Patrick
12-28-2005, 17:28
I finally found aluminum flashing and hardware cloth to use on some stove projects and have a question about each.
The flashing is the two-tone gold/silver stuff. I forget the exact gauge, but it feels about twice as thick as MSR's. I followed SGT Rock's plans and made it with the tabs at each end to fold over. It came out really nice. My problem is that I went to adjust the tab a bit after making it and it broke off. I'd folded it down once, pressed it lightly into place with my fingers, then unfolded it, and it snapped off. I played with some of the scrap which behaved the same way. It's not a huge deal, but is this normal or did I get some kind of super-brittle flashing?
The hardware cloth I got is 1/4" galvanized (they didn't have non-galvanized). I got it to make a pot stand for my Ion stove. It's really easy to work with and the stand is awesome, but I noticed some discoloration after testing it. While burning, the ring of the wire about two squares down glowed bright red. After it cooled off that ring was yellowish and the cloth above it was dull gray. Does this mean my stand will turn to dust or is it nothing to worry about?
Thanks.
The flashing is the two-tone gold/silver stuff. I forget the exact gauge, but it feels about twice as thick as MSR's. I followed SGT Rock's plans and made it with the tabs at each end to fold over. It came out really nice. My problem is that I went to adjust the tab a bit after making it and it broke off. I'd folded it down once, pressed it lightly into place with my fingers, then unfolded it, and it snapped off. I played with some of the scrap which behaved the same way. It's not a huge deal, but is this normal or did I get some kind of super-brittle flashing?
The hardware cloth I got is 1/4" galvanized (they didn't have non-galvanized). I got it to make a pot stand for my Ion stove. It's really easy to work with and the stand is awesome, but I noticed some discoloration after testing it. While burning, the ring of the wire about two squares down glowed bright red. After it cooled off that ring was yellowish and the cloth above it was dull gray. Does this mean my stand will turn to dust or is it nothing to worry about?
Thanks.