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Formability and cut machining ease are not the same thing.
Forming parts requires a high ductility, wire drawing, bending, deep drawing, spinning and die forming come to mind. Many of these alloys are difficult when used in cut machining not under ideal conditions.
6061 T6 has about the best properties/cost that a hobbyist could ever want, there are however some alloys that are less available and machine equally as well or better yet will cost more. 7075 and 2024 T6 are good choices as far as machining.
Forming parts requires a high ductility, wire drawing, bending, deep drawing, spinning and die forming come to mind. Many of these alloys are difficult when used in cut machining not under ideal conditions.
6061 T6 has about the best properties/cost that a hobbyist could ever want, there are however some alloys that are less available and machine equally as well or better yet will cost more. 7075 and 2024 T6 are good choices as far as machining.