[sdiy] Sheet metal alloy....

[James Patchell]

Thanks...that is the info I needed....

At 01:16 PM 9/12/2004 -0400, john mahoney wrote:
> > I need to make a chassis real quick...and need to order some sheet
>aluminum
> > that is bendable....
> >
> > Which alloy is the one I want?  The choices are 5052 or 6061.
>
>You want 5052, according to this:
>http://www.oerinc.com/metal/metaltypes.htm
>"5052-H32 aluminum is significantly less expensive than "[6061-]T6"
>and much easier to bend. For most sheet metal requirements, especially
>brackets or other bent parts, 5052-H32 is the best choice."
>
>
>Meanwhile... Look! It's a blast from the past! Remember the seawater
>oscillator? Page one of the following PDF lists the "Average Voltage
>in Seawater" of dozens of metals.
>http://www.kastenmarine.com/mbqMetRef.pdf
>So, when you build a SWO be sure to include a metal selector -- you
>know, for different waveforms. (Seawater oscillator and WAVEforms, ha
>ha.)
>--
>john
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "James Patchell" <patchell at cox.net>
>To: <synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl>
>Sent: Sunday, September 12, 2004 12:35 PM
>Subject: [sdiy] Sheet metal alloy....
>
>
> > I need to make a chassis real quick...and need to order some sheet
>aluminum
> > that is bendable....
> >
> > Which alloy is the one I want?  The choices are 5052 or 6061.
> >
> > Thanks....
> >
> >
> >          -Jim
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> > http://www.oldcrows.net/~patchell
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> >

         -Jim
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