Styrene Tube Chassis Build

[kevinhayden]

Originally Posted by Muddchick80

How did you get the bends in the styrene? Was it with a heat gun or ?? And once you bent them could you re-bend them if you didnt' have the right angle? Any input would be helpful. Thank you

You can use a cigarette lighter or heat gun to heat up the styrene. I think a lighter is best since it concentrates heat in a smaller area than a heat gun would which makes it less likely to bend somewhere you don't want it to bend.

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Originally Posted by Muddchick80

How did you get the bends in the styrene? Was it with a heat gun or ?? And once you bent them could you re-bend them if you didnt' have the right angle? Any input would be helpful. Thank you

I just use a bic lighter and hold the tip of the flame about 1" from the styrene. Pass it over till the styrene becomes compliant, bend to the shape I want and hold till it cools (a few seconds).

[MAXXMASHER]

This is fantastic! I was thinking of making a rollbar behind the cab of a micro I'm building, and I think I know what I want to do it with now. This is really turning out great.

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Life has been a little to crazy for RC's lately, but I finally worked on the front. Danally's comment about the front got me thinking it does look incomplete. After a few revisions I think I have something I like that will still allow for the front to travel.



Now just for... More... Triangulation. And then sanding and final glueing and smoothing...

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Anther two views with the battery in place

[cjgotch]

Nice work JK!
The front does look better
I can't wait to see this one finished!!

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I realize now I never upgraded this....

I finished it


Never really "liked" the front but ran it all summer

So I started rebuilding it a bit


Almost finished with the front. False rear carrier done. Battery basket to follow

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[desii3d]

thats some great styrene work right there.

[MAXXMASHER]

Love this build! Glad to see you got back to it. With winter setting in, I have a feeling my micros will start to get some attention, too.

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Sometimes you look at something, and you just can't decide if it's "right" or not.

That was me with this for a week or two. After putting in the hoops for the battery, I finally figured out what it needed to make it right. A healthy dose of RED.

I grabbed some body matched paint I had left over from the cage build on my 1:1 and gave it some love.







I'm debating body panels, but as it sits I'm very happy with it.