How To Bend A Cone Sheet Metal

The cone has a diameter at the top smaller than the diameter at the bottom and to accurately trace the shape onto sheet metal you need to make a template out of construction paper.

How to bend a cone sheet metal.

Sheet metal cone calculator. I used aluminum sheet coil but you could use paper or any flat material. Video showing the processes involved in producing a steel cone. Draw a circle on the sheet metal with a pencil compass.

Simple sheet metal bender using a hand roller clamps and plywood. The pencil will make the circle and the slight indentation where the compass has been anchored should be noted. You will use the protractor to gauge the brake as you bend the metal little by little. Video of the day volume 0.

Draw a line onto your sheet metal the same length as you want the slanted edge of your cone to be. Cut the section of metal out or otherwise prepare the metal to be bent by removing any burrs or sharp edges. Determine the angle at which you want to brake the metal and mark it on the protractor. It a job that requires a little skill and a lot of patience.

View the cone instructions below to learn how to manually layout the flat pattern for a truncated cone in single or multiple gore sections. In some cases as with thicker sheet of metal you may need to use a sheet metal brake to apply your bend. Monkeys spinning monkeys by kevin macleod. Here is one way to make a cone from flat stock.

You can find cone calculators online. Mark one end of the line pivot and the other end wide step 2 cut a length of string with a loop at one end and the other end held at the pivot mark. It allows you to determine either the size of raw material needed or the number of gore sections to fit on your available material.