I just got my P.M. check makers. Only made about 4o so far, experimenting with different Al. for 45 PB boolits.
Found some Al. blinds at the scrap yard, (.008") but they got some kind of paint on them. comes off too easy to be worth dealing with. Don't want to clog up. Tried baking the paint off with a torch, but that is just getting way more complicated than it all really needs to be.
Got a small quantity of litho (.010") that someone used to make a homemade chimney flue. No soot, but it's a little bent up. It seems to work pretty good, but I had to modify my sizer (.0452" in a Lyman 4500) to get it to accept that thickness without tearing the skirts off those girls.
I tried a Squirt (.003") can before I modified my sizer, gonna have to try again to test new results.
So I brought home a sample from the Can machine today. This is totally unofficial. My quick measurements with a Hornady Digital Caliper.
Rockstar pull top .005"
Peace Tea (big can) .005"
Coors Twist top Bottle .008"
Monster pull top .004"
Mega Monster Twist top .004"
Arizona Green Tea .005"
Michelob Ultra .004"
Plus I got a short section of aluminum flue that's un-coated that I haven't had time to measure yet. And I'm waiting to get my hands on some of the Blue or Red Budweiser bottles. I'm just experimenting to see what works for me.
That was all I could grab that wasn't crinkled. I will keep my eye open for different options, but I won't be trying anything that I think might be to hard. After arguing with those blinds, I am really leaning towards Yonky as a source, but like a lot of other people, I like options.
Anybody else found any good Local sources ?