Warp-Free Bead Rolling with Budget Tools - 1970 Dodge Charger 04
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- čas přidán 27. 07. 2024
- I've turned a lot bead-rolled panels into a potato chip. It's the natural result of the shrink that beadrolling imparts, but I did figure out how to prevent the warp and make a clean and flat panel.
The full Charger build series:
• 1970 Dodge Charger - T...
I share my screw-ups and successes while figuring out how to beadroll a small panel without warping it beyond recognition. All this is done with budget tools from Northern Tool, Harbor Freight, Eastwood, and a few others. Just get started, and luxuriate in the mistakes that come with learning. Truthfully, I should have just searched here on CZcams, but instead banged my head against the wall and just made seven of these little panels for my 1970 Dodge Charger.
Several lessons learned.
Hope y'all enjoy,
David
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00:00 Introduction
00:50 Hey y'all
03:28 Cutting out the panel
05:56 Prestretch with the English wheel
09:57 Running it through the bead roller
14:02 Planishing the edges and corners
15:56 Thanks for being here
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This video is for entertainment purposes only. Willomet Motor & Fabrication, LLC makes no warranties as to the fitness for purpose or use of any of the tools and techniques depicted and assumes no liability or responsibility for property damage or bodily injury incurred from viewers attempting to use any information contained in this video. Use this information at your own risk. - Auta a dopravní prostředky
Tips from an old airframe repairman:
Do your bead rolling before you do the cut-out shape. The extra material on the outside pre-cut perimeter will hold tension and lessen the oil canning/potato chip effect. (Key word is "lessen", because you will still have some distortion.) Using a pneumatic planishing hammer will better address warping and flatten the stretched material before the perimeter cut-out takes place.
Also, using annealed metals is the chef's kiss for bumping, bead rolling. dimpling and hand forming perfection.
I hope this is of some use to you and boosts your shop time efficiency. You're doing great work.
Great tips! I made the panels about 1" larger overall than they needed, but that was based on using the small bead roller. When I get the big boy tools, I'll come back to your notes again for reference. Thanks!
Love how Aura Lee chimes in with her thoughts!
She’s certainly not shy about sharing feedback.
LET'S GO!!! Charger finish line engaged. One peice at a time.
Yeah buddy! Several pieces at once is also acceptable.
I've ruined a lot of sheetmetal so you all don't have to. Let me know what other skills or tool demonstrations you'd like to see, and I'll put something together for those, too. Thanks for checking in and watching.
Look who finally showed up.
Just kidding.
Glad to have you back.
"The obstacle is the path." David from Willomet Motor & Fab
Good to be here. Glad you’re here too.
I'm getting the Bob Ross of metal working from you. Good work!
You’re way ahead of me. Lots of Bob Ross energy coming!
Looks like the new pup is lovin life!
She’s settled and happy in her new spot.
Dude this was awesome…I’m going to have to give making panels like that a shot. Really great to be hanging in the shop with you again 😉👊🏻
Hey, thanks Paul. Glad to have you here.
Awesome video! Love the content and I too was getting a hint of happy clouds vibes… looking forward to more!
We’ll see about the perm’.
I don’t know how I missed this video. Enjoy watchin your videos, but especially enjoy the ones on the suburban. Top notch video! I may have to try bead rolling now 😂
Beadrolling is a great skill to get into, and opens up a load of possibilities.
So glad to have you back bro. Your content is better than ever!
I appreciate that! It’s good to be here, bud.
Looking fwd to more YT content. 11 months since last youtube video.
Glad to be back. The break was useful.
nice video, it look like you have not modified the hammer. put a slight radius on the edges. it will help getting marks on the metal from the sharper edges
Good idea! I take my hammers over to a buddy’s shop and polish them on his big belt sander with a soft scotch brite. I’ll radius the corners while I’m at it. Thanks!
@@WillometMotorFab a great metal shaper in your area taught me this. Terry Cowan was his name. May god rest hissoul