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How much weight can aluminum square tube support?
I'm building a bed platform in a campervan and trying to determine what type of aluminum tube to buy.
I'm thinking to purchase 6061-T6511 aluminum Square Tube with 1.5" width, 1.5" height ...
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2" o/d aluminum pipe (1/4" wall) used as 10' 'axle' to 'roll' dock out of water
I'm curious how much weight this 'axle' could support? The dock wheels on ends are capable of 700 lbs each.
The dock itself is 10’ wide. The axle will be placed under two 4’ x 2’ rigid black nylon ...
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Resources for strength calculation for an outside aluminium loft ladder and what about it becoming brittle in cold weather?
I have been thinking for years about building an outside stair / loft ladder to climb from a platform to another one, one stair higher (3 meters). However, I never studied material strength, and I don'...
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Should I use ST or LT values for extruded rod?
In MMPDS for AA7075-73511 (extruded rod) the Table 3.7.10.0(g3) show both ST and LT values for transverse directions. For a rod with circular cross section there is really no Short and Long transverse ...
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Is there any way to improve the strength of simple at-home aluminum/copper/brass castings (sand-casting hammers)
I'm just getting-into melting-down cans to make aluminum-based slingshots, hammers and the like. In my ignorance I didn't realize that copper/brass were also things that I could process which has ...
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Mounting outdoors camera using aluminum 5052
I designed a simple U shape 2mm sheet metal bent mount for a 4kg outdoors CCTV camera. The mount was accidentally produced from 5052-H32 Aluminum instead of 6061-T6.
Is it common to use 5052 ...
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