This action will force the flexane a rubber or urethane compound to push the sheet metal into the die.
How to press sheet metal with forms.
This metal squeezing process commonly is referred to as the rolling process.
Spinning sometimes called spin forming is a metal forming process used to form cylindrical parts by rotating a piece of sheet metal while forces are applied to one side.
Pump arm of hydraulic jack to advance lower platen which rests on the head screw of the jack to press the die and metal padded with flexane against upper platen as far as it will advance.
Clamp your sheet metal in your vise.
Each time the metal is rolled it gets thinner and thinner.
A sheet metal disc is rotated at high speeds while rollers press the sheet against a tool called a mandrel to form the shape of the desired part.
After the desired thickness is obtained the sheet metal then is rolled into a large coil.
The space between the final set of rollers determines the final metal thickness.
Take care to keep your bend line even with the guide angle of your forms.