[TowerTalk] Source for aluminum tubing?

[Grant Saviers]

onlinemetals.com stocks 0.4375" OD of 6061 T6 in .065 wall. Also 0.035 
wall but that sounds like a bad choice if 0.049 is failing.  Cut to 
length and UPS shipping.

They are a division of ThyssenKrupp so if you need full length 
production quantities, no problem.

Over time they have increased the selection to include some 0.058 wall 
6061 needed to make telescoping joints.  One warehouse is local for me 
so that is very convenient for picking up full or long lengths or heavy 
stock of any material.

Grant KZ1W

On 3/17/2019 7:50 AM, Wayne Kline wrote:
> Brad,
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> I  echo John’s  statements.. I have always used  replacement 7/16 odd dia tubeing from Hy-Gain  now MFJ
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> And ALWAYS use polly proplean as anti dampening  for survibility.
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> Wayne W3EA
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> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Source for aluminum tubing?
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> Brad that is a tough size to find. I used to buy Ø7/16 with a 0.049 wall from a ham in Ohio that sold 6061 tubing however he retired. I had a bunch of extra heavy duty tips in Aruba that I gave away when I sold my station. I have found Ø7/16 online though commercial sources but it was pricy for low quantities. You need to purchase drawn tubing for a proper fit. Perhaps DX Engineering should pick up this size. Hy-gain tips break easily, at least they have for me and I only used them for temporary contest antennas. Probably the least expensive and easiest place to buy a tip is though Hy-Gain.
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> John KK9A
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> Brad Anbro N9EN wrote:
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> ​Hello all,
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> I am rebuilding an old HyGain 153BA 3-element 15 meter monoband yagi and I
> was wondering if there is a good source for the 7/16" diameter by approximately
> .039" wall thickness aluminum tubing that is used for the ends of the element
> half-sections?
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> Years ago, Texas Towers used to stock a wide variety of aluminum tubing but
> on their web site I see only two sizes listed.
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> Thanks for any help with this!
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> 73 de Brad Anbro, N9EN
> Bluff City, Tennessee
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