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Re: Found Source: 3/8" 7075 Hex

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Originally Posted by Gray Adams View Post
It was coast aluminum, and it wasn't even remotely close to fitting. Hit it on the belt sander, files, still no go. Nothing short of milling it to size worked. I was pretty shocked, especially considering I've never had any issues with their bar stock or plate. Couldn't find any specified tolerances either.
Sorry, meant to say that the 7075 RC is getting is likely in the range of +.002.

Your hex was probably extruded. When we first bought our 7075 hex, I remember the tolerance on extruded being +.009/-0 and cold formed being the .002.
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