How To Roll Sheet Metal Cones

Roll the cone template into a cone shape starting at the wide end working toward the pivot point end.

How to roll sheet metal cones.

To demonstrate the correct method of setting up pinch rolls. Rolling a metal cone out of sheet metal may be a little easier than you may think. It allows you to determine either the size of raw material needed or the number of gore sections to fit on your available material. Bending sheet metal is easier than you might first expect so do not be.

Metal cones are good for finishing chimneys topping off certain types of outdoor fire and grill buildings and occasionally for decor purposes. Cut out the cone template from your sheet metal using tin snips and file the edges smooth of any burrs of rough sections with your file. By determining the length of the slanted side and the circumference at the wide end of your cone you can quickly and easily produce a cone exactly the size you want it to be out of a flat piece of sheet metal. There are many reasons that you might need to bend a cone from sheet metal.

Drill a few holes through the overlapping rectangular shape. Fasten the cone into shape permanently with.