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toybuilder · 12-01-2009, 08:11 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.

tc4crawler · 12-01-2009, 08:19 PM

Those look really nice.

nics1152 · 12-02-2009, 06:23 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, 07:53 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, 09:46 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, 11:19 AM

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

66sprint6 · 12-02-2009, 11:37 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, 01:10 PM

Wow ,those turned out really nice.

adrians3109 · 12-02-2009, 01:18 PM

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

Banshee800 · 12-02-2009, 06:23 PM

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

BadRockNoCookie · 12-02-2009, 07:43 PM

Make me some!

roksloski · 12-02-2009, 10:56 PM

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

Veilside159 · 12-03-2009, 10:22 PM

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

toybuilder · 12-03-2009, 10:39 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, 02:44 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, 01:45 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, 02:03 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, 05:25 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, 08:37 PM

great job on the sliders they look sweet

toybuilder · 12-04-2009, 09:27 PM

Now with wrinkle black powder coat:

12-01-2009, 08:11 PM	#1
toybuilder Quarry Creeper Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Longmont Posts: 302	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. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter Facebook Last edited by toybuilder; 12-03-2009 at 10:39 PM.

12-01-2009, 08:19 PM	#2
tc4crawler Work Hard Play Later Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Bowling Green KY Posts: 227	Those look really nice. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter Facebook

12-02-2009, 06:23 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 Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter Facebook

12-02-2009, 07:53 AM	#4
TAT76 Rock Crawler Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Not sure right now Posts: 661	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.. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter Facebook

12-02-2009, 09:46 AM	#5
CHU*D No idea what I'm doing Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Underground, CO Posts: 2,888	I've seen these in person and they are slick! Can't wait to see them powder coated. Killer job Clint Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter Facebook

12-02-2009, 11:19 AM	#6
CRAWL UGLY Quarry Creeper Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Orange City Posts: 200	I thought you said you were learning?! Those turned out great Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter Facebook

12-02-2009, 11:37 AM	#7
66sprint6 RCC Addict Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Murfreesboro Posts: 1,019	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 Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter Facebook

12-02-2009, 01:10 PM	#8
waterweezel Twisted Per4mance Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Ask Your Mom Posts: 443	Wow ,those turned out really nice. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter Facebook

12-02-2009, 01:18 PM	#9
adrians3109 Quarry Creeper Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Malta Posts: 248	Well done mate!!!!! really nice!!!!!!!!!! ...and definitely better than anything else readily available Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter Facebook

12-02-2009, 06:23 PM	#10
Banshee800 Newbie Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Warwick Posts: 19	I would bolt mine on too....dont worry man, they look good! Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter Facebook

12-02-2009, 07:43 PM	#11
BadRockNoCookie Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Little Rock, Arkansas Posts: 386	Make me some! Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter Facebook

12-02-2009, 10:56 PM	#12
roksloski RCC Addict Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: On a rock Posts: 1,474	very nice... they look great...... Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter Facebook

12-03-2009, 10:22 PM	#13
Veilside159 Rock Stacker Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: New Ipswich Posts: 72	Bravo!!! This will be one of my first additions to my new scx10 Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter Facebook

12-04-2009, 02:44 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 ;) Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter Facebook

12-04-2009, 02:03 PM	#17
Code454 Hateraide Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Mission BC Posts: 1,555	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 Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter Facebook

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12-04-2009, 08:37 PM	#19
rcjunky3 Rock Crawler Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: barstow Posts: 771	great job on the sliders they look sweet Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter Facebook

12-04-2009, 09:27 PM	#20
toybuilder Quarry Creeper Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Longmont Posts: 302	Now with wrinkle black powder coat: Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter Facebook

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