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Posted by moray on April 24, 2008, 2:09 pm
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>> Are the Warco Formits any good?
>>
>> I'm needing a set of slip rolls at least 22" wide to make up an exhaust,
>> and
>> the Formit is looking very tempting to save the hassle of building a set
>> from scratch.
>>
>> However, I'm looking at using 0.6mm or 0.8mm stainless for the exhaust,
>> so
>> I'm not sure if the Formit will be up to the job (it's rated at 1mm in
>> mild
>> steel).
>> Does anybody know if the Formit will do the job, or should I just bite
>> the
>> bullet and build a set?
>>
>> Or alternatively, if anybody knows where there's any suitable slip rolls
>> in
>> the east-central scotland region....
>>
>> thanks
>> moray
>
> Moray,stainless takes about 40% more power to work than mild steel so
> your Warco may just manage 0.6 thick stainless.OTOH most of these
> things are very optimistically rated.I`m in east central scotland and
> one of the few machines I don`t have is a set of rolls.I`ve had them
> in the past and sold them as they never got used.Last rolling job I
> did I got Blakes in Bowling Green St in Edinburgh to roll and tack
> weld them for me.That was 2mm st/steel and they made a good job of it.
> There were a couple of sheetmetal firms about Leith who used to do odd
> things like that for me as well.
> Mark.
Can't find any listing for Blakes anywhere.
The biggest issue is the exhaust isn't round. It's more an oval with about a
2:1 height:width aspect, so there may well be some trial and error involved.
Then there's the issue of getting 5 holes cut in it. Putting some money into
getting it done won't be too big an issue though, as a new one is into 4
figure territory!
At the moment though, it's not high on the todo list, as a recent run-in
with Her Majesties Finest and VOSA is slightly more urgent.
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> I'm needing a set of slip rolls at least 22" wide to make up an exhaust, and
> the Formit is looking very tempting to save the hassle of building a set
> from scratch.
>
> However, I'm looking at using 0.6mm or 0.8mm stainless for the exhaust, so
> I'm not sure if the Formit will be up to the job (it's rated at 1mm in mild
> steel).
> Does anybody know if the Formit will do the job, or should I just bite the
> bullet and build a set?
>
> Or alternatively, if anybody knows where there's any suitable slip rolls in
> the east-central scotland region....
>
> thanks
> moray