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Old 05-22-2021, 11:18 AM   #1860
dsraven
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Location: calgary alberta
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Re: A '54 named Busty

here's a few pics of my el cheapo deluxe modified bead roller. the extra steel is to help keep the upper and lower part from flexing when rolling thicker sheet. you can see some of my home made dies as well. made from necessity when i couldn't wait for the dies to ship. hey, they worked for what I needed that day. building the tool is half the fun anyway, lol.
no wonder my project truck isn't done yet. haha.

starter is gutted and the body shortened so shaft would stick through the rear end of it in order for the drill to grab on. variable speed low rpm drill. 1/2" is overkill but most 3/8 or 1/4" ones run too fast plus they wouldn't fit the shaft size of the starter in their chuck. this was before I invested in a cordless drill set. maybe upgrade that mount to fit the cordless drill one day. it's a heavy thing but it works.
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