Source for super fine metal mesh?

[DeltaVee]

Is there non-modeling (less expensive) source for very fine FLAT metal mesh? I'm thinking a couple of square feet. I need it for a 1/350 lunar landing zone diorama. L'Arsenal makes some very nice 1/400 scale mesh. But $8 for 2.5x3 inches seems high for the volume I need.

[Styrofoam_Guy]

I don't know about square feet of fine mesh but there are some permanent metal coffee filters with a fine mesh.

The dollar store has these cooking thing. I call it a thing as I do not know what it is for. It is a big flat circle with a handle and the circle is a metal frame with a fine wire mesh in the middle like a strainer.

[widget]

Splatter screen.
For 1/2inch disks,try pipe screens,stainless and brass.

[kenlilly106]

McMaster-Carr will sell you a 2ft x 2ft sheet of 100×100 mesh, 0.006" square opening size, 0.0045" wire dia for $26.93.

Item # 9223T92

When searching, look for "wire cloth" instead of mesh, wire cloth is the trade name.

KEn

[dizzyfugu]

You might also check gift bands, for parcel decoration - there is some plastic (actually styrene) mash gift band around. Not certain if it would qualify for for small scale, but it might be an option.

[Kylwell]

Do you want wire mesh or perforated sheet? Wire mesh can go to fine fabric level where as perfed sheet can go down to single micron (or less).

[DeltaVee]

Sorry. I lost the ability to get notifications and Im just now finding this thread. I need something that looks like 1/350 Marsden Matting. Is that cloth or mesh? Preferably, it needs to be flat. I guess I could just press it into whatever material I use for my base.

[Kylwell]

1/350 Martson matting would be more perforated than mesh. IIRC the holes were about 4 inch in diameter giving you a .3mm hole in 1/350 scale. There are, as a note, a number of companies that make it in photoetch.

[DeltaVee]

Can you recommend a US source? I can find lots of 1/350 PE and plenty of 1/48 etc. PSP, but searching on a few terms I haven't come up with 1/350 PE PSP yet.

[kenlilly106]

Closest I can find to a 4" hole in 1/350 scale (would be 0.011" in scale)

https://www.mcmaster.com/#9360t12/=1cfhsas

[DeltaVee]

Thanks for the link. Looks good, but I confess $75 per square foot is probably beyond me, much as I want it.

[drewid142]

What about just using screen... like you might get at Home Depot or Leows... for screen widnows and such?