The new Durston Agile C165 Combination rolling mill
Durston has upped its game in the rolling mill size wars, with this new 165 mm wide combination rolling mill. The Agile line uses a traditional T-bar for roll opening adjustment that replaces the heavy cast hand wheel for added savings and also does not include the outside half round "extension" rollers found on some of the DRM line of mills.
The rolls are induction hardened to 64 Hrc to a depth of 6 mm and just like the DRM line the bearings are self lubricating and maintenance free.
The heavy duty five to one gearbox is unrivaled in the industry and makes turning the rolls so much easier. Behind the cover you will find two specially formed gears to make rolling even smoother. Safety features include a protective guard around the top gears.
| Aspect |
Specification |
| Roll Size |
165 mm x 60 mm |
| Sheet Thickness Capacity |
6 mm |
| Roller Type |
Combination |
| Sheet Width |
85 mm |
| Roller Length |
165 mm |
| Roller Diameter |
60 mm |
| Wire Grooves |
11 square grooves ranging from 8 mm to 1 mm |
| Half-Round Sizes |
6, 5, 4, 3 and 2 mm |
| Gear Ratio |
5-to-1 gearbox |
| Maximum Wire Capacity |
8 mm |
| Dimensions |
17-1/4"L x 8-3/4"W x 14-1/4"H (435mm x 220mm x 365mm) |
| Net Weight |
87 Lbs (39.7kg) |
With the weight and material savings the new Durston Agile is very competitively priced.
*The shape of the grooves in most wire rolling mills can be called a diamond shape, as each half of the wire groove is a triangle with a flat top. Some will call it a square wire but it’s not square, it’s actually a six sided shape technically called an irregular hexagon. We call it a
traditional wire groove. It has been used by manufacturers as it is structurally strong, simple to produce and provides for a shape than can easily be pulled through a variety of drawplate profiles.
In practice the
traditional wire grooves are used for reducing wire diameter so you can make a wide variety of different shaped wire profiles using drawplates. Wire grooves are generally not used for producing a finished product.
