side skin

[metoady]

has anyone used stainless on the sides

[Mightydog]

I'm gonna guess that:

1) It will last FOREVER
2) It will make your trailer weigh in at a little over 3 tons!

[Stephen G.]

Yes there was one on Ebay that was very nice that sold last year I think.

[norm perkiss]

Toady,
$tainless $teel!
I was thinking of a stainless steel counter in the galley. After calling around on just a 60"x 16" piece of SS, the cost was around $100, plus another $70 in cutting and bending fees. Maybe it's less in your area?
It would be harder to work with than aluminum too. IMHO...
Norm

[metoady]

ok how about alum dimond plate
that would look cool

[norm perkiss]

Toady,
There was a thread a while back on diamond plate. It would work on flat surfaces like the sides. You would probably have difficulty sealing the edges and around the doors. The "diamonds" would prevent the trim from sealing well. I guess you could carefully grind them down around the perimeter of the openings or edges?
There is an aluminum product called StarBright that has the "diamonds" pressed in to the metal as opposed to regular diamond plate. Very similar look less weight and the diamonds can be hammered down almost flat.
Norm

[Ron Shaw]

I have thought about using the stuff, but everyone says it would be a public nusience. So bright it would knock your eyes out. Here is a link to a place that sells the stuff. http://www.shapirosupply.com/catalog/page8.html

[Denny Unfried]

Yes, polished stainless has been used on a few. Not only dangerous to follow but blinding if within a 1/4 mile behind. Sure pretty though. Every time while cleaning my aluminum I think of doing another in stainless. With the thin stuff it isn't all that much heavier but sure is a bunch of extra bucks, not to mention the extra effort to cut the stuff without creating wrinkles.

Denny

[Southern Oregon Bob]

I used it on my galley counter top and I'm planning on using it on the panels for the kitchen cabinate doors. With a straight edge and an angle grinder it cuts fairly easy. I got a piece at a scrap yard for 50$ 50/1000 thick. Not knowing ss I got a piece that was full hardness as apossed to 1/4 hardness and my sheet metal man could not bend it at all. I had to take it to a metel fabricator that used a press that bends 1/2" steel. It was no problem. (10$) it looks great. I'm hoping to be able to leave things like the coffee machine on the counter while on the road with the use of magnets out of an old harddrive. Does that sound like it has a chance of working. Bob

[Laredo]

magnets.
hmm. possibilities could be intriguing....

[Denny Unfried]

I'm hoping to be able to leave things like the coffee machine on the counter while on the road with the use of magnets out of an old harddrive. Does that sound like it has a chance of working. Bob

Think you'll find that stainless isn't magnetic.

Denny

[asianflava]

I'm hoping to be able to leave things like the coffee machine on the counter while on the road with the use of magnets out of an old harddrive. Does that sound like it has a chance of working. Bob

Think you'll find that stainless isn't magnetic.

Denny

I think it depends on the content. We had stainless steel tumblers for shake machines that were magnetic but we also had medical forceps that weren't.

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I found this:
http://www.physlink.com/Education/AskExperts/ae546.cfm

So the answer is yes, the magnetic properties of stainless steel are very dependent on the elements added into the alloy, and specifically the addition of nickel can change the structure from magnetic to non-magnetic.

[s4son]

There is one on E-Bay now that has been recovered in stainless.

http://tinyurl.com/afw6j