Way too much work.
This is the stuff right here:
Expanding stainless steel into diamond configurations results in precise, fixed apertures that don't fray or unravel like woven materials. These products are strong, stable and easy to clean.
These guys have similar woven products:
Unravelling can be solved with ACC before cutting, BTW
This is the stuff dreams are made of: catwalks, roofwalks, chainlink fence, F-unit grills, etc etc. There is even material fine enough to make an n-scale screen door!
I've only just begun looking. These may not be the best suppliers - there's so many of them it will take time to sort out who's who. I'll post a synopsis when I have a better understanding of what's available and what the potential applications are.
I always felt that the etched brass and screen that you get in hobby shops was a rip-off. I mean, c'mon. They sell you a few lousy trusses for $20? How the hell are you supposed to build anything at that price? With this stuff, you could build the entire Quebec Bridge for under a hundred bucks.
Mac B.