Looking for 1.5mm or .060" or 1/16" Nickel Silver Strip

[Straightliner59]

In A4 Garage's most recent post, about scratchbuilding materials, he displays some nickel silver strip. The label shows KS (not K&S). The lettering on the package is in Japanese. He uses it to make window frames/trim. I'd really like to try his method, but haven't been able to find anything similar. Everything is too wide. Sure, I could cut it, but that would be more labor intensive than I want to get! Especially knowing the material exists--somewhere. I am guessing the dimensions are about 1.5mmX.5mm, or thereabouts. Anybody know of a source?

[sidcharles]

Q: if the initial project is a trial, could you get by with the same material in wire form & tap, tap, tap it into shape?

not knowing which video you are referencing, not sure which product is in question.

maybe try Hiroboy supply source?   https://www.hiroboy.com/Metal--category--27.html

in all candor, and it's widely known i watch a Lot of YT videos, no one gets more labor intense than A4 Garage.

i say get on your Happi coat and start snippin'.

[SpeedAndViolence]

Not sure if you reside in the United States or not, but per my last email exchange with Hiroboy approximately a month ago, they are still unable to ship to US addresses. I would inquire to see if they would be willing to do so, if they have it available. If they have resumed shipping regularly to the US, please take the time to post a comment here. I have several items (from the same video 😁) I would like to purchase! 

[Straightliner59]

4 hours ago, sidcharles said:

Q: if the initial project is a trial, could you get by with the same material in wire form & tap, tap, tap it into shape?

not knowing which video you are referencing, not sure which product is in question.

maybe try Hiroboy supply source?   https://www.hiroboy.com/Metal--category--27.html

in all candor, and it's widely known i watch a Lot of YT videos, no one gets more labor intense than A4 Garage.

i say get on your Happi coat and start snippin'.

I could do it with a chasing hammer and anvil, but for the test, I could use brass strip. I've already managed to bend it, easily enough. I enjoy his videos. The one I'm referring to, for the window trim is the 356. I also was amazed by the hinges he made, with the self-latching and releasing supports. That's just incredible! It was through one of your links that I found Easy Modeler's Room, too. He's another of my favorites.

3 hours ago, SpeedAndViolence said:

Not sure if you reside in the United States or not, but per my last email exchange with Hiroboy approximately a month ago, they are still unable to ship to US addresses. I would inquire to see if they would be willing to do so, if they have it available. If they have resumed shipping regularly to the US, please take the time to post a comment here. I have several items (from the same video 😁) I would like to purchase! 

Nope! As soon as you click on anything the banner pops up. I didn't see the KS nickel silver strip, there, however. 

[Mark W]

Found this on a pool cue making site.

https://www.cuefits.com/index.php?route=information/information&information_id=4
 

They only have two sizes, but it’s a start.

[mcs1056]

This is as close as I can get...

It hasn't arrived yet, so I don't know if it's viable. For seven bucks, it's worth a shot. Besides, I do have a small welder to make battery packs with this type of strip, so...

I'll report back. There may be aome annealing required.

[sidcharles]

sidebar: this is the intensity that makes my head hurt - 

 

[Straightliner59]

8 hours ago, sidcharles said:

sidebar: this is the intensity that makes my head hurt - 

 

This stuff is so inspiring, to me!

[SpeedAndViolence]

FYI: Hiroboy is now accepting orders from US addresses now... 

https://www.hiroboy.com/shop.php?p=each_manufacturers&id=175&page=7

[Mark W]

9 hours ago, sidcharles said:

sidebar: this is the intensity that makes my head hurt - 

 

I agree, only in my dreams!  Besides, his workbench is waaaay to clean.

[mcs1056]

On 11/24/2025 at 1:18 PM, mcs1056 said:

This is as close as I can get...

It hasn't arrived yet, so I don't know if it's viable. For seven bucks, it's worth a shot. Besides, I do have a small welder to make battery packs with this type of strip, so...

I'll report back. There may be aome annealing required.

So, I got the pictured stuff and also a roll of .1mm and .2mm. All form well. I folded some over a steel ruler to make a channel with no problem. A bit of annealing would make them super easy to fold. Cutting with standard scissors was OK, and this is where annealing would really help. 

The rolls are about 3/8" wide, which works for anything I can think of so far, and they're approximately "more than I'll ever use" long. 

In summary; Very happy with this purchase. The only thing lacking is the skill to use them effectively.

[sidcharles]

4 hours ago, Mark W said:

I agree, only in my dreams!  Besides, his workbench is waaaay to clean.

i'm amazed at the tools he uses. sometimes hobby tools make an appearance, but for the most part they're from the carpenter's toolchest.

[mcs1056]

43 minutes ago, sidcharles said:

i'm amazed at the tools he uses. sometimes hobby tools make an appearance, but for the most part they're from the carpenter's toolchest.

Sometimes, that's the stuff I appreciate most. I hate buying something I can make or modify cheaply. My latest example is refusing to buy the PE bending tools. I made a straight one. and another with concave and convex curves, from a set of door hinges. Zero dollars and some fun on the grinding wheel. Nothing from Dspaie works any better. My paint shaker is sticky tape on a vibrating fingernail sander gizzie I got for $3 at Ollie's, which, by the way, does everything the name brand tools do when used as a sander. Want an "ultrasonic" knife? Sharpen the bit on a $25 dental plaque remover from the jungle store. Hot knife through butter (almost).

[peteski]

If that strip is nickel plated steel, when you cut it that exposes the bare steel edge. Depending on your local climate and how the model is handled, that edge might start oxidizing (rusting) after some time.  That might not be desirable.

[Straightliner59]

4 hours ago, mcs1056 said:

So, I got the pictured stuff and also a roll of .1mm and .2mm. All form well. I folded some over a steel ruler to make a channel with no problem. A bit of annealing would make them super easy to fold. Cutting with standard scissors was OK, and this is where annealing would really help. 

The rolls are about 3/8" wide, which works for anything I can think of so far, and they're approximately "more than I'll ever use" long. 

In summary; Very happy with this purchase. The only thing lacking is the skill to use them effectively.

I appreciate your feedback, on this stuff. Looks like there'll be some, in my not too distant future.

[mcs1056]

7 hours ago, peteski said:

If that strip is nickel plated steel, when you cut it that exposes the bare steel edge. Depending on your local climate and how the model is handled, that edge might start oxidizing (rusting) after some time.  That might not be desirable.

Oh. OK. I'll just throw the stuff away, then. I'll also call the A4Garage guy to let him know his Mustang will eventually look like a 1976 Dodge. I'll just switch to using pressure-treated lumber.

Ooops...I forgot. THAT has little protection wherever the wood is cut. Those edges might get termites over time.