Hi Mike,
Thanks for the tip, it will be interesting to hear the replies. I also
thought this DVD of building motorcycle gas tanks would be interesting to
learn about other techniques. The DVD is 2-3/4 hrs long it has got to be
better than Orange County Choppers where they buy & cut with very little
fabrication.
http://www.eastwood.com/motorcycle-gas-tank-part-i-and-ii-dvd-format.html
Lin
On Wed, Jun 17, 2009 at 2:22 PM, mike rambour <mikey@b2systems.com> wrote:
> You use mandrels that have the shape you want and roll the metal around
> in the pattern you want. The metal is squeezed between the rollers via
> the pressure screw on the top and the roller just helps move the metal.
>
> I have not used this one and the last time I used a bead roller was
> high school body shop but I am super interested in the replies since I
> am in the market for a roller to do some reinforcing beads on several
> panels on my 34 Singer that I am replacing. Been looking at several
> powered rollers since I will have quite a few panels to do, but after
> that I expect never to use it again. Thinking buy/use/sell (lose as
> little $$$ as possible) and no, I wont send them out to be done, its my
> restoration, not someone else's.
>
> By the way, its not as easy as the videos show if you want a nice
> pattern.
>
> mike
>
> On Wed, 2009-06-17 at 14:10 -0400, Linda Grunthaner wrote:
> > I think I understand how this works but not sure. Does it roll a shape on
> > flat metal in the shape of the Mandrels? Do the rollers come together
> when
> > you crank it? I really like how it clamps on a vice so you can save
> valuable
> > space.
> > Lin
> > Has anyone used it before?
> >
> http://www.eastwood.com/economy-bead-roller-kit-with-mandrels.html?reltype=2
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