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How to close the ends of this sheet metal food hopper?

How to close the ends of this sheet metal food hopper?

How to close the ends of this sheet metal food hopper?

(OP)
Gentlemen:

Can you please let me know how to close the ends of this sheet metal food hopper? I tried using a 3D Sketch but it would not extrude at all. Your help will be appreciated. SolidWorks 2007 file attached.


Thanks

Sincerely
 
Anibal Hernandez
Engineering Automation Specialist
División de Automatización y Control

RE: How to close the ends of this sheet metal food hopper?

Anibal,

I did it in Solidworks 2009.  so I don't think you can open my part file.  here are the steps:
1.  EXTRUDE profile of the entire volume
2.  EXTRUDE-CUT 2x1.5 bottom corners.
3.  SHELL .07 thickness, removing top face
4.  RIP edges down to bottom
5.  INSERT-BENDS

see attached screen shots.

 

RE: How to close the ends of this sheet metal food hopper?

I noticed that your Sketch1 is not fully constrained (and I might dimension a bit differently.  I would start by nailing that sketch down.

RE: How to close the ends of this sheet metal food hopper?

(OP)
applejack2

Can you please save your part file as "Parasolid Binary" so I can open it?

Thanks

RE: How to close the ends of this sheet metal food hopper?

Here is one example.

RE: How to close the ends of this sheet metal food hopper?

AppleJack2, that is beautiful.
But It is going to be almost impossible to bend in one piece. I would suggest creating end plates that are welded on. Especially since you are using 14ga. You really aren't saving much on weld bending it all in one piece and your blank cost is going to be huge since you have this giant + sign.

StrykerTECH Engineering Staff
Milwaukee, WI
http://www.stryker-tech.com/

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