I ve made this a few times and they always end up warped.
Flattening warped sheet metal.
Trying to achieve flatness by using a flat spank or flattening die may be somewhat successful with heavy thick soft metals but it usually will prove useless on a thin high strength part unless the press has enough tonnage to coin the metal induce outward plastic flow and reduce the metal s thickness.
Many pans especially higher end cookware will come with a warranty that may cover warping.
A simple small dent on a flat or gently curved panel is the easiest to remove and as long as the backside of the panel can be accessed the dent can be erased using a hammer and dolly hammering.
First anneal the sheet then grip the sheet between two sheets of 1 8 thick flat stock steel sheet gripped tightly using steel g clamps then anneal the steel sheets until they are dull red and let it cool without quenching.
Still ended up warped.
In order to repair the warping of your pan you are going to need a piece of wood.
Any ideas on how to make it straight flat again.
For example you could set the metal on a piece of rubber leather or dense foam lay a pipe on top and roll the pipe while pressing down with your body weight.
If your pans came with a warranty double check the conditions.
You may be able to receive a replacement and save yourself the trouble of flattening 1 x research sourcestep 2 cut a piece of wood to match the diameter of your pan.
Step 1 check the warranty.
The technique is to heat them up put a 2x4 long enough to go from edge to edge of the pan on to the crowned side and beat the heck out of it all over it s entire length while revolving it so the entire pan surface gets its share of whacking.
Purchase a 2 x 4 45 x 90 mm from your local hardware.
Then when you undo the clamps you will have a nice flat sheet of precious metal.
I tried clamping it flat to the welding table while welding but that didn t work.
If that isn t enough force then you could place the pipe in one location smack it with a rubber mallet in a few spots then roll the pipe 1 4 repeat.