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Knocked Up Joint

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A Knocked Up Joint or Double Seam is commonly used to fix an end to a cannister or food can. The canning industry would normally use a Seaming Machine (see A Dash of Science for further detail) but they were traditionally hand made by Tinsmiths. If made properly a Knocked Up Joint should be water-tight without being soldered but, of course, they can be soldered as well if required.


Making the Joint
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  • To make the base, mark out a circle with its radius equal to the cylinder radius plus twice the width of the Seam.
  • Form a rim round its outside with a depth equal to the width of the Seam (do this by working around the circumference little by little with Flat Nosed Pliers and truing up with a Boxwood or Rawhide Mallet on a Mandrel Stake).
  • The length of the cannister needs to be extended by the width of the Seam so that a flange equal to this can be formed around one end (as before, do this by working around the end little by little with Flat Nosed Pliers and truing up with a Boxwood or Rawhide Mallet on a Bench Block, Tinman's Anvil or similar flat surface).


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  • Place the flanged cannister inside the rim of the base and flatten the rim down on to it using a Boxwood or Rawhide Mallet down on to a Bench Block or similar surface.
  • The joint formed at this stage is known as a Paned Down Seam
  • To complete the Knocked Up Joint or Double Seam, the cannister is held on to a Mandrel Stake and folded over again as shown.

Note: Use a Mallet and not a Hammer to avoid stretching the metal as it is struck (this would cause the edge to distort).



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