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mgt714 · 12-14-2005, 04:06 PM

Hi, I'm making my first crawler this spring. When I make a custom chassis out of alluminum, can I make it using L shaped brackets instead of welding/brazing. I'm only thirteen and am not aloud to weld. Also, how strong will this be. does anyone have any experience in this? Sry if this is in the wrong category. Any help is appreciated.

JohnRobHolmes · 12-14-2005, 04:53 PM

I constructed my first three chassis out of alu plate and L channel. Plenty strong for a crawler, just locktight all the nuts. And you should be aloud to weld at 13 unless you have trouble with paying attention to what you are doing. How can you ever learn if you are never aloud to do?

P.S. Allowed is proper sp.

mgt714 · 12-14-2005, 07:27 PM

Thanks. Is 3/8" alluminum thick enough/to thick/ not thick enough? Yea I agree with you about letting me weld. My mom's kind of crazy about me using any kind of torch.

JohnRobHolmes · 12-14-2005, 07:35 PM

Thats a bit thick. I think I used eighth inch plate when I built mine, but I cant remember.

to-fast-4-u · 12-14-2005, 07:47 PM

hey i am 13 to but i can weld cause were i live they have classes for taht over the summer but i am working on a chassis and i am not welding at all pluse it is easyer if u do not have to weld

JasonInAugusta · 12-14-2005, 08:02 PM

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Originally Posted by to-fast-4-u

hey i am 13 to but i can weld cause were i live they have classes for taht over the summer but i am working on a chassis and i am not welding at all pluse it is easyer if u do not have to weld

Do they teach spelling, punctuation, and grammar at this school?

Just razzin' you. I wished I had been taught to weld at 13. No tellin' what I'd be building today.

Nasty · 12-15-2005, 06:01 AM

I taught my nephew to weld starting at age 13 he is now a boiler maker making seriouse jack

your never too young (or old ) to learn all it takes is the willingness to do so

CoreyK · 12-15-2005, 01:20 PM

i laid my first weld at 12 lol now im 14 and have 2 welders

ILoveRCRockCrawlin · 12-15-2005, 04:43 PM

i first welded about 6 months ago. only did it twice too. not that long ago, maybe 2 weeks ago was the last time i did it. i was at a friends house and we were working on his tracktor and we had to make a plate and weld it to the frame. even his dad, who welds almost every day, said it was a perfect weld for being my second time.

mgt714 · 12-15-2005, 07:41 PM

My dad's going to teach me to weld. I don't think I'll weld my first chassis only because I don't have experience. Thanks for the help. I'm 14, typed the wrong age.

to-fast-4-u · 12-15-2005, 07:50 PM

do wat ever but it is always good to know how to weld

James Luce · 12-30-2005, 04:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by johnrobholmes

And you should be aloud to weld at 13 unless you have trouble with paying attention to what you are doing. How can you ever learn if you are never aloud to do?

P.S. Allowed is proper sp.

I have problems paying atttention and i first welded when I was 12, and now im 13, but i guess my dad pushes me to do it. When im in school I cant ever pay attention but when im working a outboard racing engine, or somehting machanical im fine.

Well today I painted the body fro my truck and I had red and white, and i wanted to paint it white but wasnt paying attention to what I was doing ang painted it red, and forgot to mask the windows.

fpwl1399 · 01-03-2006, 08:36 PM

I'm a new comer to this sport...plan on building a crawler this summer. I want to learn as much as possible before I get started. Do you think that rivets would work as well? Any oppinion would be awesome.

flatfender · 01-03-2006, 11:16 PM

First time I welded I was around 7, I broke my bike and when I asked my dad to fix it he said " I'll show you how"
as far as rivets go, thats what I'm using now and they work fine. get aluminium rivets and lots of them for all the "redesigns" (aka oop's)

fpwl1399 · 01-04-2006, 12:36 PM

Sounds good. Thanks for the beta.

tas basher · 07-09-2008, 05:43 AM

i weld at 14, but only with the mig and using silver solder

binaryterror · 07-09-2008, 06:56 AM

I would suggest Screws/Nuts over Rivets, easier to change things...

venom813 · 07-09-2008, 07:24 AM

What type of chassis are you looking to make? A scaler ladder frame, TVP (most common), tuber, or something else?

None of my chassis have been welded. All cut out using a hand saw.

People have made tuber without welding.

My latest Axial based chassis:

Krawler Freak · 07-09-2008, 11:56 AM

My first weld was at age 7 granted it looked horrible, that was 10 years ago haha. tell your mom you know a 7 yr old who was allowed to weld. just do a TVP chassis and all you need is a scroll saw

Stormin2u · 07-09-2008, 01:02 PM

I learned to weld doing tunnel work in Colorado most of it was overhead embed plates, when you can weld over head without burning yourself up everything else is easy.

12-14-2005, 04:06 PM	#1
mgt714 Newbie Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Hicksville Posts: 12	NO welding/brazing chassis Hi, I'm making my first crawler this spring. When I make a custom chassis out of alluminum, can I make it using L shaped brackets instead of welding/brazing. I'm only thirteen and am not aloud to weld. Also, how strong will this be. does anyone have any experience in this? Sry if this is in the wrong category. Any help is appreciated.

12-14-2005, 04:53 PM	#2
JohnRobHolmes owner, Holmes Hobbies LLC Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Volt up! Gear down! Posts: 20,290	I constructed my first three chassis out of alu plate and L channel. Plenty strong for a crawler, just locktight all the nuts. And you should be aloud to weld at 13 unless you have trouble with paying attention to what you are doing. How can you ever learn if you are never aloud to do? P.S. Allowed is proper sp.

12-14-2005, 07:27 PM	#3
mgt714 Newbie Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Hicksville Posts: 12	Thanks. Is 3/8" alluminum thick enough/to thick/ not thick enough? Yea I agree with you about letting me weld. My mom's kind of crazy about me using any kind of torch.

12-14-2005, 07:35 PM	#4
JohnRobHolmes owner, Holmes Hobbies LLC Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Volt up! Gear down! Posts: 20,290	Thats a bit thick. I think I used eighth inch plate when I built mine, but I cant remember.

12-14-2005, 07:47 PM	#5
to-fast-4-u Pebble Pounder Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: P.A. just out of philly Posts: 165	hey i am 13 to but i can weld cause were i live they have classes for taht over the summer but i am working on a chassis and i am not welding at all pluse it is easyer if u do not have to weld

12-15-2005, 06:01 AM	#7
Nasty Newbie Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Taylor Mill,KY Posts: 11	I taught my nephew to weld starting at age 13 he is now a boiler maker making seriouse jack your never too young (or old ) to learn all it takes is the willingness to do so

12-15-2005, 01:20 PM	#8
CoreyK Rock Crawler Join Date: May 2005 Location: In front of my comp Posts: 836	i laid my first weld at 12 lol now im 14 and have 2 welders

12-15-2005, 04:43 PM	#9
ILoveRCRockCrawlin RCC Addict Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Central NY Posts: 1,980	i first welded about 6 months ago. only did it twice too. not that long ago, maybe 2 weeks ago was the last time i did it. i was at a friends house and we were working on his tracktor and we had to make a plate and weld it to the frame. even his dad, who welds almost every day, said it was a perfect weld for being my second time.

12-15-2005, 07:41 PM	#10
mgt714 Newbie Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Hicksville Posts: 12	My dad's going to teach me to weld. I don't think I'll weld my first chassis only because I don't have experience. Thanks for the help. I'm 14, typed the wrong age.

12-15-2005, 07:50 PM	#11
to-fast-4-u Pebble Pounder Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: P.A. just out of philly Posts: 165	do wat ever but it is always good to know how to weld

01-03-2006, 08:36 PM	#13
fpwl1399 Newbie Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: WV Posts: 4	I'm a new comer to this sport...plan on building a crawler this summer. I want to learn as much as possible before I get started. Do you think that rivets would work as well? Any oppinion would be awesome.

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01-03-2006, 11:16 PM	#14
flatfender Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Deland Posts: 376	First time I welded I was around 7, I broke my bike and when I asked my dad to fix it he said " I'll show you how" as far as rivets go, thats what I'm using now and they work fine. get aluminium rivets and lots of them for all the "redesigns" (aka oop's)

01-04-2006, 12:36 PM	#15
fpwl1399 Newbie Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: WV Posts: 4	Sounds good. Thanks for the beta.

07-09-2008, 05:43 AM	#16
tas basher Rock Stacker Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: australia,tasmaina Posts: 70	i weld at 14, but only with the mig and using silver solder

07-09-2008, 06:56 AM	#17
binaryterror I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Detroit Posts: 3,583	I would suggest Screws/Nuts over Rivets, easier to change things...

07-09-2008, 07:24 AM	#18
venom813 Rock Stacker Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Toronto, ON, Canada Posts: 87	What type of chassis are you looking to make? A scaler ladder frame, TVP (most common), tuber, or something else? None of my chassis have been welded. All cut out using a hand saw. People have made tuber without welding. My latest Axial based chassis:

07-09-2008, 11:56 AM	#19
Krawler Freak Rock Crawler Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: In A Nut Shell Posts: 626	My first weld was at age 7 granted it looked horrible, that was 10 years ago haha. tell your mom you know a 7 yr old who was allowed to weld. just do a TVP chassis and all you need is a scroll saw

07-09-2008, 01:02 PM	#20
Stormin2u I wanna be Dave Join Date: May 2007 Location: Taylors Falls just hanging with the MNRCRC crew. Posts: 7,843	I learned to weld doing tunnel work in Colorado most of it was overhead embed plates, when you can weld over head without burning yourself up everything else is easy.

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