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Re: where can I get info on extruded aluminum?

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Originally Posted by Doug G
We also chose 8020 since you can fit 1/4" carriage bolts (slightly grinded off for a good fit) inside the 1" extrusion. For a quick prototype, this greatly reduces the cost of the hardware. I also heard you can get 5/16" carriage bolts to fit in the BOSCH 30 series extrusion.

We went to Osh and bought a ton of toilet bolts. They were much cheaper, and fit into the 10/10 8020 series perfectly, and they were long enough that you could use them for whatever you needed and cut them down if necessary
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