How To Roll A Sheet Metal

How to roll a metal cone step 1.

How to roll a sheet metal. The sheet metal rolling process consists of passing metal stock through one or more pairs of rolls to reduce the thickness and to make the thickness uniform. Place the tip of your marker. Sheet metal forming between rolls to determine the designation of sheet vs. The string should be.

The roll forming line can also include other sheet metal fabrication operations before or after the roll forming such as punching or shearing. Draw a line onto your sheet metal the same length as you want the slanted edge of your cone to be. Cut a length of string with a loop at one end and the other end held at the pivot mark. Once you ve got your u shape place your piece on a work table or anvil and finish the roll by tapping the edge down into the sheet for a simple flat fold or back into the roll for a thicker beaded roll.

Then use your bend allowance to draw your second bend line the intervening distance between your bend lines bend radius. Roll forming line the roll forming process can be used to form a sheet into a wide variety of cross section profiles. You ll need to be careful with your blows here as it s easy to ding the sheet metal and create divots and gouges. Plate in general terms we can say that anything 1 8 and thicker is a plate and anything less than 1 8 is a sheet.

Now that you know your bend allowance take your protractor and draw a clear line with your marker across the point at which you will bend your sheet metal. Hello friends today i make a sheet metal bender machine.