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MetalMan · 09.28.2006, 11:34 PM

Something for you to think about, you could go with a rectangular tube instead of a solid block to reduce weight. Something like this might work:
http://www.industrialmetalsales.com/1972.html
It's 12.75mm tall instead of 9mm, and 25.4mm wide instead of 20mm. I think 6063 is just a more corrosion-resistant version of 6061, and it should definitely be strong enough (the walls are 1/8" [3.17mm] thick).

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MetalMan RC-Monster Mod Offline Posts: 5,297 Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: SoCal	09.28.2006, 11:34 PM Something for you to think about, you could go with a rectangular tube instead of a solid block to reduce weight. Something like this might work: http://www.industrialmetalsales.com/1972.html It's 12.75mm tall instead of 9mm, and 25.4mm wide instead of 20mm. I think 6063 is just a more corrosion-resistant version of 6061, and it should definitely be strong enough (the walls are 1/8" [3.17mm] thick). SH Z-Car, Custom Crawler, 8s Savage, 12s XTM XLB 1/7 buggy, 4wd 4-link rear/IFS Pro4 truck, Custom Hyper 10 Short Course, Belt-Drive Mammoth ST 1/8 truggy, 4s 17.5 MM Pro HPI Blitz