These pictures are from Sleeoffroad.com past tech writeups that pertain to tuffy storage boxes. I'm interested in the metal mesh they used to create the cargo barrier pictured below. I'm designing a pet/ cargo barrier to bolt on to my 1st gen roll bar and would like metal like this to weld to a frame. Any information would be greatly appreciated.




Aaron

 

I'd start at the source and ask them.. Other then that it looks like a thicker gauge chicken coop wire. Maybe an animal supply store..?
Or even a fence supply..

 

Christo does not remember or so his email led me to believe.

Aaron

 

it actually looks like a piece of flat sheet that I have seen at a buddy's shop where they have punched out a ton of round blanks.

might check local shops to see if they will sell you the scrap. I know shipping from BBC steel in Canby, OR wouldn't be worth it. Good luck

 

in a catalog that I cannot find I seen an order form for customized expanded metal they had lots of variety. looked similiar to that

 

This page give's ya at least a name to start your search

http://www.mechanicalmetals.com/roun...tedmetals.html

 

Right on! That is certainly getting me there.


Aaron

 

Just a type of expanded metal. Some have diamond cut outs, some hexagonal, all kinds.

 

Now Brian don't go gettin fancy on me let's keep it simple with holes...........



Aaron

 

i also have seen scrap like that come from when the round blanks were punched out.

I would think you should be able to find a supplier local to you . Shipping from anywhere would cost more than the metal

 

Expanded Metal Mesh, most likely steel. A specialty metals shop or a machine shop might carry it. The other option is steel sheet metal with a pattern of holes punched into it.

 

This may have been a custom cut piece on a CNC or water jet machine. Also either of those may be an option of getting exactly what you need made, it is just a question of dollars.

 

http://www.allmetalsinc.com/steelfla...ndedmetal.html

not the same but you might want to try emailing them and talking to them maybe send them the picture and see what they can come up with

 

i use a similar metal to that at work all the time in stainless with 1/2" holes. we get it from our metal supply place all the time. look for an industrial metal supply yard they should be able to get/have what you need