I found no better place to put this on the forum, alright!
First, how the hell do you go about afixing 2 sheets of Polycarbonate together?
Secondly, I have a pic of my drive on my profile any idea how to mount the fixed axle to polycarbonate? Should I cut a hole the same size as the axle and slide it through the polycarb panels or cut the axle and affix it with screws/bolts?
Suggestions welcome.
1) Bolt, glue, weld, rivet...
2) A through hole will spread the load better, although cutting the axle down will reduce weight.
I glued 2 6mm sheets together to make 12mm , just used some 2 part araldite , simple and strong !
I use mastic glue a lot, and it works rather well on things like PC or ali, or combinations. The only thing that isnt glued well is HDPE.
But this is only advisable for large surfaces.
The axle , cut it down. Saves weight.
There is no such thing as a rookie question either. I know sod all about pneumatics and so would be a rookie asking about them but ask me a question about spinners, no problem!
Are you mounting the axle on both sides of the wheel? Or just very rigidly on the one side?
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Are you mounting the axle on both sides of the wheel? Or just very rigidly on the one side? - Dave moulds
Eventually, both. In the meantime just the one side due to a lack of plannning with respect to the armour.
I think I have a plan how to fix the axle, but tell me how do you bolt polycarb panels together?
drill a hole in each panel, put a bolt throw both holes and attach a nut.
Unless I have missed something?
Be careful not to drill the hole too near the edge of the poly to avoid cracking or to weaken the poly during drilling.
Chris - ^_^
Or to attach thicker pieces at right angles, drill a hole going through into the material, tap hole, put bolt in.
Drawing, even on paint would help methinks
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