RGN | 31/01/2013 20:42:04 | |||||||||||||||
14 forum posts | Hi there, Does anyone know where I might be able to get hold of Nickel Silver Plate at 5 or 6mm thickness? I'm looking for about 1m sq. Tried all the usual suspects and searched on here. A lot of places list it on their websites but for whatever reason, when I contact them they don't have it. I've been trolling around the web for a couple of weeks but can really only find places in Asia that want to sell me it by the Ton/Shipload!
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Michael Gilligan | 01/02/2013 08:34:10 | |||||||||||||||
![]() 23121 forum posts 1360 photos | The first place to try would usually be Smiths, but they don't list anything that thick. MichaelG. . P.S. It's not what you asked, but Milton Keynes Metals lists a price of £54 per Kilo. P.P.S. This is a useful techinical reference, albeit rather dated.
Edited By Michael Gilligan on 01/02/2013 08:38:47 Edited By Michael Gilligan on 01/02/2013 08:55:49 | |||||||||||||||
RGN | 02/02/2013 11:26:47 | |||||||||||||||
14 forum posts | Thanks Michael, tried both Smiths and MK (plus a whole lot of others!) to no avail. I KNOW it's out there - I've seen it!!
Tech reference very useful though. I'll keep trollingbut hope someone comes up trumps here. | |||||||||||||||
Michael Gilligan | 02/02/2013 11:42:43 | |||||||||||||||
![]() 23121 forum posts 1360 photos | These might be worth a try. Just out of interest; what are you planning to make? MichaelG. | |||||||||||||||
RGN | 02/02/2013 17:52:58 | |||||||||||||||
14 forum posts | Thanks again Michael. Yep - worth a go and not one of the many I have tried. It's for instrument keys. | |||||||||||||||
JohnF | 02/02/2013 21:08:12 | |||||||||||||||
![]() 1243 forum posts 202 photos | Have you tried Columbia Metals? they do a wide range of copper alloys. | |||||||||||||||
RGN | 03/02/2013 14:56:06 | |||||||||||||||
14 forum posts | John - indeed I have, thank you. Once again, nothing that thick. It's got to be out there somewhere! | |||||||||||||||
RGN | 05/02/2013 15:51:31 | |||||||||||||||
14 forum posts | Allied Copper turned up a blank too. Don't suppose there's a couple of hundred of you out there who would like to share a container load from China/India?! | |||||||||||||||
KWIL | 05/02/2013 16:41:34 | |||||||||||||||
3681 forum posts 70 photos | If it is for Instrument keys, could you use 10mm x 6mm flat bar? | |||||||||||||||
RGN | 05/02/2013 16:47:48 | |||||||||||||||
14 forum posts | KWIL,
Thanks - yep those would do for the smaller ones - assuming you mean 6mm thick. If it would take some forging it would do for the larger ones too. Know where I might get some? | |||||||||||||||
KWIL | 05/02/2013 16:54:28 | |||||||||||||||
3681 forum posts 70 photos |
Try these, look for German Silver when searching although it is listed as nickel silver in the size I mentioned. K | |||||||||||||||
RGN | 05/02/2013 16:58:49 | |||||||||||||||
14 forum posts | Thanks mate, I'll give some a go although trying to build up a stock of plate. Good shout about searching for German Silver - I'll give that a go too. | |||||||||||||||
John Billard | 05/02/2013 17:04:05 | |||||||||||||||
42 forum posts | Maybe you have already thought of this but musical instrument makers/repairers may be able to provide a scource? John B | |||||||||||||||
RGN | 05/02/2013 17:08:48 | |||||||||||||||
14 forum posts | John,
I was kind of getting around to thinking that - I'm a bit slow! | |||||||||||||||
Michael Gilligan | 05/02/2013 18:31:33 | |||||||||||||||
![]() 23121 forum posts 1360 photos | RGN, All's well that ends well ... but I think you might have found a supplier more quickly if you had asked for Bar instead of Plate. Based on your original post, I was searching for a supplier of a plate 1m x 1m x 6mm. [Bar Stock is widely used by custom Knife makers] example MichaelG. Edited By Michael Gilligan on 05/02/2013 18:35:35 | |||||||||||||||
RGN | 05/02/2013 18:41:04 | |||||||||||||||
14 forum posts | Michael, Not so fast there trigger! The fat lady hasn't sung yet! Plate is good because of flexibility of use. Thank you for your continued help. Can you let me know where the example is from please as it looks like, well, a small plate. I did warn you all I was a bit slow! | |||||||||||||||
Michael Gilligan | 05/02/2013 19:02:43 | |||||||||||||||
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Posted by RGN on 05/02/2013 18:41:04:
Michael, Can you let me know where the example is from please
Cheers MichaelG. | |||||||||||||||
Michael Gilligan | 06/02/2013 09:36:18 | |||||||||||||||
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Posted by RGN on 05/02/2013 18:41:04:
Plate is good because of flexibility of use.
Available in USA ... so must exist. MichaelG.
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RGN | 07/02/2013 17:56:51 | |||||||||||||||
14 forum posts | Thanks for your continued help. Annoying isn't it that they've got EVEYTHING in USA - but I've been caught out by the nice customs men before. Trying searches for Mickel now - thanks Mike Williams. |
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