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| Subject: | Re: Track sag how to? |  |
| Date: | Mar 15, 2007 |
| From: | Steve Hart | |
I agree with the sag being nonexistant on the T-26 tracks, they are a tight fit. I had trouble getting the sag on my JS-1 Stalin, so I used the following method. Measure how much sag you want to occur between the guide/roller wheels, from the overhang above the track to the lowest part of the track sag. Cut some old plastic fret to the length you need then, wedge the bottom of the fret piece on to the top of the track in between the guide/roller wheels and push down. Wedge the top of the fret against the hull overhang above the track. Adjust until you have equal sag between each of the guide/roller wheels. Now, you glue the track to the wheels, looking at the guide/roller wheels, imagine them as a clock face with 12:00 at the top, you want three spots of glue on each of the wheels, one at 12:55, one at 12:00 one at 12:05, this keeps the track from popping up from the sides of the guide/roller wheel. Use a scalpel to lift the track and a pin to place the glue, use strong superglue or epoxy as the track is under tension and wants to break loose. When the glue is set remove the sprue. For this to work properly the rollers must be glued so as not to spin, if they do spin the track tension will move the rollers and the sag will pop out. Obviously this method only works for static tracks but i find it worked really well on my stalin. At some point i will replace the tracks with metal link because they look so much more realistic.
Hope this works for you mate,
Regards, Steve. |
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