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Re: pic: 1648 Painted Frame / teaser 2
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Originally Posted by notmattlythgoe
1x1 tubing with 1/8 walls is actually the same weight per foot as 80-20.
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1/8" wall would be stiffer in the directions we are concerned with in a chassis design like this.
Decreasing the wall thickness to match the equivant 80-20 stiffness, it would be lighter.
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