the wife bought me a h/f bead roller for christmas.. bless her heart. after lookin at how they reccomend using it(in a vise!) im thinkin no way. did a google search and found a thread on another forum about a stand a guy made. i liked it, so i made one of my own. its no wheres near " finished" but it works waaaayyy better now. and my 12 year old daughter patti got to help me do some weldin. and that 55 gallon drums gonna be a bead blaster by next weekend.
I like those gold pedals on the moped there... OK, I know many don't know, including myself, so I will go out on a limb and be the first dumb one to ask... What is it? How does it work? And what is it used for? And of course, I am talking about the h/f bead roller, not the gold pedals on the moped... I know those are how you get home when the motor stops running.
a bead roller is a machine that puts a "bead " in a piece of metal. the bead causes rigidity, and adds strength. youll see em on the floor pans, wheel tubs of your car. and anywhere else where a little more stability is needed, but does not warrant a brace. and thanks for the kudos on the pedal on the bike. i made it and the kicker arm, to clear the pipes i also made.
Nice. I regret not paying attention when I was taking a welding course many years ago. If I tried to make that I would be suffering from 3rd degree electrical burns and in the ICU by now wondering how I was going to pee with a claw.
i have the same bead roller. got it for christmas a few years ago. only used it a few times but works good. i also made a stand for mine.
Thanks for the clear clarification... So, does it do one bead at a time, or can it be set up to do 3 or 4 parallel beads? All of a sudden I imagine a wide variety of uses for that thing if it was in my garage...
there is no way you deserve such a gift... lol j/k. wish i lived closer, i'd prolly use it when i put my floors back in. since you have such a gift, you have to keep pictures posted of your projects and such
like what? its a sh** box, like all harleys. and i oughta know, ive had 31 of em, and thats not counting the indians and triumphs. tractors with wheels , all of em.
my older brother had a cb350 years ago, i was about 10. me and my pals took it for a ride. the bike didnt make it back.sheesh even my harley 90 with a busted throttle cable was able to limp on home. boy was he sore. i used to take my 2 sons to bubbas honda drop. we had many good times there. got some video of my oldest boy smashin a yamaha with a sledge( or tryin at least) when he was 6. ill have to find it, quite amusing. im no brand hater, it was all in good fun. in the wind is in the wind.
