Like a soda can except flat... it doesn't matter how thin.
2007-05-06 16:52:30 · 9 answers · asked by L 3 in Home & Garden ➔ Do It Yourself (DIY)
not aluminum foil of course, something that won't wrinkle
2007-05-06 16:55:23 · update #1
Saying what it's for is too specific to understand
basically I'm just using it to plate an object so it will have an aluminum surface. I don't need quality b/c it is sorta disposable (something I can just pick up anywhere and not have to find a metal store to pay more for something I don't need).
2007-05-06 17:56:01 · update #2
a pie pan. you can eat the pie, or buy just the pan at your local dollar store.
2007-05-06 16:58:31 · answer #1 · answered by gary w 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
As some of the others have stated, you can purchase metal sheets (steel, tin, brass, aluminum, etc) at various building supply, craft stores, perhaps even the local welding supply.
Another source would be your newspaper printer.... Many newspapers use aluminum plates in their presses, and after theyve been banged up a bit, they have to replace them. You can buy a stack of them for little to no cost.
Good Luck
2007-05-07 01:35:25 · answer #2 · answered by thewrangler_sw 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lowe's, Home Depot have various widths rolls of thin aluminum in the roofing section of the stores. The metal is thin and easy to bend and shape.
2007-05-07 14:06:37 · answer #3 · answered by kansas_jay_hawks 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can buy sheets of aluminum cheap at a metal shop......
The question is.... what are you using it for?
Aircraft grades such as 2024t3, 6061t6, and 7075t6 are very expensive. I know ALOT about aluminum grades and uses, so if you have a specific question about what would be the best for what you need..........add on to your question, and ill be glad to help
2007-05-07 00:40:26 · answer #4 · answered by blackbird455 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you can buy sheets of aluminum or other sheet metal goods at some hardware stores. look under metal in the yellow pages. It comes in many shapes and sizes and thicknesses. There is sheet copper, aluminum, galvanized (like in duct work, tin, or steel even.
2007-05-07 00:04:12 · answer #5 · answered by deb2polar 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why not try aluminum siding. Local building supply stores may just give you a sample or a leftover cut piece.
2007-05-07 00:16:15 · answer #6 · answered by philatlarge 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I like second answer but maybe you would be happy with a cooking pan they sell them light duty aluminum in sporting goods dept, for camping. try a goodwill store for Idea.
2007-05-07 00:03:01 · answer #7 · answered by 7.62x54 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
aluminum foils, you can get them at the 99 cent store. lol
2007-05-06 23:57:58 · answer #8 · answered by Aqua_Gurl 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'd go with aluminium siding. I'm sure most installers would be delighted to let you have a piece of offcut from their scrap bin.
2007-05-07 04:34:31 · answer #9 · answered by champer 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋