Sep 10, 2009· Gears and rolls almost HAVE to be in sync. Rolling a wedge, as Bob mentions, will tend to roll a taper edged crescent, curve the stock. That was a problem once upon a time in my rolling mill. Worn window, and the upper roll ahead of the lower also rolled a wedge. 15 tons of sheet shot out the side of the machine. (Where I worked, not MY machine!)