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.

Net weight per piece lbs. Video showing the processes involved in producing a steel cone. The cone was made in two halves. Below is a picture of a cone that is being used as a tub.

It a job that requires a little skill and a lot of patience. Cut a length of string with a loop at one end and the other end held at the pivot mark. Beginning at the cut push the pieces of sheet over each other. Some companies step brake lines into the metal but this usually leaves kinks at each place the plate is hit.

It allows you to determine either the size of raw material needed or the number of gore sections to fit on your available material. Place the tip of your marker. As you do this you will see the circle begin to contract into a cone. Cones can be produced from a single piece of steel or in segments.

How to roll a metal cone step 1. Overlap one cut side onto the other. View the cone instructions below to learn how to manually layout the flat pattern for a truncated cone in single or multiple gore sections. Draw a line onto your sheet metal the same length as you want the slanted edge of your cone to be.

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. Cone bending on revolution machine tools r smart 6 709 plate roll presented by atakan nerminer for more info. The major diameter is 87 5 inches and the minor diameter 55 inches. Depending on how deep you want the cone stop where needed.

Net weight whole cone lbs.