If i wanted aluminum...

[Norman_the_Owl]

If i were looking for aluminum sheets at 1mm thick, where would LTT recommend i buy from?

Onlinemetals.com is where i'm looking at right now

[techswede]

Your local hardware store? 

They will most likely carry sheets of aluminium.

If you want anything bigger there are usually plain old steel shops

 

Also with 1mil sheets. Wear gloves!

I got to see my tendon after handling .7mm steel... It's not pleasant

[Wooth]

You should ask around the metal fabrication places near you. If they don't have it they should know the best place to send you. I did this the last time I needed a small sheet of stainless. I do live in Aus but I figure the industry there would have to work somewhat the same
 

[ofr057]

Your local hardware store? 

They will most likely carry sheets of aluminium.

If you want anything bigger there are usually plain old steel shops

yeah I would agree, most hardware shops stock a small amount of thin sheet metals.

 

if you want a certain grade or thicker again you would goto a steel shop

[Norman_the_Owl]

Your local hardware store? 

They will most likely carry sheets of aluminium.

If you want anything bigger there are usually plain old steel shops

 

Also with 1mil sheets. Wear gloves!

I got to see my tendon after handling .7mm steel... It's not pleasant

 

Alright, thanks for the advice. I'll check out a couple of places, then i'll order online if i have to.

 

And gloves for sure, better safe than sorry

[techswede]

Alright, thanks for the advice. I'll check out a couple of places, then i'll order online if i have to.

 

And gloves for sure, better safe than sorry

Better safe than bleeding all over the store and almost causing an attendant to pass out* 

[Charger]

Better safe than bleeding all over the store and almost causing an attendant to pass out* 

you did that in store? nice lol

[ComradeHX]

If i were looking for aluminum sheets at 1mm thick, where would LTT recommend i buy from?

Onlinemetals.com is where i'm looking at right now

McMaster-Carr

 

http://www.mcmaster.com/#standard-aluminum-sheets/=w41xsb

[techswede]

you did that in store? nice lol

Yup. Grabbed the sheets and carried them without gloves to the register. (Had gloves in my pocket.. But they are no help in there)

Then i went to put them down. Middle sheet slipped, Carved my finger open. Did not notice until i heard a light dripping sound on the floor 

[Norman_the_Owl]

Yup. Grabbed the sheets and carried them without gloves to the register. (Had gloves in my pocket.. But they are no help in there)

Then i went to put them down. Middle sheet slipped, Carved my finger open. Did not notice until i heard a light dripping sound on the floor 

I feel bad for laughing at that, lol.

 

Poor employees

[Charger]

I have ordered from onlinemetals and mcmaster carr both are decent depending on what you are looking for

[guitarboy012001]

Dont you mean ALUMINIUM????? 

 

keep on diggin

[Norman_the_Owl]

Dont you mean ALUMINIUM????? 

 

keep on diggin

I live in america, where it's called aluminum, and where you'll get shot for calling it aluminium

[ComradeHX]

I live in america, where it's called aluminum, and where you'll get shot for calling it aluminium

It's not called aluminum; it's just a general acceptance of a mistake made on purpose to reduce number of letter needed to print(back when one extra letter means expensive).

 

It's still Aluminium; don't make a mistake just because everyone around you do it.

[Charger]

Yup. Grabbed the sheets and carried them without gloves to the register. (Had gloves in my pocket.. But they are no help in there)

Then i went to put them down. Middle sheet slipped, Carved my finger open. Did not notice until i heard a light dripping sound on the floor

while I have never cut myself badly on sheet metal my dad who worked at a sheet metal shop doing installations has about 30% movement left in his left hand after slicing a few tendons a few times last one he sliced right across the palm of his hand when falling off a ladder installing a panel and is cut really deep other normally it was just one finger at a time not his full palm. He cant even really hold a hand full of screws in that hand anymore since he cant close it to the point to really hold them

[guitarboy012001]

I live in america, where it's called aluminum, and where you'll get shot for calling it aluminium

yes I was just trying to start a war.... lol im from america too so I call it aluminum but its just funny to see reactions

[Norman_the_Owl]

It's not called aluminum; it's just a general acceptance of a mistake made on purpose to reduce number of letter needed to print(back when one extra letter means expensive).

 

It's still Aluminium; don't make a mistake just because everyone around you do it.

"The International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) adopted aluminium as the standard international name for the element in 1990 but, three years later, recognized aluminum as an acceptable variant."

 

Calling it a mistake is more wrong than saying aluminum

[techswede]

while I have never cut myself badly on sheet metal my dad who worked at a sheet metal shop doing installations has about 30% movement left in his left hand after slicing a few tendons a few times last one he sliced right across the palm of his hand when falling off a ladder installing a panel and is cut really deep other normally it was just one finger at a time not his full palm. He cant even really hold a hand full of screws in that hand anymore since he cant close it to the point to really hold them

There are some real horror stories about sheet metal. In short. don't mess with it because it will fuck you up  :mellow:

[Charger]

There are some real horror stories about sheet metal. In short. don't mess with it because it will fuck you up  :mellow:

Im not all that afraid of it myself but that is because my grandfather, father and brother all work in sheet metal and I have been around it all my life if I wanted to make something with sheet metal I would just walk out back and grab some lol

[techswede]

Im not all that afraid of it myself but that is because my grandfather, father and brother all work in sheet metal and I have been around it all my life if I wanted to make something with sheet metal I would just walk out back and grab some lol

My dad got me into welding when i was 12^^ So i'm quite familiar with it too.

A bit jealous about the ease of access situation you have though. I need to get a place with a yard so i can store some materials!

[Norman_the_Owl]

My dad got me into welding when i was 12^^ So i'm quite familiar with it too.

A bit jealous about the ease of access situation you have though. I need to get a place with a yard so i can store some materials!

 

 

Im not all that afraid of it myself but that is because my grandfather, father and brother all work in sheet metal and I have been around it all my life if I wanted to make something with sheet metal I would just walk out back and grab some lol

And here i am asking where to buy this stuff. Dat juxtaposition

[ComradeHX]

"The International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) adopted aluminium as the standard international name for the element in 1990 but, three years later, recognized aluminum as an acceptable variant."

 

Calling it a mistake is more wrong than saying aluminum

They did it in 1990 and found out that Amerikans are still being hipsters.

 

That's still a mistake on Amerikan's part; and then mistake on IUPAC for accepting their mistake.

 

"More wrong" is wrong; there is no "more wrong."

[Norman_the_Owl]

They did it in 1990 and found out that Amerikans are being hipsters.

 

That's still a mistake on Amerikan's part.

What about "Recognized aluminum as an acceptable variant" don't you understand?

[ComradeHX]

What about "Recognized aluminum as an acceptable variant" don't you understand?

They recognized a mistake.  That does not mean it's not a mistake.

 

Do you not understand?

Did you even read?

 

 

It's not called aluminum; it's just a general acceptance of a mistake made on purpose to reduce number of letter needed to print(back when one extra letter means expensive).

 

 

I already posted that.

[techswede]

And here i am asking where to buy this stuff. Dat juxtaposition

If you lived in my area i could direct you to a good place. But you are in jersey so i can't