[TheForge] Sheet metal roller qestion

[Ray Miller]

The grooves on the end of the roll are to roll small diameter round 
stock. Usually something like 3/8" and smaller. Each groove for a 
different diameter. As fas as diameter rolling sheet stock, you adjust 
that with the screw adjustment. (It isn't really a thickness 
adjustment). You start out fairly loose and roll your stock through. 
Keep tightening up on the adjustment until you get the diameter you 
want. (Tighter adjustment smaller diameter roll).

(I;m not Dave Brown but I thought I might cast in my two cents).

And $7 is a steal!!
Ray
Cincinnati

Walter L. Mullett wrote:

>Dave brown can probably answer these:
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>I picked up a clean, antique sheet metal roller today.  It's got 3 - 30"
>rollers with two geared together and one of those has a crank.  Small
>adjustment on the top roller for metal thickness.  Each roller is about
>1-1/2" and the outfeed roller is screw adjustable from an almost parallel
>position with the bottom roller to almost parallel with the upper roller.
>The name on it is "ULSTER".
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>The outfeed and bottom roller both have about 4 grooves near one end with
>each being a little different in size.  I assume that would be for a hem
>turned out?
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>What kind of diameter could I get with this?
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>I think I stole it at $7 but my better deal was a Lincoln 225 AC welder with
>50# of rod, 2 helmets and a cart for $30.   HUGE SMILE
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>Walt
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