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What is the name of this style aluminum channel? _|_|_
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<blockquote data-quote="kofkorn" data-source="post: 313545" data-attributes="member: 7076"><p>That's most likely a custom extrusion shape. The company that makes that wheel built a special die for that shape. That said, you might be best looking through a scrap yard, bring a picture of the cross section with you. </p><p></p><p></p><p>You could also be crafty and build your own version with a couple of L channels attached to a C channel Like this:</p><p></p><p>L channel: _| </p><p>C Channel: |_|</p><p></p><p>bolt or weld them together to make this: _||_||_</p><p>The middle webs will be thicker than normal, but you should be able to do it.</p><p></p><p>Or weld two pieces of C channel to a flat plate at the spacing you need. </p><p></p><p>Or simply use C-Channel and bolt it to the boat through the middle of the web and drill a clearance hole through the pivoting member. That's probably the easiest and cheapest method. Make sure to get the architectural channel, not the structural. Structural will have angled sides, Architectural will have straight sides and sharp corners.</p><p></p><p>Good Luck!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="kofkorn, post: 313545, member: 7076"] That's most likely a custom extrusion shape. The company that makes that wheel built a special die for that shape. That said, you might be best looking through a scrap yard, bring a picture of the cross section with you. You could also be crafty and build your own version with a couple of L channels attached to a C channel Like this: L channel: _| C Channel: |_| bolt or weld them together to make this: _||_||_ The middle webs will be thicker than normal, but you should be able to do it. Or weld two pieces of C channel to a flat plate at the spacing you need. Or simply use C-Channel and bolt it to the boat through the middle of the web and drill a clearance hole through the pivoting member. That's probably the easiest and cheapest method. Make sure to get the architectural channel, not the structural. Structural will have angled sides, Architectural will have straight sides and sharp corners. Good Luck! [/QUOTE]
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