[Towertalk] small diameter aluminum tubing

Hisashi T Fujinaka htodd@twofifty.com
Wed, 4 Dec 2002 08:45:16 -0800 (PST)


I went to a hobby store to get something like that. Unfortunately, it
kinked no matter what I did to bend it. I ended up using bendable brake
line instead. Heavier and non-rust-proof, but it worked.

On Wed, 4 Dec 2002, Mark . wrote:

> << Is there a non-radio/hobby/hardware source for 1/4" OD aluminum
> tubing?  Maybe in the model airplane world?  I know copper is readily
> available in the plumbing section of Home Depot et al, and maybe that will
> do, but if aluminum can be found I suspect it would probably be
> sturdier.  Application is elements for a 136-MHz Moxon rectangle, in an RFI
> DF setup. 73, Pete N4ZR >>
>
> Hi Pete,
>
> Try McMaster Carr at www.mcmaster.com  I plugged aluminum tubing into their
> search window and found the following:
>
> product# 89965K44
> General Purpose Aluminum Tubing .12" ID, 1/4" OD, .065" Wall Thickness, 6'
> Length  $ 10.93 Each
>
> --...MARK_N1LO...--
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