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11-22-2015 #1
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looking for a Bead Roller
Hey everyone...
I'm looking for a Bead Roller old or new to do steel work on my Rambler project...reasonably priced, I would preferred a powered unit any help would be welcomed....
thanks in advance for the help!
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11-23-2015 #2
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harbor freight
11-28-2015 #3
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Most of the harbor freight bead rollers I see get a new frame welded on to prevent flexing, and get the rollers replaced. if you're just gonna use it on some floor pans a couple of times the HF will get the job done. If you want to use it a lot or for exterior panels, plan on modifying the HF unit or getting a better one to start with.
Here's a couple from Baileigh.
Manual
http://www.baileigh.com/bead-roller-...FcMbgQodAi4HCw
Power
http://www.baileigh.com/bead-roller-...FUKXgQod2PsNtg
11-28-2015 #4
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Rod,
Northern Tool has a manual bead roller for $159
http://www.northerntool.com/shop/too...tt=bead+roller
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JDMan, good call on the Woodward Fab machine, forgot they offered one. Have you used this one?
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I have not used one of those but our local Northern Tool store had one on display and it looked like a good quality tool.
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I mentioned the Woodward fab one to Rod over on lat-g. I have the Woodward fab one and it's no different then the harbor freight one. It literally looks the same except for the paint color and a sticker.
Within 20min of using mine the adjuster to tension the rollers striped out as well as the Allen head screw to hold the gears in place at the crank. It flexes to.Ahmad B.
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mitler brothers hands down.
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Another vote for Mittler Brothers. We have their 24" motorized roller with 6-7 sets of dies. I've used it to accurately reproduce floors, rockers, braces, and other sheetmetal parts for a '40 Packard. Might cost more up front but it's worth the difference and it'll hold its value better. It's tough for one person to turn a crank and accurately feed the metal into it, electric is the way to go. Summit Racing had the best deal on them when we were shopping for a bead roller.
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you didn't mention budget...... or timeframe
powered is the way to go....
adding a nice table or incorporating it into a bench like theastronaut has in his pic makes working solo w/ large panels much nicer & easier
if you are doing alum or thin sheetmetal like 19ga a modified woodward unit is fine. I picked up a motor fm fleabay(mitler bros has them for $185), got some lovejoy couplers, a sewing machine pedal, dpdt switch etc etc...welded on some scrap 2x2 & was off to the races so to speak. I am not a high volume production shop.....
PM me if you need pix......
they do show up at auctions from time to time
hope this helps
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