Thread: Working with Quickframe
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Unread 02-01-2010, 20:18
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Re: Working with Quickframe
Short answer C-Base is pretty close to 8020 1x1 extrusion but much lighter than 2x1. Both are twice as heavy as a Quick frame.

.258 lb/feet

4 35" lengths, 2 28" lengths (I realize some of these would have to be shorter given the fact it would make a 40x30 frame but at those contents it would be around.

4.21lbs for the members. Throw in 4 three way corners (so you can build up) at .065 lbs a piece and 4 90 degree connectors (for the internal bars (the 2 extra 38" lengths) 9240 as an example) are .03 lbs a piece

Total 4.59 lbs with a few extra inches of quick frame aluminum that probably aren't needed.

C-Base (4 35" members at 1.25x1.13" are 1.4 lbs each + 2 28" ones about about .8 of the 1.4lbs or 1.12) total 7.84 lbs

8 corners at .24lbs each total being 1.92 lbs

Total for C-Base is 9.76 without fasteners or basically twice the weight. But the Quick frame has 1/16" walls vs C-Base 1/8" walls so it is "warranted" that the C-Base should weigh about twice as much as it has twice the aluminum thickness.
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