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10-11-2004, 10:53 AM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: St.louis
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|  Cages and sodering
Mkay...what all are ya'll using for your cage material? Next ...even though i think i knwo the answer, im gonna ask anyway,. Is sodering that stuff together strong enough?! |
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10-11-2004, 11:02 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Flagstaff, AZ
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| Re: Cages and sodering Quote:
Soldering with a torch (oxy/acet) is plenty strong. Soldering like dropping solder on your your iron..... Not as strong. There is some AWESOME tube chassis fab here by Jay, aka roktoy on this board. http://www.mindspring.com/~jayk6/rcs...ab/tubefab.htm When done right.... I'd say its strong enough!!!  But its like any welding, its as only as good as the welder!  | |
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10-11-2004, 11:08 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: San Jose
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| Re: Cages and sodering
1/4" DOM steel from www.onlinemetals.com then mig welded with my Miller 175 welder
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10-11-2004, 11:23 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Flagstaff, AZ
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| Re: Cages and sodering http://www.mcmastercarr.com Also carries lots of metals
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10-11-2004, 11:51 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: On my acre and a half of Gods Country. Prosper, TX
Posts: 347
| Re: Cages and sodering
Has anyone welded aluminum tube with anything other than TIG? or MIG? I was wondering about doing some brazing on aluminum, but I don't know much about it. I was thinking about soldering, but wasn't sure about that either. I know I can get the aluminum hot enough, but not sure if I can control the heat and not get it to hot. |
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10-11-2004, 12:14 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Flagstaff, AZ
Posts: 2,399
| Re: Cages and sodering
If you're really good, maybe. I'm sure its been done. Try Google for it  |
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10-11-2004, 12:56 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: May 2004
Posts: 184
| Re: Cages and sodering
I tried aluminum welding rods by muggy weld. I had no luck but they were willing to talk on the phone to me. Still didnt help.
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10-11-2004, 01:46 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: St.louis
Posts: 114
| Re: Cages and sodering
Ok thanks guys. I never would have thought about brake line, thats a good idea. I am in the process of getting a tmaxx from another member on here and im thinking of caging it. Lord knows as much as i maybe try to keep it in the mud, it will go arolling down hills and such.  |
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