Help needed

[jason 82]

You can get a pre cut chassis pack for less than that. Pm phil at Talon, I am sure he can sort you out, and it saves a load of haste cutting all of those angles !

[twinturbo]

yep pre-cut is the way to go.

[j.brownster79]

Originally Posted by jason 82

You can get a pre cut chassis pack for less than that. Pm phil at Talon, I am sure he can sort you out, and it saves a load of haste cutting all of those angles !

I have messaged phil to see what he can help me with if not I will keep searching the web!!

[Josh]

I got all my steel from IS&G Steel Stockholders, can't remember exactly how much but it came in under £100. I had to drive over there with my hacksaw and cut the 6m lengths in half, then straped the lot on the roof.

They have a branch in Ipswich, about 54 miles from Great Yarmouth.

[Oscar]

Got all mine delivered for about 140 including postage. Was around 12 a langth, for ERW though.

Flat pack might well be the way to go, I chose (like a great muppet ) to do it all myself so I could say... "made it all myself!"

[Shorty]

flat pack is the future unless you have the ability to cut all the angles accurately. Surprising how long it takes to get the chassis together even when all the steel has been cut for you.

[alga]

Cutting angles accurately is nothing special. While a bandsaw would help, sufficiently accurate cuts are easy to make with a metal chop saw or even a hacksaw. If you get it wrong, you can tweak it with a flap disk or a file. If it's unsalvageable, you set it aside and make another one. Chances are, soon you'll soon cut it up for shorter tubes.

[jason 82]

I have done all mine with a hacksaw, those mitre cuts are a pig ! Should have bought a chop saw, but by the time you buy your steel & a chop saw, it's cheaper to buy the pre cut pack.

[vmax1974]

I did all mine with a angle gauge and free hand with my grinder seemed to take forever

My next build will be flatpack kit