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Lets see, ......there was the Stone Age, and then there was the Bronze age
and then there was the Iron age and now there is the Alllluuoooonnnneeeyyymmm
age! So far it looks like every one likes arruuuummmnnimmm
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In
Akron, Ohio there is a Aluminum distributor called the Aluminum Warhouse,
that sells at a $15 minimum....... He claimed that he carried a lot
of different high tempered alluneeeymmmm sheet and extrusions but
his smallest gauge is 18 which is about a touch under 1/16 of a inch ( 16 guage
equals 1/16 ) ......... I intend to make the rest if the film holder out
of allummmeeiiiium so I guess I will go check it out... I believe he will
give cut sizes as well for a small fee... I do
not see anything wrong with painting it with flat black epoxy paint
although black anodizing would be the schnitz......
I
have access to a lot of printers plates that are made of aluminum and it
is very thin.. I don't know that it would make a good dark
slide though as it is very thin and bends rather easily ...... Any Printer
has this stuff in abundance and they scrap most of it after their print job is
thru...
This
Sintra expanded pvc is still worth looking at as well . It may be a
little thick at about 1/8 inch but is very light weight....... I think i will
take a piece of sheet film and stick it out in the sun for a while
with Sinra covering it and give it a light leak test....
Regards ,
John Cremati
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