Joe the original stainless is less than 20 gauge, maybe 22 or 24. There are 6 peaks and 5 valleys. The distance from peak to peak is 2.6". I agree with the plan to start with a hat channel. I haven't worked it out yet but I'm pretty sure the flat blank started as 16" wide. There are 1" horizontal flanges and the vertical section is about 7/16" The radius at the top of the peaks could be adjusted to make the 16" blank dimension come in. 16" would yield 3 strips from a sheet with no waste. The bend allowance/bend is around .05 or .06.
Maybe I'm making too much of this but I think the hard part would be getting the panels exactly uniform and straight over a length of about 30'. That's what led me to think that the best way to do this would be a press brake or a dedicated roll forming machine.
Last edited by bobadame; 02-21-2011 at 12:44 PM.
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