Harbor Freight bead roller upgrade

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Mar 30, 2016, 02:49 PM
Eljorger

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Harbor Freight bead roller upgrade

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Here's my nearly completed motorized bead roller from H.F. I used a motor from a motorized stair climbing hand truck(dolly) and a 5 volt/15 amp power supply also added a foot pedal and wired in a single pole double throw switch to reverse the polarities and motor direction. works pretty well, but may have to upgrade the toggle switch.
May 6, 2016, 05:25 AM
Double J Creations

Very nice work, just bought one to repair aircraft aluminum ducts. Will have to modify it as well and make smaller bead die rollers. Have already made an adjustable width guide stop. Once finished this will come in handy for many different jobs.
May 19, 2016, 06:12 AM
DIYer


Thanks Eljorger! We've added your Bead Roller Upgrade to our Bead Rollers category,
as well as to your builder page: Eljorger's Homemade Tools. Your receipt:

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Dec 12, 2017, 06:09 AM
jts1012

any photos of the power drive ?
Apr 28, 2018, 05:19 PM
Mi Tasol

Given that there are many different mods to the HF unit it appears their frame is lacking. I have a beautiful 70 year old cast iron bead roller that I cannot get rollers for and I do not have the tooling to make new ones. Are the HF rollers any good and if so what size shafts does HF use as that may solve my problems.
Apr 28, 2018, 08:22 PM
11thhourfabrication

Bead roller dies

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Originally Posted by Mi Tasol

Given that there are many different mods to the HF unit it appears their frame is lacking. I have a beautiful 70 year old cast iron bead roller that I cannot get rollers for and I do not have the tooling to make new ones. Are the HF rollers any good and if so what size shafts does HF use as that may solve my problems.

Harbor freight dies have a ID of 22mm. They are a soft steel and not the best units around but work in a pinch if used with respect. Hoosier profiles will make dies with any size ID you need and their products are top notch. Do you have any pictures of your bead roller to see if it can be identified.
Apr 28, 2018, 10:36 PM
Mi Tasol

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Originally Posted by 11thhourfabrication

Harbor freight dies have a ID of 22mm. They are a soft steel and not the best units around but work in a pinch if used with respect. Hoosier profiles will make dies with any size ID you need and their products are top notch. Do you have any pictures of your bead roller to see if it can be identified.

Thanks for that information 11thhourfabrication.

What I have is a John Heine model 43J from ww2. My apologies for the photos - not my best and too late in the day to reshoot them.
I will have to remove the wheels and check the dimensions but the shafts are about 25mm from memory. I works perfectly and all I have done is a strip, clean, repaint and lube.

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Apr 29, 2018, 09:30 AM
Troll Hunter

I've been wanting a bead roller for some time, but haven't seen them on HF. A search only throws up a Bead Breaker and other nonsense. Are they still available, perhaps under a different name?

Mike
Apr 29, 2018, 10:15 AM
Toolmaker51

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Originally Posted by Troll Hunter

I've been wanting a bead roller for some time, but haven't seen them on HF. A search only throws up a Bead Breaker and other nonsense. Are they still available, perhaps under a different name?

Mike

Their Beading Rollers are mysteriously difficult to locate in searching HF site and print listings. As this was a mainstay at HF, I reverted to googling the same term with many returns. Site offerings and images reveal sets of identical appearance; pricing looks to be in parallel with what HF [use to?] carry.
I don't know "Troll Hunter's" location, but my guess importers might have these worldwide.
May 1, 2018, 08:49 AM
Troll Hunter

Thanks for your reply, Toolmaker51, and for pointing out that I hadn't included my location in my profile, now updated. I guess I'll look on ebay, etc for a bead roller.

Mike
May 1, 2018, 09:02 PM
Toolmaker51

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Originally Posted by Troll Hunter

Thanks for your reply, Toolmaker51, and for pointing out that I hadn't included my location in my profile, now updated. I guess I'll look on ebay, etc for a bead roller.

Mike

I hesitate mentioning brands, websites, or stores unless I find them stellar. But the wide variety of importers and tool houses will have this.
Easiest way I know is Googling and look at the images page. It will be clear who is selling, posting modifications, and so on. Rollers aren't so specific to one trade; car & bike builders, fabricators, and many trades use light gauge sheet metal...

Then again, all you need is a couple good photos to fabricate one from scratch, scads right here on HMT.net Not all that different from a clothes wringer, two shafts rotate towards each other [ 1 CW, 1 CCW]. Diesets with male & female contours do the work, and beading is just the start.
Some shafting, frame material, bearings/ bushings, gears [or sprockets & chain] and a handcrank. Instead of buying and modifying, build per the mods others have uncovered! A little planning, could incorporate a motor down the road.

Troll Hunter posts, and I'll bet a large number of other HMT.net'ers lament "...don't have any metal working machines, lathe, miller, or such, so I'm limited to MIG welding and Mr. Grinder!".
So let's design around commercial components a bead roller that bolts and welds together! That's why we're here, right?
May 1, 2018, 10:09 PM
Troll Hunter

Many thanks, Toolmaker51, you have opened my eyes to the possibilities. I don't have any metal working machines, lathe, miller, or such, so I'm limited to MIG welding and Mr. Grinder! Even so, I'm an avid recycler and DIYer. I hate to dump anything.

I must obvioudly spread my net wider to find my wishlist tools! I'll keep a'looking.

Mike
May 3, 2018, 01:34 PM
Eljorger

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Attachment 23568 this is the only good one I have