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It's just colored aluminum flat stock that you can find at nearly any building supply store. Buy in large rolls or by the foot. These are personal projects. What you would charge for something like this depends on how much time you spend creating the gcode file and how long it takes the laser with the settings that you use, which is likely to be different between flat stock suppliers since they probably don't all use the exact same coatings or apply them in the exact same thickness. I find that there's a bit of fluctuation for power/speed from one project to the next even if I paint the aluminum myself. The type of graphics that you're working with will also dictate your settings. Simple vectors like these are hard to mess up. But a high res png photo could take some time and a bit of scrap to dial in.

​@@JamesBiggar great video... is this what you are using, or? 24 in. x 48 in. x 1/8 in. Thick Aluminum Composite ACM White Sheet or 24 in. x 50 ft. Birch White Aluminum Trim Coil

It's thin aluminum, not rolled in a super tight radius and it's not hard to work. Just cut a piece to length, hold each end with your hands and gently curve it in the opposite direction and roll the curve back and forth, if that makes any sense. If it's small enough, roll it over your leg with a little pressure. Doesn't take much.

They have a different conveyor feed for the S1.

Building supply store. Comes in large 2ft wide by 200ft long rolls, variety of colors. Can be bought by the foot, too. We use it in construction for window, door and siding trim, fascia, flashing, stuff like that. Bare in mind that different lasers react differently to different types of paint. Not all brands will use the exact same coating on their aluminum flat stock, and some will be thicker and more durable than others. Best to experiment with samples first before committing to a large project. I normally just buy white with bare aluminum on the back side so I can spray paint that with a thin coat of any colour I need at the time and use the white side as the back side of the finished product.

@@JamesBiggar is this the same thing. 24 in x 10 ft Economy aluminum roll valley flashing?

Sold in pre-painted rolls at your local building supply store.

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