Sheet metal folder

[Olivia9801]

For those that make your own hives/rooves, have anyone used a sheet metal folder for bending the litho plate or thin aluminium sheets?

 

[Antipodes]

For those that make your own hives/rooves, have anyone used a sheet metal folder for bending the litho plate or thin aluminium sheets?

Not a folder as such, but I have used a piece of heavy angle iron and a rubber mallet to bend thin aluminium for lid/covers and have also used the same method to bend one large sheet of steel to make a joint free vat (with lid). Could that work for you perhaps?

 

[robmort]

yes

 

[Olivia9801]

Not a folder as such, but I have used a piece of heavy angle iron and a rubber mallet to bend thin aluminium for lid/covers and have also used the same method to bend one large sheet of steel to make a joint free vat (with lid). Could that work for you perhaps?

It's my normal method of forming the thin lid to the ply , but in being a "toolaholic" was wondering if someone who has a sheet metal folder, has used it for this task.

 

[Olivia9801]

yes

Is it a potch? Any chances of a photo of your metal folder?

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

It's my normal method of forming the thin lid to the ply , but in being a "toolaholic" was wondering if someone who has a sheet metal folder, has used it for this task.

did it years ago when I had access to my friend's technology classroom, If I recall, doing the two opposite sides was easy, but doing the last two were a bit of a faff and SWMBO's cousin made loads of galv hive roofs for me years ago (but he had access to a whole sheet metal factory!

 

[robmort]

Is it a potch? Any chances of a photo of your metal folder?

No, used the one at my local model engineering society