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Posted: **Sun Feb 19, 2012 4:51 pm**

Hi Garry !

A lot depends on where you are using it ...
generally, in sheets, you're better off to find the 6061 !
It's usually less expensive too ....

2024 is MUCH faster to corrode - not good on floats.
and tends to crack much more easily if flexed often....
It is stronger for tensile loads - that's why it is used in
heavy fittings.

If you are going to mix them, be sure to separate
them with lots of epoxy primer -- good to completely coat
the 2024 anyway, so it will last a bit longer ...
You could get bi-metallic corrosion if they touch, especially
in water a lot.

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On Saturday 23 August 2008 19:37, Garry wrote:

Its easy to get 2024 sheet around here but not so easy to get 6061. What
are the consequences of mixing the two? If mixing is not much of a
problem, what are the differences in using 2024 in terms of avoiding
causing problems for oneself?

Garry

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Posted: **Sun Feb 19, 2012 4:51 pm**

Garry:

I ordered some from Aircraft Spruce. They will roll a 4x12 sheet and even with shipping costs they were several hundred dollars less then any local supplier for me.

Thank you,

Del Schmucker
Information Systems Manager
Keewatin-Patricia District School Board
807-223-1254
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807-223-4703

Posted: **Sun Feb 19, 2012 4:51 pm**

Thanks Bob and Del. I'll have a look at ACS.

Garry

Schmucker, Del wrote:

Garry:

I ordered some from Aircraft Spruce. They will roll a 4x12 sheet and even with shipping costs they were several hundred dollars less then any local supplier for me.

Thank you,

Del Schmucker
Information Systems Manager
Keewatin-Patricia District School Board
807-223-1254
807-221-8769 Cell
807-223-4703 Fax
del.schmucker@kpdsb.on.ca
www.kpdsb.on.ca

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Subject: [rebel-builders] 2024 and 6061

Its easy to get 2024 sheet around here but not so easy to get 6061. What
are the consequences of mixing the two? If mixing is not much of a
problem, what are the differences in using 2024 in terms of avoiding
causing problems for oneself?

Garry

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Posted: **Sun Feb 19, 2012 4:51 pm**

They will also roll smaller pieces, depending on thickness and material.
Just ask them on the phone ...it can make a big difference in shipping costs.
-Ben

Thanks Bob and Del. I'll have a look at ACS.

Garry

Schmucker, Del wrote:
Garry:

I ordered some from Aircraft Spruce. They will roll a 4x12 sheet and

even with shipping costs they were several hundred dollars less then any
local supplier for me.

Thank you,

Del Schmucker
Information Systems Manager
Keewatin-Patricia District School Board
807-223-1254
807-221-8769 Cell
807-223-4703 Fax
del.schmucker@kpdsb.on.ca
www.kpdsb.on.ca

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Subject: [rebel-builders] 2024 and 6061

Its easy to get 2024 sheet around here but not so easy to get 6061. What
are the consequences of mixing the two? If mixing is not much of a
problem, what are the differences in using 2024 in terms of avoiding
causing problems for oneself?

Garry

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Posted: **Sun Feb 19, 2012 4:51 pm**

Don't forget that 6061T6 is a common commercial sheet and is easier to
get from industrial suppliers than from most aircraft suppliers.
Ken

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Posted: **Sun Feb 19, 2012 4:51 pm**

Thanks Ken and Ben. I will look around here a little further with that
in mind.

Garry

Ken wrote:

Don't forget that 6061T6 is a common commercial sheet and is easier to
get from industrial suppliers than from most aircraft suppliers.
Ken

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Posted: **Sun Feb 19, 2012 4:51 pm**

Garry, do you have the small metal mart shops in the Calgary? The ones here
(several in Langley) carry scraps of many sizes and types, and not hard to
find 6061.

I like the corrosion resistance of 6061 and not having to worry about
scratching off the alclad on 2024.

Walter

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Sent: August 23, 2008 12:37 PM
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Subject: [rebel-builders] 2024 and 6061

Its easy to get 2024 sheet around here but not so easy to get 6061. What
are the consequences of mixing the two? If mixing is not much of a
problem, what are the differences in using 2024 in terms of avoiding
causing problems for oneself?

Garry

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Posted: **Sun Feb 19, 2012 4:51 pm**

Hi Gary, I used to get 6061 at a company called Peckovers just north of
Toronto. They've been bought by ThyssenKrupp and they do have an office in
Edmonton.

http://www.copperandbrass.com/cnb//aboutus/index.htm

They might have what you need.

Cheers
Jim

On 8/23/2008 11:17 PM, "Garry" <wright.garry30@gmail.com> wrote:

Thanks Ken and Ben. I will look around here a little further with that
in mind.

Garry

Ken wrote:
Don't forget that 6061T6 is a common commercial sheet and is easier to
get from industrial suppliers than from most aircraft suppliers.
Ken

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Posted: **Sun Feb 19, 2012 4:51 pm**

Thanks Walter. I'll try them too if they are here. We have Metals
Supermarket but I haven't heard of this one before.

Garry

Walter Klatt wrote:

Garry, do you have the small metal mart shops in the Calgary? The ones here
(several in Langley) carry scraps of many sizes and types, and not hard to
find 6061.

I like the corrosion resistance of 6061 and not having to worry about
scratching off the alclad on 2024.

Walter

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Sent: August 23, 2008 12:37 PM
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Subject: [rebel-builders] 2024 and 6061

Its easy to get 2024 sheet around here but not so easy to get 6061. What
are the consequences of mixing the two? If mixing is not much of a
problem, what are the differences in using 2024 in terms of avoiding
causing problems for oneself?

Garry

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Posted: **Sun Feb 19, 2012 4:51 pm**

Thanks Jim. I'll try them.

Garry

Jim Cole wrote:

Hi Gary, I used to get 6061 at a company called Peckovers just north of
Toronto. They've been bought by ThyssenKrupp and they do have an office in
Edmonton.

http://www.copperandbrass.com/cnb//aboutus/index.htm

They might have what you need.

Cheers
Jim

On 8/23/2008 11:17 PM, "Garry" <wright.garry30@gmail.com> wrote:

Thanks Ken and Ben. I will look around here a little further with that
in mind.

Garry

Ken wrote:

Don't forget that 6061T6 is a common commercial sheet and is easier to
get from industrial suppliers than from most aircraft suppliers.
Ken

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