More
about Aluminum Sheet Metal
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 This solid aluminum sheet metal is ideal for fine
craft work, Tooling, Embossing, Scrap Booking & Hobby. It
is light weight & easily bent.
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- This raw aluminum sheet has a bright satin finish
with slight surface variations that add handmade character to
creations made of this natural element.
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- This metal can
be used raw or painted easily.
- Aluminum tarnishes
more slowly than copper & Silver.
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- The medium weight
30 gauge
cuts easily
with scissors . Embosses, tools and folds easily, ideal for small
to medium craft projects.
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- The heavy 24 gauge aluminum
sheet is
our thickest & holds its' shape best for larger craft work.
It cuts with a tin snips or heavy shears. Twice as thick as 30
gauge above.
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 Our
36 gauge aluminum sheet is a foil ideal for embossing & tooling. Our Colorful
Foils are great for holidays. They come in Red ,Blue, Green,
Copper & Gold colored.
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- While aluminum
does not solder easily it does fasten well by other means such
as rivets or epoxy or hot melt glue.
- Order samples to see what works best.
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- Running feet &
Yards ship in one continuous length. Pieces longer or wider than 12
inches are shipped in a roll. Metal is cut to very close to square
- CAUTION:, Raw
metals have sharp edges.
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- Back
to our Aluminum Sheet Metal Catalog
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- General
RAW METAL DEFINITIONS & TERMS
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- Bulk Metal
: Our
cut to length bulk hobby & craft metals provides sizes needed
at a good value. Our cuts of art metal are generously long &
approximately square. Metal by the running foot or yard is shipped
in one length whenever possible. We
use this metal to craft our own creations.
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- Most sheet metal is shipped
in a roll if more than one foot wide or long. If necessary ripples or curves can be
flattened by rolling it with a smooth rolling pin or plastic
pipe section on a completely smooth surface such as a countertop,
smooth wood or heavy glass table. It also can be rolled slightly
the other way to flatten.
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- Grades: These solid metals are
of an especially pure high grade for fine craft work. All of
It is solderable except aluminum..
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- New Craft
Metal has
a bright rolled satin finish. It may have some very slight manufacturing
ripples, scratches & color variations. All metal is
new unless on our Recycled/ Reclaimed Metal page.
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- Reclaimed
-Recycled metal: This
unused older metal has scratches, finger prints, ripples and/or
dents. Some is shiny and and some has patina from age. It is
all very usable at a good price. We use this metal in our
own creations. For these metals see our page: Recycled/
Reclaimed Metal
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- Gauges or
Thickness:
The lower the gauge number the thicker the metal. For example
23 gauge sheet metal is more than twice as thick as 30 gauge.
See below
for gauge charts.
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- Hardness: Basically how easy it
is to bend or work:
- Soft
is pliable yet holds up for folding and hammering. Thicker
metal bends less easily than thin.
- Medium
Hard is stiff, bends less easily and holds is shape better
in larger pieces
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- FINISH: Our raw/bare metals can
be buffed up after a piece is completed. More information
on METAL
- CRAFT
HOW-TO : Cleaning, cutting, forming, soldering & finishing
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- PATINA: All the metals we offer are raw with
no wax or varnish and will gain an aged patina over time. Patina
solutions (available at most hardware stores) can be used to
speed the aging process. More about Patina
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- CAUTION
:HANDLE WITH
CARE , Raw metals have sharp edges. Rolls and coils are tightly
wound and may spring open. They are not for use by children .
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- Our metals
are sold only for craft work; and they are not tested nor certified
safe for electrical nor electronic uses, nor home construction
nor internal consumption, and they are not certified for food
service. (Yes folks some actually ask if they can eat this craft
metal!)
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