How to Roll a Cone – Midland Fabrication

Video title: How to Roll a Cone – Midland Fabrication In this video students James & Luke talk us through how to roll a cone in a set of pinch plate rolls. The cone is stage 1 of constructing a pot belly wood heater. The unit of competence that this is aligned to is MEM05010C Perform Fabrication Forming & Bending. The students are nearing the end of their trade training at TAFE. They are completing a certificate III in Engineering Fabrication. Click on the time stamps below will take you to a point of interest in the video. 0:01:00 Introduction 0:06 Pinch roll configuration & explanation 0:28 Pyramid roll configuration 0:40 Pinch roll locking in top roll 1:05 initial pinch grip & tension 1:30 Factory snubber explained 1:45 external snubber explained 1:57 Explanation how cone pivots and skids off the snubber 2:23 an alternative factory snubber 2:30 squaring up plate edge in rolls 2:35 Rolling commences 2:47 Rotating cone reduces the requirement for pre-setting ends 2:54 bringing the forming roll up 3:07 safety while using plate rolling machines 3:18 Slide snubber rotate cone, bring forming roll up 3:37 Slide snubber rotate cone, bring forming roll up 3:40 close up showing forming roll coming up 3:59 Slide snubber rotate cone, bring forming roll up 4:54 explanation how snubber stops cone running off the rolls 5:06 Keep the small diameter against the snubber 5:32 keep checking the plate is going in square 6:58 fine adjustment on forming roll 7:24 Desired overlap 8:03 Undo the top pinch roll and extract the cone 8:30 showing overlap 8:45 Finished cone 9:10 Stage 1 of pot belly complete