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Originally Posted by pDubs
Okay I think Im gonna pull the trigger on doing this after your inspiration.
I need to find a local spot to find 1/4 aluminum in 2x 8. Metal Depot is 69 for the aluminum, 109 to ship it.
Home Depot had 1/8 strips in 2x 8. No 1/4
Looks like hardware wise its gonna be 60 shipped for everything from McMaster-Carr, including the 1/4 3x3 angle aluminum for the legs.
The cross bars are going to be $252 shipped.
One thing never brought up was what you made to wind deflector from and what hardware you used in the slots to mount the wind deflector. Thanks again!
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If you have a metal supply store in town it might be cheapest. We have IMS in Los Angeles that is great for this sort of stuff.
I made the wind deflector out of aluminum that was 6" wide and I think something like 1/16" thick. It was like $20 I think
Consider getting 3003 aluminum. It is cheaper and has great corrosion resistance. It is about half the strength of 6061 but at 1/4"x2" you're not going to have a problem. I'd stick with higher strength on the feet though.
