I just might have a problem here

[ccobra]

The Wife thinks that I may be going a little over board on these slot cars. To give you some idea what I do, i will research a car, get it's credential specs, scale the specs down to 1/32 and then fire up the CAD and model up a chassis.
Once modeled up, I will run it through the stress analysis and check for weak points.
Once satisfied with the results, I'll save the model as a STL file and off to my little printer it goes. Once printed, I'll clean a few of the rough spots off, insert and glue some 1/8" brass tubing for axle bushings, drill and add the flag, and then mount the motor, gears and wheels.
With the motor wired and a new set of PGT's its off to the track for some testing. But with the fun factor, I think she might be pulling my leg a little for from what I've seen here, I might be a little under average so I should really pick it up a notch.

[dreinecke]

I don't see a problem from here LOL! I like the chassis! Let me know what you end up with under the Nova!

[goosenapper]

This post reminds me of those "house of tomorrow" exhibits from a time when "can-do" attitudes, technology, and ingenuity melded to form wondrous marvels. While reading this, I feel like I should be able to look outside and see the Trylon and the Perisphere.

I wonder if this is a glimpse of what we could all be doing in a few year's time as 3D printers become more affordable.

[4424ever]

Your lucky she's at "overboard" my wife has me pegged at obsessed. Funny thing is I took up another hobby and come to think of it she hasn't commented about slotcars in a while now! Only problem is I enjoy two hobbies and there is still only 24 hours in a day and that dam job use's up a lot of it :auto-driving: PS nice work keep it up :text-bravo:

[btaylor]

Being the newly elected president of Slot cars anonymous, I recommend first admitting you have a problem,then to taper you off of your obvious addiction,During any and all future weak moments when chassis are built, They should be boxed up and sent to me immediately!

Bob

[TsgtRet]

My Household Manager doesn't even say anything, she just rolls her eyes and gives "THE SIGH" :roll:
Very cool chassis; I agree with Goose....I just looked out in the driveway but my "Jetsons" car hasn't been delivered yet!

[Dangermouse]

nice work wish I had the skill to fire up the cab and design a chassis - I have a shelf of 1/24 and 1/32 kits I plan to "slotify"

I figure I have 2 options - 1. spend the $50 to $100 on a suitable commercial chassis or 2. create a basic chassis myself and make it / have it made. Needless to say the shelf is still full :)

Out of interest how much does a chassis work out from the 3D printer?

cheers
David

[Florida_Slotter]

[ccobra]

To answer a few, I spend about 2 hours each evening four five days drawing up the model and testing it by stress analysis, then on Saturday morning I spend another three hours redesigning and testing again, then about 1 hour printing out the model on my little Solidoodle 3d printer using .03 mm resolution. Then I take the printed chassis out to what the Grand-kids call 'Man-Wan' and the transformation begins. The tubing is measured, cut, and filed to length from the assembly model, and by evening I am able to play with the chassis on the track.

From the Assembly model I can set the front wheels to just skim the track, ensure the proper angle for the slot-it gears, and different tire combinations. At this time I only have the Parma and PM flags modeled up with slot-it wheels and PGT tires. The motors that I have modeled up are the Deathstar, a pair of HR Hawk motors, and an Evil 9 motor.
I've tried two piece chassis where I've had different motor mount positions, (Inline, side-winder, & Angle-winder) and a rear pivot suspensions but due to the printer and some of my abilities, I haven't had much success yet with those. Recently though, thanks to the Florida Slotter, I've had success in making a tuning fork chassis that floats similar to his wire chassis'.
Currently I am in process of making new chassis for the Mach I I got from Choc-ice. Once this one is complete, I plan on taking the car down to the local track in Fresno and see if it performs better than the Brass chassis I tried there that is on another Mustang with a lexan body. More on that later.