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----- Original Message -----
From: Richard Schreiber
To: pietenpol-list
Sent: Thursday, March 18, 2010 1:30 PM
Subject: Bending aluminum tubing
Good People,
I was wondering about what alloy to use for my aluminum Pitot tubes. I
have some 1/4 inch 3003 - .035", but that seems too easy to bend. I
was thinking about 6061T6, but was concerned about how easy it would be
to put in the 90 deg bends even with using a tubing bender and packing
the tube with sand. Does any have any experience with 6061 or 5052?
Those that made your own pitot tubes, what did you use and how have they
held up to the casual knock and bump?
I off in a few minutes to see a friends corvair project for his piet.
Its going to be in the 60's here in Indiana and in the 70' tomorrow -
with snow this weekend.
Rick Schreiber,
Valparaios, In
Richard Schreiber
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