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Messages - Dean Rauch
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« on: September 08, 2020, 07:06:24 PM »
Joe, I should clarify, I dont mean the metal used in the actual numbered tape to use a spring, I mean the coil spring inside the tape measure used to retract the tape. Thats the closest thing i can think of to what I used, any type of metal that isnt actual spring steel wont work. I know because I tried the metal strapping too 
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« on: September 08, 2020, 01:28:22 PM »
Glad you liked the video! It pays to have friends in film school.
Interesting that you just completed a 1/10 project, as my next one will be in 1/10 scale also.
Be warned my T-35 is more of a show tank than a driver! It hates grass and mine now has so much wear on the sprockets and tracks that I cant drive it anymore.
I may fix this and update the files in the future, but making all those track links a second time is much less appealing to me than starting the new project.
good luck and I cant wait to see the end result, as of right now I have only seen one other T-35 completed.
Dean
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« on: September 08, 2020, 01:17:32 PM »
Hello Joe!
Glad to see you are making progress, I am always surprised when I see someone who decides to take on this project despite the number of parts!
All of my parts were made FDM on my makergear M2, with the exception of the tracks, done on a pair of Flashforge Dreamers.
As for the metal in the springs, I had some engineering samples of coiled spring steel at work that fit into the gap. I wouldn't want to use anything else here, it may not retain its shape. I think you could use any spring steel that will fit in there that you can get your hands on. ( maybe inside an old tape measure?)
I had to double up the springs at the rear to get the tank to balance properly so keep that in mind.
Good luck with the build!
Dean
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« on: August 27, 2018, 06:33:41 AM »
Thank you Dean! This is really great that someone shares his complete build! (any chance on getting the STEP files?)
Sadly not, I didn't use that file type for anything.
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« on: June 04, 2018, 07:11:16 PM »
Hello everyone!
The T-35 is finished, and its done in less than a year!
It has been detailed (with some help) to the best of my abilities and is now mechanically reliable enough for me to be satisfied with.
Please see below some shots of the finished product. More shots and videos will be posted when I gather all the files for Thingiverse.
Let me know what you think!
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« on: May 26, 2018, 08:59:01 PM »
Shot of the tools all printed painted and glued.
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« on: May 08, 2018, 12:12:44 PM »
Hello! I have thrown it together to begin detailing it and figuring out the stickers, The green looks much better in person than on the phone image.
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« on: May 03, 2018, 08:00:22 PM »
After several hours of swearing and carefull eyeballing, the prototype for my track tensioning is done.
This should help with the issue of throwing tracks while turning tightly. Id like to make this thing at least twice as reliable as the real ones were, im setting the bar low.
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« on: March 24, 2018, 08:20:04 AM »
So it begins, started brushing on the paint. The 3D printed texture helps to hide all the brush strokes! Hope to have it back in one piece soon.
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« on: February 25, 2018, 08:13:06 AM »
Hey Dean, that seems a stock Henglong gear? Care to share the 3D file for the gear cover with us?
Actually, these gearboxes are custom reinforced ones with an extra gear reduction, the clip on covers will not fit standard HL boxes as the brass posts were moved around by the maker. Matomart support staff hooked me up with them. I like the covers though, I will be making a set for my PZ III which I will post, it has standard boxes.
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« on: February 19, 2018, 10:58:34 AM »
And some of the mess inside. I will fix this when I paint...probably.
The clip on gear covers help keep the grease from flying all over the insides of the tank.
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« on: February 19, 2018, 10:57:10 AM »
Here are some current pictures of the build!
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« on: February 10, 2018, 12:22:28 PM »
Hello again guys,
I was wondering how to get the cannon reloading sounds? I have noticed on some videos you can hear the brass hitting the ground and other loading noises.
Is this just a longer fire sound file being played?
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« on: January 27, 2018, 01:36:21 PM »
Nice, the whole T-35 is ABS actually.
If you want to use that material, I would recommend an enclosure depending on how cold the surrounding area is. I simply used 6 of the foam interlocking garage mats assembled into a cube around my Makergear M2. This keeps the temperatures around the part higher to reduce warping.
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