Lockformer Flanger

[nchvac]

I bought a flanger that evidently isn't set up right. i am adjusting the top roller so that the lip will be deeper, as it was only 1/8" deep when I got it. I am adjusting the top wheel out away from the sholder that is turned on the bottom roller to make the lip that it forms larger. Does anyone know: Am I doing this correctly (Lockformer Manual doesn't say how to adjust for a larger/smaller flang)--Also, what is the lip supposed to measure in order to properly be marked with one of those marking tools (that I don't have one of) and to properly work with a Pittsburgh seam.
Thanks

[tinnerjohn]

If you are talking about the Easy-Edger, the flange is determined by where you start your metal in. It should be 1/4 to 5/16" depending on the pocket your machine forms. Dad taught me to start the turn on the leading end with a pair of pliers or hand seamer the first inch or so. Makes starting easier. Hope this helps. Not hard, but takes practice. John

[energy star]

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[nchvac]

If you are talking about the Easy-Edger, the flange is determined by where you start your metal in. It should be 1/4 to 5/16" depending on the pocket your machine forms. Dad taught me to start the turn on the leading end with a pair of pliers or hand seamer the first inch or so. Makes starting easier. Hope this helps. Not hard, but takes practice. John

Well that is what I recalled. We had one that we used at tech school, and I recall that it took a little time and skill to properly feed the rollers. We also had to mark the sheet metal so that we would know where to feed it in.
However, on this flanger, the bottom roller has a shoulder turned on it on the side opposite of the angled table. When the metal is fed in, it goes to that shoulder, which acts like a stop, and the lip comes out to that size. As long as the metal is fed in to that shoulder on the roller, the lip stays uniform in size. It is a nice feature, but I don't think that this is the right size roller. I would think that the V's on the rollers would line up dead center, or at least close, but to achieve a 1/4" lip I am going to have to offset the top roller futher away from the shoulder on the bottom roller.
It just seems odd how this is made.