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Originally Posted by Michael Hill
I ask because we're exploring a WCD and I'm contemplating material choice for a bellypan. I've heard Travis say they use 3/16 Aluminum (I think it was a 5052 alloy). It looks like 254 just uses an 1/8" sheet of presumably 7075-T6?
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3/16" for a bellypan would be a bit overkill..
Also a 1/8" sheet of 7075 would be quite expensive (well maybe not crazy expensive, but you could probably get two 6061 pans for a 7075 pan price wise) and overkill. 254 and many of the westcoast teams use 6061-T6 bellypans pocketed @ .125" Thick.
971 does a cool job of utilizing a turret punch to make their belly pan:
https://picasaweb.google.com/1177698...001343255 282
I believe its .060 or .090 5052 AL. Travis/Austin/971 can clarify.
-RC