Rune wrote:

>> I do have a little iffi about how the metal looks. If it's new it's
>> more shiny, if it's old it's looks more "gritty". The welds suggest
>> it's aluminum and then the surface should be a duller gray-ish gritty
>> surface.
> 
> Hmm. It's been difficult for me to find good reference images of metal up
> very close. I'm definitely going for "new". How do you mean that new metal
> is more shiny? Overall, I'm satisfied with the metal myself though at this
> point.
> 


Because of the shape I would say it's extruded aluminum. Have a look at
these pics. They sorta show the shinyness I was talking about.

Search for "aluminum extrustions"

http://216.183.126.109:443/mfgq_live/uploads/profiles/Samples2_126923.jpg
http://img.alibaba.com/photo/11853617/Aluminum_Extrusion_Profiles.jpg

Because of the extrusion process this kind of aluminum has a "brushed" look
to it.

> 
>> Just one thing in the composition that bugs me is the free hanging
>> piece of metal in the lower left picture. All the others seem to
>> sprout from the bottom except for that one bit.
> 
> As indicated in other posts, it's not hanging. I've changed the piece so
> that this is a bit more clear to see.

I found the other post clarifying it

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Ger

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