I'm suddenly looking for small cutoffs of Aluminum plate, sheet, rod, and
eventually other metals if available... talking few inch sizes. Anyone
know of shops in town where such could be obtained inexpensively?
I work with extruded aluminum quite often in my business. Specifically,
it's usually lineal lengths about 2" wide, about 1/16" thick and varying
lengths depending of the cut off scrap. It is factory painted however. To
see a sample, go to my website windowjim.com and watch the featured video.
The material that I'm cutting in the video is exactly what I'm referring to.
Also I sometimes have scraps of aluminum tube 3/8" O.D. and 1/2" O.D. but
not much.
On Wed, Nov 7, 2012 at 2:45 PM, Greg Zapf <x86da...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I'm suddenly looking for small cutoffs of Aluminum plate, sheet, rod, and
> eventually other metals if available... talking few inch sizes. Anyone
> know of shops in town where such could be obtained inexpensively?
On Wed, Nov 7, 2012 at 3:04 PM, Jim Snyder <jimsnyde...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Greg,
> I work with extruded aluminum quite often in my business. Specifically,
> it's usually lineal lengths about 2" wide, about 1/16" thick and varying
> lengths depending of the cut off scrap. It is factory painted however. To
> see a sample, go to my website windowjim.com and watch the featured
> video. The material that I'm cutting in the video is exactly what I'm
> referring to.
> Also I sometimes have scraps of aluminum tube 3/8" O.D. and 1/2" O.D. but
> not much.
> Jim Snyder
> (I'm new here)
> On Wed, Nov 7, 2012 at 2:45 PM, Greg Zapf <x86da...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> I'm suddenly looking for small cutoffs of Aluminum plate, sheet, rod, and
>> eventually other metals if available... talking few inch sizes. Anyone
>> know of shops in town where such could be obtained inexpensively?
Milling... I now have a CNC Sherline Milling Machine. If I had kept my
casting rig, I'd probably pour my own aluminum to hack on too. :-) I may
build a new furnace just because of this. --Greg
On Wed, Nov 7, 2012 at 4:19 PM, Ed Stafford <ed.staff...@gmail.com> wrote:
> More casting, Greg?
> On Wed, Nov 7, 2012 at 3:04 PM, Jim Snyder <jimsnyde...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Greg,
>> I work with extruded aluminum quite often in my business. Specifically,
>> it's usually lineal lengths about 2" wide, about 1/16" thick and varying
>> lengths depending of the cut off scrap. It is factory painted however. To
>> see a sample, go to my website windowjim.com and watch the featured
>> video. The material that I'm cutting in the video is exactly what I'm
>> referring to.
>> Also I sometimes have scraps of aluminum tube 3/8" O.D. and 1/2" O.D. but
>> not much.
>> Jim Snyder
>> (I'm new here)
>> On Wed, Nov 7, 2012 at 2:45 PM, Greg Zapf <x86da...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> I'm suddenly looking for small cutoffs of Aluminum plate, sheet, rod,
>>> and eventually other metals if available... talking few inch sizes. Anyone
>>> know of shops in town where such could be obtained inexpensively?
> Milling... I now have a CNC Sherline Milling Machine. If I had kept my casting rig, I'd probably pour my own aluminum to hack on too. :-) I may build a new furnace just because of this. --Greg
> On Wed, Nov 7, 2012 at 4:19 PM, Ed Stafford <ed.staff...@gmail.com> wrote:
> More casting, Greg?
> On Wed, Nov 7, 2012 at 3:04 PM, Jim Snyder <jimsnyde...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Greg,
> I work with extruded aluminum quite often in my business. Specifically, it's usually lineal lengths about 2" wide, about 1/16" thick and varying lengths depending of the cut off scrap. It is factory painted however. To see a sample, go to my website windowjim.com and watch the featured video. The material that I'm cutting in the video is exactly what I'm referring to.
> Also I sometimes have scraps of aluminum tube 3/8" O.D. and 1/2" O.D. but not much.
> Jim Snyder
> (I'm new here)
> On Wed, Nov 7, 2012 at 2:45 PM, Greg Zapf <x86da...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I'm suddenly looking for small cutoffs of Aluminum plate, sheet, rod, and eventually other metals if available... talking few inch sizes. Anyone know of shops in town where such could be obtained inexpensively?
I really appreciate that! Mostly looking for scrap to do some trial cuts.
My current ideas are all so small that 1" x 2" plates and larger would be
perfectly useful, any thickness, and also looking for a 1/2" or so thick
piece to use as a tooling plate. For rod, 1" thick or thicker, any short
lengths are ideal for my purposes. I'd probably be pretty happy with stuff
outside these parameters too. :-)
On Wed, Nov 7, 2012 at 8:51 PM, Sonny Mounicou <so...@mounicou.com> wrote:
> Greg,
> Congrats on the mill. I have a lot of spare pieces and tooling that you
> could borrow. Are you just looking for scrap to cut? Anything in
> particular?
> --Sonny
> On Nov 7, 2012, at 8:49 PM, Greg Zapf <x86da...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Milling... I now have a CNC Sherline Milling Machine. If I had kept my
> casting rig, I'd probably pour my own aluminum to hack on too. :-) I may
> build a new furnace just because of this. --Greg
> On Wed, Nov 7, 2012 at 4:19 PM, Ed Stafford <ed.staff...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> More casting, Greg?
>> On Wed, Nov 7, 2012 at 3:04 PM, Jim Snyder <jimsnyde...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Greg,
>>> I work with extruded aluminum quite often in my business. Specifically,
>>> it's usually lineal lengths about 2" wide, about 1/16" thick and varying
>>> lengths depending of the cut off scrap. It is factory painted however. To
>>> see a sample, go to my website windowjim.com and watch the featured
>>> video. The material that I'm cutting in the video is exactly what I'm
>>> referring to.
>>> Also I sometimes have scraps of aluminum tube 3/8" O.D. and 1/2" O.D.
>>> but not much.
>>> Jim Snyder
>>> (I'm new here)
>>> On Wed, Nov 7, 2012 at 2:45 PM, Greg Zapf <x86da...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> I'm suddenly looking for small cutoffs of Aluminum plate, sheet, rod,
>>>> and eventually other metals if available... talking few inch sizes. Anyone
>>>> know of shops in town where such could be obtained inexpensively?
On Wednesday, November 7, 2012 9:27:36 PM UTC-6, Greg Zapf wrote:
> I really appreciate that! Mostly looking for scrap to do some trial > cuts. My current ideas are all so small that 1" x 2" plates and larger > would be perfectly useful, any thickness, and also looking for a 1/2" or so > thick piece to use as a tooling plate. For rod, 1" thick or thicker, any > short lengths are ideal for my purposes. I'd probably be pretty happy with > stuff outside these parameters too. :-)
> Thanks, > --Greg
> On Wed, Nov 7, 2012 at 8:51 PM, Sonny Mounicou <so...@mounicou.com<javascript:> > > wrote:
>> Greg,
>> Congrats on the mill. I have a lot of spare pieces and tooling that you >> could borrow. Are you just looking for scrap to cut? Anything in >> particular?
>> --Sonny
>> On Nov 7, 2012, at 8:49 PM, Greg Zapf <x86d...@gmail.com <javascript:>> >> wrote:
>> Milling... I now have a CNC Sherline Milling Machine. If I had kept my >> casting rig, I'd probably pour my own aluminum to hack on too. :-) I may >> build a new furnace just because of this. --Greg
>> On Wed, Nov 7, 2012 at 4:19 PM, Ed Stafford <ed.st...@gmail.com<javascript:> >> > wrote:
>>> More casting, Greg?
>>> On Wed, Nov 7, 2012 at 3:04 PM, Jim Snyder <jimsn...@gmail.com<javascript:> >>> > wrote:
>>>> Greg,
>>>> I work with extruded aluminum quite often in my business. Specifically, >>>> it's usually lineal lengths about 2" wide, about 1/16" thick and varying >>>> lengths depending of the cut off scrap. It is factory painted however. To >>>> see a sample, go to my website windowjim.com and watch the featured >>>> video. The material that I'm cutting in the video is exactly what I'm >>>> referring to.
>>>> Also I sometimes have scraps of aluminum tube 3/8" O.D. and 1/2" O.D. >>>> but not much.
>>>> Jim Snyder >>>> (I'm new here)
>>>> On Wed, Nov 7, 2012 at 2:45 PM, Greg Zapf <x86d...@gmail.com<javascript:> >>>> > wrote:
>>>>> I'm suddenly looking for small cutoffs of Aluminum plate, sheet, rod, >>>>> and eventually other metals if available... talking few inch sizes. Anyone >>>>> know of shops in town where such could be obtained inexpensively?
On Wed, Nov 7, 2012 at 9:27 PM, Greg Zapf <x86da...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I really appreciate that! Mostly looking for scrap to do some trial
> cuts. My current ideas are all so small that 1" x 2" plates and larger
> would be perfectly useful, any thickness, and also looking for a 1/2" or so
> thick piece to use as a tooling plate. For rod, 1" thick or thicker, any
> short lengths are ideal for my purposes. I'd probably be pretty happy with
> stuff outside these parameters too. :-)
> Thanks,
> --Greg
> On Wed, Nov 7, 2012 at 8:51 PM, Sonny Mounicou <so...@mounicou.com> wrote:
>> Greg,
>> Congrats on the mill. I have a lot of spare pieces and tooling that you
>> could borrow. Are you just looking for scrap to cut? Anything in
>> particular?
>> --Sonny
>> On Nov 7, 2012, at 8:49 PM, Greg Zapf <x86da...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Milling... I now have a CNC Sherline Milling Machine. If I had kept my
>> casting rig, I'd probably pour my own aluminum to hack on too. :-) I may
>> build a new furnace just because of this. --Greg
>> On Wed, Nov 7, 2012 at 4:19 PM, Ed Stafford <ed.staff...@gmail.com>wrote:
>>> More casting, Greg?
>>> On Wed, Nov 7, 2012 at 3:04 PM, Jim Snyder <jimsnyde...@gmail.com>wrote:
>>>> Greg,
>>>> I work with extruded aluminum quite often in my business. Specifically,
>>>> it's usually lineal lengths about 2" wide, about 1/16" thick and varying
>>>> lengths depending of the cut off scrap. It is factory painted however. To
>>>> see a sample, go to my website windowjim.com and watch the featured
>>>> video. The material that I'm cutting in the video is exactly what I'm
>>>> referring to.
>>>> Also I sometimes have scraps of aluminum tube 3/8" O.D. and 1/2" O.D.
>>>> but not much.
>>>> Jim Snyder
>>>> (I'm new here)
>>>> On Wed, Nov 7, 2012 at 2:45 PM, Greg Zapf <x86da...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>> I'm suddenly looking for small cutoffs of Aluminum plate, sheet, rod,
>>>>> and eventually other metals if available... talking few inch sizes. Anyone
>>>>> know of shops in town where such could be obtained inexpensively?
