
| Bending - Course: Technique of Working Sheet Metals, Pipes and Sections. Instruction Examples for Practical Vocational Training |
Practise the folding, turning over and rounding of sheet metal and fabricating a jacket seam joint.

Material
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Sheet steel |
(380 MPa) |
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thickness: |
1 mm |
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width: |
102 mm |
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length: |
210 mm |
Tools
Steel scriber, smooth file 200 mm (flat), light metal hammer, machinist's hammer, folding bench
Measuring and testing means
Steel rule
Auxiliary means
Vise, intermediate plate 1 mm, bending mandrel f 60 mm
Previous knowledge required
Manual material working: Measuring, testing, scribing, hammering, filing
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Sequence of operations |
Comments |
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1. Prepare the working place and make available the working material. |
Check completeness. |
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2. Check initial size, deburr and straighten. |
Re-work, if need be. |
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3. Scribe seam width and fold seam on folding bench. |
Stages (1) and (2) |
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4. Turn over the seam with intermediate plate inserted. |
Stage (3) |
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Insert intermediate plate of 1 mm |
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5. Gradually round sheet on vise around the bending mandrel. |
Stage (4) |
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Insert bending mandrel of f 60 mm |
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6. Hook in the seam without bending mandrel. |
Stage (5) |
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Press the seam together and upset it on the bending mandrel. |
Press together with hammer face. |
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Upset with hammer pane. |
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7. Check rounding and jacket seam. | |
