bead roller question ???

[anthony666]

i have this old brown & boggs bead roller

anyone know where to find dies for this bad boy ?? i'd like to find some that make louvers for a start

cheers

 

[HMCFab9]

If nobody answers here, post or look on Metalmeet or Allmetalshaping.
There are a lot of smart metal fabricators on those sites & I know dies have been discussed before.
Maybe Hoosier profiles or Dagger tools?
I'm sure someone on MM or AMS will know, or just search the topics there.

 

[anthony666]

thanks .. will do

 

[theknurl]

get a louver punch and die....

and use a press......all the louvers will be EXACTLY the same

 

[minimowog]

what he said ^

 

[Big-Foot]

Yeah, I don't think I have ever heard of louver dies for a bead roller. My bead roller has dies that will cut - so I imagine that you might be able to modify a set to deform and cut, but the amount of material loss through shrinkage would be really high and hard to control.

My cousin has a press and dies that he uses for his louver making.

 

[lilredex]

http://www.lowbucktools.com/louver.html

 

[Jim Stabe]

What is the shaft size and the O.D. of the rollers?

 

[anthony666]

i checked out hoosier profiles and i have to admit i never really thought about making my own dies until i read that they will custom make them for you .. utter lack of thought on my part

 

[L.J.]

how did lazzy make the shaft adjustable i have a mitler bros. 36" i want to mod

 

[rsanter]

get a louver punch and die....

and use a press......all the louvers will be EXACTLY the same

Depends what he wants to do.
With a bead roller you can make long louveres and curved louveres

Bob