OnlineMetals Question

[MaddChinaMan]

I'm wanting to get some aluminium from www.Onlinemetals.com for the sleeve on my hardware Qui-gon Lightsaber. Could someone please explain to me what the "shedule 40" and sizes mean? the outer Diameter on my saber is about 1.25 so i need to get a pipe/tube to fit that. Any help would be Awsome.

 

[Serafino]

They have specs for everything on the site. If they don't have the specs for 'sch 40' there then just do a search on Google for "schedule 40" and aluminum.

 

[MaddChinaMan]

I tried that but it wasn't very helpful.
I have another question too, what are the differences of aluminum pipe's and tube's?
are pipes thinner?
Help Would be awesome

 

[jakob2121]

Eh, don't use the pipe. Use the round tube - that way you can specify how thick you want to the wall to be.

 

[Jedirick]

This from the Onlinemetals Aluminum Pipe Schedule 40 page

A brief discussion of the difference between pipe and tube:

Pipe is generally more rigid than tube, and is usually produced in heavier wall thicknesses.
Pipe is specified by a nominal dimension which bears little or no resemblance to the actual dimensions of the pipe. 1" Schedule 40 pipe, for instance, has an actual OD of 1.32", a wall of 0.133", and an inner diameter of 1.049". Tube dimensions are actual dimensions.
Pipe fittings are sized to meet pipe sizes, but not tube sizes. A 1" schedule 40 nipple will fit correctly on a 1" schedule 40 pipe, but not on a 1" OD tube.
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http://www.onlinemetals.com/merchant.cfm?id=73&step=2

 

[MaddChinaMan]

thanks guys, around what thickness would you prefer? I'm going to be cutting this with a Dremal.