Bought this thing on sale. It came with 4 pair of dies (black). Bought more dies on Amazon (silver dies + yellow polly die). Had to test it. Curved line on 20 gauge galv. steel. Max gauge is 18. This will come in handy.
Kevin 1951 Chevy 3100 work truck Follow this saga in Project Journal Photos 1929 Ford pickup restored from the ground up. | 1929 Ford Special Coupe (First car) Busting rust since the mid-60's If you're smart enough to take it apart, you darn well better be smart enough to put it back together.
I added some things to make this bead roller even better. More pegs for the extra dies I bought and I reinforced the steel plate with square tube to eliminate plate flex (explained in many YouTube videos). I’ll add one more movable brace support to reduce the moment arm for when I don’t need the full 19” throat (which I won’t need very often). Later I’ll add a winch motor with variable speed and a foot pedal. All in good time.
Great Purchase! I bought one several years ago when I was restoring a Sunbeam Alpine. It let me replicate the original floor pans and trunk that had rusted away.
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Wayne 1938 1-Ton Farm Truck -30- Stovebolt Gallery Forums When I die, I hope she doesn't sell everything for what I told her I paid for it!