Gas Chcek Material

Like most people who have started making their own gas checks, I started by using roof flashing of he right thickness. Yes roof flashing does work but recently I ran out of flashing material and thought I would try the coils of aluminum sold by "Coil & Foil Supplies" http://www.coilandfoil.com/. I placed the order and a few days later the coils showed up.

I use a Freechex III in a small drill press for forming my checks and while using the new coils I discovered right away that they are softer and more malleable than the roof flashing and this makes it easier to use in my drill press. I would highly recommend "Coil and Foil's" products.

Ken

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Originally Posted by skeet1

Like most people who have started making their own gas checks, I started by using roof flashing of he right thickness. Yes roof flashing does work but recently I ran out of flashing material and thought I would try the coils of aluminum sold by "Coil & Foil Supplies" http://www.coilandfoil.com/. I placed the order and a few days later the coils showed up.

I use a Freechex III in a small drill press for forming my checks and while using the new coils I discovered right away that they are softer and more malleable than the roof flashing and this makes it easier to use in my drill press. I would highly recommend "Coil and Foil's" products.

Ken

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Thickness your using ? Tried any Plain base checks ?

The thickness of the roof flashing I have been using is .014" and the one Coil and Foil sells is .0145". Works great in the .30 cal. Freechex III tool.

Ken

Yup, the coils are the way to go. Anybody want to buy a nice old vintage paper cutter? I don't need mine any more. GP

Yes indeed coils of Alu. form

http://www.coilandfoil.com/

work fantastic. I ordered two coils of .011" X 5/8" X 75' last Sat. they arrived Monday and one coil has already been turned into over 4,000 gas checks for my 223 Boolits and most have been installed and sized.

Just had some .012 Cu and .009 Al arrive from Ian (Yonky) yesterday. Good stuff too.

Just got a large order a few days ago from yonky. Great customer service as always and a great product.

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My Lord what are you feeding? And the paper cutter is used for a paper weight now! -tj

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Originally Posted by tjones

..... And the paper cutter is used for a paper weight now! -tj

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Until you get into paper patching....

I know this is an old thread, but had a couple of questions.

1. Coilandfoil do not seem to have a web site now. Anyone know what happened to them? Where to get material?

2. Freechex.net does not seem to be making anything right now. Is Patmartian the only game in town now for making your own Gas Checks?

Thanks,

Chuck

Chuckm, I actually joined this site because a web search on gas checks lead me to gas CheckMakers (Pat) here. Pat and I actually became friends. Anyway, he is still around, although I think he got banned for one reason or another but is still around. His tools are top shelf, his service has been stymied by circumstance, largely the Power Company in N CA would randomly shut the power off 'due to high winds' which killed his CNC machines. He is back up and running, his power off-grid proofed (again) and he seems to be back at it. PatMarlins got a lot of bad reports, he is actually not a bad guy, and his tools are well made. Truth be known, I have a number of plain base and regular CheckMakers purchased along the way.