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toybuilder · 12-01-2009, 07:11 PM

I picked up a MAPP gas torch and some Safety Silv 56 a while back with the intention of learning to braze. It sat around for a long time, but over the Thanksgiving weekend I finally had a chance to devote a bit of time to it. Eventually I'd like to make a tube chassis. I decided to start with something a bit easier, though... rock sliders for my SCX-10. Maybe I'm a bit flakey, but I don't like to make anything permanent so I made them to be a bolt on deal.
They're not quite finished yet, still need a little clean-up work and then powder coat in wrinkle black. Here are some pics of the process and the almost finished sliders.

xigtc · 12-01-2009, 07:19 PM

Those look really nice.

nics1152 · 12-02-2009, 05:23 AM

They turned out really good. With your first time sitting down doing brazing for a while, did you end up coming up with any tips for a newbie. I really like the "arm" you fashioned to hold things in place for you. That's slick

TAT76 · 12-02-2009, 06:53 AM

Looks great and makes me think I will be able to braze when I get to that point. I like the bolt on idea as I do like to be able to change things over time.
Also like the third hand. I have everything to make a set just havent gotten around to do yet..
Keep up the good work and looking forward to seeing it done..

C*H*U*D · 12-02-2009, 08:46 AM

I've seen these in person and they are slick! Can't wait to see them powder coated.

Killer job Clint

CRAWL UGLY · 12-02-2009, 10:19 AM

I thought you said you were learning?! Those turned out great

66sprint6 · 12-02-2009, 10:37 AM

Lookin good, thats exactly what I plan on doin when I get to figurin out how to braze. I want everything to be bolt on in case I change my mind or have an issue with performance.
Matt

waterweezel · 12-02-2009, 12:10 PM

Wow ,those turned out really nice.

adrians3109 · 12-02-2009, 12:18 PM

Well done mate!!!!! really nice!!!!!!!!!! ...and definitely better than anything else readily available

Banshee800 · 12-02-2009, 05:23 PM

I would bolt mine on too....dont worry man, they look good!

BadRockNoCookie · 12-02-2009, 06:43 PM

Make me some!

roksloski · 12-02-2009, 09:56 PM

very nice...
they look great......

Veilside159 · 12-03-2009, 09:22 PM

Bravo!!! This will be one of my first additions to my new scx10

toybuilder · 12-03-2009, 09:39 PM

Thanks for all the positive comments!

Quote:

Originally Posted by nics1152

They turned out really good. With your first time sitting down doing brazing for a while, did you end up coming up with any tips for a newbie. I really like the "arm" you fashioned to hold things in place for you. That's slick

I don't really have any advice to offer other than to say that it's pretty easy to do. Don't be afraid to try it out. I just read some of the many how to braze threads that are around here before I started and practiced on a few scrap tubes first. The only "difficult" part was brazing the tube to the flat sheet metal mounting plate.

I hope to get them powder coated this weekend then I'll post some more pics. Thanks again for all the kind words, they were a lot of fun to make.

izeman · 12-04-2009, 01:44 AM

how much $ for powder coating? i'm planning on brazing rock sliders, bumpers, and rollbar. painting them is surely ok, but powder coating is classes better. top would be plasting coating ;)

toybuilder · 12-04-2009, 12:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by izeman

how much $ for powder coating? i'm planning on brazing rock sliders, bumpers, and rollbar. painting them is surely ok, but powder coating is classes better. top would be plasting coating ;)

It'll probably only cost me a six pack of beer to get them coated. :-P I don't know how much commercial powder coaters charge though. I know for small parts like this there is usually a batch charge. So it most likely wouldn't be very economical to have just a few parts coated.

What is plasting coating? I'm not familiar with that.

Code454 · 12-04-2009, 01:03 PM

Maybe he means dip the tops in plati coat stuff which is for tools and it would give the top a grip surface, its a rubber guys use it to seal electronics up

2500hdon37s · 12-04-2009, 04:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 66sprint6

Lookin good, thats exactly what I plan on doin when I get to figurin out how to braze. I want everything to be bolt on in case I change my mind or have an issue with performance.
Matt

plus it looks a lot better! nice job on em!

rcjunky3 · 12-04-2009, 07:37 PM

great job on the sliders they look sweet

toybuilder · 12-04-2009, 08:27 PM

Now with wrinkle black powder coat:

12-01-2009, 07:11 PM	#1
toybuilder Quarry Creeper Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Longmont Posts: 313	Bolt On Rock Sliders I picked up a MAPP gas torch and some Safety Silv 56 a while back with the intention of learning to braze. It sat around for a long time, but over the Thanksgiving weekend I finally had a chance to devote a bit of time to it. Eventually I'd like to make a tube chassis. I decided to start with something a bit easier, though... rock sliders for my SCX-10. Maybe I'm a bit flakey, but I don't like to make anything permanent so I made them to be a bolt on deal. They're not quite finished yet, still need a little clean-up work and then powder coat in wrinkle black. Here are some pics of the process and the almost finished sliders. Last edited by toybuilder; 12-03-2009 at 09:39 PM.

12-01-2009, 07:19 PM	#2
xigtc Quarry Creeper Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Bowling Green KY Posts: 448	Those look really nice.

12-02-2009, 05:23 AM	#3
nics1152 Rock Stacker Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Hopkins Posts: 85	They turned out really good. With your first time sitting down doing brazing for a while, did you end up coming up with any tips for a newbie. I really like the "arm" you fashioned to hold things in place for you. That's slick

12-02-2009, 06:53 AM	#4
TAT76 RCC Addict Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: your back yard Posts: 1,305	Looks great and makes me think I will be able to braze when I get to that point. I like the bolt on idea as I do like to be able to change things over time. Also like the third hand. I have everything to make a set just havent gotten around to do yet.. Keep up the good work and looking forward to seeing it done..

12-02-2009, 08:46 AM	#5
CHU*D No idea what I'm doing Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Underground, CO Posts: 4,529	I've seen these in person and they are slick! Can't wait to see them powder coated. Killer job Clint

12-02-2009, 10:19 AM	#6
CRAWL UGLY Quarry Creeper Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Orange City Posts: 203	I thought you said you were learning?! Those turned out great

12-02-2009, 10:37 AM	#7
66sprint6 RCC Addict Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Murfreesboro Posts: 1,537	Lookin good, thats exactly what I plan on doin when I get to figurin out how to braze. I want everything to be bolt on in case I change my mind or have an issue with performance. Matt

12-02-2009, 12:10 PM	#8
waterweezel Quarry Creeper Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Ask Your Mom Posts: 441	Wow ,those turned out really nice.

12-02-2009, 12:18 PM	#9
adrians3109 Quarry Creeper Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Malta Posts: 319	Well done mate!!!!! really nice!!!!!!!!!! ...and definitely better than anything else readily available

12-02-2009, 05:23 PM	#10
Banshee800 Newbie Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Warwick Posts: 19	I would bolt mine on too....dont worry man, they look good!

12-02-2009, 06:43 PM	#11
BadRockNoCookie Rock Crawler Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Little Rock, Arkansas Posts: 542	Make me some!

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12-02-2009, 09:56 PM	#12
roksloski I wanna be Dave Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Deep in Swing Town Posts: 3,011	very nice... they look great......

12-03-2009, 09:22 PM	#13
Veilside159 Rock Stacker Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: New Ipswich Posts: 73	Bravo!!! This will be one of my first additions to my new scx10

12-04-2009, 01:44 AM	#15
izeman Rock Stacker Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Vienna, Austria Posts: 85	how much $ for powder coating? i'm planning on brazing rock sliders, bumpers, and rollbar. painting them is surely ok, but powder coating is classes better. top would be plasting coating ;)

12-04-2009, 01:03 PM	#17
Code454 Hateraide Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Mission BC Posts: 1,538	Maybe he means dip the tops in plati coat stuff which is for tools and it would give the top a grip surface, its a rubber guys use it to seal electronics up

12-04-2009, 07:37 PM	#19
rcjunky3 RCC Addict Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: barstow Posts: 1,303	great job on the sliders they look sweet

12-04-2009, 08:27 PM	#20
toybuilder Quarry Creeper Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Longmont Posts: 313	Now with wrinkle black powder coat:

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