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Drilling holes to reduce frame weight: best pattern

We are reducing the weight by drilling into our 1"X4" hollow, rectangular Al tubing (1/8" thick-walled). Two questions:
  1. What would the best spacing pattern (i.e. square grid, diamond, circular, etc.?)
  2. What would the largest structurally "safe" diameter be?