[TheForge] Flattening fire place screen.

[Paul]

PlumDon at aol.com wrote:
> Does anyone have any suggestions re flattening  fireplace screen?  The last 
> stuff I purchased was pretty tightly rolled.  Greatly appreciate any ideas 
> anyone might have.
> 
> Thanks in  advance
> 
> 
> Don Plummer  
> 
Hi Don
If you have access to a slip roll of sufficient width you might try 
counter rolling the the screen thru the rolls. If the screen is to thin 
try to sandwich it between to sheets of Masonite.
The amount of curve to put in is rather an empirical solution. Try 
counter rolling opposite the natural curve as delivered. If you over 
shoot, back off the rollers and reverse the crown and try again.
Never tried it on screening, but I have done so on sheet metal. Large 
industrial users of coiled sheet metal have a counter roller in the 
uncoiler that feeds the shear.

-- 
Paul Sperbeck  WB9HCO

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