Steel Mesh for case mod.

[ENTERPRISE]

Hey guys,

 

Does anyone know of a good place to pick up quality steel mesh ? Black preferably. Would be handy if they ship to UK.

 

I am modifying the top of my case to create a new vent space, as I am looking to make it removable via magnetic strips, it needs to be steel and not aluminium.

 

Any recommendations on something of good quality ?

 

Thanks,

E

[Supercrumpet]

I'm actually getting close to needing some myself, though I am in the US. I've assumed I'll be able to find something suitable on Amazon, but if anyone has any better recommendations I'm open to some.

[J7SC_Orion]

1 hour ago, ENTERPRISE said:

Hey guys,

 

Does anyone know of a good place to pick up quality steel mesh ? Black preferably. Would be handy if they ship to UK.

 

I am modifying the top of my case to create a new vent space, as I am looking to make it removable via magnetic strips, it needs to be steel and not aluminium.

 

Any recommendations on something of good quality ?

 

Thanks,

E

 

I've done s.th. like that before yeas back. You can get bulk window screen insert material from most home hardware stores /departments in various mesh sizes, as well as steel or plastics. 

[iamjanco]

I bought some of what follows back in 2016 that I thought was pretty good at the time. Seller is on eBay and the listing says they ship worldwide:

 

 

...ahhh, just noticed it was aluminum. Still, I thought it was pretty strong stuff for what it was.

Edited November 29, 2021 by iamjanco
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[Diffident]

The last time I used mesh in a build, I used this.

 

Honeycomb Mesh

WWW.MNPCTECH.COM

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Modder's Mesh. Make fan guards, grills, cooling vents, window overlays. Improves airflow and looks great. Honeycomb Modder's Mesh is...

 

Or you can get larger sheets from McMaster-Carr.  They also have any sort of hardware you can think of...and downloadable CAD files of many of the items they sell.  It's where I buy hardware for all my little hobby projects.  Don't know if they ship outside of North America .

 

McMaster-Carr

WWW.MCMASTER.COM

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McMaster-Carr is the complete source for your plant with over 595,000 products. 98% of products ordered ship from stock and deliver same...

 

[Supercrumpet]

17 minutes ago, Diffident said:

The last time I used mesh in a build, I used this.

 

Honeycomb Mesh

WWW.MNPCTECH.COM

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Modder's Mesh. Make fan guards, grills, cooling vents, window overlays. Improves airflow and looks great. Honeycomb Modder's Mesh is...

 

Or you can get larger sheets from McMaster-Carr.  They also have any sort of hardware you can think of...and downloadable CAD files of many of the items they sell.  It's where I buy hardware for all my little hobby projects.  Don't know if they ship outside of North America .

 

McMaster-Carr

WWW.MCMASTER.COM

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McMaster-Carr is the complete source for your plant with over 595,000 products. 98% of products ordered ship from stock and deliver same...

 

 

Of course McMaster has some, why didn't I think of that lol

[J7SC_Orion]

@ENTERPRISE...further to my post above, here's a modified NZXT Phantom side-cover with a big hole cut where there was none & covered in store-bought window insert mesh (for cooling quad-SLI, back int the day)

 

 

...and here is a quick HomeDepot Canada page for mesh as an example; endless choices in synthetic, aluminum, steel etc. in the widow screen insert section...some of it with big hole / spacing, others tightly woven...I am sure UK stores have the same.

 

 

 

 

Edited November 29, 2021 by J7SC_Orion

[ENTERPRISE]

Thanks chaps, just to let you know, I actually went ahead and ordered some black steel speaker mesh which should do the job nicely, if not then I will consider the above.  

 

This sort of thing: