DirtyToes

i wanna make my own cage, and i have access to some tools. not too sure were to start.

what's the best weding type for cages? (arc, mig, tig)

and if i wanna use rods, wat type of rods?

wats the easiet? wats the strongest? which one doesnt require gas...etc...etc



any info on cage welding woud be awesome.

Josh Faught

Dude if you dont even know what kinda welder to use i dont suggest you attempt to make one

Steven Palmer

yea hes right , tig would be the best if you can do it its somthin you have to learn cant just do it like stick , learn to tig and you might have a chance also you would need a bender more than likely , if you think you can go for see how turns out

Steven Palmer

you could do with mig also but tig you will have more control and tig will make cleaner welds , also you probably be using in between .080 wall and .125 =1/8 wall depending on what type of material like chrome olly you can use a thinner wall

drgnazz

tandem designwurx makes some killer cages

Josh Faught

The easiest weldin for someone who doesnt know how to weld is a mig machine but when you get into bending your cold roll or pipe or whatever you decide to go with you gotta have your **** together or your gonna waste your money its pretty tricky to bend **** and get it right if you have never done it before

Steven Palmer

word , yea i mean you get it down its easy but just practice just like anything else

killthatoneguy

ive been buildin my own cages but i have access to a nice mig and tig machine, pro tools tube bender, plasma, shear, punch etc etc

heres my cage so far

https://www.stuntlife.com/forums/2-s...+been+building

Steven Palmer

yea that ***** sick , have you gotta chance to test it out ? im gonna build my own

killthatoneguy

yeah ive layed it down just a few days back didnt even budge, but ive been doin lots of stuff to this bike, i did the tank dent/melt on the cbr and i built my own handbrake adapter also which works awsome, new clutch and a new sproket is on the way

Steven Palmer

awesome man yea i thought bought makin my own adapter cause i can use freinds lathe and mills but its so cheep just bought it , i just did my dent in my tank first one iv done theres pics on a diffrent thread on main page

DirtyToes

thx for all the info fellas

PODIZZLE, what did you mean i'm gonna waste my money?

p.s. and what about a arc welder, i know thats the oldest one but no one mentioned it so i'm guessing it's weak?

Josh Faught

Well cause if you go to make your bends its pretty tricky and if your bend comes out wrong your material that you bent is no good anymore you cant really unbend iv been fabbing stuff since i was a young one in my dads shop and bending tubing is still pretty tricky for me.....Arc welder is good if you know how to weld with one but it takes more skill than a mig to make your welds look good and also penetrate i would suggest you use a mig it will more than likely come out alot cleaner for ya

CASS600

mig is your best bet for clean welds, good penetration and its pretty much idiot proof

have to agree with podizzle,if you don't know what your doing with the bending then you could very well end up screwing yourself out of a lot of money by going through material.

good luck though if you're still gonna give it a shot, would love to see how it turns out

DirtyToes

i know a few peeps that can prolly help me with the bending.

but ya, i def. gonna give it a shot....

so mig it is. thx again

Josh Faught

Post some pics man when your done

old man roger

stick welding is by no means weak ,they us stick welding for battle ships and bridges so it is a quality weld but it is better suited for thick materials ..

it's also good for used equiptment because it will burn through rust and crap and a mig or tig needs a nice fresh clean surface to work correctly..

Josh Faught

and you cant weld with a tig or mig outside cause your gasses will blow away and get impuritys in your weld unless you use fluxcore wich is no good

old man roger

you can turn up your regulator on a windy day but it's a huge waste of argon

Josh Faught

ya thats true but when your hangin iron way up in the air its pretty much the ole stick welder or nothing....Im stick welder for life lol