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Are you doing 1 case or are you designing a case to be sold? If second- better design it and look in China for a manufacturer. All else is insanity, especially with your knowledge.

If you are...

Hi Stonelesscutter,

I am based down in galway, i work with Aluminum alot and its uses and treatments. I would suggest that you draw up your design in cad if you have the facility and develop the...

Fake news alert!!

Peening is the art of creating a compressive stress in a metal surface. (check out ball peen hammer and its uses)

The roots of gear teeth are control shot peened to increase...

Nah it's easy to bend if you get the right stuff. I bend it all the time, all my Z-axis covers are bent and folded 90Deg, I fold up water tanks and header, petrol tanks etc upto 3mm with out any...

Google "JB Weld". This is the cheaper part of the job.

Interesting. This is where, if you wanted to, you could sink an awful lot of money.

I might agree with you to an extent about the use of flat sheets of ali. You may want to research two finishing...

Interesting challenge!

I'm not sure Ali will be your friend in this game because it is so soft. Also, it doesn't "work" well - forming 90 degree bends can crack the material unless you have a...

Hi stonelesscutter,

Have you considered having your design laser cut?

They dont care how many holes you put in your design.

Grtz Bert.

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Well, it's correct that aluminum can be cut with a wood blade and many of us here do exactly that on a table saw with material upto 20-25mm thick, it's also possible to use a handheld wood router to...