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Here's the oldest at the range with a REAL gun....
The Manly Thread
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HavokFour
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Technoviking said:Actually, I agree. That tank he's building is amazing. If only I had the talent to do such a thing. Unfortunately, I can barely hammer a nail straightI know, I know, not very manly....
Maybe you could knit them a tank. ;D
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We got Manly again today.
We present:
"The BBB video #4"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GAoWTTON-AQ
THE REVOLUTION STARTS NOW.
We present:
"The BBB video #4"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GAoWTTON-AQ
THE REVOLUTION STARTS NOW.
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Hammer, that's cool!
Nicely done!
Nicely done!
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NavyShooter said:
Thanks, NavyShooter! Much appreciated.
A set of pink Webgear is no Tiger, but it'll do, (for now)..... 8)
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Did some jail guardin today!!
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http://www3.ns.sympatico.ca/econolodge/Tiger/Dylan's%20Tank%2019%20Feb%2011.wmv
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NavyShooter said:http://www3.ns.sympatico.ca/econolodge/Tiger/Dylan's%20Tank%2019%20Feb%2011.wmv
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That is, hands down, the coolest thing I have ever seen!
Big ups to you, NavyShooter!!!!
P.S.
Is there a thread on here where you detail how you built it, and with what?)
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Hammer,
Nope, I've chronicled it's build in a couple of other spots.
Here's one with a decent set of photos from the early days:
http://www.rctankcombat.com/tanks/T066/
It's been over 2 years since I started. The only work I "contracted out" was the welding. I got my wife's uncle to help with that. He's got a welding shop. All other machining, assembly, design, etc, is all mine. My machine-shop here at the house has been growing.... ;D
Neat feature...independent sprung torsion bars for each road wheel....just like the original Tiger. Makes for a smooth ride.
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anzer:
Nope, I've chronicled it's build in a couple of other spots.
Here's one with a decent set of photos from the early days:
http://www.rctankcombat.com/tanks/T066/
It's been over 2 years since I started. The only work I "contracted out" was the welding. I got my wife's uncle to help with that. He's got a welding shop. All other machining, assembly, design, etc, is all mine. My machine-shop here at the house has been growing.... ;D
Neat feature...independent sprung torsion bars for each road wheel....just like the original Tiger. Makes for a smooth ride.
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anzer:
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Here's the road-wheels going over a 2x4:
http://www.rctankcombat.com/tanks/T066/010-large.jpg
And here's a zoom in on a single torsion bar.
http://www.rctankcombat.com/tanks/T066/025-large.jpg
I just remembered the "panzer" smiley....I think it's appropriate to add it to my .sig file now....hehehehe
http://www.rctankcombat.com/tanks/T066/010-large.jpg
And here's a zoom in on a single torsion bar.
http://www.rctankcombat.com/tanks/T066/025-large.jpg
I just remembered the "panzer" smiley....I think it's appropriate to add it to my .sig file now....hehehehe
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Damn.
Had to mention the Torsion bars, didn't I?
I took the tank outside for a spin in the snow, and snapped the port aft torsion bar. Right by the weld. I knew it was a weak point, but this is the 2nd one that's snapped in the same spot. *sigh*
Ok, so tonight's manly event was to sit for 4 hours in front of the milling machine and start building the new torsion bar system for the front and rear wheels on both sides. (I doodled up the new part when was sitting in the stands at my daughter's soccer practice.)
Tomorrow, I pick up some new 3/8" steel for the torsion bars, and a new 1/2-13 UNC tap to replace my missing one.
Life is good.
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Had to mention the Torsion bars, didn't I?
I took the tank outside for a spin in the snow, and snapped the port aft torsion bar. Right by the weld. I knew it was a weak point, but this is the 2nd one that's snapped in the same spot. *sigh*
Ok, so tonight's manly event was to sit for 4 hours in front of the milling machine and start building the new torsion bar system for the front and rear wheels on both sides. (I doodled up the new part when was sitting in the stands at my daughter's soccer practice.)
Tomorrow, I pick up some new 3/8" steel for the torsion bars, and a new 1/2-13 UNC tap to replace my missing one.
Life is good.
NS
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No woman would ever think of me as a 'guy':
Where Have The Good Men Gone?
Kay S. Hymowitz argues that too many men in their 20s are living in a new kind of extended adolescence
Not so long ago, the average American man in his 20s had achieved most of the milestones of adulthood: a high-school diploma, financial independence, marriage and children. Today, most men in their 20s hang out in a novel sort of limbo, a hybrid state of semi-hormonal adolescence and responsible self-reliance. This "pre-adulthood" has much to recommend it, especially for the college-educated. But it's time to state what has become obvious to legions of frustrated young women: It doesn't bring out the best in men.
"We are sick of hooking up with guys," writes the comedian Julie Klausner, author of a touchingly funny 2010 book, "I Don't Care About Your Band: What I Learned from Indie Rockers, Trust Funders, Pornographers, Felons, Faux-Sensitive Hipsters and Other Guys I've Dated." What Ms. Klausner means by "guys" is males who are not boys or men but something in between. "Guys talk about 'Star Wars' like it's not a movie made for people half their age; a guy's idea of a perfect night is a hang around the PlayStation with his bandmates, or a trip to Vegas with his college friends.... They are more like the kids we babysat than the dads who drove us home." One female reviewer of Ms. Kausner's book wrote, "I had to stop several times while reading and think: Wait, did I date this same guy?"
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704409004576146321725889448.html?mod=WSJ_hp_mostpop_read
Where Have The Good Men Gone?
Kay S. Hymowitz argues that too many men in their 20s are living in a new kind of extended adolescence
Not so long ago, the average American man in his 20s had achieved most of the milestones of adulthood: a high-school diploma, financial independence, marriage and children. Today, most men in their 20s hang out in a novel sort of limbo, a hybrid state of semi-hormonal adolescence and responsible self-reliance. This "pre-adulthood" has much to recommend it, especially for the college-educated. But it's time to state what has become obvious to legions of frustrated young women: It doesn't bring out the best in men.
"We are sick of hooking up with guys," writes the comedian Julie Klausner, author of a touchingly funny 2010 book, "I Don't Care About Your Band: What I Learned from Indie Rockers, Trust Funders, Pornographers, Felons, Faux-Sensitive Hipsters and Other Guys I've Dated." What Ms. Klausner means by "guys" is males who are not boys or men but something in between. "Guys talk about 'Star Wars' like it's not a movie made for people half their age; a guy's idea of a perfect night is a hang around the PlayStation with his bandmates, or a trip to Vegas with his college friends.... They are more like the kids we babysat than the dads who drove us home." One female reviewer of Ms. Kausner's book wrote, "I had to stop several times while reading and think: Wait, did I date this same guy?"
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704409004576146321725889448.html?mod=WSJ_hp_mostpop_read
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daftandbarmy when I think about what you just wrote, its true......no wonder the late 20s/early 30s ladies all go for the older ones!!
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Jim Seggie said:
Interesting article. Thanks for posting, D and B.
Adapted from, "Manning Up: How the Rise of Women Has Turned Men Into Boys" by Kay S. Hymowitz.
It makes me wonder what the pension plans ( if they have them ) of these guys look like.
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Gap,
I'm going to try it with mild steel for now, and pick up some spring steel when I get the chance. Mild steel will do for now, though not ideal.
I'm going to try it with mild steel for now, and pick up some spring steel when I get the chance. Mild steel will do for now, though not ideal.
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Today, I dreamt of a super-sandwich, consisting of many different ingredients as tall as one's mind could comprehend. Then when i woke up, i cried.
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