How To Make A Paper Cone Roof

A cone is a tridimensional geometric shape formed by rotating a right angled triangle around one of its sides.

How to make a paper cone roof. Enter top width bottom width and height of the cone see diagram and hit calculate to draw a full scale printable pattern template to mark out the cone. Drill a few holes through the overlapping rectangular shape. In this onehowto article we ll show you step by step how to make a cone with paper you will find it useful to explain geometry to use as a container for candy or. I used aluminum sheet coil but you could use paper or any flat material.

Here is one way to make a cone from flat stock. Step 1 measure up the right edge of your poster board the height you want your cone to be. You can find cone calculators online. To mark holes or lines around the cone check holes or lines and enter number of incremetns.

Enter hole slant height up slanting edge of the cone and hole diameter and hit draw. Cut out the cone template from your sheet metal using tin snips and file the edges smooth of any burrs of rough sections with your file.