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THEDANIMAL difference between extruded... 12-02-2014, 06:27 PM
Otto Just look at the profile. If... 12-02-2014, 06:43 PM
ParkerFlyer4 Think of extruded as Play Do... 12-02-2014, 06:54 PM
mthomasdev Parker, I would disagree... 12-03-2014, 04:59 PM
ParkerFlyer4 I Personally have always... 12-03-2014, 06:09 PM
mthomasdev All the yards that I use that... 12-04-2014, 05:02 PM
Mechanic688 Check out the similar threads... 12-02-2014, 07:41 PM
scrappinlife difference between extruded... 12-03-2014, 06:29 PM
hobo finds all sheet by me as well.... 12-03-2014, 06:41 PM
EcoSafe Heat sinks are extruded no... 12-03-2014, 09:22 PM
ParkerFlyer4 I have to tell the scale guy... 12-04-2014, 04:29 AM
zaydeh many aluminum heat sinks are... 12-08-2014, 12:57 PM
newattitude I've never known crutches to... 12-08-2014, 04:11 AM
mthomasdev I think this thread just... 12-08-2014, 04:10 PM
junkfreak Man iam lucky I guess. My... 02-17-2015, 10:28 AM
newattitude ^^My big yard I sell to buys... 12-08-2014, 02:08 PM
EuclidPrime Extrusion is defined as the... 06-29-2016, 02:59 PM
msmoorad the yards by me take... 11-16-2018, 02:13 PM
520 My yard refuses to accept... 11-16-2018, 04:18 PM
Patriot76 If you cannot see the seam... 11-16-2018, 05:03 PM
520 I did just that. Even showed... 11-17-2018, 12:16 PM
msmoorad I contacted the national... 11-23-2018, 03:25 AM
Patriot76 Interesting. 11-23-2018, 09:56 AM
ozarksewaste I would hazard a guess that... 11-23-2018, 01:19 PM
greytruck The yard tryed to tell me my... 02-28-2019, 10:31 AM
mleach It's also a good idea to... 02-28-2019, 05:27 PM
msmoorad i was busy stripping printers... 03-01-2019, 07:29 AM
mleach Yeah, there's extruded in... 03-01-2019, 02:06 PM
JJinLV From what I can see it looks... 03-02-2019, 11:46 AM
hills Thanks Guys ... It's a lot of... 03-03-2019, 04:44 AM
msmoorad here by me, it seems that the... 03-03-2019, 05:17 AM
mikeinreco funny thing around here... 03-03-2019, 08:55 AM
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    Quote Originally Posted by THEDANIMAL View Post
    hey guys can anyone tell me or point me in the right direction in how i could identify extruded aluminum and sheet aluminum? For example, crutches, bigger umbrellas, heater cores, window screens, etc? thanks.
    Just look at the profile. If it was formed by being pushed through a die, it's extruded. If it was folded or creased to its shape, it's sheet.

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