looking for a Bead Roller

[Rod P]

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!

[Build-It-Break-it]

What size panels are you trying to bead roll? What's your budget?

I do all my bead rolling with an 18" Woodward fab bead roller thats Manuel. I modified it in certain areas to make it easier. I used an old 14" steering wheel to turn it and it works great and its comfortable. I make everything from fire wall panels to Trans tunnels. You just have to plan out your project with such a small bead roller but it gets the job done. I'm going to extend the rollers to 24" or longer when I find time to get more use from it.

Eastwood now makes a new die set for this small bead roller which makes it a great value for the garage user if that's your plan.

The deciding factor for me was amount of use,price and space. In a my two car garage space is limited with the amount of tools I have.

[Rod P]

and 18" would work i saw the woodward fab ones....I was looking for something around 300 bucks or so not opposed to paying more for a good unit

[Sieg]

Decent buffet here: http://www.baileigh.com/metalworking...g/bead-rollers

[GregWeld]

Originally Posted by Rod P

and 18" would work i saw the woodward fab ones....I was looking for something around 300 bucks or so not opposed to paying more for a good unit

Just buy the one you want - use it - and sell it. Probably loose less than $300 on the deal.