[TheForge] Hammered Sheet Metal Question

[Ries Niemi]

Rigidized is the main supplier of textured sheet. They usually stock stainless, but will do aluminum.
Its incredibly expensive to tool up to do this- gigantic rolling machines, with machined rolls for each texture that are 50" or so wide, and easily tens of thousands of dollars per pattern. As a result, almost every supplier you find online just buys it from Rigidized, and marks it up. 
I have been buying direct from them for 25 years now. 
Its great stuff, but its not cheap- especially because it needs to be palletized and shipped by truck. 

http://www.rigidized.com/

ries



On Mar 27, 2014, at 6:15 AM, Dave Mudge wrote:

> Good Morning Group,
> I am looking for a source for pre-hammered sheet aluminum (or even
> stainless)
> about in the 18 gauge to 20 gauge thickness. It's for a possible project
> through
> the shop where I work. The client's budget probably wouldn't cover hand
> hammering or
> even powerhammer working the sheet.
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> thanks,
> dave m
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Ries Niemi
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