Just looking for a ecent source of expanded steel screen I have yet to find any in the size I want. So where is a good place to try?

try the yellow pages in your town under metal fabrication or www.McNichols.com for online catalog info/ordering

I have seen different types and sizes on eBay if search words "expanded metal" are used.. but not sure how pricing compares to retail.

Hi Amorton,

I have a couple different sizes of expanded metal available. Let me know what you are looking for and I can make you a heck of a deal. I can accommodate up to about 6 feet wide/long. I have several sections pre-cut at 2 feet squared. Drop me a line, Woody.

Woody, I would be interested in some small pieces of expanded iron. Got any about 2 ft. by 10 in. ? If so what size slots? How much for a 2' x 2' ?Feel free to contact me off list, Later, Mark

I've seen welding/metal supply shops that carried different types and sizes as well as the woven type metal screen.
If you want to use it for classification purposes then I'd use the woven type because it lets classified material exit or fall off much easier than expanded will.
For sluices you'll want the expanded though because they are punched out in a directional fashion kinda' creating a mini riffle sheet. I've seen folks run woven type in the sluices too and if the lower side can be sealed from water flow/seepage it would perform very nicely I bet.

Hi mark,
I got plenty in the 1/2 inch expanded metal size and can cut it to fit. I could sell you a 2x2 foot section at say... $7 over shipping. I have no idear what the shipping cost would be. But if that sounds interesting let me know. Woody