Next I reworked my $125 Woodward Fab bead roller. I added a couple of pieces of 3/8" bar stock to back and a piece of ford I beam axle to the back bone to prevent flex. I saved a couple of wheels off a discarded wheel chair and it made a perfect drive wheel. It is easily opperated with one hand and I can guide with my right hand. I fabed a piece of heavy angle and added some feet on the other side so I can clamp to my work table or bench. I don't have the room to make a dedicated stand, besides I don't know how much I'll use it anyhow. Also after these pics I took the crank that it came with and made it into the tension adjustment handle. I had to replace this bolt after several uses. It was metric, and loosly fit threads, and was starting to gall. I resized it to a 7/16" bolt and also welded a grade 8 nut to give the bolt more threads to spread load on. Works great now.

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