[Boatanchors] Help needed for locating aluminum box project stock - Lancaine?

[John Lawson]

On Sun, 10 Aug 2008, Greg Mijal wrote:

> Does anyone know where I can find sheets of thin, easly bent aluminum 
> with lots of prepunched small and large holes in it.  This stuff was 
> used years ago for making cabinets for ham projects and is very easy to 
> work with.  I thought it was called Lancaine but googling that comes up 
> with nothing.


   It's called "Cane Metal" because the pattern is supposed to resemble 
wicker-work.


   It is avaialble at bigger hardware sotres, and at Lowe's and Home Depot 
last I looked - but take an extra heart pill when you see the price... 
HIHI!


  McMaster Carr - (www.mcmaster.com) "Metal, Perforated Metal, Wire Cloth, 
Mesh, and Perforated Sheets" will get you to a page you can select various 
types from.

   This stuff ain't cheap, tho...



Cheers

John KB6SCO
Carson City