Tube Chassis? Can I Make one?

[JonBoy]

I am looking for info. I want to make a tube chassis for a stampede. What will I need? Where can I get the tube? what holds it together? The tube at my LHS is brass and just seems to weak. Please give me some direction. Thanks

[kartrun]

You can use brass tubing and solder it together

[paxil]

it will be stronger when you put it together because the tube will be shorter and reinforced

[ 06-07-2001: Message edited by: paxil ]

[Throtl Hapie]

You have to weld, not solder it together.

[kartrun]

No....i think i am correct.....you solder :rolleyes:

[ProjectTwin]

Silver solder will do, and you can use a soldering iron.

To smooth out the joints, you can heat the solder with a butane torch..this will smooth out any irregularities in the joints.

One of Kevin's recet 4x4 articles covered this. May have been Jan-feb issue.

Jason

[Throtl Hapie]

Well, welding would be much stronger holding the bars together than solder.

[kartrun]

Weld?Brass tubing?I have never heard of welding brass!! :rolleyes:

[Rc1oGtMaN]

Just solder the brass. It holds up great. I've seen some people epoxy the tubes together, and if you design the chassis right, it's hard as a rock.

[Pat]

even if you did weeld you wouldnt because you braise that kind of stuff together