Forum: Truck Building Tech
11-23-2024, 06:37 PM
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Replies: 127
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Re: 1/16 Scale FrankenDiff
Growing up as a kid I always loved to go through the hardware department of Sears stores. Didn't really know anything about machine tools and the saws and drill presses and lathes in Sears always...
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Forum: Truck Building Tech
11-22-2024, 07:05 PM
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Replies: 127
Views: 128
Re: 1/16 Scale FrankenDiff
Oh wow, cool. I have a Unimat SL also. Was the first power tool I ever bought. Bought mine a couple of years before you and got it through Montgomery Wards (remember them?). Was right around $200...
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Forum: Construction Equipment
11-22-2024, 06:40 PM
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Replies: 42
Views: 43
Re: TH407C Telehandler 1:14 scale
Very cool build. I will be closely watching as you progress. Really nice to see a new project being documented like there used to be on this site.
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Forum: Construction Equipment
11-15-2024, 06:21 PM
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Replies: 4
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Forum: Static Conversions
11-14-2024, 06:12 PM
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Replies: 80
Views: 57,134
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Forum: Truck Building Tech
11-07-2024, 06:26 PM
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Replies: 127
Views: 128
Re: 1/16 Scale FrankenDiff
Several years ago I made some benders out of steel to make various types of u-bolts. Was a lot of work to make them. Squared, round, different lengths, different rod sizes, etc. I will be very...
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Forum: Truck Building Tech
11-06-2024, 06:27 PM
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Replies: 127
Views: 128
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Forum: Truck Building Tech
11-02-2024, 06:12 PM
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Replies: 127
Views: 128
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Forum: Truck Building Tech
11-01-2024, 06:46 PM
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Replies: 127
Views: 128
Re: 1/16 Scale FrankenDiff
Assemblies in Alibre can be one of the more frustrating things to do in that program. If two parts are off by only the smallest fraction of an angle, they won't go together. If two holes are out of...
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Forum: Truck Building Tech
10-28-2024, 06:13 PM
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Replies: 127
Views: 128
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Forum: Truck Building Tech
10-25-2024, 06:18 PM
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Replies: 127
Views: 128
Re: 1/16 Scale FrankenDiff
Yea, Mitutoyo makes very good measuring tools. I've got one of their digital micrometers. Dang thing will read down to like 0.00001 inch. Does like it's batteries though, always try to remember to...
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Forum: Truck Building Tech
10-24-2024, 11:38 AM
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Replies: 127
Views: 128
Re: 1/16 Scale FrankenDiff
It doesn't always pay to buy cheap. I bought a Starret digital caliper for about $100 thirty odd years ago. Big money at the time. Other than having to replace the battery a couple of times it has...
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Forum: Tanks!
10-24-2024, 10:51 AM
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Replies: 10
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Re: Stuart T8 Recon
The facebook site has turned into just a sales venue. If it weren't for the posting of upcoming events I'd quit looking at it entirely.
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Forum: Truck Building Tech
10-10-2024, 06:31 PM
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Replies: 127
Views: 128
Re: 1/16 Scale FrankenDiff
All educational opportunities, best way of learning. Strange though the way your slicer is doing scaling. I use Cura or PrusaSlicer, which is forked from slic3r, depending on which printer I am...
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Forum: Truck Building Tech
10-07-2024, 06:28 PM
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Replies: 127
Views: 128
Re: 1/16 Scale FrankenDiff
I really like what you have come up with, they really look good. Even a drain plug in the rear cover. I had the same issue with multi-piece wheels and hubs when I was designing the dayton style...
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Forum: Truck Building Tech
10-05-2024, 06:15 PM
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Replies: 127
Views: 128
Re: 1/16 Scale FrankenDiff
Yea, practically every web site wants a login anymore. Way too many user ids and passwords to keep track of. I created a spreadsheet to keep track of them and it's probably the most often opened...
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Forum: Truck Building Tech
10-03-2024, 06:22 PM
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Replies: 127
Views: 128
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Forum: Truck Building Tech
09-23-2024, 07:13 PM
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Replies: 127
Views: 128
Re: 1/16 Scale FrankenDiff
When you create the .stl file from your 3d model in alibre a stl configurations box should pop up. Make sure and use a value no greater than 1 degree for the faceting parameters setting. stls do...
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Forum: Truck Building Tech
09-21-2024, 06:21 PM
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Replies: 127
Views: 128
Re: 1/16 Scale FrankenDiff
Same reasons I went with Alibre also.
Yep, bearing support for axle shafts in middle and end should be only thing you need. That's all the Tamiya rear ends have and they seem to hold up just fine...
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Forum: Truck Building Tech
09-19-2024, 06:35 PM
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Replies: 127
Views: 128
Re: 1/16 Scale FrankenDiff
Welcome to the good life. I was able to take early retirement 8 years ago and I have enjoyed every minute of it. What got me into this hobby was the fear of 'what am I going to do with all this...
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Forum: Highway Trucks and Trailers
08-06-2024, 06:21 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 26
Re: Chevy K30 U-haul Maxi-mover 1973-75
I have lived and worked all over the country and I have never seen a U-Haul horse trailer. Any idea where those photos were taken? For the record, I absolutely hate U-Haul trailers. The wiring in...
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Forum: Construction Equipment
08-01-2024, 06:43 PM
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Replies: 77
Views: 20,451
Re: Newbie Scratch Build - D575A Dozer
I'm sure Komatsu has an "official" color. All manufacturers do (and usually copyrighted). Can't really go by photos on the web. What was the lighting like when the photo was taken? What were the...
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Forum: General Discussion
08-01-2024, 06:29 PM
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Replies: 34
Views: 5,759
Re: What happened?
I have found the site to be incredibly slow for several months now. Over a minute just to open a page. I also got 2 or 3 days with no action what so ever, just a blank screen, a few weeks ago. ...
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Forum: Central Plains Mini Truckers Club
07-14-2024, 06:18 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 10
Re: Indy show
I thought the Central Plains group had a big falling out with this show several years ago?
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Forum: Highway Trucks and Trailers
07-04-2024, 06:19 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 26
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