
04-05-2015, 13:24
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2017... Oooh Kill em, Swerve!
AKA: Owner, WestCoast Products
 FRC #1323 (MadTown Robotics)
Team Role: Engineer
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Join Date: Feb 2008
Rookie Year: 2006
Location: Madera, CA
Posts: 2,184
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Re: Availability of 6061 2x1x.065W
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Originally Posted by trilogy2826
Depending on shipping, 2826 is good for 128' (assuming 16 @ 8'ea)
We used this as our new "Wonder material" this year, allowing us to do some awesome structures for very little weight.
We pretty much bought this from:
Online metals - Big ripoff. They sourced from Alcoa directly but their finishing (cut to length) and packaging was awful. Literally 13 of the 25 @ 4' I ordered was severely scratched, dented or downright mauled.
Amazon - Small parts substore has it, but they are pretty pricey. I needed 2 quickly and it's hard to beat Prime shipping
McMaster - At 3.25 per ft, it's a bit less expensive than Adam's but it is 6063 ( http://www.mcmaster.com/#standard-aluminum-hollow-tubing/=x1bd1h)
Now if you find a source for 2x2x063, please let me know...
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We bought some 2x2x.060 in 6061 a few years back. Super useful, on mobile atm will post link later.
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