Thread: What kind of material will you be using for your arm/forklift?
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Re: What kind of material will you be using for your arm/forklift?
We are planning on a 4x4 1/8" thickness aluminum rectangular tube with serious trussing in it (40% of mass removed). I have seen several arms like this, and they looked plenty beefy.
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