Bead Roller, DIY

[@deankay4434]

I just want you to know that you have built a nice functional machine most fabricators would love to have. After decades of diagnosing vehicle problems from one end to the other, I like it. I had a strange string of events that forced me to take my tool boxes & equipment home to teach. Much to my surprise the job was national for contract labor for GM teaching for ACDelco. I held 4hr technical seminars and quickly learned power point to add slides during my presentation of the 30+ topics we covered. They handed me 5 warehouse distributors to handle alleged defects and as an ASE master tech since 1978, found that a large group of techs were plugging in devices to see if the check light would go off. They did not even know how OBD-II worked and repaired vehicles by guessing. The electrical parts had witness marks on the connectors terminals, but not the device, module or computer itself. Holding classes in tech schools, defects lead to the subject of seminars. Speaking in front of a large audience is the most terrifying fear most experience. If you know your subject, plan ahead, provide good lighting and talk up with authority and change tones, you will find it easy, rewarding to help others and teaching them something new or different. That’s all that matters is talking louder with confidence as you built it and they want to learn from you. Yes, it takes practice but will come to you with time. Karl Fisher has a way better shop & equipment for his age, but with age comes experience and you have that. Like knowing, been there, done that and have the ability to pass that information along. I am subscribing to follow you channel and videos. I am restoring a 67 C10 for myself as I am retired. #1, I can’t afford to by new or recent used. I have most of the equipment to do the job but since I have done 6-7 family vehicle body work and painted, parts change and are expensive. So I am watch to find useful items to finish my resto-mod 67 with a 2003 Tahoe 5.3L engine and change from stick to an O.D. 700R4 from the 87 era. I built it last winter on the bench with the best of the best to handle 600+ HP but only attached to 400 HP engine with a cam for torque, but all the easy modifications in oiling, Chinese oil pan, rocker arm captured trunnions on rockers and many oil passage updates. Cam bearings, PCV valley evacuation instead of rocker cover out & other in. I found the valve stem tips had wear from crankcase fumes after 100k miles. This is low miles for this engine. As I have no expense in the truck and my son hit black ice, totaled his Tahoe and let me have all parts. Since younger folks always go for the largest cam they can stuff in a 350 CU IN small block with a larger Holley does not equal drivability or the reliably of an EFI system. Sorry to rattle on but was looking for bead rollers made at home was something I was interested in. I like your design but also, understand the electronics behind it. A/C to DC and speed control is done several ways but a full bridge rectifier, “H-Bridge” and Pulse Width Modulation for speed control. I love you honesty and wish you the best. If you have questions, reply with a comment. I will get it. Thanks so much. Have a good 2022. DK Omaha, NE. Retired tech, instructor and fabricator! Thanks….

[@AndysDogHouse]

Hey Wild West. It's nice to give a shout out to others. Cool bead roller. You did a great job. The bolts look cooler than welded sides. I need to get a bead roller, but I can't make one so I have to buy it. Thanks for sharing.🍁👍👍

[@WildWestGarage]

There are some affordable machines out there and they can easily be modified or beefed up to suit your needs. Thanks

[@marnick27]

I like the idea of using the side plates on the driven gear, I'm planning to make one too and was still thinking how to make that movable shaft. thank you for sharing the idea. by the way Karl Fischer is a great metal worker, the way he explains and makes things clear is magnificent

[@WildWestGarage]

I’m glad I could help and I totally agree with your assessment of Karl.

[@lostjalopygarage8150]

Nice looking bead roller and looks strong.

[@WildWestGarage]

Thanks, it’s done the job for me so far.

[@VladSkoryna]

Great work, man! I hope I will be able to build the same soon too!

[@dukesgarage]

Just found your channel. You’re right Make It Custom is a great channel. I look forward to seeing your channel grow! Good luck! Subscribed!

[@WildWestGarage]

Thank you!

[@dannychiguina3962]

Great 👍 build

[@WildWestGarage]

Thank you!

[@IronHorseGarage]

Awesome sir!!! Just got done watching Carl's video too at Make it Custom!!!!

[@WildWestGarage]

Thanks, Karl is very talented guy, he sets the bar high

[@todayisit3]

Very cool.

[@jaisonbadillo5139]

Thank you for sharing!!

[@MagnaMachineWorks]

very cool bead roller! I absolutely love the shape of it. I have a KMS tools magnum bead roller I have had for about 10 years. I always have to fight with it on curves because it is not very rigid. I would like to do a shape similar to yours and stiffen it up by perhaps doubling the plates to box it like yours as mine is a single side right now.

[@WildWestGarage]

Thank you. Making things look nice always adds some interests and keeps me motivated. I once told my old boss “If I can’t make it look nice I’m not interested”. I’m looking forward to seeing your roller once you’ve finished the mods.

[@MagnaMachineWorks]

@@WildWestGarage thank you! I think you would like the planishing hammer I modified

[@KUGW]

cool bead roller....

[@christinoco1533]

Nice very nice

[@mattspry8576]

Great work, kind of hard to hear you in some parts. Where did you get the drive gears that attach to the 1" shafts?

[@WildWestGarage]

Thanks, sorry about the sound, I’m using a phone for all my recording. I found the gear at a surplus yard.

[@lusean193]

Came over from buckin

[@wannabee3362]

Great Roller WWG! What are the gears off of or from that are meshed for your shafts? If/when you build a bigger one would you change anything else or same? (Shaft design). I'd like to build one and just getting more idea's. Nice work!

[@WildWestGarage]

Thank you, it is serving me well. I found the gears at a surplus yard so no idea what they were originally intended for. I’m happy with the shaft set up.

[@gentlyschannel4193]

Can anyone tell me the usual range of rpm the formers rotate please? Building my own soon, using a reduction gearbox, have no clue what rpm to order..

[@WildWestGarage]

The data tag on my motor says it’s 33 rpm, it’s also has a 60 to 1 reduction so the actual motor spins at 1980 rpm. I also have a 2 to 1 chain drive so my max rpm at the dies would be around 17 rpm. I never run the machine on the highest setting so anything around 10 rpm would probably be good. I would say a speed control is a must with the ultimate being a foot pedal, or a combination of a speed controller and a foot pedal. Go back to 12:17 on the video where I show the data tag.

[@gentlyschannel4193]

@@WildWestGarage perfect thanks!

[@jerryfuqua3781]

what is the name of Carls channel?

[@WildWestGarage]

Make it Kustom

[@eaglebaldonetough4074]

Hi pump up the jam please.Thank you

[@reynaldogarza2579]

That is a nice bead roller! What type of steel did you use for your shafts?

[@WildWestGarage]

Can’t say for sure but probably 4140, thanks.

[@reynaldogarza2579]

@@WildWestGarage thanks man.

[@brucepigeon3671]

Do you listen to your videos. You can't hear what you say because you are not using a mic. Get one and wear it. The mic on the camera in not sensitive enough unless you are right in front of it. If I can't hear what is being said I simply turn of the video and move on, Sorry if that was being critical, but unless someone says something you may miss the point and it will hurt your channel. Good luck

[@WildWestGarage]

Sorry, I know the sound is not great on parts of this video, I have a mic now, thanks for the comment and for watching