Advice please

[truckdoctor]

Hi, as a novice metalworker I'm looking for some advice which aluminium grade I should be using for hand forming compound curves. I have watched u tube videos and have picked up lots of " tips and tricks" but most fail to mention what grade and thickness they use. I have no oxy - acetylene so annealing is out of the question so the softer and thinner the better
My local supplier according to his web site has only 1050 the thinnest of 1mm , not sure if this would be suitable. I would be very interested in what you very knowledgeable folk on hear could advise please.
My plan is to build a display piece 2meter high as a piece of garden art along these lines but haven't finalised the design .

Thanks in advance , Steve

 

[truckdoctor]

Nobody ?

 

[truckdoctor]

Aha never seen the soap trick before always used this method

Thanks

 

[Wendelspanswick]

You would have been better to make the title for your post more informatative.
"Advice please" could be anything from "what welder do I buy" to "I've got a bunch of grapes hanging out of my backside".
You want @hotrodder to give you some input but with generic titles he's not going to spot the thread.

 

[truckdoctor]

Thinking on that , yep I agree, messaged him. Thanks.

 

[outofthefire]

Get scrap ally or steel and hit it, until you learn more I wouldn't waste money on new materials. Watching videos can be useful but practise is more important.