Aluminum for accenting segmented wood??

[refueler1]

Hello all, I was wondering,,,where do you guys get your aluminum to accent your colors between segments. I have read some use soda can scraps. Is there any other places to get a little thicker aluminum or is a soda can thick enough? Can you turn the aluminum like you can the wood once they are glued together?

Thanks.

 

[terrymiller]

If you have a hobby store you can use brass or aluminum shim stock. I definetly stay on the thinner side I have used up to I think 0.020 before but the thicker stuff when glued to wood tends to want to blow apart.

 

[terrymiller]

Forgot to mention also the thicker stuff will work better if it is running across the blank or at an angle in instead of the length of the blank.

 

[loglugger]

http://www.metalsupermarkets.com/
There are some others just can't find them right now.
Bob

 

[VisExp]

I get mine at Whimsie Studio http://www.whimsie.com/index.html

 

[DocRon]

How about aluminum flashing material?

 

[LEAP]

I've used aluminum duct work scraps like dryer vent tubes. It's a little thicker than a soda can.