Blackout
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Here are photos of my JAE 21 strut. It's made from a 1" x 1/16" brass strip and 5/16" o.d. x .029" wall tubing. It weighs 692 grams, probably a bit more than Zipkits new JAE strut, but it cost me about $3.00 and it was fun to make. Anyone think that the 1/16" brass strip might not be rigid enough?
![strut1.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/59e/59e1ea5948606422b849f01a8a09462b.jpg)
![strut2.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/6ca/6caebdf75a2e582b73290d25686d938b.jpg)
![strut3.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/5cb/5cbee9aa21ca3b20a1973f85c1af745c.jpg)
![strut4.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/d1e/d1ef3d05800ea3712a2ade588b42e535.jpg)