Custom chassis plate
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Custom chassis plate
well as the title says im looking at making a custom chassis palte for my TNX. but first of all id like some advice and any ideas for things that i could add that the stock chassis plate doesnt have....for example....holes that make u able to set gearmesh.
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1) Any ideas for improvements
2) Any theme ideas or special things i could add
and last but most important: might any body of u guys know where i can get some CAD files of the TNX plates(if they even exsist) or might any of you be able to get a hold of them?
I really appreciate ANY help wotsoever.
SO:
1) Any ideas for improvements
2) Any theme ideas or special things i could add
and last but most important: might any body of u guys know where i can get some CAD files of the TNX plates(if they even exsist) or might any of you be able to get a hold of them?
I really appreciate ANY help wotsoever.
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RE: Custom chassis plate
ask tamiya for some files, but the best thing to cut the aluminum easy is a CNC machine or a plasma cutter. but probaly dont have either.
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RE: Custom chassis plate
well the chassis will be made out of 7076-T6 aluminium. So i tihnki will HAVE to make cut outs to get it at least as lught as the stock plate.
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RE: Custom chassis plate
ye i like that one aswell, but i wnna give mine something special u know. I wanna make it different....for instance give the chassis palte the form of a flame....or smth like that. And with that all the things the stock chassis lacks.
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RE: Custom chassis plate
Get in touch with the folks at Twisted Toys. I'm sure they could help you out.
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RE: Custom chassis plate
well i already found an alu-cutter here in holland. A friend of mine had him make custom TVPs for his savage. So finding some1 to make it isnt a problem i just need some ideas. Maybe they have the cad file? oh well ill send um an email.
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RE: Custom chassis plate
If you had a decent CAD program couldn't you just scan a chassis plate and import it to get the dimensions? Of course you could always sit down with a chassis, a good set of claipers, and a pencil and paper and just do the grunt work. If you have access to a CNC machine you could use it with a tooling ball mounted in the spindle. There's so many different ways to get what you want and it wouldn't take that much time, why not do it one night instead of watching TV or reading message boards?
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RE: Custom chassis plate
well i actually found a program able to make CAD files. eMachineShop its called....ive been going on for 45 mins and so far i have a retangle with 6 holes and the servo holder.....[&:]
only missing the servo gap(which isnt hard.....rectangle and fill in the dimensions...)
only missing the servo gap(which isnt hard.....rectangle and fill in the dimensions...)