Sheet of tin for under a press

Anyone have a good resource for buying the tin piece that should go under presses to catch oil and sludge?

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An auto parts supply store. Ask for a galvanized steel drip pan (or tray).

Less expensive in cost, and able to custom-build a press drip-pan, would be a furnace and ducting fabrication shop. The pans carried by the auto jobbers rarely suit the footprint of platen. presses. Failing that - there’s always kitty litter.

The trays that I mentioned are 25 x 36 inches and cost around ten bucks.

an update on this:
couldn’t find anything other than plastic oil drip pans at local auto supplies :(

ended up finding a sheet of galvanized (steel or aluminum- not sure which) at a HVAC supplier here near philadelphia.

For those of you in the area in need of something like this check out Riley Sales- they also sell large shallow trays or pans
http://www.rileysales.com- you can go there in person- it’s the location in plymouth meeting on Romano Drive.