project40
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It won't win any beauty pagents but I stuck to my goal of only using junk I had laying around. Total cost $0 
HF Beadroller Stand
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Bonehead
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It won't win any beauty pagents but I stuck to my goal of only using junk I had laying around. Total cost $0
Beauty is not everything. it looks fine. You might want to go out a little bigger at the bottom, just because the weight of the piece you are working on may pull it over. As turning the crank hardalso may. Mine is on a cast iron umbrella stand I picked up at a yard sale.
project40
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Thanks man. Its a work in progress. I need to add some posts to hold the different dies too.
24dodge
One of the Dodge brothers
good idea with the converter , I mounted mine on a post ,then welded that in an old rim and filled it with concrete , have you used it yet ? kind of a pain to crank the handle and guide the metal at the same time ...... I have an idea for that , i`ll post a pic when I get it finished
Gastrick
One of the Dirty Dozen!
24dodge
One of the Dodge brothers
Bonehead
Skull Master
Thats the way mine is set up too. But the vice is on the umbrella stand so I can move it out to the middle of the shop floor.
FlatBroke
Hostage Negotiator
Now that is cool there.
project40
Well-known member
Thats an awesome idea with the vise on a stand. I haven't had a chance to actually use the roller yet but I played around with a couple scraps and it is a pain to turn and feed the metal. I see why people hook them up to motors now.
Gastrick
One of the Dirty Dozen!
Yup. That may as well be a picture of my setup 24.
41/ls1
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Here's how I mounted mine. Found a old disc and welded tabs to it and bolted it to the floor. I also cut the handle off and mounted a tubing ring off of a old drafting chair. It makes it alot easier to use by yourself. I also welded some 3/8X2 1/2 strap to the side of the throat to keep the frame from springing.
project40
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Nice 41/ls1 I was thinking about putting the old steering wheel from my F-6 on it instead of the handle at some point.
I was thinking about putting the old steering wheel from my F-6 on it instead of the handle at some point.
Mr.Gussett
Yep... he can do it!
Vice mount?
Hey guys looks great! I just thought I'd mention that I welded 2 pieces of sq. tube 2 1/2" X 2 1/2" about 6" long with a hole in one side and a nut welded over the hole for a bolt to hold in place on each end of my big weld table.Then my vise is mounted to a plate that has a piece of 2"X 2" sq. tube welded to it.
This all works like a hitch on your truck (slide in or out) on both ends of the table!
My english wheel I built has the same pieces so I have a place to mount the vice on one side and I have a bench grinder on the other (both on hitch)!
This is a very handy way to mount stuff that you might need to move from time to time!
Hey guys looks great! I just thought I'd mention that I welded 2 pieces of sq. tube 2 1/2" X 2 1/2" about 6" long with a hole in one side and a nut welded over the hole for a bolt to hold in place on each end of my big weld table.Then my vise is mounted to a plate that has a piece of 2"X 2" sq. tube welded to it.
This all works like a hitch on your truck (slide in or out) on both ends of the table!
My english wheel I built has the same pieces so I have a place to mount the vice on one side and I have a bench grinder on the other (both on hitch)!
This is a very handy way to mount stuff that you might need to move from time to time!
project40
Well-known member
Pretty slick Mr.Gussett.
Hopsing
Member
Bringing back an old thread.......here's my HF bead roller. I welded 2x2 square tubing to the back side to stiffen it up. What a difference! Works soo much better. I used a 2x4 piece for the stand, and a space saver spare tire/rim from a Nissan truck for the base. Having the rubber tire on there makes it easy to move it around the shop.
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LordMaximo
We call him King Maximo!
It all looks grand. Great set up for a quick bead.
Maximo
Maximo
LordMaximo
We call him King Maximo!
psychomike
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Build my own ...
All of the sudden I know what 3 or 4 pieces of scrap steel in my shop are destined for. I have not touched one of these in a long time so a couple of questions:
I notice on several of the mandrels/rollers that the 'male' portion is nice and round, but the 'female' portion is square cut (as opposed to rounded top and bottom). Is that normal/ideal?
What is typical for the mandrel connecting to the shaft - spline, key, square, pin, something else? What WONT work?
What is the typical arm length - I realize that that depends on what I wanna build, but for you guys that have them and were gonna build another, what length would you use?
Thanks for any help
- Mike
All of the sudden I know what 3 or 4 pieces of scrap steel in my shop are destined for. I have not touched one of these in a long time so a couple of questions:
I notice on several of the mandrels/rollers that the 'male' portion is nice and round, but the 'female' portion is square cut (as opposed to rounded top and bottom). Is that normal/ideal?
What is typical for the mandrel connecting to the shaft - spline, key, square, pin, something else? What WONT work?
What is the typical arm length - I realize that that depends on what I wanna build, but for you guys that have them and were gonna build another, what length would you use?
Thanks for any help
- Mike
canterburyfour
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Looks like it works. I welded a 2" reciever on the end of my table.
