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Default 3/16 x 1/2 aluminum bar

"Tim Wescott" wrote in message
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I would really, really like to get my hands on some 3/16" x 1/2"
aluminum
bar -- 2024 would be nice, but 6061 would be acceptable. 3/16 x 3/8
would be acceptable, too, but if I had to have one it would be 3/16
x 3/8.

I need it for motor mount pads for model airplanes.

I have some 1/2" square bar aluminum Mystery Alloy (I suspect 2024),
out
of which I can make what I want, but it challenges the accuracy and
strength of my (crappy) 3-in-1 machine.

Is there some place that just sells the stuff in cut-off lengths?

If not, does anyone on the list have some 3/16" thick plate of some
suitable alloy of which you're willing to whack me out some pieces?

I'll be making some pads that are 2" long and some that are 2-1/2,
and
maybe some in between, so having some foot-long (or so) bars makes
more
sense to me than having a bunch of pieces that are cut to length.

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Tim Wescott
Wescott Design Services
http://www.wescottdesign.com


What kind of 3-in-1 has trouble milling 1/2" aluminum?? That's a table
saw job.
--jsw