How To Roll Sheet Metal Edges

1 8 inch 45 degree bead roll with 45 degree edges in sheet metal.

How to roll sheet metal edges.

Heat treated tool steel rolls will provide a product details. Roll sets are available in heat treated tool steel or delrin. Metal shaping guru lazze demonstrates how to make bead with a wire edge for fenders or other parts for so you can easily duplicate repair a fender or panel. This portion of the roll is not particularly difficult other than finding a good angle to hammer from as mentioned above.

You can create the perfect uniform radius with these bevel heads. Figure 3 3 shows the roll of a small flat disk also known as the edge i try to avoid rolling hehe. This is how easy it is to make a rounded edge on metal. Rounding metal with the bevel heads from beveltools ensure a smooth and consistent rounded edge on sheet plate pipe and hole.

A prototype tool for rolling the edges of armor in any gauge. Using simple hand tools to make a rolled wire edge to a piece of sheet steel. Sheet metal fab at eastwood duration. Rolling a bead with a wire edge duration.

In the photos you can see that we start by folding the sheet metal over a sharp edge such as the edge of an anvil or sander stand. Curling is different than a tear drop hem because in a curl the edge finishes inside itself where a hem leaves the initial edge exposed. The curled edge provides strength to the edge and makes it safe for handling. I ve started by bending the sheet up 90 degrees where i want to roll to start.

Metal shaping with lazze. When the outer edge c is rolled back into the main body of the plate some stretching occurs in the metal between b and c.