Some DIY Stuff I made... And more to come!

[04sti20]

I was sittin around looking online for parts for my scx10 and was thinking to myself "I know how to weld... I'll give this a shot". So I started by making rock rails, check out the pics for the finish product, now I'm moving on to a roof rack and front bumper. I'll keep you guys updated. Enjoy. Oh and if any of you out there want to know how I did this. Please ask questions. If you know how to tig(tungsten inert gas) weld then all you need is some steal or whatever you choose to use.

[adamargue]

Those look real good man nice clean welds.

[northernerbill]

Nice work, but aren't they really from the ikea kitchen drawer handle range?



Just kidding with you, and I wish I had the stuff to do exactly that,

[Zeus.:God]

That's rod, correct? What diameter and what is the material?

[04sti20]

Hahah for a minute I thought" it does look like handles". Thanks guys. Zeus.:god, it's 1/4" rod and the roof rack I made is 1/8" rod. the rack still needs some mesh in the bottom of it and they both will get painted black probably.

[toyotaexo88]

Great start bro, nice work.. What are you using to bend rod.? Pics pls

[04sti20]

I would post pics but I used my hands, a hammer, and a vise haha. I was thinking of making a jig out of metal for bending things.

[steele42]

Those look really nice . Good work

[ARC]

This makes me wish, once again, that I knew how to weld.

[Pau Hana]

Those sliders look tuff!! Nice work

[Mutant_Xj]

My wife wants to know whats in the picture frame in pic 3

[USMCrawler]

Looks like Mickey Mouse .....

[Crawl Wonder]

That is pretty cool. When I get my garage all cleaned up (I just moved recently), I plan on getting my workbench together and also want to learn some tig welding. The price to make these is probably 1/10 the cost of the the brand names ones, or even less!

[04sti20]

Yep that's Mickey hahaha. And yes it's definitely cheaper. Check out the finished product and a bumper I started.

[The-Blacksheep]

looks good, i personally can only mig weld so im sort of out of luck trying to do little stuff like this unless i want the welds to look like cousin it, with weld wire sticking out all over the place

[rockcrawlerfx]

Wow nice job man dig the roof rack.
Front bumper is looking good also.

[Zeus.:God]

Originally Posted by The-Blacksheep

looks good, i personally can only mig weld so im sort of out of luck trying to do little stuff like this unless i want the welds to look like cousin it, with weld wire sticking out all over the place

With the proper settings and a bench grinder you could probably turn out some presentable stuff.

[04sti20]

Yes I was going to say that. Mig welding will surprise u if you know how to set it. You know what thought I'm not too sure about the bumper... I kinda want the dingo bumper with a winch even though the bumper I made should fit a winch.

[Zeus.:God]

Originally Posted by 04sti20

Yes I was going to say that. Mig welding will surprise u if you know how to set it. You know what thought I'm not too sure about the bumper... I kinda want the dingo bumper with a winch even though the bumper I made should fit a winch.

Just sayin' you could probably make some money off of this stuff (with seemingly limited competition). You're good at it, and seem to produce fairly quick. I know I'd fork over some cash for a steel bumper like that (especially if it included a front crossmember).

[Bunce]

You don't want a dingo bumper. The worst approach angle. Just work on your approach angles first.