Re: aluminum grade [TANKS]

[<bigboom-at-adelphia.net>]

6061 is the way to go.
---- Amir Tahvildaran <adt22-at-drexel.edu> wrote: 
> What grade of aluminum are people using?
> 
> It looks like the stuff thats readily available is either cold finish 
> (2024) or extruded (6061).
> 
> I'd like to think that 6061 is good enough for most things we'd use it 
> for....  (especially because its cheap)
> 
> Steve, do you remember what grade you used for the cromwell's suspension 
> arms: http://rctankcombat.com/tanks/T040/11Cromwell004.jpg
> 
> -Amir
>