Re: bead roller

Posted by Ross On 2011/5/26 11:56:49

I love mine and use it for all sorts of sheet metal projects. A rolled in bead or step takes only moments and makes the most humble piece of work look quite professional. People look at pieces on my pickups and ask how I ever got those beads in the metal. Its almost embarassing to tell them how easy it goes, and how cheap the machine was.

If you end up using it a lot, you will want to trash the crank and replace it with a large handwheel, or even an old Packard steering wheel. My machine is now mounted on a stand consisting of a pipe upright welded to an old Packard wheel filled with concrete.