How To Run A Sheet Metal Roller Wire Edge

Using simple hand tools to make a rolled wire edge to a piece of sheet steel.

How to run a sheet metal roller wire edge.

Step 7 set the closing wheel to one thickness of metal about 1mm and run down the edge again to give a full length even finish. We have a need to put a wire inside the curled over edge of sheet metal thin sheet about 0 020 aluminum. We don t want to curl fully over we want to fold over and then lay the edge out flat against the main part of the sheet. 1 8 inch wire bead roll set jamey jordan radius roll set 5 8 inch radius covell 5 16 inch round over die pexto style mittler bros.

I ve started by bending the sheet up 90 degrees where i want to roll to start. 1 16 inch wire bead. Upper and lower roll set. 1 4 inch edge bead roll mittler bros.

Unlike benchtop sheet metal tools these shapers are portable so they re often used on site by roofers. Closes a wire bead in sheet metal on roper whitney 622 machines. Use 1 8 markings to set up precise bends. Designed for use on 22 ga steel.

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. Also known as edge rollers these tools slide back and forth along edges to create even bends. Roper whitney style d wiring roll set. Edge roll found in.

The result would be a teardrop shape with the wire in the fat part. Run along the length of the wired edge closing it sufficiently to securely trap the wire all the length. These roll sets allow you to crimp a 1 16 inch diameter wire onto the edge of a panel. Rounding metal with the bevel heads from beveltools ensure a smooth and consistent rounded edge on sheet plate pipe and hole.

This stiffens the panel and is good for fender wells or any. This is how easy it is to make a rounded edge on metal.