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2nd May 2011, 10:31 PM #1
Corrugated iron - how would you flatten it?
I've got a project that I want to use old corrugated iron for - rust and all. But I want to use it flat. And I want to use a fair bit of it, so I don't want to flatten it by hitting it with a hammer - I wouldn't live long enough!
So, how would you go about flattening it? A press? A roller? Does anyone know of someone who does this? I'd really appreciate the help.Bob C.
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2nd May 2011, 10:50 PM #2Most Valued Member
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its easy run over it with the wheels of a big fork lift. works a charm
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2nd May 2011, 11:02 PM #3Intermediate Member
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car and road surface works well
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2nd May 2011, 11:13 PM #4Most Valued Member
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from my experience with new sheet of iron that have been damaged/flattened,run over is that they tend to curl.
I havent seen one that lays flat,although I try not to damage them very often.
I would of thought using a press could possably work but you would need to do it in one
operation,this would require a machine with a large bolster,and around 250 ton/sq" at a minimum.
You would still probably have to put it through a straightener.
If you put it through rollers it would need to go through a straightener.
Is there a time frame on what you want to do,if not you might be better off finacialy using the thinest M/S plate you can find and treating it so that it rusts quickly.
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2nd May 2011, 11:50 PM #5Dave J Guest
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3rd May 2011, 12:00 AM #6
Find some roadworks, and sling the steamroller driver a slab... you can guess the rest....
Regards
Ray
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3rd May 2011, 10:52 AM #7
I had thought of maybe using a roller for a cricket pitch or tennis court. Putting the corrugated iron on a road or large patch of concrete and then running the roller over it. I guess I'll have to give it a try...
Thanks for the thoughts folks. If anyone comes up with a better idea, please shout.Bob C.
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3rd May 2011, 12:23 PM #8
It would need to be very old corrugated because if it is newer stuff it would be Hi-tensiile and would tend to split or would need to be Custom Blue Orb.
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3rd May 2011, 01:21 PM #9Member: Blue and white apron brigade
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If you don't care about rust, what about stacking the sheets interspersed by timber slats under a pile of dry timber and setting fire to it. This will anneal the steel and make it much easier to flatten. It will also melt and burn off some of the zinc -which is why it's best not to stack them on top of one another.
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3rd May 2011, 02:17 PM #10
When I was kid we used to get old sheets of corrugated iron from the dump, take them home and flatten them out with Dads' hammer in the back yard.
We'd pinch some tar from the local council road maintanance stock pile to patch up the nail holes, and made tin canoes out of them.
We used bits of newspaper to cover the tar so it wouldn't stick to us.
Used to really wind the neighbours up as it took a couple of hours bashing and made a hell of a racket
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