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pdfiv··on You can't buy 20 pieces of aluminum tube online
Honestly I don't have a good answer yet. Freight is the part I know the least about, and it might be the thing that kills this. I do know that cut pieces bundle onto LTL a lot more easily than 24 foot sticks do, but I won't know real numbers until I'm quoting freight on live orders. Ask me again in six months.
pdfiv··on You can't buy 20 pieces of aluminum tube online
"When I need 4 feet I often just give up" is the entire thesis in one sentence. Thanks.
pdfiv··on You can't buy 20 pieces of aluminum tube online
Yep, Nox is doing this for aluminum plate and is doing it well. They're proof the model works. I'm doing tube, which is a different problem, with different suppliers, different saws, and 1D nesting instead of 2D. Agreed we need more of these.