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Metal - Stainless Steel

0.035 inches

What is it

304 grade Stainless Steel.

Orders using this material generally ship within 2 weeks. Find out more.

Design notes

Grade 304 the most versatile and most widely used stainless steel, available in a wider range of products, forms and finishes than any other. It has excellent forming and welding characteristics.

The fabrication process for metal is different from all our other materials - as such there are a few important points to note:

• We won't be able to apply Prime discount pricing to metal orders.


• Getting your metal pieces cut may take longer than standard orders. If you want to make designs on other materials as well, we would recommend placing the metal order separately.


• Please read things you must know for laser cutting metal before starting your project as there are some specific design requirements for this material.

PHOTOCHEMICAL MACHINING TRIAL
Laser cutting stainless steel is great for relatively simple designs like electronic housings or lamp shades. If you want to make jewelry or something more intricate your design might be better suited to a new metal fabrication technique we are trialling called Photochemical Machining (PCM). The formatting requirements are slightly different for PCM so contact us for the guide.

Environmental info

Recyclable.

Adhesives, joints & fastenings

Stainless steel best connected with mechanical fastenings, soldering, brazing or welding.

A two part epoxy may be used to stick metal to other materials. For more info about gluing metal see this site.