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Old 07-01-2022, 02:25 PM
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I was wondering what technique is used to shape this form? Is it just hammer forming or there are other techniques involved?



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Old 07-02-2022, 09:54 AM
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Is this a frame for a porthole window mounted on the wall of a building?


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Old 07-02-2022, 10:12 AM
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Hello everyone.


I was wondering what technique is used to shape this form? Is it just hammer forming or there are other techniques involved?



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Hi Michael,
This is a shape that is created as a regular toroid shape, by "just" metal spinning.
The symmetrical part is then fully-annealed and then "just" press-formed in offset dies, trimmed and then polished.
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Old 07-02-2022, 01:45 PM
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Hi Michael,
This is a shape that is created as a regular toroid shape, by "just" metal spinning.
The symmetrical part is then fully-annealed and then "just" press-formed in offset dies, trimmed and then polished.

Hello Kent,


I have been to many spinning shops but never seen them doing a toroid shape especially on a stainless steel sheet. The material used in spinning shops is mostly brass and copper. Stainless steel needs double effort for spinning. Also the offset die theory for the symmetrical part doesnt seem to be a working method since the other side of the shape would shrink under the pressure. Do you have any pictures or videos of this process you mentioned? Thank you.
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Old 07-02-2022, 03:49 PM
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hmmm....
Sounds like actually needing the "recipe book" for duplicating the part, to me.
Step-by-step formulae ... for exact results.....hmmmmm?
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Old 07-02-2022, 08:13 PM
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Hi,

Do you have several more photos of the part and approximate size? 304 stainless is shape-able depending on the profiles.

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Old 07-02-2022, 11:46 PM
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Hi,

Do you have several more photos of the part and approximate size? 304 stainless is shape-able depending on the profiles.

Bill
Other stainless alloys are easier to work than 304, Bill.
This part is no biggie.... I've seen these artsy parts around for a while.
.... 24in. O/A D. would be large-ish, x 5-6in deep.
(From what I know, Rohr Industries made nacelle lip skins and other round items for large units, for a long time.)
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Old 07-05-2022, 06:08 AM
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Thin lover anvil and a band on the top one?
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Old 07-07-2022, 12:53 PM
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I’ve seen toroid shapes spun. The inside is spun first with the excess material following a nice curve curve. The whole piece is reversed onto a second Chuck where the outside is formed.
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