Easy cone rolling

Post by **Mike Everman** » Tue Nov 20, 2007 3:40 am

A couple of vice-grips, a pipe and off you go. Just put a shim of the same material you're rolling (plus a couple sheets of paper optional), and the material fits under snugly.
If you're doing thicker material, then you may need a broad lever (I'm using a galvanized strap in the photo.

I can't recommend highly enough getting a cheap spot welder to tack the lap seam together before welding up the whole motor.

PyroJoe · Post by **PyroJoe** » Tue Nov 20, 2007 4:02 pm

Fantastic setup!

kd2 · Post by **kd2** » Thu Nov 22, 2007 12:14 am

A great way to build the cone roller that was presented in early posts ( Mark's??? ).
Fantastic!!!

How do you roll the sheet?
with your fingers?
i once tried to do that, with a 1mm sheet ( small diameter cone ) , and it was to hard for me ( greese monkey fingers, not the soft type 8) ).
i would like some explanation about the technique.

thank's alot Mike!

yam from Israel.

Post by **Mike Everman** » Thu Nov 22, 2007 12:26 am

I've only been doing .035" thick soft stainless, and yes, it is mostly done by hand.

PyroJoe · Post by **PyroJoe** » Wed Dec 26, 2007 3:40 pm

Here is my cone roller, I used bolts with one regular nut and one wing nut to secure the pipe. It works great. Thanks for sharing your design Mike. It inspired this design which has proved a valuable tool for me.