PatrickJay3
New Member
I just have to ask.
Is it possible to transform an English wheel into a bead roller by just switching the dies?
Is it possible to transform an English wheel into a bead roller by just switching the dies?
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Tool transformation question
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Dan Dubeau
Ultra Member
Yes and no. I'm sure you could roll SOME profiles and some operations you could on a bead roller, but for the modifications required, you'd be much better off putting that effort into building your own bead roller from scratch, or buying one on sale, and modifying it (search the required modification for commercial rollers). The function is pretty different, and you'd lose the synced driven wheels which are vital for rolling profiles.
Besides, you're not short cutting this process here man, that's not how this metalworking thing works....You want to do one simple thing like form a panel and tip the edges, you need to buy/build/repair 12 tools in order to do it. Trying to circumvent the money and space requirements by making multipurpose tools will cause a rift somewhere in the space/time continuum or something........
Besides, you're not short cutting this process here man, that's not how this metalworking thing works....You want to do one simple thing like form a panel and tip the edges, you need to buy/build/repair 12 tools in order to do it. Trying to circumvent the money and space requirements by making multipurpose tools will cause a rift somewhere in the space/time continuum or something........
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Don
It was one of those cheap 2000 lbs atv winches that Costco used to sell. The planetary gears get it down to a bearable speed.
I basically watched a ton of YouTube videos and took an idea from here and several from there until I was satisfied that it would be more than a one weekend project.
