Reader's Gallery 46 |
Don Siegel's Perimeter Chassis
When this slot car chassis first appeared on scratchbuilt.com,
so many people wrote with questions that I asked Don to send more pictures.
He obliged! Thanks, Don.
Don writes:
Here are a few more photos of the perimeter frame. Good thing you all
asked about it, because I took a closer look and it really is an amazing job!
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Above: The two perimeter rails are piano wire and
they have brass tube sleeves around them, in between the body mounts,
that spin around - no idea what this is for.
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Above: Lots of lead around the back bracket, and an extra tube or piano wire piece
is tied and soldered around the bottom - this is a heavyweight car (more
evidence that it's a stocker).
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Above: The two "elephant ears" are heat sinks. This
thing must have heated up pretty fierce, because the endbell is very
bulletproofed. There's also an extra plate screwed on over the bearing.
On the bottom, the case is cut away, almost like a modern strap motor.
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Above: The front end is more
complicated. It's a thick brass plate placed between the two rails, then
with a thinner brass sheet that seems to be wrapped around from top to
bottom on either side and screwed on, with the heads very carefully
countersunk into the bottom. Maybe it was supposed to be adjustable,
because two little brass tubes are soldered on at the front ends of the
perimeter wires. The guide arm is also bolted onto this plate, again with
the countersunk screws from the bottom.
It's nicely done and seems very purposeful! Must have been a heck of a motor too!
--Don Siegel
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