How Do I Make A Cone Out Of Sheet Metal

Sheet metal cone calculator.

How do i make a cone out of sheet metal. It allows you to determine either the size of raw material needed or the number of gore sections to fit on your available material. The cone has a diameter at the top smaller than the diameter at the bottom and to accurately trace the shape onto sheet metal you need to make a template out of construction paper. Overlap one cut side onto the other. Step 5 roll the template into a cone shape overlapping the sheet metal by 1 2 inch then drill a few holes along the seam and seal it closed by placing rivets in the drilled holes.

With the radius or diameter dimension plus a dimension for the gap we can exit this sketch and move onto the next profile. Beginning at the cut push the pieces of sheet over each other. Depending on how deep you want the cone stop where needed. Cut out the cone template from your sheet metal using tin snips and file the edges smooth of any burrs of rough sections with your file.

Using my sheet metal open sketch technique we can draw an arc and its construction lines. Roll the cone template into a cone shape starting at the wide end working toward the pivot point end. Drill a few holes through the overlapping rectangular shape. I typically like to start my first sketch on the top plane.

Creating a sheet metal cone in solidworks can seem like a complex task but i m here to alleviate your worries and provide you with the correct workflow.