Yesterday I was able to pick up my 3" 6061 bar stock from a company out in Coquitlam. I swear, the guy working there was a fork lift SURGEON. Dude pivoted, pirouetted, and quad axled the 12' long package into the back of my creepy white van. It was like he was playing the game operation. Impressed. The stuff is super heavy when its all bundled together.
Anways, when I arrived at DMT we cut the strapping and unloaded the bar stock one at a time into his yard. Then we brought his band saw outside in order to do the rough cutting:
It looks kind of janky with the milk crate in there, but he's got it shimmed to be level on the saw, in order to waste the minimum amount of aluminum. Its a lot easier to lift and work with 6' lengths than double that.
Anyways, I left him to cut up my shell blanks.
Soon I'll be picking up my 7075, which is on its way in from Portland. I've also got bearings and bolts coming up from the USA, but I have to import those myself. Anyone ever filled out a B3-3 form?
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