Rolling Beads in a Patch Panel Without Warping! Best Way to Pre-Stretch Metal! Eastwood

In this video JD goes over exactly how to use the bead roller stretching dies. Motorized Bead Roller Dies: https://www.eastwood.com/eastwood-mot... Plate Style Bead Roller Dies: https://www.eastwood.com/eastwood-bea... Use your Bead Roller like an English Wheel! Quickly and easily pre-stretch panels before bead rolling to eliminate oil canning and warping that commonly happens when adding beads to a panel. With a bead roller and these high quality dies, it's actually easier and more precise than an english wheel and allows a panel to be stretched only where it's needed. 0.75" Inside Diameter Fits all Eastwood Motorized Bead Rollers (0.75" shaft size) Fits most brands with standard 0.75" shaft High Quality CR12 Steel with a hardness of 35 HRC A bead roller is commonly used to make floor pans, but when the strenghtening beads are added the panels often warp because of the metal being stretched to form the beads. Pre-stretching the sheet metal with an english wheel prior to rolling beads has long been a practice of experienced fabricators who wanted panels to fit properly without oil canning. Now you can do the same high quality work without an english wheel by using these dies with your bead roller. If you need dies for a manual bead roller, you can see them here. Use your Bead Roller like an English Wheel! #metalfabrication #beadroller #metalfab For more information on Eastwood products visit www.eastwood.com or stay connected with the team via: Facebook -   / eastwoodcompany   Instagram -   / eastwoodco   Blog - http://www.eastwood.com/blog Since 1978 Eastwood has been supplying products to the people who want to do the job right. Eastwood offers a complete line of hand tools, welders, plasma cutters & accessories, metal working tools, powder coating supplies, paint and paint guns, specialty paints and hard to find products, all for the DIY-er. Eastwood has all the tools and supplies you need to restore your car, truck or motorcycle. #metalfab #beadroller #eastwoodco