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Old 09-22-2012, 09:34 AM
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Got some track pads done today
I decited to make them wider than I originally thought. The machine looks much better with little wider tracks, they are now 80mm wide.



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Old 09-22-2012, 04:02 PM
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Ari, could you make me 156 of those for my Volvo?

Thanks in advance, Reg

Oh, I will also need the links as well! HAHA! Just kidding...

They look awesome!
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Old 09-22-2012, 04:23 PM
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Ari, could you make me 156 of those for my Volvo?

Thanks in advance, Reg

Oh, I will also need the links as well! HAHA! Just kidding...

They look awesome!
watch out Ari ^ this is why mine arn't posted great work as always
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Old 09-22-2012, 04:55 PM
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Nice progress, I can't wait to see this thing finished!
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Old 09-22-2012, 05:29 PM
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Very nice, this will be good!!
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Old 09-23-2012, 01:31 AM
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Guy's, if I ever get the tracks done and they even work I'll be very happy. But I think I wont even dream of tracks for very long time after they are finished, hopefully I don't get any nightmares of them

But seriously I wish there was an "easy" way to cast the pads and links together, but I have never done anything like that so not sure will that be any easier
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Old 09-23-2012, 08:52 AM
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Not sure if it will be easier , Ari . I have a place down the road from me that does precision casting . they make a mold for the lost wax . A $200,000.00 + machine would be easier but not on the pocket Just a 4th axis in my VMC would do it . but then you'd have chatter with the stick out . There's just no easy or cheap way
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Old 09-23-2012, 09:20 AM
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"Chatter with the stick out" are you talking about a bunch of old women at Chip n Dales?

Anyway, I think the only easy way to build tracks is to order an excavator kit from someone and assemble it.lol You guys are doing a fantastic job machining all those individual parts. I only wish that I had CNC so that I could share your misery!
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Nice looking tracks, Ari.
Tracks are like tires, hardest part to get good looking. there´s a possibility to cast/make chains and pads together, I can´t remember a english name for it but then you need a $4000 mold. With this you can make very many but then you have to be a manufactor for all rest of parts needed. We have company here in sweden making this for toy manufactors like Märklin.
looking forward to the rest coming together.
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Old 09-29-2012, 12:08 PM
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Got short section of track test fitted



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Old 09-29-2012, 02:18 PM
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Looks very nice, Ari!
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Looks great
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Old 09-29-2012, 09:24 PM
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That looks good keep up the good work
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Old 09-30-2012, 10:21 AM
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Still missing one-third of the first track



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Old 09-30-2012, 02:49 PM
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All this aluminum in the drivetrain.. not concerned at all with excessive friction of the parts sticking to each other?

.. oh what am I saying you'll never use it anyway once it's finished.

gonna be winter soon, how about some more grader vids before freeze up?!
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Old 09-30-2012, 04:10 PM
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Looking good! Tracks look real nice!
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very very nice ..... thats gonna take a while to mke those track links lol
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Old 10-02-2012, 08:27 AM
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patience will make for a better result. great job!
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Old 10-06-2012, 11:01 AM
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Got the first track done
Now I should make the other





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Old 10-06-2012, 11:13 AM
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