Sourcing thin stainless steel

[twm.bwen]

Hi there, I am trying to find a roll of stainless steel. It needs to be approx 12" wide, 0.005" gauge and about 5m long. I keep drawing blanks on google but it brought up this forum and if there is one thing I know, it's that the combined experience of actual people usually draws better results than a search engine.
Does anyone have any ideas where I can get it?
Thanks

 

[Cheshirechappie]

Try http://www.knight-group.co.uk/stainless ... -steel.htm in Birmingham. A 5m length may be a very small order for them, but their e-commerce site has a selection of offcuts that might yield something suitable.

 

[Hitch]

Look for 'Stainless shim stock'... should be able to get it in 12"/305mm width....


A quick google of what i have suggested finds this place...

http://www.repco-tech.co.uk/shims/?gcli ... oCZgTw_wcB

 

[TFrench]

Does it have to be 5m long? I use 2mx1mx0.5mm sheets of stainless at work and have a guillotine to cut it to width...

 

[twm.bwen]

Thanks for e reply!

I have got nowhere with every company. it is all prohibitvley expensive.

Would 0.5 be able to roll and unroll without kinking? It is 4 x the thickness the company that makes the foldable flue I'm trying to copy uses.

2m would be perfect, I could even take 2 x2m as a friend wants to make one as well.
The trouble is I'm guessing it will still be too expensive!

What money did you have in mind?

 

[TFrench]

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[bugbear]

Thanks for e reply!

I have got nowhere with every company. it is all prohibitvley expensive.

Would 0.5 be able to roll and unroll without kinking? It is 4 x the thickness the company that makes the foldable flue I'm trying to copy uses.

Why not just buy it - I'd give good odds (although it's not 100% certain) you find that making your own doesn't save much money.

Companies buy in bulk, and have well worked out designs and production processes. This allows them
to add a (healthy?) profit margin, and still sell it for less than you can make it for.

Most of the time, anyway.

I've seen some "rustic", "artisanal", "primitive" chopping boards at craft fair I could undercut by a good amount. :wink:

BugBear