roll cages

[mark 23]

Do they make a plastic coated wire that could be used for bending roll cages/bars into shape when trying to make a roll cage ?

[stitchdup]

plastruct certainly used to have 2 sizes but you'll probably find normal styrene rod easier to work with and attach.

[Shark]

A lot of builders use plastic tube and insert brass rod the same as the opening of the tube. You can bend it and it won't collapse.

[johnyrotten]

Being a welder, I grabbed a few sticks of .050-.060 aluminum tig rod to use as a mockup and get angles correct.  I could probably epoxy that together and save some work. It's dead soft and bends super easy. Just another option for you. 

[Shark]

50 minutes ago, johnyrotten said:

Being a welder, I grabbed a few sticks of .050-.060 aluminum tig rod to use as a mockup and get angles correct.  I could probably epoxy that together and save some work. It's dead soft and bends super easy. Just another option for you. 

I have gone that route also. You can get it pretty cheap at Harbor Freight 

[DJMar]

2 hours ago, Shark said:

A lot of builders use plastic tube and insert brass rod the same as the opening of the tube. You can bend it and it won't collapse.

Agreed. This is the method I use the most. It's pretty straightforward and everything glues together with plastic cement. There is also a wide variety of styrene tubing to choose from, so finding the diameter you need is easy.

Another option is florists wire. I've used this a few times to make rocker guards & grille guards on 4x4 models, the 8 gauge is 3mm. It's a plastic coated wire that takes tight bends well and holds its shape. I attach it with super glue.

[bobss396]

I use floral wire from crafts stores. I have used pieces of paper clips too.

[swede70]

Greetings...

This was an older thread, but a few of us chimed in:

Mike K./Swede70