[TheForge] Sheet metal roller qestion

Sun Aug 18 16:54:01 2002

The small diameter round stock is in my experience steel rod used for 
hems or any other application. In leiu of a cone mandrel for small 
diameter stock. (NEW TECHNOLOGY by comparison)

Walter L. Mullett wrote:

>Actually Ray, I have two adjustments on this unit.  One is the "thickness"
>between the two rollers and the other is the outside roller for diameter of
>the finished roll.
>
>Is the small diameter round stock rolled sheet metal or is it steel rods for
>hems?
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Ray Miller <[email protected]>
>To: [email protected] <[email protected]>
>Date: Sunday, August 18, 2002 12:31 AM
>Subject: Re: [TheForge] Sheet metal roller qestion
>
>
>>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:
>>>
>>>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".
>>>
>>>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?
>>>
>>>What kind of diameter could I get with this?
>>>
>>>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
>>>
>>>Walt
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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