fiatboy Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 Are there any tutorials out there on this technique? What do you cut the Al sheet with? What glue? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foghorn Leghorn Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 We used to use a guillotine paper cutter on the thin stuff like .015" and thinner. It had been modded with a brake to hold the sheet in place while it was being cut. It worked great! A sturdy pair of scissors should work well, too, but you'll have to flatten the piece after the cut. A hard roller on a flat surface oughta do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TarheelRick Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 Which ever way you cut it (no pun intended) be very careful handling the cut edge, it will be either sharp and jagged or just sharp; sort of like juggling double-edge razor blades. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Pol Posted August 24, 2021 Share Posted August 24, 2021 I use soda cans for my metal work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peteski Posted August 24, 2021 Share Posted August 24, 2021 Aluminum is a soft metal. Thin sheet like soda cans or disposable baking sheets can easily be cut with regular scissors. Even the slightly thicker aluminum flashing can be cut with scissors (although it requires more effort). But (as said earlier), be careful as the edges are very sharp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89AKurt Posted August 24, 2021 Share Posted August 24, 2021 My favorite aluminum plate is used for printing newspapers. It's been decades since I got some, so don't know if you can still go to a printer and ask to buy a sheet. It's great for bending, easy to drill small holes in. I've tried the flashing, it's thicker, and it will break when bent at 90º, a little harder to drill tiny holes in. I don't like soda/beer can aluminum, it springs back into shape, is too thin for my taste. My two cents. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peteski Posted August 24, 2021 Share Posted August 24, 2021 Yes the soda can aluminum is very springy (tempered?). The disposable baking sheets are much easier to deal with, but still have some nice stiffness to them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Straightliner59 Posted August 24, 2021 Share Posted August 24, 2021 I use aluminum flashing for most of my sheet work... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jchrisf Posted August 24, 2021 Share Posted August 24, 2021 (edited) Anybody know where to get this embossing tin Clay is showing in his video at 9:54? I can't find it anywhere... maybe it has a different name? Edited August 24, 2021 by jchrisf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Straightliner59 Posted August 24, 2021 Share Posted August 24, 2021 5 minutes ago, jchrisf said: Anybody know where to get this embossing tin Clay is showing in his video at 9:54? I can't find it anywhere... maybe it has a different name? It's probably what Hobby Lobby sells under the Maid-O-Metal brand. They call it tooling aluminum. It has a ton of great uses! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fiatboy Posted August 26, 2021 Author Share Posted August 26, 2021 Wow, thanks for the great response! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Straightliner59 Posted August 26, 2021 Share Posted August 26, 2021 (edited) On 8/23/2021 at 8:03 PM, 89AKurt said: I've tried the flashing, it's thicker, and it will break when bent at 90º, a little harder to drill tiny holes in. That can be eliminated with annealing. I love to work with flashing! I've found the most difficult part of working with it, is sanding off the plastic coating. That's a pain! Edited August 26, 2021 by Straightliner59 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peteski Posted August 26, 2021 Share Posted August 26, 2021 21 minutes ago, Straightliner59 said: That can be eliminated with annealing. I love to work with flashing! I've found the most difficult part of working with it, is sanding off the plastic coating. That's a pain! I guess there is flashing and there is flashing. The stuff I bough (IIRC, at Home Depot, but about 20 years ago) came in rectangles about 12" long and do not have any coating - just bare aluminum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Straightliner59 Posted August 26, 2021 Share Posted August 26, 2021 28 minutes ago, peteski said: I guess there is flashing and there is flashing. The stuff I bough (IIRC, at Home Depot, but about 20 years ago) came in rectangles about 12" long and do not have any coating - just bare aluminum. The sheets I have are 5"X7". Step flashing. I got so many of them that I haven't even looked at others, since. 😃 That was 17 or 18 years ago, now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fiatboy Posted August 27, 2021 Author Share Posted August 27, 2021 Again, thank you so much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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