New member. Building D8

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Had time in the shop last couple days. Finished the rollers for the under carriage. Started to turn the bigger wheels for each end of the tracks. Very slow with my small lath. The pieces that I'm using are 2 3/4 and all most to big for my lath. But fit. I am turning them down to 2 3/8 same size as the sprockets that I have. Hope to get more done this week.

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It's been awhile but I am back at this build. I using a 3/4 steel plate for my base to add a low center of gravity. I thought about using grease but chose to use a spring to tension the track. Here are a few picks of what I have done

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As u can see this build is taking ideas from many of the same builds on this forum.

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More pics.

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Here's how I am making the track adjuster.

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One spring might not be enough

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Shaft installed