So I’ve got a flat rolling mill 160mm. I was told recently that you can’t actually roll sheet as wide as your rollers, that to roll sheet even just 5x5 inches requires the industrial process of making sheet and that it really can’t be done on a jeweler’s rolling mill. So I wanted to ask everybody what they know about making sheet on a rolling mill: how big can you make sheet, how long does it take, how wide are the rollers you generally use, etc. I’m trying to make really large sheet. It’d probably be easier to just buy sheet already made, but I have a lot bullion so it’s really just more cost effective to me to alloy and roll sterling silver and gold myself. I was also told that rollers that are say 90mm wide actually have a smaller diameter and that the smaller diameter means that the rollers have less contact with the metal at any given time which actually makes it easier to roll sheet out, like using a blunt knife versus a sharp knife to cut something, you’re going to struggle more cutting with a blunt knife than you would a sharp knife. I was also told that the bigger the metal is, the more contact metal has with the rollers at any given time, the harder it’s going to be to roll it. Which makes sense, but now I’m wondering if it’s actually not even doable without an industrial rolling mill. So what do you guys think about rolling sheet that’s 1-2mm thick and 5x5 inches or 6x6 inches? Can it be done on a regular rolling mill? If you had to do it, how would you go about doing it, how long would you expect it to take, and in your opinion what rolling mill would be the ideal one to handle such a job? I thought this was going to be a really straightforward process because it’s just sheet, right? But it’s turning out that this might actually be more complicated and difficult than I anticipated, and I’m coming up with more questions than answers. I don’t really mind if it takes awhile honestly, but if it actually just can’t be done that’s a different thing altogether, yanno? I’m also wondering if the Durston Molly F165 with the 50:1 gear reduction ratio would be better equipped to roll out sheet that wide. The gear reduction ratio equates to more power and force with less effort, right? Or would rolling sheet that big all the time actually just destroy a rolling mill? Any ideas and thoughts you all have are much appreciated!