4" Square to 9" round transisition questionss.

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4" Square to 9" round transisition questionss.

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I have to adapt a small fan into a blower flange, original motor not available anymore. So I need to make a 4" square transition to 9" OD round. Decent machinist abilities, all normal machine shop machinery available. How to go about this? No practical tin knocking experience, except for occasional 90° bends. What would be the minimum length obtainable. How to make a pattern? No CAD experience. Thanks for all help, Mark.
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Hello :!: Mark :D

These might be very helpful to you.
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Two Sheet Metal Treatise's (Great Material)

http://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/vie ... 44&t=97765
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Enjoy.

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Replied earlier, don't see it now. Thanks, wondered how it was done.
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mcostello wrote:Replied earlier, don't see it now. Thanks, wondered how it was done.
Mark, :D

Maybe this will be easier for you to grasp.

http://www.sheetmetalguy.com/transition.htm

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Thanks, already d/l ed. Will give it a spin, thanks.
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mcostello wrote:Thanks, already d/l ed. Will give it a spin, thanks.
Mark, :D

Do we get to see your finished product :?:

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Will post a picture but will take a little time to get to it.
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I bet I'm behind the curve as usual but here's how a dummy like me can do it quickly. cut a circle and a square out of any material. center drill both and attach jam nut style on a pc. of all thread the length you need the transition to be. When you roll the pattern over your metal mark the path of both pcs. allow a lap for the joint cut it out and you have it.
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Great tip, thanks - for reasonable sized work that method would be hard to beat.
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mcostello wrote:I have to adapt a small fan into a blower flange, original motor not available anymore. So I need to make a 4" square transition to 9" OD round.
Why don't you check with Gene Krantz. I think he's done something along those lines a few years ago. :-)

Steve
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