Plate Etching

[BRGPollen]

Hey there guys,

     If I could ask those of you that are etching metal plates... Where do you get your material?  I would like to try etching a few badges while I'm experimenting with etching enclosures.  I've seen what looks like maybe 1/16 thickness or thinner metal badges etched on a few build reports ( including Mr. Bean) and think it looks awesome.  At first I thought y'all might be etching PCB material until I started comparing thicknesses.  Any help would be appreciated, but if you have a link that would be stellar!!

Thanks again.  Cheers,

"B"

[djaaz]

I was thinking to try my luck with a basic soda can but it might be too thin for an etch.

[cjkbug]

do a search on ebay for copper clad. there is tons of stock available

[stecykmi]

For aluminum, I buy it from these stores here in Ontario called Metal Supermarket:

http://www.metalsupermarkets.com/

I imagine most places have a similar type of store, although a lot of them probably have in-house fab facilities (these guys don't, they only stock and cut metal).