brittle cages..

[mikejhs82]

I was wondering if im doing something worng or are the cages getting more brittle, on my older electric cars the cages seemed to be more durable,but these new white ones are a lot less durable.

any ideas???

[apurplez28]

A simple trick I was taught was to not put the front chassis screws into the cage, that way there would be some give before destruction to the cage occured.
Chris

[rj14]

also i have been told even if you don't dye it, still boil the pieces for a few minutes

[dirtsurfer5]

I have snapped dyed pieces b4, but you bet, dyed or boiled pieces last much longer than stock.

[kipp]

I was wondering if im doing something worng or are the cages getting more brittle, on my older electric cars the cages seemed to be more durable,but these new white ones are a lot less durable.

any ideas???
you forgot to mention that you ran into concrete!!

[races65]

Put your cage pieces in a poly bag with some distilled water for a week or so before assembling it.

[peanutsprint9]

I know this feeling all too well!!! I am on my third cage since Sept. I boiled one, dyed another, and left the third one alone. Leaving the front cage mount bolts was the best thing that I could do to make them last.

I probably doesn't help that I am still new, and not a very good driver yet.

[kipp]

racing in the colder tempuratures also increases the chances of breaking parts.

[axle wicker]

i havent tried boiling a cage beacuse i dont have money to by a cage. but when i was having problems breaking plastic parts i boiled them for 10 - 15 min. and helped a lot. i will definetly boil my new cage when i get one. just my 2cents

[mikejhs82]

Kippy why did you tell everyone I ran into concrete..lol the wall jumped on to the track then receded..I had radio glitching.. there was sweat in my eyes..I had an intchy nose..you know what i mean..


:D

[kipp]

Kippy why did you tell everyone I ran into concrete..lol the wall jumped on to the track then receded..I had radio glitching.. there was sweat in my eyes..I had an intchy nose..you know what i mean..


:D
thats funny, all that stuff happens to me too. i too have a broken cage from coopers. there was a dead car on the back stretch, i saw a guy pick it up off the track but i never saw him set it back down!!

[RCRACR20]

thats funny, all that stuff happens to me too. i too have a broken cage from coopers. there was a dead car on the back stretch, i saw a guy pick it up off the track but i never saw him set it back down!!


Sure, blame it on someone else.

[ctsieber]

Kippy why did you tell everyone I ran into concrete..lol the wall jumped on to the track then receded..I had radio glitching.. there was sweat in my eyes..I had an intchy nose..you know what i mean..
:D I just blame all my broken parts on you ;)

[rj14]

thats funny, all that stuff happens to me too. i too have a broken cage from coopers. there was a dead car on the back stretch, i saw a guy pick it up off the track but i never saw him set it back down!!

that one can't be blamed on me...... I don't have a nitro sprinter.:D

[lost wages]

what does the bag of distilled water do for the cage? i boiled mine but im curious.

[races65]

what does the bag of distilled water do for the cage? i boiled mine but im curious.

Distilled water will absorb into the nylon much better than regular tap water. Don't ask me why, but it does. It may have something to do with molecular weight

Been in Plastic Injection Molding for 20+ years. Trust me, it works.

[Troyer4k]

sorry for the dumb question , but what exactly is a poly bag?

[races65]

Zip Lock bag.

[Troyer4k]

now that i would have understood :ha:

[Bruce]

Can you still dye the cage after putting it in a ziplock of distilled water ? If so , would you do it before or after or doesn`t it matter ?

Thanks
Bruce

[races65]

I would dye it first, then put it in a sealed ziplock bag with distilled water.