blackbeard Posted September 13, 2023 Share Posted September 13, 2023 what size plastic rod size would you build a roll cage and chassis with in 1/12 scale Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bainford Posted September 13, 2023 Share Posted September 13, 2023 (edited) What is the application? Find out what size the 1:1 tube size is, and divide that by 12. For instance, if the actual roll cage tube is 2 inches; 2 divided by 12 = .166 or 166 thou. The nearest common rod sizes are 3/16" (.187") for a bit fatter tube, and 5/32 (.156") or 4 mm (.157"), for a bit thinner tube. For 2.5 inch tube; 2.5 divided by 12 = .208". The nearest common sizes are 7/32" (.218") for a fatter tube, and 5 mm (.197) for a thinner tube. First though, you need to find the actual size of the tube you wish to replicate. Edited September 13, 2023 by Bainford 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian McLaren Posted September 29, 2023 Share Posted September 29, 2023 The typical size tubing used in drag car construction for the main tubes is 1 5/8" which converts to 1.625 Real inches divide that by 12 and you get a true scale size of 0.135 inches, cross braching is usually 1 1/2" which is 1.50 divided by 12 = 0.125 1.0 inch tubes are also used occaisionaly 1.0 divided by 12 = 0.083" hope this helps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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