Theaarnirvana Posted September 7, 2004 Report Share Posted September 7, 2004 (edited) does anyone know where i can buy metal plates like the control plates for a mustang, etc, i want to make my own piece and i dont know where i can get those at. i dont want the plates thats already made, i want a clean piece where i have to cut it myself Edited September 7, 2004 by Theaarnirvana Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soapbarstrat Posted September 7, 2004 Report Share Posted September 7, 2004 What kind of metal ? Some kinds you can get all over the place. I've been going nuts trying to get nickel-silver bar and rod stock at a good price. Problem is that the companies that actually make the metal stock only sell 20 pounds or more minimum. Most cities have metal scrap dealers that can be good, *if* they have the type of metal you want, and a size close to what you want, if not exact. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveq Posted September 7, 2004 Report Share Posted September 7, 2004 soapbar - are you looking for large sizes or something that could be used for inlay? You may already know of these people but here's a decent supplier for inlay sized material (Santa Fe). (I don't know if you meant that you wanted nickel/silver combination or separate bars - they sell nickel and silver but I don't think they sell it as nickel/silver combination such as fret wire is made of. Is alloy the right term for this?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soapbarstrat Posted September 7, 2004 Report Share Posted September 7, 2004 I'm looking for the same material as fret-wire, but to use for other parts of the guitar. As for the guy who wrote the starting post, I don't know what kind of metal you want, but there's all kinds of places like these : http://www.metalexpress.net http://www.metalsdepot.com http://www.onlinemetals.com A lot of harware and home repair shops have some brass and aluminum, in case that's what you're looking for. Highway/traffic signs are usually made of thin aluminum. But that's just a fun fact. you can't go stealing them and turning them into guitar parts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPL Posted September 7, 2004 Report Share Posted September 7, 2004 Soapbar, you can check IJS for nickel sheet. They carry either 12 by 12, 4 by 36 or 6 by 36 anywhere from 10 guage to 30. It sells for $6 to $10 a pound. They also have round, half round, square and triangular wire, some as thick as 2 ga. Here is the nickel page of the catalog. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted September 7, 2004 Report Share Posted September 7, 2004 ace hardware has steel plate...i think aluminum as well...in just the right sizes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maiden69 Posted September 7, 2004 Report Share Posted September 7, 2004 1st of all were in the world are you, it will be pointless for me to say go to Ace or Home Depot if you are in Europe! If you are in the USA, go to ACE as Wes point out or to LOWES. I think that LOWES or Home Depot will have a bigger variety than ACE. From Aluminum to Brass to Steel. Shop aroung and save yourself the shipping and handling fees. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soapbarstrat Posted September 8, 2004 Report Share Posted September 8, 2004 Thanks, I didn't come across that place before. Does anyone know how thick 10 gauge nickel-silver sheet material is ? 10 gauge aluminum is 0.1019 10 gauge standard steel is 0.1345 Yes, probably time for me to get on over to the metal-working forum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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