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2" Sguare Stainless sectins for the DIY buggy builder

xxxBUGGYPILOTXXX - 1-10-2013 at 01:15 PM

REMOVED. Item no longer for sale. Sorry:(

WELDNGOD - 1-10-2013 at 01:36 PM

Only use the stainless on the part coming out of the receiver for strength,build the rest with steel. That's how I do it!

WELDNGOD - 1-10-2013 at 01:37 PM

That matl. is high dollar folks $$$$

Nfish - 1-10-2013 at 06:17 PM

Thanks for the U2U heads up! It's perfect for the BF down tube for my Libre. Well, if you are coming for the DBBB this year then it'll work out perfectly :P.

Edit: Actually, I just measured my down tube and it's 1.5"...so these probably won't fit.

xxxBUGGYPILOTXXX - 2-10-2013 at 11:32 AM

Quote: Originally posted by Nfish  
Thanks for the U2U heads up! It's perfect for the BF down tube for my Libre. Well, if you are coming for the DBBB this year then it'll work out perfectly :P.

Edit: Actually, I just measured my down tube and it's 1.5"...so these probably won't fit.



Seems like an easy fix to that would be redo the clamp plates where they clamp up to the downtube? You'd have a beefier connection & a bit more weight in the centre/front end of your buggy however that may not be a bad thing:smilegrin: esp if it improves tracking + your top end speeds you'll no doubt be all :D good with that.

van - 3-10-2013 at 08:36 AM

304 stainless? Wall thickness? I might have a use for it if its thick enough

xxxBUGGYPILOTXXX - 4-10-2013 at 12:14 PM

Quote: Originally posted by van  
304 stainless? Wall thickness? I might have a use for it if its thick enough


YES am almost 100% certain it's 304 stainless & the wall thickness is 1/4"

abkayak - 4-10-2013 at 01:20 PM

would any of you metal guys ever consider welding this material w/ a 110 machine??

WELDNGOD - 4-10-2013 at 01:31 PM

Quote: Originally posted by xxxBUGGYPILOTXXX  
Quote: Originally posted by van  
304 stainless? Wall thickness? I might have a use for it if its thick enough


YES am almost 100% certain it's 304 stainless & the wall thickness is 1/4"
Why is that? there is no noticeable difference between 316L and 304. Are there any markings on it ,or a spray painted color on one end?

soliver - 4-10-2013 at 03:27 PM

Quote: Originally posted by abkayak  
would any of you metal guys ever consider welding this material w/ a 110 machine??


I use a 110 mig and welding 1/4" is doable but it's pushing the limit of the machine's capability. If you can weld both sides it's ok, but I'm not sure of its structural integrity. I personally wouldn't recommend it.

Not to mention you'll have to buy stainless wire for your machine, and I'm not sure if they make stainless in flux-core if that's what your machine takes.

Weldngod would be the better man for that question, but that is MHO.

Thoughts WG?

WELDNGOD - 4-10-2013 at 03:36 PM

Heat it with a torch first,then the arc does not have to heat the metal before you get good penetration. Are you talking stick or mig? And yes ,you have to get stainless electrode,be it wire or stick.

soliver - 5-10-2013 at 06:15 AM

Quote: Originally posted by WELDNGOD  
Heat it with a torch first,then the arc does not have to heat the metal before you get good penetration. Are you talking stick or mig? And yes ,you have to get stainless electrode,be it wire or stick.


I thought you might say that :)

Provided you have an oxy-acetylene torch right? Or is there another means of heating it up?

WELDNGOD - 5-10-2013 at 03:24 PM

use a small propane torch
That should get it a couple hundred degrees

bigkid - 5-10-2013 at 04:23 PM

dont forget the oven, done a bit of preheating when the wife was out. Use welding gloves and run fast, or weld in the kitchen. Did that once, just before the new floor was put in.:o

van - 9-10-2013 at 07:59 AM

Quote: Originally posted by bigkid  
dont forget the oven, done a bit of preheating when the wife was out. Use welding gloves and run fast, or weld in the kitchen. Did that once, just before the new floor was put in.:o


I can just imagine you welding in the kitchen .. haha. I welded my motorcyle in my apartment in college once ... burned a nice hole in the carpet. :lol:

abkayak - 9-10-2013 at 08:21 AM

i was given 40ft ea.Stainless. 1x1,1.5x2, square tube 80ft 1/2" round tube

abkayak - 9-10-2013 at 08:41 AM

^^^see above...and, would like to buy a welder...if i go 110 i can work in my garage..but if i go 220 im stuck w/ working outside.....now i do not weld yet...but i also have a few hundred ft of gal pipe i figured i would practice with before i got to the pricey stuff....first world pblm i know..but whenever i look at that stainless i see buggies and trailers and uknow... i keep thinking about the Lincoln 100 or 135's which are for sale daily on CL...i compare them to stick units which seem so much less cool but am really after best tool for the job...unlike kites i only want 1 welder in my life