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Re: Rivnut Tool

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Originally Posted by GeeTwo View Post
  • 3/4" x 1/8" bar (Ace Hardware, looks like 6061, pictured above)
  • 0.1" wall Vex 1"x1" tubing (I used a factory hole as a pilot)
  • ~1/16" wall channel (sold as 1/2" plywood edging, also pictured)
If your ACE is selling 6061, good for them! But I would bet you $10 that it's 6063 and I HATE that stuff, super gummy and nowhere near as stiff.

Please don't buy hardware store aluminum. Please.
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