Rolling Sheet Metal Into Cone

Steel plate is formed into cones primarily by either rolling the plate in a plate roll or forming the plate with radius dies in a press brake.

Rolling sheet metal into cone.

The major diameter is 87 5 inches and the minor diameter 55 inches. Place the tip of your marker. The string should be. View the cone instructions below to learn how to manually layout the flat pattern for a truncated cone in single or multiple gore sections.

Overlap one cut side onto the other. Cone bending on revolution machine tools r smart 6 709 plate roll presented by atakan nerminer for more info. How to roll a metal cone step 1. Sheet metal cone calculator.

Some companies step brake lines into the metal but this usually leaves kinks at each place the plate is hit. It a job that requires a little skill and a lot of patience. Depending on how deep you want the cone stop where needed. Cut a length of string with a loop at one end and the other end held at the pivot mark.

Cones can be produced from a single piece of steel or in segments. Draw a line onto your sheet metal the same length as you want the slanted edge of your cone to be. Video showing the processes involved in producing a steel cone. The cone was made in two halves.

Beginning at the cut push the pieces of sheet over each other. Net weight per piece lbs. Below is a picture of a cone that is being used as a tub. As you do this you will see the circle begin to contract into a cone.

The burned out shaped is formed into cones primarily by either rolling the plate in a plate roll or forming the plate with radius dies in a press brake.