10-23-2005, 07:59 PM | #1 |
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For a tube chasis what is the average ammount a tubinh needed?
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10-23-2005, 08:37 PM | #2 |
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I use between 12-20' . Depends how complex you make it. Once you start building the tube gets used up quick.
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10-24-2005, 03:35 PM | #3 | |
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10-24-2005, 06:52 PM | #5 |
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It also depends on what size truck. My TLT used around 15' and my Maxx has over 30' with tube axles.
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10-26-2005, 12:49 AM | #6 |
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Well for the chasis i designed fo rmy emaxx i figured it all out today i need like almost 30 ft its like right arounf 28 so ill get 30 to be safe...how much would you expect to pay and what size should i use 3/16?
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10-26-2005, 07:32 AM | #7 |
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3/16" is good if you're going for roughly 1/8th scale. 1/4" works well if you're going larger like 1/6th scale. I don't have the measurements but 1/4" brakeline seems a fair bit heavier than 3/16". I've bought 5' sticks of 3/16" brakeline for about $3 - 3.50 each. I've found stainless tube at a scrap yard for 10 - 20 cents a foot and new at a steel supply shop for about 80 cents a foot (1/4" only). Jay |
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10-26-2005, 07:50 PM | #11 |
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I used steel rod for the main shape of the frame and tube for the supports and braces. All of that is 1/4". I got my tube from www.mcmaster.com |
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10-27-2005, 04:53 PM | #13 |
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I can braze it though right?
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10-27-2005, 10:45 PM | #14 |
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Yes, you can braze both carbon and stainless rod. Jay |
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11-09-2005, 12:31 PM | #16 |
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Found out today......local supplier jumped from 86 cents to $1.60 per foot on the 1/4" stainless tube, some time in the last couple months. Jay |
11-10-2005, 01:09 AM | #17 |
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My buggy has over 20' for tubing and I bought it at $1.05 a foot and now it's $8.90. So I found a place selling the same size just not the same quality. Which doesn't matter one bit for what I'm using it for.
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11-11-2005, 11:52 PM | #18 |
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Ok, so you guys are using basically brakeline, bending/cutting to needed size and welding them together to make a chassis? Not trying to be rude, just new and trying to learn. How are you making control arms/links? Are you tapping the end of the brakelines and threading a small bolt? Is there someplace that has different designs shown on the net? What material (thickness) does everyone use to make the center sections? I have a few T-maxx main chassis laying around that I could cut up, but just seems awfully heavy to be using. Any info would be great. Thanks in advance, Rob |
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11-12-2005, 11:12 AM | #20 |
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Jay, Thanks for the pointers in the right direction. Now I have a starting point to go from. I looked at your website, and I really like the designs you have built! |
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