Originally Posted by
Karl Robbers
6mm will be the limit of that machine. You can fudge that a bit and probably handle the odd bit of 10mm if you preheat the material first to lessen the heatsink effect.
I didn't realise you were building a boat, I thought this was for your tinnie.
The boat looks good so far.
Given the way you handled the 1.6 ally on your video, I reckon that you could comfortably use 3mm for your upcoming projects unless you actually need the strength of the 4mm. A word of advice though, make sure you buy a bendable grade of 4mm such as 5356 as 4mm is often a non bendable grade and this would limit your options if you need any folding done. 3mm and below are generally sold in bendable grades.
When you need wire next 5356 or preferably 5183 will be what you want.
Keep us posted.