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Posted by penguinista on September 14, 2005, 2:09 pm
Please log in for more thread options Bennet Williams wrote:
> On Tue, 13 Sep 2005 17:28:07 -0400, "Chris Alas"
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>>Hi all,
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>>Just purchased some expanded pvc for building my robot's base. I will be
>>using a treaded design, utilizing 2 sets of the Tamiya tank tread kit (I
>>have the nuts and bolts instead of the included hardware for mounting). Just
>>having a hard time figuring out how to get the layout in my head onto the
>>pvc sheet. I was thinking using AutoCAD or another similar software to
>>design the layout, then print and transfer to the pvc? Since doing things
>>just by the eye will probably end up giving me a base with uneven angles
>>everywhere :). Any suggestions?
>>
>>
>>Sincerely,
>>
>>Chris Alas
>>
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> I don't think you need to mark holes "by eye". Go to Home Depot and
> buy yourself a small combination square and a fine gradation steel
> scale. I think you'll find the layout goes pretty quickly with just
> those simple tools.
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> BRW
>
Sometimes basic manual drafting skills come in very handy.
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> Just purchased some expanded pvc for building my robot's base. I will be
> using a treaded design, utilizing 2 sets of the Tamiya tank tread kit (I
> have the nuts and bolts instead of the included hardware for mounting).
> Just
> having a hard time figuring out how to get the layout in my head onto the
> pvc sheet. I was thinking using AutoCAD or another similar software to
> design the layout, then print and transfer to the pvc? Since doing things
> just by the eye will probably end up giving me a base with uneven angles
> everywhere :). Any suggestions?
>
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Chris Alas