A method of manufacturing a retainer for a roller bearing made of a metal
plate and has a tubular main portion, pockets formed in the main portion
intermittently concerning a circumferential direction and capable of
retaining rollers rollably, and an outwardly oriented flange-like collar
portion. An annular intermediate material is formed by die cutting the
metal plate, and after a second intermediate material is formed by
forming through holes in the intermediate material intermittently, a
portion of the second intermediate material excluding a radially outer
end portion is plastically deformed into a tubular shape. The portion
plastically deformed tubular shape is formed as the main portion, a
portion corresponding to the radially outer end portion of the second
intermediate material is formed as the collar portion or a collar portion
element for forming the collar portion, and portions corresponding to the
through holes are formed as the pockets.