Hi Guys , I'm a newbie to this forum from the UK.

Hi Guys and girls , I am from the south coast of Britain a small town called Christchurch .
I am 50 years old and have been collecting tools and equipment since I was 12 years old ,I will confess to having an unhealthy addiction to tools !!!!.I spent 27 years as a panel beater (I think you guys no this trade as body technician I think)the first few years in my training it was mainly crash repair then moved into restoration . I have a hot rod project on the go at the moment but my next tool to modify is my hand operated bead roller ,I would like to make it powered either electric or air .Thanks very much and look forward to learning from you guys .Mark.:D

Hi markyb, and welcome to HomemadeTools.net :). Great to have you on board; many of our existing homemade tool listings come from body technicians. We have dozens of bead rollers listed on this site for you to look at for ideas. Here's a link to our Bead Rollers category: Homemade Bead Rollers. And, we also have a YouTube channel with homemade bead rollers: Homemade Bead Roller videos.

Many thanks Jon ,I will take a look.Cheers.

Hi Mark,

Welcome!

I definitely understand about the addiction to tools. Some of my best childhood memories are of exploring old hardware stores with my Dad. I never need much of an excuse to add to the tool collection!

Lots of bead rollers here; we'd love to see yours! Anything you'd care to share will be added to our database and featured on your own HomemadeTools.net builder page.

Ken