Bead rolling?

[SuperB70]

I think you would still benefit prestreching and you also could do multi pass. I know it would be challenging to follow previous line.

If you dont have EW, you can do prestreching with plannishing hammer. That one will make material thinner faster than EW.

Two Finnish metal shaping teachers took all the classes from Lazze and are giving same classes...I have taken some...

[Revved]

Another way is to prestretch the metal with a planishing hammer. Baileigh has a well priced planishing hammer that will do everything you need and comes with a good selection of dies... A planishing hammer with a flat die also works wonders for flatting things out that you've buggered up by hand. It really is one of those... "Why didn't I buy this before?" tools.

http://metal.baileighindustrial.com/...ammer-ph-24a-1

I'm warning you though... sell the bead roller and just walk away. This is how I started down the rabbit hole.... "but I just want to bead roll some firewall and apron panels...."

The bead roller leads to the planishing hammer.... the planishing hammer leads to the english wheel... the english wheel leads to the shrinker/stretcher... This all leads to your 30" 3-in-1 machine not being enough so you sell it at a swap meet and buy 48"-50" Shear and roller, and of course the regular brake isn't good enough when you can buy the magnetic brake.. Somewhere along the line you end up at a Baileigh Industrial class and come home with a power hammer and a plasma table... Lets not forget the band saws, the beverly shear, the power shear, the hand snips, the cleko pins, the hammers, dollies, anvils, dies for the bead roller and the hammers...... And then you have to buy or build stuff to store all of the dies and dollies and anvils....

Hello my name is Sean... and I started metal shaping....

[SuperB70]

But bead rolling is fun and easy way to build nice things. Even with out buying expensive stuff. I know that Shane can and will hook everybody how wants. They do have nice tools...

and go straight to magnetic brake.

Here are some of my pieces. Made with home made machine and dies.

[Justin@EntropyRad]

SuperB70..you're a boss!

[Vince@Meanstreets]

I must admit, you are much better than I

[waynieZ]

Nice work SuperB70!

[SuperB70]

Thank guys!

I have done this long time ago and lately started again.

Want to see more my work:
Instagram: ceeceeoy and Facebook page.

Go check what means "total restoration" to me. Doing it to '70 T/A Challenger...

[Josh@Ridetech]

Originally Posted by SuperB70

But bead rolling is fun and easy way to build nice things. Even with out buying expensive stuff. I know that Shane can and will hook everybody how wants. They do have nice tools...

and go straight to magnetic brake.

Here are some of my pieces. Made with home made machine and dies.

And there's something else on the forum that I'm jealous of...... Great job! You're a talented man.

[SuperB70]

Thanks Josh,

Like I told, been doing a lot of this. But had a long pause.

Now been doing more. Here is some of the latest.


Wheel tub wall to my "Project Plan Bee"



3 step and half of the round edge. Other half is in tub side. Seam in the middle of the radius.



Sing to my friends HD.



Birthday presents





Just need to practice and repeat.

I will start posting about my Plan bee when I got more done.
For those who are interested, search "project_plan_bee" at Instagram

[Doug1]

Very nice work. You need to be doing your own how to videos on YouTube and making some money on them. :-)

Originally Posted by SuperB70

Thanks Josh,

Like I told, been doing a lot of this. But had a long pause.

Now been doing more. Here is some of the latest.


Wheel tub wall to my "Project Plan Bee"



3 step and half of the round edge. Other half is in tub side. Seam in the middle of the radius.



Sing to my friends HD.



Birthday presents





Just need to practice and repeat.

I will start posting about my Plan bee when I got more done.
For those who are interested, search "project_plan_bee" at Instagram