Cage building

[RELIC01]

O. K. , I'm to the point of needing medical attention on this rc thing , 35 years and stuff everywhere! Not buying anymore rigs , I've resisted a lot of stuff lately , so want to start learning this cage body stuff , and how to creat these things , Atic rc guy wants $800 to make one for my VEKTA5 E it looks like , plus I gotta ship my huge truck to some place across the country , anybody know stuff on this topic ?

 

[Tunedfrog]

I built a RC plane using servo linkage rod and solder. I suppose with practice it would have been good enough to post a pic but it isn't.
One thing I did do to make it nice and uniform is build a jig so each side would be identical.
I'm not so sure it would be strong enough for your rig though. Just a suggestion.

 

[WickedFog]

Get yourself some tubing benders, some tubing, a soldering torch, and some rod and play around.

As TP mentioned, jigs will help you reproduce assemblies and bends.

One of these will come in handy, along with a Dremel and various bits.

Another thing that would come in really handy is a drill press with an endmill the same diameter as your tubing. You can use that to create compound miters that fit together perfectly.

 

[Brady Matthews]

I agree with tp and wickedfog. Jigs, tubing bender and little sander or Dremel.

 

[WickedFog]

This guy has some good videos

 

[RELIC01]

WOW ! GREAT INFO , thanx guys !

 

[TRAT]

Digital degree works the best and very cheap. Zero it out and you can save the degree. I used to build real chassis just a tip and pink paint marker if u braze or weld it turns white easier to see

 

[RELIC01]

As I explained , I'm still looking uphill on the learning curve , you lost me at digital degree , I'm watching this guy from Australia, he's pretty well explained with things , but thank you for your help

 

[WickedFog]

He's talking about a digital angle finder. They use them a lot building 1:1 tube chassis.