# Machining Aluminum Parts?? **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [March 2, 2008, 4:14pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/machining-aluminum-parts/44296 "2008-03-02T16:14:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 11
**Author:** ![97FormulaWS-6](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/97formulaws-6/32/7384_2.png) [@97FormulaWS-6](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/97FormulaWS-6)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2008, 6:49pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/machining-aluminum-parts/44296/11 "2008-03-02T18:49:32Z")
Softer material I’m worried about deflecting; there’s a good amount of force being put onto a fairly thin area; thus the reason why it’s deflecting horribly right now. As for cost of material; the amount of AL needed, any shop should be able to pull out of the scrap bin; honestly the parts are not that big. We through out TONS of pieces at my work larger than would be needed for these, so even if I have to supply material, that’s not a problem. And Labor - the difference in time is negligible; the parts are too small for cutting time to have a serious impact. --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/machining-aluminum-parts/44296)._