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Re: Lightweight Aluminum Vex Metal Kit

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I'm not so sure. It is a heck of a lot of metal, at only a $20ish price premium. If I were on a team that needed metal, I'd most likely be buying this stuff.
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According to my calculations if these items were purchased seperately in their normal non-aluminum version it would total $52.88.
So essentially it's twice the cost (or to be exact $47.11) to have it in aluminum, not a $20ish premium. So you could have twice the amount of metal for the same cost if you bought it as galvanized steel. That's a pretty significant difference.
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