Rolling Sheet Metal Into A Cylinder

Additional plate may be required depending on the material thickness and the machinery used.

Rolling sheet metal into a cylinder. Pi d 4t. Hence the corrected value of developed length of sheet which are rolled for circular shape for manufacturing hollow cylinder is taken as. At jorgenson metal rolling forming we are capable of rolling steel plate and sheet metal to cylinders like these in 10ft long sections. For bend in sheet metal work it is assumed that the sheet elongates.

These cylinders were rolled to a precise diameter based on our customer s needs and then welded. Outside diameter thickness x 3 1416 length of plate required. But your best option would be to start the part as cylinder make sure you leave a small slit then unfold make the cutout pattern and fold back to get the flat pattern. I would be very grateful for any advice or alternative methods that i could use.

I need to bend stainless sheet into a cylinder about 10 inches diameter and about 22 inches high. The perimeter or circumference of a circle is π d where d id the diameter and hence the circumference of your cylinder is π d π 2010 6314 6 mm thus if you take a sheet of metal 6314 6 mm long and roll it into a cylinder the cylinder will have outside diameter of 2010 mm. Unfold and fold are tools in sheet metal. Essentially you should calculate the centerline arc.

To develop the blank flat length for a cylinder rolled from sheet or plate is quite simple. Outer diameter t thickness of sheet used. I understand that there are other simple ways of creating cylinders but the reason i started like this was because it s easier for me to put holes into a flat surface rather than a curved one. Above are 3 custom rolled cylinders that were rolled using 1 8 thick or 11ga hot rolled steel sheet metal.

I want to effectively roll the sheet up. Try sketch bend or flex feature. As a moderately junior blacksmith and a welder of only 3 days i have a lot of experience with rebar and scrap steel and not a lot of experience with stainless sheet metal. It is simply calculated as pi d.