From: Buck & Rami Sharp (bls@inebraska.com)
Date: Tue Apr 01 2003 - 05:32:44 PST
people are wondering yes it is half track armor i just didnt want to brake
it or ruin it especially the price people think this stuff is worth. how is
this metal made so that it is so brittle and hard? wish some of you guys
were closer to here i sure could use some help taking stuff apart eventually
i will be able to go and get another half track as soon as i can get one
tore apart and maybe My M135 sold i need more room and the city isn't real
impressed. so if anyone is board stop bye ill put you to work and well go
half track hunting ive located a couple more not too nice but lots of parts
and more cletracks also well off to work i go have a good day fellas
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dave Jenkins" <gpw1942@bellatlantic.net>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2003 6:55 AM
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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