From: Glen Bedel (GBedel@designforum.com)
Date: Tue Apr 01 2003 - 05:31:50 PST
...Just a thought...
You could replace original equipment amour with standard CRS. For show
couldn't you.
Keeping the original amour as is for authenticity. Unless it's going to be
used in combat, I would think this would be cheaper to do.
This is just my thought, I understand keeping vehicles original is
important, but as an ex-machinist I would think guys with 1/2-tracks could
make this amour up pretty in expensively.
-----Original Message-----
From: Nigel Hay - MILWEB [mailto:Nigel@milweb.net]
Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2003 8:28 AM
To: mil-veh@mil-veh.org
Subject: Re: [MV] cracked armor
My M16 Halftrack was cut into dozens of pieces, the welder who put it all
back together used Chrome rods -it cost me a fortune. If you have a crack,
you wont be able to drill it from the exteriour, but seem to be able to do
so from inside surface. Nige
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dave Jenkins" <gpw1942@bellatlantic.net>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2003 2:55 PM
Subject: Re: [MV] cracked armor
> What kind of armor? Surface hardened like on a 1/2 track.
> I have been told it can be welded with stainless. This was of course
> after
I
> mig-ed up a crack on the M4A1.
> I was advised to drill ahead of the crack to relieve any pressure so
> that
it did
> not continue to crack. I had no luck drilling, too hard. So I used a
> 41/2
inch
> cutting wheel and ground a "V" on both sides of the armor along the
> crack
and a
> little past the end of the crack to relieve the pressure. This was
> about a
year
> ago and so far the steel weld has held up.
> Dj
>
> Buck & Rami Sharp wrote:
>
> > what can a guy do about a piece of armor that has a crack in it?
> > bronze
it ?
> > just curious eventually i will halft to do a repair job on it.
> > thanks
> >
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