[TheForge] Sheet metal roller qestion

Mon Aug 19 11:56:00 2002

I didn't catch the original description of the machine, is this by any
chance a "bead roller"?  We used a bead roller to make the stiffeners
in panels that we fabricated to replace rusted out panels in cars.  We
often had to turn our own rollers to get the size and shape of bead we
needed, but that was no problem, we had blanks and a lathe.
   It was small and hand cranked, so one guy with a steady arm cranked
while the "skilled" man formed the panel.  No gearing or anything just
a crank on either the upper or lower roller shaft, can't remember
which now.
   If we had needed a "wrinkle" in a panel with four bends or beads,
we'd have turned a roller much like you have described.  Maybe a
series of steps and partial beads along the edge of a panel or
something.

   Jeff   ><>

----- Original Message -----
From: "Dave Brown" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, August 19, 2002 10:07 AM
Subject: Re: [TheForge] Sheet metal roller qestion

> At 09:51 08/19/02 -0400, you wrote:
> >But if I hear you correctly, and this makes sense to me ... the
wire is
> >already in the hem - then the metal is rolled - correct?
>
> Generally speaking, yes.  But that doesn't rule out rolling some 9ga
wire
> into a circle using the slip roll's grooves.  But mostly it's used
after
> you turn the edge of a sheet and set the wire in place.  The grooves
then
> allow you to finish closing the sheet around the wire while rolling
the
> sheet into a cylinder.
>
> >I don't see how you could put the wire in after you have rolled a
piece ...
> >but then I don't know much at all about tin smithing.
>
> There is another machine, actually two other machines, that you use
for
> that.  The first is a "turning machine".  This rolls the edge of the
tin to
> a J all around the edge of the cylinder.  The wire is then laid in
and a
> small setting down hammer is used to close the seam enough to hold
the wire
> in place.  The second machine is called a "wiring machine".  This
finishes
> and closes the sheet tight around the wire.
>
> >I looked for some
> >books on the subject and couldn't find much.   Not that I need
another hobby
> >but what's out there that I can read?
>
> There's not a heck of a lot.  When I get a chance I'll see if I can
put up
> a couple of references for you.
>
>
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