How To Bend A Cone Sheet Metal

You will use the protractor to gauge the brake as you bend the metal little by little.

How to bend a cone sheet metal. Video showing the processes involved in producing a steel cone. Sheet metal cone calculator. It allows you to determine either the size of raw material needed or the number of gore sections to fit on your available material. Draw a line onto your sheet metal the same length as you want the slanted edge of your cone to be.

To remove irregularity or improve uneven bends place a hardwood piece lengthwise along the bend and hit the bend with increased strength using a heavy duty hammer or mallet. I used aluminum sheet coil but you could use paper or any flat material. Mark one end of the line pivot and the other end wide step 2 cut a length of string with a loop at one end and the other end held at the pivot mark. Draw a circle on the sheet metal with a pencil compass.

View the cone instructions below to learn how to manually layout the flat pattern for a truncated cone in single or multiple gore sections. The pencil will make the circle and the slight indentation where the compass has been anchored should be noted. In some cases as with thicker sheet of metal you may need to use a sheet metal brake to apply your bend. Video of the day volume 0.

It a job that requires a little skill and a lot of patience. You can find cone calculators online. Turntopretty howtobendmetal the video tutorial is showing you how to bend plate metal sheet in one minute. Cut the section of metal out or otherwise prepare the metal to be bent by removing any burrs or sharp edges.

Monkeys spinning monkeys by kevin macleod. Determine the angle at which you want to brake the metal and mark it on the protractor. Want any raw materials or tools check turntopre.