How To Roll Sheet Metal Into A Tube

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How to roll sheet metal into a tube.

To develop the blank flat length for a cylinder rolled from sheet or plate is quite simple. When sheet metal is inserted between two such rolls the urethane wraps the sheet metal tightly against the steel roll. Roll the template into a cone shape overlapping the sheet metal by 1 2 inch then drill a few holes along the seam and seal it closed by placing rivets in the drilled holes. Essentially you should calculate the centerline arc.

Forming radius bends in sheet steel would normally be done with slip rolls but acceptable work for a lot of jobs can be done using a piece of pipe. If you want to roll sheet into tube and don t have a slip roller or don t want to buy one then you could always make a sheet metal roller first. Outside diameter thickness x 3 1416 length of plate required inside diameter thickness x 3. At jorgenson metal rolling forming located in santa ana california we specialize in tube rolling and pipe rolling.

Learn autodesk inventor sheet metal tutorial how to create cylinder object by using contour roll command check it out. Tip add a bead of silicone sealant along the overlapping edge if you require the cone to be water tight. This is 2 x 2 with a 25 wall thickness stainless square tube rolled into complete metal tube rings with an inside radius of 6 inches.