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03-19-2014, 10:13 PM
Any suggestions on how to straighten out a roll of blue spring steel sheet and get it flat again - without a set of sheet metal rollers to work with?

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03-21-2014, 01:49 PM (This post was last modified: 03-21-2014, 01:50 PM by Highpower.)
OK then. Almost 50 views and the silence is deafening. I guess I have my answer. Rotfl

For the record, I feel the same way about it. Big Grin
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03-21-2014, 04:31 PM
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Without a set of rollers - really difficult.
I know it can be straightened by heating and hammering it flat, but takes a lot of practice and skill. Not sure what to do if it ends up full of hammer marks Big Grin
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03-21-2014, 04:43 PM
Willie, sometimes its better to keep your mouth shut and look stupid than say something and remove all doubt.
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03-21-2014, 06:04 PM
Dave has a set of rollers, send it to him. :)

Try dragging it across the corner of a 2x4 with as much pressure as you can muster. How thick is the stuff?

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03-21-2014, 07:02 PM
(03-21-2014, 06:04 PM)TomG Wrote: Dave has a set of rollers, send it to him. :)

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03-21-2014, 09:22 PM
(03-21-2014, 04:43 PM)f350ca Wrote: Willie, sometimes its better to keep your mouth shut and look stupid than say something and remove all doubt.

Good point Greg.
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03-25-2014, 05:38 PM
(03-19-2014, 10:13 PM)Highpower Wrote: Any suggestions on how to straighten out a roll of blue spring steel sheet and get it flat again - without a set of sheet metal rollers to work with?

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How about buying a "flat" of blue spring steel instead? Rotfl
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03-26-2014, 10:33 AM
A friend of mine bought this for a project because the 50" roll (.010") was the same price as a 25" flat, so it was more economical. He asked me if I could straighten a couple of pieces for him, but I'm not familiar with sheet metal work don't have any type of sheet metal roller.

Ah well, at least I got to entertain a couple of folks with a stupid question, eh?
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03-26-2014, 06:31 PM
No such a thing as a stupid question, but here you'll get our stupid answers.
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