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From: Curt Benson <cbenson-at-fablab.net>
Subject: Re: aluminum grade [TANKS]
Date: Sat, 11 Nov 2006 07:29:41 -0600
Reply-To: tanks-at-rctankcombat.com 
6061 will work just fine.  It machines well, is readily available and  
is relatively inexpensive.

Curt Benson

On Nov 10, 2006, at 7:51 PM, Amir Tahvildaran 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
>