| Exterior skin thickness... [message #210010] |
Wed, 05 June 2013 20:19  |
quadracerx1
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anyone know the thickness of the aluminum skin on the upper part of the coach body? I'm thinking about plugging one of the window holes.... Also what grade is the aluminum 3032, 6061, etc.?
Thanks,
Steve
75 26' GMC Glenbrook
Puyallup, Washington
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| Re: [GMCnet] Exterior skin thickness... [message #210032 is a reply to message #210010] |
Wed, 05 June 2013 22:07  |
Marsh Wilkes
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Hi Steve,
I haven't posted lately, but I do keep an eye on the net.
The skin thickness is 1/16", as to the alloy that's a good question, may be
someone knows, I wasn't able to find out when I tried.
7 or 8 years ago I talked with Wes at Cinnabar and asked him that question,
his reply was that it's on the blue prints but I don't feel like looking it
up.
I called Buskirk and asked them, they didn't know, I asked them what they
ordered to stretch a coach, they said aluminum, I said thank you.
When I was welding aluminum plates for a floor, I used 5052 it worked well
with the existing metal on the coach.
Marsh Wilkes
Perry Florida
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> anyone know the thickness of the aluminum skin on the upper part of the
> coach body? I'm thinking about plugging one of the window holes.... Also
> what grade is the aluminum 3032, 6061, etc.?
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> Thanks,
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> Steve
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| Re: Exterior skin thickness... [message #210033 is a reply to message #210010] |
Wed, 05 June 2013 22:21 |
kerry pinkerton
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Aluminum is sold by decimal thickness. .063 is what you tell the guy at the sales desk. I'm not sure what the alloy is but I'm confident it is NOT 1100 or 3003 (it is too soft) and doubt it is 6061 because it is more expensive and stronger than needed for the skin. The extrusions will be 6061. I strongly suspect the skin is 5052 or similar. 5052 will certainly work. There are other alloys but they are somewhat exotic and would have been too expensive for GM to have used.
Kerry Pinkerton - North Alabama
Had 5 over the years. Currently have a '06 Fleetwood Discovery 39L
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| Re: [GMCnet] Exterior skin thickness... [message #210061 is a reply to message #210033] |
Thu, 06 June 2013 08:42 |
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USAussie
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Kerry,
I reckon that you're right vis-à-vis the extrusions as they are pretty tough to drill through I wonder if they aren't T-6!
Regards,
Rob M.
-----Original Message-----
From: Kerry Pinkerton
Aluminum is sold by decimal thickness. .063 is what you tell the guy at the sales desk. I'm not sure what the alloy is but I'm
confident it is NOT 3003 and doubt it is 6061 because it is more expensive and stronger than needed for the skin. The extrusions
will be 6061. I strongly suspect the skin is 5052 or similar. 5052 will certainly work. There are other alloys but they are
somewhat exotic and would have been too expensive for GM to have used.
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Kerry
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Rob M. (USAussie)
The Pedantic Mechanic
Sydney, Australia
'75 Avion - AUS - The Blue Streak TZE365V100428
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