Making Sheet Metal Tear Drop Hems

Select the edges or side faces along which to create hems.

Making sheet metal tear drop hems.

When you flatten the metal you are forming a crease and removing the inside radius. The tear drop and open hems do not require nearly as much tonnage as a flat hem does. Create one or more hems on existing sheet metal parts. Choose a direction using the flip arrow.

To create one or more hems on existing sheet metal parts first have a sheet metal part in the part studio. A hem provides stiffness to a design or provides a smooth rounded external edge on a part to eliminate sharp edges. A hem is a flange that has been bent more than 180 degrees. You can create single double rolled and teardrop hems.

Electric metal shear making sheet metal cutting shears hello guys in this video i will show you how i made electric metal cutting machine. Any diy master m. This is because you are only changing the inside radius minimally basically you are just continuing the bend past 30. As shown in figure 1a pick an edge or edges set a depth and decide on the gap.

Toggle the direction with this arrow specify the hem type. Now you are forming the metal rather than simply. While in a part studio click. When you flatten the metal you are forming a crease and removing the inside radius.

In 3 d cad a hem is very easy to create. The tear drop and open hems do not require nearly as much tonnage as a flat hem does. The teardrop hem is used for materials that do not have the ductility required to form the flattened hem. On the ribbon click sheet metal tab create panel hem.

The cad hem s angle can be adjusted past 180 degrees to create a closed teardrop or underbent to create an open hook. This is because you are only changing the inside radius minimally basically you are just continuing the bend past 30.