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  • Sheet Metal for Use in Making Segmented Pens

    From Alan Holbrook@21:1/5 to All on Thu Feb 17 03:12:02 2022
    I'd like to get into making segmented pens, and I've seen some examples on- line made with thin sheets of metal, usually aluminum, sandwiched in
    between pieces of acrylics. But when I sent my research assistant, Dr.
    Google, off to find a source of such metal, he came up empty. Can anyone
    point me to a source for this stuff? TIA...

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  • From Stuart@21:1/5 to Alan Holbrook on Thu Feb 17 13:03:37 2022
    In article <[email protected]>,
    Alan Holbrook <[email protected]> wrote:
    I'd like to get into making segmented pens, and I've seen some examples on- line made with thin sheets of metal, usually aluminum, sandwiched in
    between pieces of acrylics. But when I sent my research assistant, Dr. Google, off to find a source of such metal, he came up empty. Can anyone point me to a source for this stuff? TIA...

    First off, noone can help if they don't know where you are.

    --
    Stuart Winsor

    Tools With A Mission
    sending tools across the world
    http://www.twam.co.uk/

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  • From Alan Holbrook@21:1/5 to Stuart on Thu Feb 17 08:30:20 2022
    Stuart <[email protected]> wrote in
    news:[email protected]:

    In article <[email protected]>,
    Alan Holbrook <[email protected]> wrote:
    I'd like to get into making segmented pens, and I've seen some
    examples on- line made with thin sheets of metal, usually aluminum,
    sandwiched in between pieces of acrylics. But when I sent my
    research assistant, Dr. Google, off to find a source of such metal,
    he came up empty. Can anyone point me to a source for this stuff?
    TIA...

    First off, noone can help if they don't know where you are.


    Well, Stuart, it's been my usual experience that when you order on-line,
    you tell the organization you're ordering from where you are. Unless it
    works differently on whatever planet you're from...?

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  • From Stuart@21:1/5 to Alan Holbrook on Thu Feb 17 17:37:29 2022
    In article <[email protected]>,
    Alan Holbrook <[email protected]> wrote:
    Stuart <[email protected]> wrote in
    news:[email protected]:

    In article <[email protected]>,
    Alan Holbrook <[email protected]> wrote:
    I'd like to get into making segmented pens, and I've seen some
    examples on- line made with thin sheets of metal, usually aluminum,
    sandwiched in between pieces of acrylics. But when I sent my
    research assistant, Dr. Google, off to find a source of such metal,
    he came up empty. Can anyone point me to a source for this stuff?
    TIA...

    First off, noone can help if they don't know where you are.


    Well, Stuart, it's been my usual experience that when you order on-line,
    you tell the organization you're ordering from where you are. Unless it works differently on whatever planet you're from...?

    You did not specify you wanted an online source, even then it makes a difference depending in what country you happen to be in.

    Personally, I go along to a metal stockholder near where I live and buy
    what I need.

    --
    Stuart Winsor

    Tools With A Mission
    sending tools across the world
    http://www.twam.co.uk/

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  • From DJ Delorie@21:1/5 to All on Thu Feb 17 14:51:44 2022
    er, aluminum foil? Your local big box store? Your local small hardware
    store? Aluminum cans? Your recycling bins?

    You can also order small quantities of metal sheets from Amazon and/or
    eBay.

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