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On Mon, 28 May 2018 20:49:28 +0100, Bill Wright wrote:


I have been using 1.5mm aluminium, mostly. Sometimes 2mm is better.

Bill


My remarks were applicable to mild steel. Folding aluminium I have no
experience of (except to say trying to fold ally that's too thick will
end up with stress fractures along the axis of the fold. Both unsightly
and strength compromised.





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