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12-15-2019, 03:09 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: california
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|  question about roll cages and truggies
How are truggy and roll cages made? Welding steel rods? Or brazing? If it is brazing, what goes in that? Thanks |
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12-15-2019, 03:26 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: Northeast Iowa
Posts: 131
| Re: question about roll cages and truggies
people use lots of different techniques. some use a mig welder, some of the more high quality are made with tig, others use brazing rods and an oxy/acetylene setup. Sent from my SM-G965U using Tapatalk |
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12-15-2019, 03:36 PM
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| Built, not bought   Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Gresham
Posts: 4,504
| Re: question about roll cages and truggies
I braze my stuff using an oxy/mapp torch. Mostly because I don't know how to weld.  |
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12-15-2019, 03:38 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: May 2006 Location: Arlington, VA
Posts: 3,377
| Re: question about roll cages and truggies
Maps gas and Safety-Silv I think is the most recommended method. Or any silver bearing plumbing solder, I've known people to have success with sticks too from Home Depot. Not sure which ones tho.
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12-16-2019, 05:21 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: East Texas
Posts: 870
| Re: question about roll cages and truggies Quote:
Even being a pretty savvy welder I like to braze these little guys. It just comes out cleaner no matter how well you can tig. I use stainless tubing and media blast the cages and leave them raw. Just looks much better when finished to me  | |
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12-16-2019, 05:29 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: East Texas
Posts: 870
| Re: question about roll cages and truggies
This is all the stuff I have right now for brazing. The Blue demon rod is awesome and the best price but I am not a fan of the flux coating. So i scrape it off or most of it, then you can control your flow with the paste instead https://www.amazon.com/Bernzomatic-T...89&s=hi&sr=1-9 https://www.amazon.com/WORTHINGTON-C...1&s=hi&sr=1-17 https://www.amazon.com/Harris-SSWF1-...576542353&s=hi https://www.amazon.com/Harris-Troy-O...25&s=hi&sr=1-1 https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1 |
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12-17-2019, 06:09 AM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Mar 2018 Location: Ocala, Florida, USA
Posts: 1,213
| Re: question about roll cages and truggies
I went the budget route with my cage. I used 3/16" brake line and had a buddy Tig weld it together. Then I sand blasted it. Total cost around $60. $14 in brake line and I traded a set of tires for the welding. I wanted to use SS tubing and braze it, but the cost of silver solder and SS tubing was out of my budget.    So far it's holding up great! I have taken some good tumbles with it and no issues. Just some scratched paint. Hope this helps. There's a few threads on here about truggy cages. Also my Trx-4 thread has more details. Good luck! Can't wait to see what you come up with. |
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