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Step 6Sheet Metal Is Bent To Form The Fountain Layers
For a Cheese Fountain to have any awesomeness we concluded that the cheese must cascade down a minimum of three drops. Counting the fall from the pump as the first drop, we are still two short. Our design requires us to fabricate a two sheet metal plateaus per fountain segment and it's time to stop procrastinating this step.
We used cardboard to mock-up the basic size and shape of each piece, and using these as templates we cut the sheet metal to size. We knew the edges would be sharp so we added a 1/2" to all edges and planned to fold these over. This is where we hit the wall.
Being woodworkers we don't own a sheet metal break, which is the proper tool for accurately folding sheet metal, so we had to improvise. (Using wood of course.)
To fold the metal we used a shop-made sheet metal break, and from there we were able to fold the metal over the balance of the way by hand and with a dead-blow mallet.
Notice how the top piece must straddle the PVC pump, so a notch was required in the back edge of the top pieces.
Don't miss the VIDEO of the Six Cheese Fountain in action on Step 9!
We used cardboard to mock-up the basic size and shape of each piece, and using these as templates we cut the sheet metal to size. We knew the edges would be sharp so we added a 1/2" to all edges and planned to fold these over. This is where we hit the wall.
Being woodworkers we don't own a sheet metal break, which is the proper tool for accurately folding sheet metal, so we had to improvise. (Using wood of course.)
To fold the metal we used a shop-made sheet metal break, and from there we were able to fold the metal over the balance of the way by hand and with a dead-blow mallet.
Notice how the top piece must straddle the PVC pump, so a notch was required in the back edge of the top pieces.
Don't miss the VIDEO of the Six Cheese Fountain in action on Step 9!
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