At 11:13 PM 3/10/2000 , you wrote:
>First off, and this might be obvious to some, but does aluminum rust?
It oxididizes and a turns white. You could call it rusting, when steel
oxidizes, iron oxide forms which is rust.. When aluminum oxidizes,
aluminum oxide forms, which is a damn good abrasive that is a good additive
for sand blasting media, btw.
>Secondly, does anyone know off hand where I might be able to locate some
>stainless steel or diamond plate(the tread style design) sheets? I am
>looking for some material about 1/8" thick and somewhere in the area of
>about 27"x36". My local steel shop claims they cannot get it for my small
>application need.
>Kyle
Check your yellow pages under steel or metal fabricators, metal recycling,
and metal salvage. Most won't sell it in the small quantity that you need
though. Doesn't hurt to ask though.
Mike
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