Build Thread 1/10 scale crawler build.

[WickedFog]

Did you try using flux?

 

[9x19]

Low-temp Silver solder?

It requires a bit more heat than lead but probably not as much as aluminum rod

 

[Tunedfrog]

Did you try using flux?

Most definitely.

I'll buy some low temp tin-zinc tomorrow.

 

[WickedFog]

It being aluminum, it draws the heat away very quickly to the rest of the tubing. I've never tried working with aluminum. But I've seen my dad braze it I think. Low heat torch tip on a propane torch.

 

[Chubaka]

The aluminum sticks I bought are actually square tubing so it melts very easy because the walls are so thin. They don't melt with my soldering iron.
I'm going to mess with soldering a couple scrap pieces tomorrow. I may not have cleaned the joint up enough to stick.
I'll buy some tin-silver or tin zinc tomorrow and mess with it.
I'm afraid I may have bit off more than I can chew on this one.
As you can see the bed is all bolted up because I used two part epoxy and then bolted it all together.
The headache rack is what is going to be tough.

I had some thin diamond plate. The thicker stuff I started with was rc4wd I believe. Like twice as thick.

 

[thatcraig]

Good lucking truck, I like it with the bed on that.

 

[Tunedfrog]

Weekly build thread entry.

 

[Tunedfrog]

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[Tunedfrog]

A trashed Bugera amp plays a key roll in this.

 

[Chubaka]

A trashed Bugera amp plays a key roll in this.

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I'm amped up awaiting the final product.

 

[WickedFog]

Some damn fine work there man! Love this!

 

[9x19]

That sucks!

Better try again!



Of course, I'm kidding, but thought this thread could use some contrast!

 

[Doom!]

That is killer!

 

[Tunedfrog]

Thanks guys, your classic case of bored stiff.

 

[Tunedfrog]

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[WickedFog]

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Nothing cooler than a crawler chassis!

 

[TeknoJ]

Looking good, I like that custom bed

 

[Tunedfrog]

Still not sure what I'm going to do with the bed, I leaning towards just scale accessories.

 

[WickedFog]

Still not sure what I'm going to do with the bed, I leaning towards just scale accessories.

My uncle was a diesel mechanic. His truck had a box bed of course, with a welder, air compressor, generator, etc. It would be pretty cool to try to recreate something like that, like a mobile mechanic from the 1950's.

 

[Tunedfrog]

My uncle was a diesel mechanic. His truck had a box bed of course, with a welder, air compressor, generator, etc. It would be pretty cool to try to recreate something like that, like a mobile mechanic from the 1950's.

Exactly what I was thinking. I would like to build the accessories myself though.
I know a guy that has a bunch of popsicle sticks and a ton of tools. I bet I can talk him to it.