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Are the nose tubes just 3/32" aluminum tube? I can't justify the cost they go for.

3/16

Same material you'd find at any hobby shop? Is the ID standard?

http://cgi.ebay.com/hobby-craft-5pc-3-16-Tappable-Aluminum-Tube-K-S-3060-/380212710586?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_2&hash=item5886718cba

Miguel turned me on to TOWER material KS#3060 JohnnySr

Perfect, thanks, I have some other items to order there.

KS is available at any good hobby/train store too. I've even seen it at some good old "real" hardware stores.

Oddly, Chicago with 4 million people is a hobby shop vacuum. Have to go to suburbs and the local hardware store that used to have the KS stand finally got rid of it about a year ago, I think I was the only one who used it

all you need now is a tap and dye and you can make all the extra nose tubes you need .

Now if we could only find out the gauge of the aluminum sheet used for making the tub chassis.