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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!
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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