You can get 1/4 inch OD aluminum tubing in 3 ft lengths from K&S Precision
Metals (ksmetals.com). It is available with either 0.014 or 0.035 wall
thickness.
I am using their 0.014 telescopic sections in a light weight 10M 4-element
yagi for portable operations.
73,
Henry - K4TMC
On Fri, Jan 2, 2026 at 11:08 PM Zack Widup <w9sz.zack@gmail.com> wrote:
> 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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