How To Make A Sheet Metal Flower

Put the bolt in the 3 petal piece and hold it in place with a screwdriver while sliding the outer petals onto the bolt.

How to make a sheet metal flower.

Cut the edges off the square to create a circle. Quench the bend in a bucket of water. We will be welding this onto the rest of the stem later. How to make metal flowers.

This process would be easier if the metal was heated in a furnace first the blow torch cannot heat the whole flower shape to the same temp at the same time i continued heating hammering and using a pliers to form the shape i wanted. I loved these large metal flowers but i didn t love the price so i made my own for a lot less with items from dollar tree and walmart. To get it tight put the rod in your vice and then while holding the flower petals in one hand turn the screwdriver and tighten it up. To form the shape of the flower i first heated the sheet metal with a blow torch to make it more pliable and then started to hammer it into shape.

Get a piece of sheet metal from your favorite home store or salvage yard. Use your snips to cut it into a square. Bend the rod to a 90 degree angle stop heating and remove it from the vice. Cut starter squares start by gathering your sheet metal and measure mark and cut out three or more squares of metal.

You can make a flower from sheet metal with a few simple tools and a few simple steps. Thank you yami and kr. The size of the squares are up to you but they should ascend in size by about 1 1 2 to 2 inches each square you create.