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Forum: SERPENT 16-04-2016
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Views: 2,087
Posted By RC-trix
SRX-4 Mid motor/shorty conversion

This might be of interest to some of you

http://www.oople.com/forums/showthread.php?t=179026

Steven
Forum: I Made This ! 16-04-2016
Replies: 9
Views: 6,502
Posted By RC-trix
Serpent SRX-4 Mid motor/shorty conversion

I started this project on demand for a mate of mine, Bart, who has been running an Serpent SRX-4 for quite a while. He wanted a dedicated astro car with the weight distribution to match.

Firstly,...
Forum: Belgium 11-11-2015
Replies: 618
Views: 683,305
Posted By RC-trix
Forum: Belgium 10-05-2015
Replies: 618
Views: 683,305
Posted By RC-trix
Forum: I Made This ! 28-05-2013
Replies: 483
Views: 159,030
Posted By RC-trix
Likin'it Paul Next i'd go for more rear toe to...

Likin'it Paul
Next i'd go for more rear toe to try and calm the rear even more.
Keep us posted how the printed material stands up.

Steven
Forum: I Made This ! 30-03-2013
Replies: 483
Views: 159,030
Posted By RC-trix
Pro-quality work, Paul

Pro-quality work, Paul
Forum: I Made This ! 19-03-2013
Replies: 29
Views: 6,044
Posted By RC-trix
First trial fitting with the new print : ...

First trial fitting with the new print :

*The gear mesh seems fine
*Just one small design oversight that required some slight dremeling
*Printing tolerances well within the advertised limits,...
Forum: Belgium 17-03-2013
Replies: 618
Views: 683,305
Posted By RC-trix
Forum: I Made This ! 16-03-2013
Replies: 483
Views: 159,030
Posted By RC-trix
Muuuuuuch better than the hacked K1

Muuuuuuch better than the hacked K1
Forum: I Made This ! 15-03-2013
Replies: 483
Views: 159,030
Posted By RC-trix
Thats if I supplied the mould - but there may be...

Thats if I supplied the mould - but there may be less labour-intensive ways to make a mould, one of the employees was into RC and he had made ABS copies of a Tamiya body taking a cast.

Their site...
Forum: Belgium 14-03-2013
Replies: 618
Views: 683,305
Posted By RC-trix
Associated SCT 4WD met elektronica

Associated SC 4wd - ongeveer 10 packs gereden (indoor)
Spectrum DX 3
Leopard 1/8 120A regelaar
HPI Flux 6.5
Stuurservo
Verenset
anti-rollbarset
De auto staat op schum mini spikes / originele...
Forum: I Made This ! 14-03-2013
Replies: 483
Views: 159,030
Posted By RC-trix
Paul, a while back I had the chance to visit a...

Paul, a while back I had the chance to visit a professional vac-forming facility (in the Netherlands), and for low-volume work, they use plywood moulds with a few aeration holes.

They gave me a...
Forum: I Made This ! 14-03-2013
Replies: 483
Views: 159,030
Posted By RC-trix
Nice job, Paul Just don't be tempted into using...

Nice job, Paul
Just don't be tempted into using the K1 body :lol:

Why not go all the way and get your own shell vac-formed-if you make your own mould, it's not that expensive.

Steven
Forum: I Made This ! 13-03-2013
Replies: 29
Views: 6,044
Posted By RC-trix
Maybe it would, but designing is half the fun. ...

Maybe it would, but designing is half the fun.

I don't think you'd be willing to take the ferry to see it for real; I'm Belgian :lol:

Steven

BTW : I'm pretty sure Mr. Chimp might have a...
Forum: I Made This ! 13-03-2013
Replies: 29
Views: 6,044
Posted By RC-trix
Sure, if anyone should see the benefits of the...

Sure, if anyone should see the benefits of the design.

But first, I'd like to see if everything fits as it should.

From what I've gathered so far, 3d printing in a useable material doesn't...
Forum: I Made This ! 13-03-2013
Replies: 29
Views: 6,044
Posted By RC-trix
After some serious rework it should be ready for...

After some serious rework it should be ready for printing now:

http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p309/jmarleen/4-GearII_zps36ededf9.jpg
...
Forum: I Made This ! 11-03-2013
Replies: 29
Views: 6,044
Posted By RC-trix
3d printing

Hi Andy,

Definitely worth looking into-a company in the Netherlands would suit me very well; I'm Belgian:)
Nice lokking design BTW.

In the meantime I've had offers of help or valuable advice...
Forum: I Made This ! 06-03-2013
Replies: 29
Views: 6,044
Posted By RC-trix
Sure, i've thought of having it CNC'ed but the...

Sure, i've thought of having it CNC'ed but the CNC time does't come cheap - I now have a quote for around 86 pounds - printed in a mechanically resilient material ; if I should find a mechanist...
Forum: I Made This ! 05-03-2013
Replies: 29
Views: 6,044
Posted By RC-trix
Not yet, it's "old-timer" isn't it - would he be...

Not yet, it's "old-timer" isn't it - would he be willing to help for a fee ?
He himself is selling the tardis but it's worth a PM of course
Forum: I Made This ! 05-03-2013
Replies: 29
Views: 6,044
Posted By RC-trix
Compact gearbox for the 22

I've recently bought a second hand 22-despite people warning me about it being hard to set up in mid-motor configuration.
What I did notice was that the motor was a lot more forward than the norm,...
Forum: I Made This ! 29-08-2012
Replies: 18
Views: 3,328
Posted By RC-trix
Good to know we"re not copy'ing the X-7 then...

Good to know we"re not copy'ing the X-7 then :lol:

Good point cream; we're using an home-made (not by me) cnc milling machine, it's proven itself "worthy" cutting 4 mm epoxy; but I think if we go...
Forum: I Made This ! 29-08-2012
Replies: 18
Views: 3,328
Posted By RC-trix
All joints between layers will be glued, exept...

All joints between layers will be glued, exept for the center joint, where the two layers will key together .

For the first prototype, I've allowed for some lateral tolerance for the gears and...
Forum: I Made This ! 29-08-2012
Replies: 18
Views: 3,328
Posted By RC-trix
We only used the idlers to get some extra height...

We only used the idlers to get some extra height to get over the battery-pack (shorty cross-wise)

As far as trying to get motor-rotation "right", we decided not to further complicate things and...
Forum: I Made This ! 26-08-2012
Replies: 18
Views: 3,328
Posted By RC-trix
Gear/Belt 4x4

This is the result of the first few hours of design work on a gear/belt 4x4
The idea comes from a mate, CNC cutting wil be done by an RC brainiac who build his own CNC cutting mill

All gears...
Forum: X-Factory 17-08-2012
Replies: 5
Views: 1,408
Posted By RC-trix
Chaz, I was aware I was, in part, negating the...

Chaz,
I was aware I was, in part, negating the effect of saddle-packing the chassis, so I hollowed-out the parts - they're rather light
...
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