best material for crawler

[xrocker]

hi all. i am new to crawling. i was wondering what would be the best material to make a tuber out of. would it be better to make a scale chassis out of angle stock and screwing it together or soldering a tube chassis together. i am dont have a welder but if i go the why of welding a scale chassis together is there anyone on these threads that could help out?

thanks
xrocker

 

[Jim511]

Most guys braze brakeline together. I dont build tubers or whatnot, but if you look around you can find what your looking for. Don't be surprised if someone rips your head off and tells you to use the search option.

 

[DUDE]

http://www.mindspring.com/~jayk6/rcstuff/tubefab/tubefab.htm

 

[Mad Scientist]

Well, I won’t exactly rip your head off, but I will tell you to use the search function. But only because this is a very "searchable" topic, so to speak. All you have to do is search for tuber or tube chassis, both of which will yield relevant results.

That being said, automotive breakline is by far the most widely used, with brass tubing probably being next.

 

[Zapper2003]

Well, pretty much just read THIS a few times and you'll figure it out. Its not that hard.