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Re: bolting square aluminum without crushing walls

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Originally Posted by Not2B
Since you can't get into the ends of the tube (DOH - hunk of metal or wood IN the tube is a great idea.) then try the washer idea. OR - put a plate of metal on either side of the channel to act as a long washer. The point is, spread out the area the force is acting upon. Pressure = Force X Area.

Farmington Hills, eh... I mentor in Plymouth, but I live in Farmington Hills. And one of the other mentors on our team grew up in Farmington Hills. Small world...

Good Luck!
cool. too late for shoving things in now tho. and i just remmebred that the aluminum tube we crushed last year was thinner walled stuff. i beliee we wont crush these. ill try on a scrap tomorrow just in case tho.
yea, and i live and go to school in farmington hills. but we get our welding and not too easy to machine stuff done in plymouth. really small world lol