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wood buck with alu tubes
Hi I would like to use plywood section body buck with aluminum tubes which will support the aluminum plates.
I need to know what minimum size of alu tubes I can use so it is stiff enough to support the panels. I don't want to use larger tubes than I have to reduce the weight. What plywood thickness would you recommend. I am thinking about 1/2" do you think it is enough?
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Hi Martin. Are you planning to use the aluminium tubes in the final body, or will they stay behind as part of the buck when you remove the finished body?
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I will need tubes to support the alu skin so I would like to keep the tubes on the frame and demount just the plywood buck.
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Ok, so as you intend removing the tubes from the buck when lifting off the body.
Firstly there's ply and there's ply; in my country we can get fairly affordable locally produced pine ply which is a low-grade board as compared to the imported Finland birch ply which is super quality, but very expensive! Our local ply can warp easily which is a concern. I think that 1/2" ply on its own might be too thin - especially for the wide/longer sections - especially if it's low grade board. I think that 3/4 is more the size I'd consider for the larger pieces and then using 1/2 for the smaller sections, but then, again, it all depends on the spacing between the "spars". If they're tightly spaced you might get away with thinner board as opposed to the opposite? I guess it's a case of trial and error but no doubt, you'll eventually figure it out
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