Who Sells Anodized Aluminum Sheets?

[Wesley Perreira]

I've seen Laserbits and another one has sheets of 12" x 24" and no other sizes. I'm looking for colored sheets to engrave photos and make signs. They have precut shapes which are small, but not what I need. I need picture sizes like 5" x 7", 6" x 9", 8" x 10", and maybe 10" x 12". Don't tell me I need to cut it myself because I can't even cut paper very neatly. There's got to be someone that sells these...anyone?:confused:

If not, then how the heck do you cut these and make them come out nice? Don't the edges bend when you use shears?

[Brian Robison]

Try Johnson Plastics.

[Mark Winlund]

You need to buy a shear. One of the fundamental tools for the engraving business. They range from $500 to $2500. There are different types depending whether you are cutting metal or plastic.

Mark

[Brian Robison]

Johnson sells shears too.
You need to get a catalog from Johnson's and from JDS to get started.
A good shear won't bend the material, but I believe your thinking of a hand held shear, not a guillotine shear.

[Kevin Groenke]

I thought I'd be able to find ready-to-engrave anodized sheets for a recent project but couldn't find what I needed. I ended up having ~25) .100"x8"x10" aluminum plaques anodized for $50 at a local anodizer. I bought the aluminum from drops at a metal supplier and cut it on a tablesaw with a non-ferrrous metal cutting blade (TCG, -rake).

-kg

[bob pfohler]

http://www.idplates.com/

I have a customer that wants 600 Anodized Aluminum tags a month. I have a shear so i called idplates and they offer several colors.

[Mike Null]

Kevin

Johnson Plastics HQ is in Minneapolis. They are a good supplier.

That thickness is available at some other places already anodized.

[James A. Wolfe]

Wesley,
Contact Ken at his shop:
Ken Frazer /Walton, KY/Laser Engraving / CNC Routing / Rotary Engraving/ 859-495-1555/ www.engravingbylaser.com (http://www.engravingbylaser.com/)

He does a lot of work with sheet goods and he has a couple of good suppliers.

Good luck,
Jim