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At 08:23 AM 9/4/2003 -0400, "erik kump" <ebkump-at-hotmail.com> wrote:
>I've never shopped for aluminum at Lowe's before, but the stuff they have
>at Home Depot is garbage. Not all aluminum is the same and the stuff they
>have is not very strong at all. Depending on your budget, I would advise
>you to use a good grade of Al alloy. 6061 is a good one. It is common
>(meaning not the most expensive one), much stronger, and it welds very
>well. If you like, I can post the URLs to a couple of surplus metal
>websites with pretty reasonable prices. I'd post them now, but I'm not at
>my computer, and their names elude me at the moment.
I highly recommend www.onlinemetals.com
They have a great selection, low prices, quick
turnaround and they are in Seattle. They have
a will-call/pickup link at the bottom of the page
listed above.
Joe
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