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Beadroller Build (Turned into sheetmetal work thread)

I'm sure some aluminum will roll easier then others due to heat treating. I would assume you want annealed condition so it's malable, workable. I'm thinking 2024, or 5052. I doubt it's 6061 which is most common in aerospace but that it always in a heat treated condition. It would more then likely Crack depending on how much deformation it see's in a tight radius. Find out if you can. Good info to know.
 
You're making me want a roller worse then ever damnit! Lol. No can do at the moment. As soon as humanly possible. Other then a roller I have everything else I need.
 
I need all the other things haha.

If I can find a regular shear, a beverly shear, and get a vinyl cutter, id be in business pretty well.
So many cool ideas with a vinyl cutter for patterns, or even just layout stuff.
 
This thread and knowing what I know I could do with a bead roller it fueling the fire to get my shop organized so I can get to work on what I have been trying to do for years with a shop. My garage at the house was out of room. But not in the new shop. A custom fab shop has been my dream for years. I have the shop now finally. Just need my health to improve. Hell I'll work sick and exhausted and with the tumor in my brain to see it come to light. Stoked for you you're getting into this as young as you are. Keep on fabbin brother
 
Thanks buddy. Means a lot.


I can't wait for you to get on top of your health issues and see the stuff you will make. :bow:
 
Chevy sonic played truck duty today.

I think I'm good on material for a minute ;)

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:waytogo: Bad Ass brother. Very proud of you. Great job.
 
I designed these after work one day and a guy cut them for me for a 6 pack....


Hoping they will work, and allow me to get much closer to other beads without deforming them. Kind of like the MB art roller dies.

Will test tonight hopefully! Only issue is see is I may need to have the step cut down to not be quite so tall. I'm thinking the material will want to angle funny and make it hard to work with. Maybe not

 
So as I presumed after staring at them in person, they do not work like I wanted. The 1/8" step is too big with not enough side material to account for the panels wanting to go on an angle when pressure is applied.

But after looking at the MB profiles for there art dies, it looks like they are maybe 1/16" tall steps, if that. So im just gonna have to have the steps cut down a bit, then we should be able to rock and roll and get into all of those tight spaces :pimp:

I did drill and tap them for 1/4-20 set screws, and at least they look good and fit well.







 
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