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Title: Rolling Mill
Post by: sbwhart on March 23, 2012, 04:59:29 AM: As any one got any information on rolling mills:- ref books, drawing etchings, pictures etc.

I have an idea bubling in my head, got most of the issues sorted but need a bit more detail.

Thanks

Stew
Title: Re: Rolling Mill
Post by: HS93 on March 23, 2012, 08:43:38 AM: OOOOOOOOOOOOOw Great, Are you building one Stew?

:ddb: :nrocks: :ddb: Peter :ddb: :nrocks: :ddb:
Title: Re: Rolling Mill
Post by: andyf on March 23, 2012, 08:59:56 AM: Stew,

If it's the sort of thing you are considering, the current (April 2012, no 188) copy of MEW has a description of a home-made bead roller in it. The throat depth is 490mm. No drawings, but the photos and description are self-explanatory. The author doesn't say what gauge of steel it will handle. He shows a repair panel he made for a Triumph Spitfire, but if IIRC the body panels on the Spitfire my wife owned 35 years ago were pretty thin.

Andy
Title: Re: Rolling Mill
Post by: John Rudd on March 23, 2012, 09:06:22 AM: Stew,
Are you looking for info on a sheet metal type roller? Or am I confusing this with something else?
Title: Re: Rolling Mill
Post by: andyf on March 23, 2012, 09:16:30 AM: At first, I had a vision of an industrial size rolling mill in Stew's shop, reducing the thickness of big red hot billets of steel :lol:

Andy
Title: Re: Rolling Mill
Post by: David Jupp on March 23, 2012, 09:24:00 AM: You can get the rolls from these people
http://www.sheffieldforgemasters.com/engineering/home (http://www.sheffieldforgemasters.com/engineering/home)
See the back-up roll in the image on the linked page.
They can also provide castings to your design for the housings for the roll stacks.

You might need a slight extension to the workshop to fit this stuff in though!
Title: Re: Rolling Mill
Post by: sbwhart on March 23, 2012, 09:28:01 AM: Ok a little bit of explination is required I'm thinking of building a model of a rolling mill using a twin cylinder horizontal engine to power it:- it won't have any practical work shop use.

Stew
Title: Re: Rolling Mill
Post by: andyf on March 23, 2012, 10:13:49 AM: This mill is probably a bit too modern:

Here's another, found by searching on YouTube for "Steel rolling mill Sheffield"

Andy
Title: Re: Rolling Mill
Post by: sbwhart on March 23, 2012, 12:54:03 PM: Thanks guys some good info their

I've got something to work with.

Don't know when it will kick off though I've got plenty to do at the moment.

Stew
Title: Re: Rolling Mill
Post by: Stilldrillin on March 23, 2012, 01:15:58 PM: Quote from: sbwhart on March 23, 2012, 09:28:01 AM
Ok a little bit of explination is required I'm thinking of building a model of a rolling mill using a twin cylinder horizontal engine to power it:- it won't have any practical work shop use.

Stew

Aaawww......... (http://serve.mysmiley.net/rolleye/rolleye.gif) (http://www.blueislandsdiving.com)

David D
Title: Re: Rolling Mill
Post by: arnoldb on March 23, 2012, 02:26:49 PM: I was wondering what kind of roller mill you were looking at Stew.

My first thoughts were of grain mill, pepper mill and coffee mill (I could really use working copies of the last two :D)

:thumbup: Looking forward to this :D

:beer:, Arnold

:) - I voted for the "comma" - that means a slight pause and then continue - rather than the full stop :med: :lol: :lol:
Title: Re: Rolling Mill
Post by: Bluechip on March 23, 2012, 02:32:39 PM: Quote from: sbwhart on March 23, 2012, 09:28:01 AM
it won't have any practical work shop use.

Stew ...

Maybe not in the workshop, but can't you take it into the kitchen ??

Novelty Pasta mangle ???

BC
Title: Re: Rolling Mill
Post by: Rob.Wilson on March 23, 2012, 04:20:10 PM: Hi Stew

Are you still looking for info ?

Rob
Title: Re: Rolling Mill
Post by: sbwhart on March 23, 2012, 04:23:33 PM: Hi Rob

Yes any contibution will be welcome, I,m looking for details i can add to a model of a rolling mill.

Stew
Title: Re: Rolling Mill
Post by: Rob.Wilson on March 23, 2012, 04:30:45 PM: Hi Stew

I have a bit info on the rolls, plate and cogging and types of engines ,,,,,,,,,, they seam to go for three HZ engines for rolling in the latter years of steam power .

I will scan what i have tomorrow :thumbup: and keep on looking still s few more books to go :)

Rob
Title: Re: Rolling Mill
Post by: sbwhart on March 24, 2012, 05:24:59 AM: Found this free down load on a US site:- lots of info and pics

http://www.archive.org/details/rollingmillmachi00unit

:offtopic:

When I post on this section it starts off by asking for a vote on things hence the the dots and commas is there any way to use it without having to do the vote thing :scratch:

Stew
Title: Re: Rolling Mill
Post by: sbwhart on March 24, 2012, 05:32:48 AM: http://www.archive.org/details/rollingmillmachi00unit

Look at page 29 a big single marine type engine driving a crockadile shear, now let me think :scratch: who do I know with a large marine engine :D :D

Stew
Title: Re: Rolling Mill
Post by: Stilldrillin on March 24, 2012, 12:20:55 PM: Quote from: sbwhart on March 24, 2012, 05:24:59 AM
When I post on this section it starts off by asking for a vote on things hence the the dots and commas is there any way to use it without having to do the vote thing :scratch:
Stew

Ok now Stew? :thumbup:

David D
Title: Re: Rolling Mill
Post by: doubleboost on March 25, 2012, 05:02:38 PM: Quote from: sbwhart on March 24, 2012, 05:32:48 AM
http://www.archive.org/details/rollingmillmachi00unit

Look at page 29 a big single marine type engine driving a crockadile shear, now let me think :scratch: who do I know with a large marine engine :D :D

Stew

Lever shear :drool: :drool: that would make it "bark" a bit :drool: :drool: :drool:
John