I got a bead roller off ebay because I'm planning on having a go at hand making the stainless steel trim
if anyone has used one you probably know what a pain in the backside it is trying to wind the handle while feeding the sheet metal in..... bloody exercise in frustration!!
So I searched ebay for a secondhand reduction drive and found this three phase one thats 630:1 reduction for $100! happy days, but it is three phase and I only have single phase..... so I did some research and found a you tube clip a pommie did about running 3 phase motors on single phase...... I had nothing to lose so I gave it a go, rewired it in DELTA, added a 25uf Capacitor and bingo! she runs bewdiful!
So then made a stand and beefed up the back of the rollers, added an adjustable stop, die racks and some wheels.
My first attempt at a proper bead rolling job was the end plate for the chain gaurd.....
cheers 'til next time guys, have a great weekend!
