Don't buy links - build them!

[Getrag]

I order and use a lot of small hardware at work so I probably have a bunch of set I can use... if not I'll throw in a Mcmaster order for them and use the rest for work. :ror:..

Which is a good thing for anyone to do that uses a lot of a certain size of screw often for their crawler since you can usually 50-100 from mcmaster.com for the same price as 5 or 6 at your local hardware store.

 

[shmangi]

Plastic links???

The other day I saw some links a guy made out of this flexible but very strong plastic. They worked great and they slide very well over anything and theyre very strong and light. They are already drilled so they just need to be tapped. Anyone now what Im talking about? I want to make some but Ive been to a couple hardware stores and hobby shops and they dont have anything like that. Anyone know where I could find some.

 

[day215]

3/8" delrin rod, tapped for 8/32" all thread, cap it off with 4mm revo rod ends. Liteweight, glides like butta and cheap!

 

[forbid89]

3/8" Delrin, it's what I used for my lower links. I bought the Delrin from TAP Plastics, it was like $1.00 a foot and I am pretty impressed with it. If you choose to use Delrin I would suggest buying Jeepindoug's bushings. They make it very easy to drill Delrin and come in a variety of sizes.

http://www.rccrawler.com/forum/showthread.php?t=150200

 

[shmangi]

Delrin

Sweet! Thanks. I will be building my own links very soon. Rock and Roll."thumbsup"