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Subject: [TowerTalk] House Entry
From: n4zr@contesting.com (Pete Smith)
Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2001 03:22:09 -0400
At 09:45 PM 4/29/01 -0500, WA9ALS - John wrote:
>> Okay, I give up. Where can I find 1/8" copper plate, and how much is it
>> going to cost?
>
>Try http://www.mcmaster.com
>then search for "copper sheet"  They have copper plate too, but it starts at
>1/4 inch.
>
>Everything and more than you wanted to know.  12x12 inch 0.187 in thick
>copper alloy 110 is $43.80.  0.062 in is $18, and 0.016 is $10.86.  You can
>order as small a quantity as you like on many things, and they ship out
>right away - nicely packaged too!  They also have a lot of info about their
>stuff available on the web site!  Good place to get stainles steel sheets
>too to make shims etc.

You might also want to consider using aluminum sheet, or mounting the
thinner copper on a same-size sheet of plywood for structural strength.

73, Pete N4ZR
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