Zimatosa
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For starters, The thread I was comparing the HDX and CopterX aluminum is not even this thread....However, the Specs for the HDX are on cnchelicopter.com among many other sites. A hobby shop owner or two I know also agree on my personal findings of HDX being the supremest sh*t you can buy for the money. The quality does not stop at aluminum grade either, man. Craftsmanship, tolerances, bearings, anodizing, performance, the whole she-bang.... Even holding a CopterX head in my hand made my mind think it was a cheaply made(old and battered looking even though it was brand new). This kind of manufacturing, giving people a cheap choice to entice a sale just does not work for me. For you are lucky you are not me and I am not you, cause I would be using your bank account to buy an HDX head. I am tired of "saving money" only to be totally unhappy and pissed at the performance and/or look of a new "bling" head. Did you also buy your wife a Cubic Zarconia instead of a diamond? They look the same.....Searching and reading through threads that contained "CopterX and/or CopterX head" gave me a fairly definitive answer to the grade of aluminum that is used in CopterX Heli's. Price is also another giveaway on the fact that it is not the highest quality aluminum.....Ahem
I stated atthe very beginning of my post: "Although I did not write this, I thought it to be informative on the matter of aluminum grades and qualities. This may or may not help you in the decisions of which grade of aluminum you purchase for your personal heli....Good Luck!"
If you would like to add or subtract or murder or maim any part of this information, I welcome it. That is what this forum is for, information, what do OTHER people think. I can then form my own opinions, no matter how good or bad others think they are. I just wanted others to have the information that they may or may not know existed.
My opinions of the HDX and CopterX are my findings and others opinions as well. I am a pretty avid believer in the, "you get what you pay for" saying. Also the, "If it's to good to be true, it probably is" thing-a-ma-bob....
Sheeee-it
Peace,
Z
P.S. I like Kiwi too, but New Zealand lies about the fact that they produce more Kiwi than any other place on Earth to sell more fruit. Gridley California is the Kiwi capitol of the world. I seen the sign myself.... 
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Explaination of common heli grades of aluminum - 
not many engineers amongst us, 
) but the grading chart will give you a little more help while sitting in front of your monitor buying parts in your underwear. I am a fairly disciplined shopper as well. I can go to my hobby store and see all the candy but only gather information until I need the part, then buy it for the cheapest i can find online. The case of my CNC head from XMSeller was just knowing that i wanted the quality that I know HDX puts out.... 
