ORIGINAL: alpal
Ken, you mentioned you used aluminium for the fittings instead of brass,
It is far ahead for me at the moment, but I am planning things and would like to know what grade and thickness you used.
The research I have done on the subject indicated that there are potential pitfalls. I would be gratefull for your comments on this..a;so how much weight did you save??
Alex
Alex please reread #273 where I said: "Alex, I made my metal parts out of 1/16" 6061-T6 aluminum ". After having built two 1/3 scale Jungmeisters using aluminum and experiencing no problems, I would do it again. Potential problem is a little hard to define. You could potentially have a mid-air if you fly when someone else is flying, which I did and it cost me my first Jungie. There is a lot of difference in the grades of aluminum and 6061-T6 is very tough and may be hard for you to get. If you like cutting and bending brass then by all means do.
I honestly don't know how much weight I saved. If you are going to do it yourself, as I did, the aluminum is much easier to work with.