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spacephrawg · 03-29-2010, 10:34 PM

I have no way to do brazing whatsoever. No resources and no skill. I can however cut and epoxy things together just fine. One thing I am pondering, if I get that hard LR D90 body for my SCX10 to be, is cutting the roof off and putting a rollcage on it, with the obligatory external frame around the windshield.

Would this thing survive any abuse at all if I used 5ton epoxy on it instead of brazing? Please don't laugh.

My background is in RC scale boats and in sculpture so I know how to make things look good, not so much how to make them both look good and be durable. I can make some things durable but haven't had to do this before. I will of course be using steel rod of some sort for this project.

Thanks!

DunkinMcNut · 03-29-2010, 10:45 PM

Nvm: I'm not all the helpful.

Try the epoxy... I think you'll have to use quite a large gob of it to work though and that wouldnt be pretty.

Bustedstuff · 03-30-2010, 03:14 AM

Interesting idea, not so funny as it sounds though. You could make a roll cage for the chassis and test its strength first and see the viability of it before doing the shell. would be good to see how well it worked

microgoat · 03-30-2010, 05:55 AM

I'd be very surprised if it worked. Brazing isn't that hard.

papabash · 03-30-2010, 06:20 AM

Microgoat is right, brazing is not that hard,and you can get a set up relatively cheap. However, if you just do not want to try it, I would think you would be better off to drill and tap your joints and use socket head screws rather than epoxy. One of the Timberwolf chassis is made that way, and so are the Axial plastic cages. It would be stronger and less messy than the epoxy, and if you wanted to make changes or replace parts, it could be done.

spacephrawg · 03-30-2010, 09:19 AM

The object of the game is really to prevent fragile bits like the windshield from breaking off if the thing flips.

I just realized i have a chum who owns a metal shop. I wouldn't trust him more than i could throw him to braze the thing correctly for me since he is way better at casting metals like bronze but he could probably show me how to do it myself.

However all I really need is something that I can affix to the body itself that would protect the more sensitive detail bits.

03-29-2010, 10:34 PM	#1
spacephrawg Pebble Pounder Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: USA Posts: 127	Silly scaler roll cage question I have no way to do brazing whatsoever. No resources and no skill. I can however cut and epoxy things together just fine. One thing I am pondering, if I get that hard LR D90 body for my SCX10 to be, is cutting the roof off and putting a rollcage on it, with the obligatory external frame around the windshield. Would this thing survive any abuse at all if I used 5ton epoxy on it instead of brazing? Please don't laugh. My background is in RC scale boats and in sculpture so I know how to make things look good, not so much how to make them both look good and be durable. I can make some things durable but haven't had to do this before. I will of course be using steel rod of some sort for this project. Thanks!

03-29-2010, 10:45 PM	#2
DunkinMcNut Pebble Pounder Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Anaheim/Chico Posts: 114	Nvm: I'm not all the helpful. Try the epoxy... I think you'll have to use quite a large gob of it to work though and that wouldnt be pretty. Last edited by DunkinMcNut; 03-29-2010 at 10:58 PM.

03-30-2010, 03:14 AM	#3
Bustedstuff Newbie Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Australia Posts: 2	Interesting idea, not so funny as it sounds though. You could make a roll cage for the chassis and test its strength first and see the viability of it before doing the shell. would be good to see how well it worked

03-30-2010, 05:55 AM	#4
microgoat I wanna be Dave Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Cleveland, OH Posts: 8,009	I'd be very surprised if it worked. Brazing isn't that hard.

03-30-2010, 06:20 AM	#5
papabash I wanna be Dave Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: SW Missouri Posts: 2,175	Microgoat is right, brazing is not that hard,and you can get a set up relatively cheap. However, if you just do not want to try it, I would think you would be better off to drill and tap your joints and use socket head screws rather than epoxy. One of the Timberwolf chassis is made that way, and so are the Axial plastic cages. It would be stronger and less messy than the epoxy, and if you wanted to make changes or replace parts, it could be done.

03-30-2010, 09:19 AM	#6
spacephrawg Pebble Pounder Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: USA Posts: 127	The object of the game is really to prevent fragile bits like the windshield from breaking off if the thing flips. I just realized i have a chum who owns a metal shop. I wouldn't trust him more than i could throw him to braze the thing correctly for me since he is way better at casting metals like bronze but he could probably show me how to do it myself. However all I really need is something that I can affix to the body itself that would protect the more sensitive detail bits.

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