00:00Alright, if you're scratch building a drone frame, your tubing choice is everything,
00:04too soft and it bends on the first crash, too heavy in your flight times tank.
00:08So I went digging and found the best deals on 6061 aluminum round tube for drone frames,
00:13plus a few cheap tools that'll make your life way easier.
00:17Let's get into it.
00:19First up, the Libertone PX cutter, and honestly, don't let the name fool you,
00:23this thing makes short work of thin wall aluminum tubing too.
00:27The 31mm jaw gives you a clean, square cut on anything up to about 1.25 inches,
00:32and the ratchet action means zero hand cramps.
00:35It's only $6.94, it's sold nearly 5,000 times, and it's sitting at a 4.8.
00:42If you want your frame arms to actually line up, square cuts are non-negotiable,
00:46and this is the cheapest way to get them.
00:49Now, the main event, the aluminum round tube itself.
00:53This listing is the one I'd actually build a frame from.
00:56You get every size you could want, from 3mm all the way up to 26mm outer diameter,
01:02so you can grab chunky 20mm booms for a big rig or skinny 8mm tube for a micro build,
01:08all from the same seller.
01:10And get this, it's 43 cents a piece.
01:1343 cents.
01:15With a 4.9 rating and almost 4,700 sold,
01:19just order a handful of every size and you've got material for months of builds.
01:23Third on the list is this thin-walled brass pipe, and before you ask, no, it's not a frame material.
01:29But here's why it's worth having in your bin, 0.25mm wall thickness, sizes from 1mm to 12.5mm,
01:37and 300-500mm lengths.
01:40I use it for bushings, standoff sleeves, antenna mounts, and little detail work where aluminum would
01:46gall or strip.
01:475 bucks, 4.9 stars, over 4,400 sold, it's one of those things you buy once and keep reaching
01:53for.
01:55Fourth, and this one's a shop upgrade rather than a build part,
01:58a 4-inch flexible ventilation duct, 100mm diameter, 1.5m long.
02:04The moment you start cutting and sanding aluminum and carbon,
02:07your workspace fills with fine dust you really don't want to breathe.
02:11Hook this up to an inline fan and you've got fume and dust extraction for 6 bucks and change.
02:174.8 stars, 4,400 plus sold.
02:21Cheap Lunds Insurance.
02:23Last but definitely not least, a deburring reamer, and this is the unsung hero of tube work.
02:29It chamfers both the inside and outside of your cut ends in one twist,
02:32so your tubing stops chewing up wires, connectors, and your fingertips.
02:37For bucks 40, works on aluminum, copper, brass, PPR, and PVC, and it takes 2 seconds per cut.
02:44It's a 4.5 with thousands sold, and honestly, it should be in every builder's drawer.
02:50And that's the list.
02:52All the links are down in the description, so grab what you need and get building.
02:56If this saved you some scrolling, drop a like and hit subscribe,
02:59I'll keep hunting the deals so you don't have to.
03:02See you in the next one.
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