At a craft store ...some art/craft supply shops carry a large selection of stainless 1" x 8 " strips that are perfect to cut to size...
found the manufacturers site for stainless ...k&s engineering chicago http://www.ksmetals.com/Homepage/def...Title=Products
Pops,,, thanks you are awesome,,, I have got to at least try one of those this winter,,,,, any particular thickness I should get ,,,,,,,, there are a few types,,,,