No matter what they say, the ridge is a Nazi salute

Sheet metal beading is a special surface processing technology that creates a special relief-shaped pattern. This method is widely used both in large enterprises and in medium-sized workshops. In the article we will look at the features of the process, the purpose of the seaming machine and other issues.

Description of technology

To create a relief image on a thin metal sheet, modern equipment is used - a crimping machine. It is equipped with special rollers, which leave special grooves (ridges) during the process. They can be either flat or have the required volume.

Several operations are performed using a zigging machine, including:

Depending on the power, the equipment can process metal sheets of different thicknesses. The least powerful are manual zig machines; they are capable of performing operations on metal with a thickness of 0.3 to 1 mm. Electric ones apply relief on thicker sheets - up to 2 mm.

Three types of machines are used for creasing:

• manual zig machines;
• electrically driven equipment;
• hydraulic mechanisms.

The principle of operation in all three types of equipment is the same, only the power and performance differ. There is one more parameter that is important when choosing machines - the location of the shafts on which working rollers with the desired type of relief are put on. The shafts can be positioned horizontally, vertically or obliquely.

The operation of applying a zig to a metal surface is not difficult in itself, but its execution requires care and adherence to technology, because the further strength of the product depends on the correctness of the processing.

The step-by-step process of applying relief looks like this:

• the workpiece is placed on the working surface with the lower roller, the raised upper shaft with the roller on is lowered from above;
• the part is fixed with special clamping screws;
• for reliable fixation and deeper pressing of the relief, a special stop is used;
• powerful electric and hydraulic machines are used to process durable steel sheets of large thickness;
• when applying relief to sheets of soft metal (aluminum, copper alloys), increase the distance between the ridge grooves and their radius;
• the shafts, rotating in the opposite direction to the rollers, exert pressure on the workpiece, as a result of which relief depressions appear.

If the relief is not clearly pronounced after the first operation, it is repeated several times. Metal beveling is considered completed only if sufficient depth of relief is obtained.

“Ziga” - what is it and where did the gesture come from?

Remember the film “Seventeen Moments of Spring”, how in the Reichstag building the Nazis greeted each other by throwing their hands up? That's it... Now imagine a stadium full of football fans - how do they “handle” if their favorite team scores a goal? That's right, they throw it up. In both cases, it is the right hand that “works.”

Where is he from?
The question is, “Ziga” - what is it and where does it come from? Let's take a closer look at the history of this gesture. There is a version of its origin back in the distant times of the Roman Empire. The image on the famous Column of Trajan says that people greeted each other by throwing their right hands up when meeting.

Slavic brothers

There is another version. The concept of "zig" - what is it? A greeting that was used by the ancient Slavs? Our ancestors were pagans, and worshiping a pagan god was a right thing. Thus, the greeting of the most revered Sun god took place in the following way: a person pressed his right hand to his chest in the area of ​​the heart and then straightened it forward so that the palm was open. This gesture symbolized the return of energy, that is, openness of intentions, kindness of thoughts. By the way, the Slavs did not use this gesture when meeting an enemy.

Other versions

And yet, “zig” - what is it? A shout, a gesture, or something general? There are also explanations:

1. 
   The English play “Sieger-Sager” was popular in the late sixties of the last century. It looked at a problem that desperately needed a solution: football, football fans, hooliganism.

2. Now let’s look at the concept of “ridge” from the other side. What does this have to do with football? After all, this concept is used by fans. It is believed that it appeared thanks to one Chelsea fan (London), who, with the help of this chant, “turned on” the fans who responded to his shouts, and it took root. Later, there was even a funny song using this word.

Ole, football!

When you look at the stadium where thousands and thousands of fans of your favorite team have gathered, their raised hands fascinate with their coherence. After all, this is truly a wonderful tool to show players how men and women of all ages and statuses support and worry about them. Football brings people together and unites them during the game. And how many conversations are there after the end of the match: at home, in transport, at work.

Why do they "zig"?
The most unpleasant fact is that the “zig” is a gesture used by representatives of nationalist organizations that are completely unrelated to football and most likely far from the veneration of the sun god. A gesture that carries a certain message, an energetic “charge-discharge”, is associated with manifestations of fascism, evil, which has contained a huge number of people in its mouth: babies, women, old people.

Conclusion

The article briefly examines the main options that answer the question: “Ziga” - what is it? The gesture is also used by football fans, and neo-fascists also use it. We sometimes copy the gestures of others without knowing for sure what it means. The old grandfather, who carried the pain of loss in the war in his heart, will probably move away to the side, and the fans, on the contrary, will respond with the same “zigging” lunge with their right hand. Two opposite sides of one gesture...

Benefits of use

Each type of zig machine has its own positive aspects.

Manual - economical, it does not require connection to a source of electricity, is compact and mobile. Such equipment can be installed in any place convenient for work. Also, a manual seaming machine does not consume fuel or electricity, which reflects economic feasibility.

Stationary equipment has greater power, which allows processing metal sheets up to 2 mm thick. Electric or hydraulic types of machines also show greater productivity.

In general, zig relief application increases the strength of the metal and the quality of the products produced. With its help, the structure of the resulting product acquires additional stiffening ribs, which increase strength, service life and reduce the effect of surface sliding. It is impossible not to note the increase in the aesthetics of manufactured products. Also, the advantages of creasing include the ability to connect parts without the use of welding equipment, bolting, etc.

Purpose of zigovochnyh works

Benching machines are widely used in the metalworking industry. With their help, joining profiles are applied, the strength of metal products is increased, and the edges of various metal parts are processed.

The crimping process is used:

• for the manufacture of cylindrical parts of ventilation and drainage systems;
• in the production of products that are connected to each other by a joining profile;
• in the manufacture of thermal insulation of pipelines, ventilation fittings;
• for processing shells and other elements where a neat and safe edge is required;
• corrugation of thin-walled cylindrical metal products.

The last type of operation from the list not only makes the parts more durable, but also the corrugation reduces the intensity of sliding. Metal beading also increases the aesthetics of the products.

Using beading equipment, you can connect cylindrical elements, flange edges and roll the stiffening ribs of parts during sheet metal work. This method of processing sheet metal blanks is technologically simple. There are many models of zig machines on the market; you can choose options with different drives and prices. And if you spend a little time, you can create a simple machine yourself.

Application area of ​​zig machines

The serging machine connects metal elements with a thickness of 0.5 to 4 mm. First, the lock is rolled, then the parts are connected. If required, the lock is reset manually.

A crimping machine is used to process sheet metal products. They allow:

• manufacture pipes, sills and other industrial elements in the shape of a cylinder,
• process shells,
• carry out thermal insulation of pipelines,
• create corrugated products.

Zig machines are used for metal roofing work.

The main advantage of crimping is that the metal is not heated, which means there is less risk of product deformation. In addition, energy and consumables are saved.

Who's zigging today

In the modern era, a raised hand evokes unambiguous associations with the Nazi salute. In many countries, greeting in this or a similar way is prohibited by law: Hitlerism brought too many troubles to the peoples of Europe. However, there are far-right organizations that use symbols and gestures (sometimes slightly modified “for the sake of blaze”) borrowed from the terrible past. Sometimes members of neo-Nazi structures even pretend that they have no idea what ziga means and insist on the ancient Roman or ancient Slavic meaning of the gesture. In fact, they are adherents of Hitler’s methods of “population control” of migrants and foreigners. They should remember that all people have an equal right to life simply by virtue of the fact of their birth, and they cannot be killed. This has already happened and led to very unfortunate consequences.

In addition, psychologists say that a hand raised above the head indicates that the speaker obviously promises more than he can deliver, and he himself knows this very well.

Types of creasing machines

The main difference between zig machines is the type of drive. He can be:

There are also modern CNC bevelers. This type of control allows you to fully automate the process, greatly speed it up and increase productivity.

The manually driven machine is capable of processing metal sheets no thicker than 1.2 mm. Securing the part and rotating the shafts is done with special handles. The zigovochny machine is attached to the work table using a clamp. The main advantages of manual equipment are that it is mobile and compact.

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The downside is the increased requirements for operator skills. It is necessary to have certain skills in order to move the handle and hold the part in the desired position at the same time. Manual crimping machines are suitable for small production workshops or high-rise installations.

An electrically or hydraulically driven crimping machine can bend sheets of metal up to 4 mm thick. Such machines are used in large production workshops. The electric beading machine is powered by a motor, and the speed is changed using a frequency converter. Its convenience is that the worker’s hands are free, and control is carried out using a pedal or remote control. This increases productivity, which is very important for industries with a large volume of products.

A hydraulic-type crimping machine can only be stationary. The pressure shaft is lowered using a hydraulic cylinder, and the rollers are driven by an electric motor. This crimping mechanism is convenient for working with thick sheets of metal. These machines are highly productive and consume little electricity, so to some extent they can compete with machines equipped with CNC.

Historical sources of ridge

In ancient Rome, both legionnaires and ordinary citizens often greeted each other by raising their right hand, first placing it on their heart. The original meaning is a wish for health, prosperity and showing respect by directing towards the sun from the heart. At the same time, ordinary people gesticulated energetically, and high-ranking “patrons” responded less diligently, only raising their palm on their half-bent right hand. The traditional ancient Roman greeting can be seen captured in the statue of Marcus Aurelius. Slavic peoples also greeted in a similar way. For example, the half-lowered hand of Dmitry Dolgoruky (monument in Moscow) is perhaps also a kind of ridge. This does not mean that the gesture contains any hint of Nazism, nationalism or fascism. By the way, on numerous Soviet monuments, Lenin and other prominent figures of the Communist Party also extended their right upper limb.

Design features of zig machines

One zigovochny device is structurally not too different from another. Their main elements - shafts - are located horizontally, vertically or at an angle. Forming rollers are mounted on the shafts, and the workpiece is secured between them. Due to the opposite movement of the main elements, uniform depressions appear on the metal. With their help, the necessary connection is made.

When choosing a crimping machine, you need to pay attention to the following technical characteristics:

• type of drive,
• diameter and overhang of rollers,
• the number of attached pairs of these parts,
• permissible metal thickness,
• machine size.

The smallest rollers are 50 mm in diameter, their number varies from four to six pairs.

An important indicator is roller overhang. It is better to purchase a machine with a maximum reach - up to 350 mm. This will expand the capabilities of sieving equipment.

The permissible thickness of the metal sheet is from 0.5 mm to 4 mm. The crimping machine will not take up much space (with the exception of CNC machines). Such a device can weigh from 17 to 300 kg.

Before starting work, the workpiece is fixed between the shafts and the handle is turned. On manual machines, due to their low power, it may be necessary to pass the workpiece through the rollers several times.

Marking of produced rollers

The depth and shape of the seam depend on the choice of working rollers. How to use nozzles depending on their purpose:

Some operations require additional parts. For example, cutting can only be carried out if the rollers are equipped with parallel roller pressure. To cut out rings you need a special holder. To bead the outer edges of round holes you will need a semicircular stop.

There are different types of zigs

Both in Ancient Rome, and in fascist Italy, and in Nazi Germany, subordination existed, and a very clear one, manifested, in particular, in greetings. If an ordinary party member had to stretch his hand with all his might at an angle of 45 degrees, then the bonze, depending on his rank, could use a long, medium or short gesture to greet. In the latter case, he only slightly raised his palm, as if brushing off overly annoying admirers of his own genius. Medium - for field marshals, generals and high-ranking officials of the Reich. A long ridge is the lot of plebeians, even if they are at least three times representatives of a superior race.

Making a machine at home

It’s worth buying a professional crimping machine if you often work with sheet metal. For rare household jobs, it will be more economical to assemble the machine at home yourself. To do this, you need to find suitable drawings on the Internet or books, as well as the necessary parts. For the simplest device you will need:

• device body,
• limit shield,
• gear wheels,
• bracket,
• working shafts,
• forming rollers,
• cylinder-shank.

Equipment collection plan

The case is made with a removable lid and a protective casing made of metal up to 5 mm thick. Its height depends on the size of the shafts, plus you need to take into account the distance between them. To freely lift the pressure shaft, you will need at least 2.5 cm.

To secure the device, you will need a frame with a height of about 25 cm and a width that matches the size of the case. It is made from two metal plates mated in a T-shape. The device is fastened with a special locking screw; the cylindrical shank must fit into the cup of the bracket around which the machine body rotates.

Gears are usually taken from old motorcycles. And the shafts are machined to their internal diameter. A hole for the handle needs to be drilled in the lower working shaft. The handle itself can be welded or a part from a regular meat grinder can be used. A movable support is placed under the front bearing of the pressure shaft for easier material removal.

You will have to grind the roller parts yourself. Those who often use crimping equipment should choose hardened steel for these elements. It’s worth turning out several pairs of different profiles at once. After grinding, they will need to be well polished. The main diameter of each part must correspond to the distance between the centers of the wheels with teeth during working coupling.

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Holes for the roller elements are drilled in the center of the metal limit shield. On average, its length will be 18 cm, width – 12 cm, thickness – 3 mm. The rollers are secured with cotter pins, under which holes are drilled. This takes into account the length of the rollers themselves and the thickness of the washers. It is possible to replace cotter pins with studs or even ordinary nails.

Electric creasing machine

At home, you can create an electric crimping machine. The mechanical part is similar to the manual product, but the rotation of the rollers will be carried out using an electric drive. The machine is equipped with a gear motor with a power of 200 B and 15 rpm. Worm gear ratio is up to 1:100. You can set the equipment in motion using a pedal, for example, from an old sewing machine.

A zig machine will allow you to connect metal elements in cases where welding is impossible or uneconomical. Carrying out zigovka at home is quite simple and does not require special knowledge or additional consumables.

A creasing machine is specialized equipment that allows you to perform such a technological operation as creasing. This method of processing, which sheet metal blanks are subjected to, is not particularly difficult in technological terms, but to carry out such processing it is necessary to use special machines. Such equipment, presented on the modern market in a wide variety of serial models, can be equipped with a manual, electric or hydraulic drive. If desired, it is easy to make a simple crimping machine with your own hands.

Operation of a seaming machine: applying a double round seam to a cylindrical workpiece

Purpose and design of beading equipment

Before you begin to understand what a crimping machine is, you need to understand why creasing is performed. In the process of carrying out this technological operation, recesses of a semicircular profile are applied to the surface of the sheet metal workpiece. Such recesses, which are called ridges, act as stiffening ribs; their presence on the surface of a thin-walled metal product makes it much stronger. The size of the recesses, for the formation of which the zig machine is used, completely depends on the thickness of the metal used for the workpiece. To select this parameter, which is very important for such a technological operation, special lookup tables are used.

Many modern manufacturers produce crimping machines, the technical capabilities of which allow them to perform a whole range of technological operations. The operations to which sheet metal blanks are subjected during their circular processing include corrugating their surface, cutting and flanging. More powerful and productive, when compared with manual equipment, are electric crimping machines. Due to the presence of a powerful electric drive in their design, such machines make it possible to successfully process workpieces made of thicker sheet metal.

Main parts of the seaming machine

Regardless of whether the crimping machine is equipped with a manual or electric drive, the design and operating principle of such a machine remain virtually unchanged. The main design elements of such machines are two shafts, the axes of which can be located horizontally or at some angle. It is these shafts, rotating relative to each other in the opposite direction, that impart rotation to the working rollers fixed at their end part. The zig machine works, both manual and electric, according to the following scheme:

• the sheet metal blank is placed between two forming rollers of the equipment;
• the machine shafts are brought together, thereby ensuring clamping of the workpiece between the working rollers;
• using a manual or electric drive, the shafts are rotated;
• when the shafts and working rollers rotate, the part sandwiched between them also begins to move; When a workpiece is moved between working rollers with protrusions of the required size and shape, corresponding depressions are formed on the surface of the sheet metal under the influence of plastic deformation.

Ziga and the Nazis

The Third Reich was conceived as a successor to previous empires with ancient Roman traditions. Its official symbols included the swastika (distorted, with the opposite direction of rotation) and the imperial eagle holding the said sign in its talons. Instead of the usual “guten morgen” or “guten tag”, members of the NSDAP, and later the entire population of Germany, used ridge. This greeting, like the symbol of eternity - the swastika - has also undergone changes. Now the palm was not applied to the heart, but went straight from the thigh. In addition to this difference, there was a certain semantic load that was unusual for ancient Roman traditions. The “Zig” gesture expressed the highest degree of personal devotion to him, the “great and infallible” Adolf Hitler, the People’s Fuhrer. The entire population of Germany was reminded of this by the verbal appendage to the greeting: “Sieg Heil - Heil Hitler!” So that they always remember in whose honor they zig. The gesture no longer had anything to do with wishes for prosperity.

Classification of serging equipment by drive type

The simplest, both in its design and in its operating principle, is the manual zigovochny machine. All manipulations with such equipment, as its name suggests, are carried out manually. Such manipulations, in particular, include: pressing shafts with working rollers, for which a special handle located in the upper part of the device is used; scrolling the rollers together with the workpiece sandwiched between them: this action is also performed using a special lever-type handle.

To effectively use the simplest manual type crimping machine, certain skills and dexterity are required, since its operator must simultaneously turn the handle and hold the workpiece in the required position, thereby using both hands. Due to the low power of the drive installed on it, a manual creasing machine can be used for processing sheet blanks whose thickness does not exceed 1.5 mm.

Manual crimping machine is suitable for occasional use in the home workshop

A more powerful, productive, but also more expensive in terms of cost is an electrically driven staking machine. Such zigging machines are most correctly classified as electromechanical equipment, since their design also includes a manual mechanical drive, which ensures compression of the sheet workpiece between the working rollers. Due to the electric drive of such equipment, the working rollers rotate and, accordingly, the rotational movement of the workpiece being processed.

The electric drive of the machine is switched on and off using a foot pedal, so that both hands of the operator always remain free to manipulate the workpiece. The presence of an electric drive, which is equipped with such beading machines, as mentioned above, significantly increases their productivity, which makes it possible to successfully use these machines to equip enterprises producing metal products in large batches. In addition, the power of such a machine allows it to be used for processing sheet metal workpieces, the thickness of which reaches 5 mm.

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Electromechanical creasing machines, as a rule, can be equipped with additional devices for processing workpieces of complex configurations

Sealing machines can also be equipped with a hydraulic drive, which further increases the power of the equipment. The technical capabilities of such machines make it possible to successfully use them for processing sheet metal of even fairly significant thickness. The hydraulic drive of this type of beading equipment is responsible for pressing the working rollers to the surface of the workpiece, and their rotation and, accordingly, the movement of the workpiece is provided by an electric drive mechanism. Despite all the advantages that hydraulic crimping machines have, they also have disadvantages: large overall dimensions and significant weight, which is why such equipment is mainly used by large manufacturing enterprises.

Areas of application for creasing equipment

Equipment designed to perform beading, even though the name of such a technological operation is familiar mainly to metalworking specialists, is actively used in various fields of activity. Sealing machines are practically indispensable for the manufacture of elements of roofing structures, in particular, for the formation of their edges.

Examples of drainage elements made on a crimping machine

It should be noted that in the construction industry, bending machines have found very wide application. Using such machines, in particular, the following elements of building structures and communication systems are made from sheet metal: parts of drainage and air duct systems, insulation for heating mains, etc. In the construction industry, manual staking equipment is predominantly used, since it is characterized by its small dimensions and insignificant weight, does not require an electrical supply for its operation and can be used almost anywhere.

The creasing machine can also be used to reliably connect cylindrical workpieces made of thin sheet metal together. Rollers for equipping a zig machine of this type, when a cylindrical workpiece passes through them, form locks on it, with the help of which the two parts are connected.

Rolling the lock on the air duct elbow

When making connections using locks, unlike welding, there is no thermal effect on the metal parts, which eliminates the possibility of their warping. In addition, such a machine, which you can also make yourself, does not require any additional consumables for its use.

To expand the functionality of a staking machine, including a manual one, it can be equipped with additional working parts. Machines equipped in this way can be used not only as creasing equipment, but also as bending and profiling equipment. Modern creasing machines for industrial use are often equipped with automated control systems, which increases their productivity and accuracy of technological operations performed with their help.

Special attachments allow you to make folds for connecting thin-walled pipes

Ziga. What is ridge?

What would you think when you saw a group of strong young guys who, stretching their right arms forward and upward, shouted: “Sieg Heil!”? Are these stupid suckers who don’t understand anything in life? Or maybe all these people don’t know Russian history well, since they give the Nazi salute. After all, the phrase “Sieg Heil!” (“Sig Heil”), popularly “Sig” is the most popular salute that was in circulation in Germany from 1933 to 1945. And surely young people don’t know how much grief the peoples of Russia suffered from the attack of those whose behavior they have now adopted? But no, upon closer examination it turns out that these guys and girls know the history of Russia very well. In addition, among them there are many people of very worthy age. And, “throwing out the ridge,” that is, greeting each other in the German-fascist style, they do not praise the actions of Germany, but approve of the policies pursued by the Wehrmacht. Basically, this adoption concerns only domestic politics. The actions of Adolf Hitler and others like him in foreign policy spheres cause rejection even among the most inveterate romantics of fascism in the modern world. Although not for everyone. "Sieg Heil!" or "Sieg Heil", or "Heil Hitler" or simply "Heil" as a greeting originates from Ancient Rome. In a similar way, the Romans greeted their elders in position or rank and wished them health. In the 20th century, it was copied by the Italian fascists, and the German National Socialists (Nazis) adopted it from them. The only difference is that both the Romans and Italians threw their right hand forward, having previously pressed it to their chest in the area of ​​the heart. And the “Roman greeting” was a kind of cordial, benevolent gesture. The Nazi action carries more aggression and challenge and is performed from below, from the right hip. The author of the phrase “Sieg Heil” was Rudolf Hess, who at one time proposed, on behalf of the German leadership, to British Prime Minister Winston Churchill to conclude a separate peace against Russia. After Churchill’s refusal, Hess did not even think of retreating and proposed the same to the British government, but with the condition that Churchill himself be removed from office and arrested. But even here he found himself out of work. The British government, following its prime minister, refused to enter into negotiations with Germany and any “guests” from its territory.

As always and everywhere in similar situations, when the personality of one person, usually a ruler, is identified with the Personality of God or is close to Him, in Germany “Sieg Heil” at the very end of the Second World War became mandatory for everyone. If at first it was used only by intelligence officers, police and members of the National Socialist Party of Germany, then later it began to be used by all residents of German-speaking countries without exception.

At the same time, there were groups of the population who refused to greet each other in this way. Most often they were guided by a religious feeling, because people who believe in God, in their opinion, should not praise a person. Such people were identified and brought to justice by the Gestapo. “It’s good” that in Germany the desire of some people to report others to the competent authorities was openly encouraged. And any deviation from the generally accepted code of conduct immediately became known to the relevant persons. In this case, measures were immediately taken, most often punitive.

Russia and other countries that were once almost entirely Caucasian are now subject to total settlement by other races. It is impossible not to see this. It is obvious that in the very near future the white race will cease to exist as an obsolete race due to its depravity. This is how Rome perished, this is how Byzantium perished, this is how many peoples, countries and even civilizations ceased to exist. Many people feel this today. But some people agree with this, tolerantly enduring the dominance of foreigners in their countries, while others protest in such non-trivial ways as Nazism, one of the brightest manifestations and an indispensable attribute of which today is “zig”.