Wanted Ramp flap metal sheet

[Buddinblack]

Hi guys does anyone know of a Uk supplier of this?


Or maybe someone has some spare in the bottom of a spares box they can sell me?

Looking to get a sheet that I can cut down to size.

Marco have it but I’d rather see if o can source some locally first.

Marco Specialties Pinball Parts

6 X 5 inches piece of Tempered Blue Spring Steel

www.marcospecialties.com

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[Julian Hepworth]

Forgive me, but whenever this stuff gets mentioned I have to say the following :

I had a length of this stuff a few years ago and decided to roll it up and secure it with a cable tie.
When I came to use it later on, I cut the cable tie and the whole roll uncoiled and shot up in the air about 6 inches in front of my face.
Don't do that.

 

[Calimori]

That sounds scary Julian.
I am in need of the same, so any uk stockist want to raise your hand and you have at least 2 customers right here.

 

[meesterpieter]

they sell it at pinballshop.nl (https://www.pinballshop.nl/playfiel...l-ramp-flap-material-6-x-6-0.006-thick/?sl=en)
that's at least a bit closer to home then marco

otherwise just look for some shop selling "blue spring steel"
thickness varies between different models, should be somewhere between 0.15mm and 0.25mm

 

[Buddinblack]

they sell it at pinballshop.nl (https://www.pinballshop.nl/playfiel...l-ramp-flap-material-6-x-6-0.006-thick/?sl=en)
that's at least a bit closer to home then marco

Thanks for that 9 euros there’s against 5 dollars from Marco… [emoji2371]


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[meesterpieter]

i guess shipping from the netherlands is cheaper than from usa, but as i said, probably cheapest to source it at another shop locally as blue spring steel

 

[taz turbo]

Here….

https://www.boneham.co.uk/standard-shim-packs/blue-tempered-spring-steel-shim/

Click on select variants and 0.006” is listed and available.

Out of interest, how do you plan to cut it? I wanted to laser cut some, but shim and spring steels just don’t cut well on lasers. Snip cutting and the parts are just going to look ugly.

Chris.

 

[Buddinblack]

Here….

https://www.boneham.co.uk/standard-shim-packs/blue-tempered-spring-steel-shim/

Click on select variants and 0.006” is listed and available.

Out of interest, how do you plan to cut it? I wanted to laser cut some, but shim and spring steels just don’t cut well on lasers. Snip cutting and the parts are just going to look ugly.

Chris.

I have these at my work…


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[Buddinblack]

Here….

https://www.boneham.co.uk/standard-shim-packs/blue-tempered-spring-steel-shim/

Click on select variants and 0.006” is listed and available.

Out of interest, how do you plan to cut it? I wanted to laser cut some, but shim and spring steels just don’t cut well on lasers. Snip cutting and the parts are just going to look ugly.

Chris.

Seriously though I was going to use Tin snips and then was think of using a bench grinder I have at work to smooth off the rough edges… Not sure if it would work but fingers crossed and all that.

I’d found that link but it only comes in a 50” roll which is £37… anyone want to go halfs? Quarters? 8ths [emoji16]


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[Calimori]

I will join you for halves or quarters if anyone else joins in.

 

[taz turbo]

Could possibly mount the spring steel onto a sacrificial steel backing and try laser cutting it for you.

I can give it a go next time I’m in the workshop, don’t have spring steel but do have shim stock, it wouldn’t be much different to cut.

May take a week or two, but watch this space.

Chris.

 

[crsedgar]

I'd join in too