where to buy fine scale perforated sheet metal

[steveo3002]

i think ive asked before , but im struggling to find anything thats in stock and available to the uk

need some fine scale sheet metal thats perforated with tiny holes , less than 0.5mm

i find a few hits on google but either out of stock or lousey photos that dont show the detail at all

looking for something like this...

 

[Shylaah]

Unless you're looking to pick it up somewhere local to you,
I didn't find any shortage of places selling the stuff in the UK
in a variety of hole sizes, patterns and thicknesses.

Perforated Round Hole Sheets

Perforated Metal Round Hole | Apw Perforated Metal Products

Perforated Metal Sheet : Gears & Pulleys : Maplin Electronics

more Google results

Shylaah

 

[Hfuy]

Edit: Actually, 4D have it ex stock.

http://www.modelshop.co.uk/product/Brass_Mesh_diam_0.9mm_spacing_RH10013

Not sure if it's as small as 0.5mm, but it's in that range.

What I originally said was:

It's going to be reasonably tricky to get it in that scale unless you're willing to pay to have it etched into brass. The only stuff I've ever seen done in that scale was made like that.

4D Modelshop will do it from your artwork - just draw it up in Photoshop and send it off to them. Of course, you can also choose to have it made in exactly the size panels you need, by that method, and you can choose to have half-depth etching, and so on.

It isn't impossibly expensive.

HF