Best Cage material??

[Rocfrog]

Ok I have been doing some digging on building a cage or a tube buggy or even just maybe some accessories (bumpers and what not) and I have seen several different materials being used. I was wondering if there was any +'s or -'s to what is actually used.

What does everyone prefer?

I have seen.....

Brake lines (automotive)
steel rod (I assume it's the stuff from Home Depot)
1/8" Music wire (not sure what this is or where to get it)
........


Nick

 

[heminutt]

i prefer brake line.

 

[moto]

ditto, brakeline works great for links too~

 

[moto]

ditto brake line works great for links too.

 

[Sinastir]

I used 3/16" rod 1/8" rod (music wire) both can be found at home depot or Lowes. I like using it because I Mig welded. If you are going to braze then I would use brakeline and there is great information on this board how to do it...Good Luck buy extra material and have fun...

 

[reddevildemo]

I used 3/16" rod 1/8" rod (music wire) both can be found at home depot or Lowes. I like using it because I Mig welded. If you are going to braze then I would use brakeline and there is great information on this board how to do it...Good Luck buy extra material and have fun...

Ditto, I can't braze so I weld. "thumbsup"

Any of the above would be great for it.....although the brake tube is easier to manipulate how you want it. I should really learn how to braze some day .

 

[HotRodJosh]

I used 3/16" rod 1/8" rod (music wire) both can be found at home depot or Lowes. I like using it because I Mig welded. If you are going to braze then I would use brakeline and there is great information on this board how to do it...Good Luck buy extra material and have fun...

You can MIG brakeline too.....

 

[roktoy]

My favorite is brazed stainless tubing. Light and very strong. Harder to find, more $$, and harder to work with though.
Jay

 

[Rat1]

Well I use brake line and I silver solder. Same thing as regular soldering except for you use a silver solder such as Harris Safety Silv and you need hotter temps.

I can create nice smooth joints in seconds with a good map torch. No filing and sanding needed to clean up the joints.

 

[rckjeep]

Cromoly
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8ZGSjmPemw

 

[bigdodge88]

Cromoly
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8ZGSjmPemw[/quote]

Holy hell. It looked like you snapped the rear axle in half for a minute but i guess not. Great construction, two thumbs up."thumbsup""thumbsup" What type of tubing is it made from? Brakeline or solid rod?

Justin

 

[-WHEELMAN-]

Cromoly
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8ZGSjmPemw

Holy hell. It looked like you snapped the rear axle in half for a minute but i guess not. Great construction, two thumbs up."thumbsup""thumbsup" What type of tubing is it made from? Brakeline or solid rod?

Justin

Cromoly

 

[Rat1]

Well that is JIAs rig and yes it is one tough rig. But seriously who is going to drive over their rigs with a 1.1 on purpose except for this video?

Brake line will be more then strong enough for any rc crawler smaller then 1/4 scale.

 

[bigdodge88]

Cromoly

Oh, hahaha. My bad, sorry everyone.:shock:

Justin

 

[Rocfrog]

Awesome guys this is the exact kind of responses I was looking for!

I will take all these into consideration when I go to buy my supplies.

See I was thinking steel rod so i can just weld it all up but if you say I can weld brake lines maybe I pick some of that up instead!

Nick

 

[hitman46mod]

I used 3/16" rod 1/8" rod (music wire) both can be found at home depot or Lowes. I like using it because I Mig welded. If you are going to braze then I would use brakeline and there is great information on this board how to do it...Good Luck buy extra material and have fun...

I used 3/16 and 1/8 mild steel tubing.

You can MIG brakeline too.....

Brake line is soft. It will get bent if not supported properly.


3/16 and 1/8 give a very scale appearance.