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Help sourcing sheet metal(?)
BillyJack:
Okay, I know that I've seen this on the bottom of someone's cabinet, I just can't find it in the examples. It is a "kick plate" that surrounds the bottom of the cab, and it's made of the same sheet metal used for truck running boards / tool boxes etc. I can't think of the name of this stuff, but I know someone out there (probably everyone but me) knows what it's called, where I can get it, and how I can put it on my cabinet.
Here's the stuff:
(That's the stuff)
Thanks,
BillyJack
wee beastie:
You're looking for "diamond plate." I used to build table tops with them. It's a very cool effect. You'll have to take it to a metal worker to have it cut with a plasma cutter though, as it's extremely strong metal
Zero_Hour:
Well it's refered to as "Diamond Plate". I was looking for polished aluminum diamond plate some time ago for a totally non-mame related project, but for the amount I was planning to use, I found the price to be prohibitive. I suspect that for a kikckplate though, it shouldn't be to bad. I'm not sure if there is Steel Diamond Plate available, but if there is, it should in theory be less expensive then the stuff I was looking at.
If you have any sheet metal dealers in your area, check with them, or do a google search for "diamond plate sheet", and you should find some distributors. (You'll also find a lot of links for truck bed liners too)
Hope this helps.
wee beastie:
Lowes sells it. At least, that's where I'd get it. Then have it plama cut to the right size by a metal worker. A small kickplate will probably run about $30 a side for your cab
thedemo:
Found this on ebay, should be what you need to make a pair of kickplates. You just have to find someone to cut them to the right size for you.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2523769131&category=31489