Hey Debi, you can buy expanded metal from any place that supplys the construction trade. They can use a machine,(press or brake, or shear?) , that will shear the metal to the exact size you need. I did my cold smokehouse shelves that way and it worked great. Be very careful of the edges though, when I put my cold smoker togather, I didn't wear gloves, I bled like a stuck hog by the time we were done. Oh well, gives me somethin to bitch about. Terry