM
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| Release your anger..   Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: North American Union
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01-02-2007, 11:26 PM
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| ElevenTwentyish  Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Prosser
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| just buy the tamiya leafs  |
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