| Metal that has been formed in to flat thin pieces is | | | | the strip of metal through a roll slitter, this coils the |
| known as sheet metal; it is one of the most | | | | material. |
| important products needed for metalworking and is | | | | When talking about the thickness of it, it actually has |
| the ideal material to be used in fabrication. It can be | | | | a specific title; Gauge (The gauge informs you of the |
| manipulated by the metalworker being bent and cut | | | | products thickness) with the gauge ranging from |
| into a variety of shapes. A lot of the everyday | | | | about 8 gauge to 30 gauge, the lower the number |
| objects that you come across are actually fabricated | | | | the thicker the metal. |
| using this. The thickness that this metal can be cut | | | | There are many different metals that can be cut into |
| into varies greatly, however when cut extremely | | | | sheet metal including the following: Titanium, |
| thinly it is often referred to as 'leaf' or 'foil' rather | | | | Aluminium, Nickel, Brass, Tin, Copper and Steel. Special |
| than sheet, whereas a thickness of over 6mm is | | | | metals like Platinum, Gold and Silver can also be done |
| often referred to as 'plate'. | | | | but these are usually saved for special decorative |
| It comes in a few different forms and can be | | | | uses and can be very expensive. |
| purchased ready for fabrication in either a coiled strip | | | | If this is what you are looking for then have a search |
| or as a flat piece. To form the coil they have to run | | | | online and see what you can find. |