That's where I have been buying aluminum tubing. They don't have 0.058"
wall thickness in 1/4" diameter tubing, but the closest they have for that
diameter is 0.049", which I suspect will work.
https://www.mcmaster.com/products/metals/aluminum-3~/multipurpose-6061-aluminum-round-tubes~~/
Zack W9SZ
On Fri, Jan 2, 2026 at 4:07 PM Jorge Diez - CX6VM <cx6vm.jorge@gmail.com>
wrote:
> Hi Drew
>
> maybe here https://www.mcmaster.com/products/tubing/aluminum-3~/
>
> don't´know what was DXE price
>
> HNY!
>
> 73,
> Jorge
>
> El vie, 2 ene 2026 a las 16:24, Joe (<nss@mwt.net>) escribió:
>
> > Hi Drew,
> > Who else have you looked for. I know that 1/4" and close to 0.058 wall
> > used to be everywhere. but now it is hard to find and when found it has
> > a crazy cost. The stuff must be hard to make?
> >
> > I'l try to find who I got my last supply from when i made my 40 meter
> > verticals.
> >
> > Joe WB9SBD
> >
> > On 1/2/2026 10:09 AM, Drew Vonada-Smith wrote:
> > > Contesters,
> > >
> > > Has anyone else noticed that DXE no longer lists 0.25 in tubing on its
> > site? Obviously, they need that size to build/maintain almost any Yagi
> or
> > vertical they sell or make. I called and they assured me they don't
> carry
> > it anymore, despite it being part of many things they still sell.
> > Including elements for the RX circle array I am getting ready to build
> > using their preamps. I have yet to find an alternate source at less than
> > 3x the price. This has got to be a mistake right?
> > >
> > > 73, Drew K3PA
> > >
> > >
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