time for a bead roller upgrade

[autoclassicnut]

just don't have enough hands for this... soooo...

Took off original handle 1" bore size.
Found a slotted piece of scrap steel in my bin and got carriage bolts to fit the slots.
Cut chain to size...
Hung motor from it 1/2" bore size gear, then clamped using a carpenters square.
Then made sure it could be adjusted tighter or looser.
Weld 'er up.

Dinner bell ringing, will finish tomorrow.

 

[firebird990]

what kind of motor is that?

 

[autoclassicnut]

Firebird990 I sent you a P.M.

here it is wired and guard made, now to blow it apart and paint it.

 

[steel 35]

I like the straight edge!

One more picture of it?

 

[rsanter]

Good,upgrade.
I ditched that hand style one I had a while back
Hard to use alone on anything small, so got,to,have someone else there to help,out.

This is what I have now, which is the difference between an old,worn out VW beatle and a new high performance sports car

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Also, look for my post on the custom bead roller ties I made for it

Bob

 

[larry4406]

Bob - nice! Link to the details?

 

[autoclassicnut]

here it is done...

 

[csp]

what kind of motor is that?

Firebird990 I sent you a P.M.

Is it a secret that you don't want everyone to see?

 

[FANTM58]

Be careful around that expanded metal edges.
That stuff is nasty sharp !!
I would wrap it with something .

 

[ilovevocs]

Good,upgrade.
I ditched that hand style one I had a while back
Hard to use alone on anything small, so got,to,have someone else there to help,out.

This is what I have now, which is the difference between an old,worn out VW beatle and a new high performance sports car

View media item 33863
Also, look for my post on the custom bead roller ties I made for it

Bob

Mind sharing some information?
Looks like you have a vfd. What motor are you using?

Best,

Dan


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[autoclassicnut]

I got my kit from a guy on the Hamb.com you will have to research this on your own... sorry guys

 

[autoclassicnut]

Be careful around that expanded metal edges.
That stuff is nasty sharp !!
I would wrap it with something .

I have sanded the edges and are aware of the hazards but thanks... without it would be waaaay more painful...

 

[donthelegend]

Guessing it's this kit for those who are interested:

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/...o-a-power-bead-roller-conversion-kit.1013299/

 

[Capt Chrysler]

Thanks, donthelegend!

Capt. Chrysler

 

[csp]

I got my kit from a guy on the Hamb.com I don't make anything by promoting him so you will have to research this on your own... sorry guys

It's a good thing that everyone doesn't think that they have to "make anything" to share information.

 

[autoclassicnut]

It's a good thing that everyone doesn't think that they have to "make anything" to share information.

That isn't what I meant CSP ... I didn't want this thread to be removed because I was promoting someone else on another site.

 

[scrumpy]

Hah! the HAMB journal and this forum are both under Atomic (Ryan)

 

[autoclassicnut]

Ok... good to know. thanks!

 

[rsanter]

Mind sharing some information?
Looks like you have a vfd. What motor are you using?

Best,

Dan


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This bead roller is based on the design of the bead roller that Lasse mental dreams makes.
I had the chance to use one of his bead rollers at an event and it is the rolls Royce of bead rollers.
At $5000 it was out of my price range.
The steel plates are salvage/scrap
This machine is very heavy and very rigid.

The shafts are stock material
The upper shaft is made to be adjusted left-right so you can configure different dies for different material thickness without having to use spacers.

The motor was an eBay find. 3phase gear head motor
Speed is adjusted with the VFD which also allows the use of 110v single phase.
The ability to make it move ver very slow is awesome when you are trying to come around and match up with something you already started.
Plus the easy ability to reverse is great

The ends of the shafts were turned to 20mm to be able to use some of the commonly available dies but I made my own dies as commercial dies are too much. But it is good to follow a standard in case you even wanted to buy some specific dies

I need to make a fence for it for making long straight beads like on toor panels and such.

The other thing I need is a graduated dial for the top adjuster, this will make it easier to make several heads of the same depth where you have to remove the piece and start a new bead in a different area

Bob

 

[ilovevocs]

This bead roller is based on the design of the bead roller that Lasse mental dreams makes.
I had the chance to use one of his bead rollers at an event and it is the rolls Royce of bead rollers.
At $5000 it was out of my price range.
The steel plates are salvage/scrap
This machine is very heavy and very rigid.

The shafts are stock material
The upper shaft is made to be adjusted left-right so you can configure different dies for different material thickness without having to use spacers.

The motor was an eBay find. 3phase gear head motor
Speed is adjusted with the VFD which also allows the use of 110v single phase.
The ability to make it move ver very slow is awesome when you are trying to come around and match up with something you already started.
Plus the easy ability to reverse is great

The ends of the shafts were turned to 20mm to be able to use some of the commonly available dies but I made my own dies as commercial dies are too much. But it is good to follow a standard in case you even wanted to buy some specific dies

I need to make a fence for it for making long straight beads like on toor panels and such.

The other thing I need is a graduated dial for the top adjuster, this will make it easier to make several heads of the same depth where you have to remove the piece and start a new bead in a different area

Bob

Thanks.


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