How to braze basics - Building a scale RC rock crawler cage (Part 1)
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- Опубліковано 8 лют 2021
- I get asked about brazing a lot and thought I'd do a quick how-to on brazing basics for anyone starting out. I hope this helps in some way.
This is a full custom YJ (Tamiya body) that I've built using all the tips and tricks from this video.
You can check out my Instagram for more pics of the finished build.
My Instagram (Custom Crawler):
/ custom_crawler
Tube bending for RC scale fabrication - Building a scale RC rock crawler cage (Part 2):
• Tube bending for RC sc...
Tools and parts I use
These are the rods I use:
www.boc.com.au/shop/en/au/pro...
This is the flux paste I use:
www.boc.com.au/shop/en/au/boc...
Tube is zinc coated mild steel 3/16" brake line (bundy tube)
I use a set of mini files similar to this:
www.bunnings.com.au/trojan-10...
Enjoy guys!
I saw the picture and went JEEP! Glad to see someone doing a jeep yj
Tube bending would be great . thanks
Great work Ross. Very detailed and informative. I think it’s amazing to see how what seems like such a tiny simple join is so strong.
Great video. Would also love to see more on this. Especially bending the brake line. Can’t wait to see this build complete, top notch work!
Many thanks man! The bending video is in the pipeline for sure.
Great video. I'm wanting to get into custom cages for rc rock crawlers. Anything you could teach us would be awesome.
You make it look easy man! Thanks for the video.
Thank you!! Very nicely done video! I would definitely like to see the other stages involved in building cages etc. Thats how I came upon this video I looking to build some RC items so I'm trying to learn this process.
awesome video as always bro love it and love how you show how its done on point mate
Killer video, really appreciate the time spent clearly explaining how you go about it, what your doing, and why your doing it. +1 for video on hoop construction, cheers
Thank you. I will be doing a new video soon on bending tube :)
Beautiful build 👍
Thank you!
Man amazing videos wish you stuck with them I’m getting into the brazing and tube bending and these have been helpful!
Top stuff, thanks very much! 👍
THANKS
Great video mate, I'm seriously looking into making my own tube work. Was thinking of gasless MIG but after seeing this maybe braze is the go.
Hey mate. Gasless MIG I can't say I'm a fan of but it'll definitely do the jog. I like brazing because it's super easy and looks scale. The joins can look super nice vs migging, gas or gasless. If it's designed correctly 3/16 steel tube is really strong. All my rigs are tube and I give most of them hell.
Great tutorial. I’d love to see how you bend tube. Greetings from Arizona, USA.
Greetings! From Melbourne. Thanks for watching.
Thank you
You're welcome! I'm glad you found it useful.
thanks, great video
No problem 👍🏻
GOOD JOB THANKS
No problem at all!
Super informative thank you…
Glad you found it useful!
Great work. I use solid rod but very much like to see how you bend right corners in tube. It would be awesome to see a detailed video on this. Is your tube brake line or specific tube stock? Cheers and great video.
New to the project , but a video of equipment needed , some things are obvious but it would be a good video , or is there one already ? I'm going to give a VEKTA5 cage a try , and I will be really watching your information closely , I've never done this so I've got the learning curve first of course , thanx much !
Nice video bud 👍 and yes i wanna see tube bending im looking now lol
Thank you :) It's Uploaded. Check out my other videos as it's in there.
Hey mate great video! Just wondering where you get your brake line? I can only find it in wound up coil (in AUS) cheers
Hi. Great video and project. I’m just starting out. Limited budget. Could you be more specific with the adding and heating of the flux and specifically which flux. I am using trade flame silver braising flux on copper. I find the flux bubbles and burns. Then nothing will stick with bunning silver solder. . Any advice please! Thanks. Pete.
Just wondering, would it be better if rather than letting it air cool you dipped your frame or freshly brazed area in cold water for a fast cool down?
Great video,
Iv been planning on building a 1/6 Willys Roll cage, just never have tried Brazing
Is the Flux a must when brazing?
Definitely a must yes. You can get flux coasted rods too. I prefer to use it manually as I find the flux coated rods too thick for such intricate work .
Great video - thanks. Why do you do brazing rather than TIG in this situation?
TIG welding is a completely different ball game. They all have pros and cons. I actually TIG weld outside of RC projects on 1/1 cars. I prefer brazing as it's cleaner and a lot simpler. I use 3/16 mild steel tube whereas a TIG cage generally uses solid rod.
if i were to make a shortcourse truck cage for bashing like this how tough would it be? would it last or would i just destroy it?
What type of metal are the rods?
I have aluminium ones & aluminium braising rods & they don't run tidy, normally a i burn & melt the aluminium & rods wont melt. Do i need a specific type of flux
Will rod work instead of tube?
I’m gonna attempt to build crash bars front and rear then I’ll try a full chassis lol
🤩💥💯👍👏
using what size, aluminum/iron
What kind of flux is that excatly?
I'm in Australia so it might be different to what's available where you are, but this is what I use:
www.boc.com.au/shop/en/au/boc-easyflo-sb-flux-paste
those frogs or crickets are loud af
Hahaha.. Yeah I never noticed.
My father was a welder in the military for 23 years and of course after the military he did a lot of artwork so I gotta have some of that talent not trying to be conceited but I’m pretty handy I’ve been practicing and practicing I was able to get a hold of some good brazing rod with a really high silver content,……. I know this is kind of a idiotic question what is long has the rod or the lines that you’re freezing or clean don’t have to put flux on those right just the brazing rod??? I’m gonna keep going with that the only problem with my brazing rod is it’s pretty thick I want to say it’s 1.5 maybe two mil
Isnt brazing using brass...isnt this soldering....silver solder
Excellent work