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Have a proposition for all you fabricator guys (and gals too for that matter). I have some stainless steel sheets that are cut-offs from a job I worked on. This stuff was used as a bar top at a restaraunt. It's some pretty heavy gauge stuff but what's cool about it is that it has an embossed pattern in it.... little squares like a checker board. It does have some type of coloring to it that gives it that "black and white" look to it but not sure what is on it. Whatever it is will actually polish off so that it does look like conventional stainless steel but it's not easy to do so. If you do polish though the checkered pattern is still there. (um, get to the point, I'm starting to think maybe this is getting a little long-winded,hehe)
Okay, I'm a wood guy, I don't have the tools or know how to deal with metal to my satisfaction so if somebody could make me some parts from this stuff you can have all the extra material in exchange. I dunno, maybe I am off base and that wouldn't be considered a fair trade but if anyone is up to it.... I am looking for a copy of the stock muffler hangers to be made from this stuff. Also two pieces to be cut and the holes drilled in it so that it would fit behind the stock rear peg hangers. I am cutting the middle out of the peg hangers, polishing them and want this stuff to act like an inlay, make sense?
This stuff would also make some pretty cool fender or tank bibs I would think.... anybody interested? I've got around a dozen pieces of this stuff that is about 2 feet square so plenty of material to make other stuff with.

Sounds like someone might be into that, can you snap a pic so we can see? Even tho I do know what you mean I think...

Glazer, I would be interested in making some stuff for you. I would need to know what the material looks like and the gauge and a rough idea of what you want. I am sure I can work out something.


Fryguy

Considering the cost of shipping, the proposal sounds good, but cost prohibitive for us. Our local metal supplier has plenty in stock. Good luck.

Hey Paul,
That would be great if you could do something like that! As far as the guage of it, well I have no idea, to me anyway it seems pretty stout. I will try and snap a pic of it, doubtful I will be able to post it but if you let me know your email addy I will send you the pic and an idea of what I'm after.
Steve

(afterthought.... I have some feeler guauges. I can check them against the thickness of the material. Would that thickness indicate the guauge of steel that it is? Hey, I know wood....lol)

A feeler gauge will work but it has to be for metal(Don't know if you have one. I'd like to see a picture of the steel to see if its something I can work with. Let me know the thickness of the metal and I can figure out roughly what gauge it is.


Paul