# Les Carter Cone Forming

**URL:** http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/les-carter-cone-forming/394
**Category:** Fab Shop
**Created:** [July 8, 2012, 4:10pm UTC](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/les-carter-cone-forming/394 "2012-07-08T16:10:57Z")
**Posts on this page:** 6
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### Author: ![SteveUnruh](http://forum.driveonwood.com/user_avatar/forum.driveonwood.com/steveunruh/32/45324_2.png) [@SteveUnruh](http://forum.driveonwood.com/u/SteveUnruh)
#### Post date: [July 8, 2012, 4:10pm UTC](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/les-carter-cone-forming/394/1 "2012-07-08T16:10:57Z")

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Hi All  
Six months ago member Les Carter put up this YouTube of his DYI tool and measuring/layout system to make cones:  
 ![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/ITaew--E0zk/maxresdefault.jpg)https://www.youtube.com/embed/ITaew--E0zk?feature=oembed&wmode=opaque

Slip rollers are nice if you are going to be roll forming a lot, but for just one off DYI work they are $/effort overkill.  
Hat’s off to you for putting this up LesC.  
Get my “GitterDone” award of the day.

Regards  
Steve Unruh

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### Author: ![Chris](http://forum.driveonwood.com/user_avatar/forum.driveonwood.com/chris/32/56161_2.png) [@Chris](http://forum.driveonwood.com/u/Chris)
#### Post date: [July 8, 2012, 10:21pm UTC](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/les-carter-cone-forming/394/2 "2012-07-08T22:21:34Z")

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I built one if anyone needs more pics. It works great! It was my first welding project, with a stick welder. Not pretty but it works great.

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### Author: ![Matt](http://forum.driveonwood.com/user_avatar/forum.driveonwood.com/matt/32/11298_2.png) [@Matt](http://forum.driveonwood.com/u/Matt)
#### Post date: [July 8, 2012, 11:14pm UTC](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/les-carter-cone-forming/394/3 "2012-07-08T23:14:13Z")

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Agreed, If you plan on making lots of cones get or build a slip roller. But for a hobby stick with whats simple. Sorry guys my plate is way over full. Ill do what I can to get some pics tonight. It would be hard to make a set of plans for my roller. You will need to design it around the gears that you can get.

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### Author: ![don\_mannes](http://forum.driveonwood.com/user_avatar/forum.driveonwood.com/don_mannes/32/19008_2.png) [@don\_mannes](http://forum.driveonwood.com/u/don_mannes)
#### Post date: [July 9, 2012, 2:10am UTC](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/les-carter-cone-forming/394/4 "2012-07-09T02:10:09Z")

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I saved this picture of a poor man’s roll former but never built it. I don’t remember who posted it or on what web site but I think it would work in a pinch.  
Don M  
 ![](http://dow.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/original/2X/b/bea8b19ff0b878b3621574d38fa3586debca93b5.jpg)

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### Author: ![tritowns](http://forum.driveonwood.com/user_avatar/forum.driveonwood.com/tritowns/32/11252_2.png) [@tritowns](http://forum.driveonwood.com/u/tritowns)
#### Post date: [July 9, 2012, 3:07pm UTC](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/les-carter-cone-forming/394/5 "2012-07-09T15:07:37Z")

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Post them up Chris… video link did work for me Steve ☹

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### Author: ![lesliecarter4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v2/letter/l/858c86/32.png) [@lesliecarter4](http://forum.driveonwood.com/u/lesliecarter4)
#### Post date: [July 9, 2012, 6:40pm UTC](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/les-carter-cone-forming/394/6 "2012-07-09T18:40:30Z")

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This is the right link to my forming tool.  
 ![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/lTaew--E0zk/maxresdefault.jpg)https://www.youtube.com/embed/lTaew--E0zk?feature=oembed&wmode=opaque