These days, there are all SORTS of Al extrusion systems smaller than 1": MicroRax, MakerBeam, OpenBeam, others? I'm sure. Some are better than others. At any rate, thanks to all who've advised. I'm going to experiment a bit and see what I can figure out; I'm particularly interested in the expandable packing foam option. Mike On Sun, May 18, 2014 at 12:47 PM, Peter Johansson w= rote: > On Sun, May 18, 2014 at 2:25 PM, Vitaliy M wrote= : > > > One big concern I would have, with anything non-standard, and especiall= y > home-made, is getting it destroyed by the TSA as they check the aluminum > tubes for explosives. > > Something like 80/20 might be better in this regard. Does anyone make > Al extrusion systems smaller than 1"? > > -p. > -- > http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > View/change your membership options at > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist > --=20 http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .