Bead rolling interior panels tech

[WARRIORWELDING]

A friend gave me an el cheapo roller. I'm gonna be up grading to a motor feed. Still one man is a pain....but I was single pass rolling .090 aluminum with a 5/16 head.
No where near ideal or useful but it didn't deflect.
I've also made it a bit heavy.
I incorporated a clamping rail on the front for a guide.

 

[mcutler]

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A friend gave me an el cheapo roller. I'm gonna be up grading to a motor feed. Still one man is a pain....but I was single pass rolling .090 aluminum with a 5/16 head.
No where near ideal or useful but it didn't deflect.
I've also made it a bit heavy.
I incorporated a clamping rail on the front for a guide.

The one thing that can be said for a manual roller, you can do thicker material with the hand wheel. I will be buying a mittler roller soon, but I will keep my manual for this purpose. For a beginner, the good thing about a manual roller is that you can feel the metal deforming more so than a powered unit, of which you have to learn the sound changes of the motor. Looking beefy Andrew.

Recently got a used HF bead roller with dies and looking to add others (tipping die in particular). Thought I would bump this thread and ask if anyone has used dies from Hoosier Profiles. They have a 3pc tipping set with a steel and uhmw lower die for $125.

I do plan to weld bracing to the back side of the roller. Most I have read use 1/4" wall tubing.

I would buy those before buying the eastwood polished kit. Maybe add a tank roll. Eastwood (I like mine) is nice but you likely won't use the whole kit; when you can do almost the same profiles with the tipping die.

Didn't @mcutler use the HF bead roller? Or maybe it was @BRUISER ..

Eastwood

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[jeepcj3a]

Thanks, Ill try the Hoosier Profile one. Got the bead roller/seven dies for $60 as I thought it was at least worth trying out as I have never used any bead roller before.