Karl from Make It Kustom is known for his bead rolling work, and so this video here is going to explain all the bead rolling dies he has for his machine and how he uses them. Not only will he explain how they work, but will also do a demo for each one in this video so that you can see just how they work along with tips and tricks for each one. I don’t own a bead roller, but have used one a few times for certain sheet metal projects. They are a tool that you can really make some neat parts with when you know how to use them, and Karl is the guy to show us how.
From tipping dies to forming dies and stepping dies, he’s got them all and even a couple that he built himself on his own lathe out of delrin.
And if like me, you don’t have much experience with a bead roller then this video is going to be good because it will give you some great tips that will make you feel comfortable about grabbing some scraps of sheet metal and starting to try your hand at it. I can’t wait to get a bead roller so I can start doing some of this stuff for my own projects. It’s a fun tool that allows for some real creativity. Check it out.
