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The shavings were loaded into gaylords, which were basically the size of 48" square pallets and 48" tall. They were double stacked in the semi. The shop I worked at, at that time, had usually only filled a big dumpster per month of aluminum, but this big job came in that required huge billet...

Welcome to the forum. Definitely let us know how it goes with the Sledge.

Yeah, the 7075 T6 will bend and flex, but it bounces right back. The metal is so hard, once you get to enough stress, it just breaks. And the grain of the metal looks like really fine pot metal, or cast iron that has broken. I learned this the hard way when I was a rookie machinist. I made some...

I completely understand that. But my point is, 7075 T6 aluminum does not bend. At all. Especially as easily as his was. He tapped it a few times with a hammer and it bent right back into shape. No 7075 T6 would ever do that. I have machined semi loads of 7075 T6, and would bet every last RC I...

But even the EXB chassis will bend, and supposedly it is 7075 T6 aluminum. Kevin Talbot bent his. And I know he gets really nuts, and bends and breaks everything, but 7075 T6 aluminum absolutely does not bend. It breaks. At least when properly heat treated to T6 grade. So I asked Horizon how...