Item # 32044 BRAND: Eastwood

Eastwood Metal Bead Roller with Dies

Add strength, style and rigidity to your project's sheet metal parts
Add strength, style and rigidity to your project's sheet metal parts
Eastwood Metal Bead Roller with Dies is rated 4.5 out of 5 by 76.
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Add strength, style and rigidity to your project's sheet metal parts

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Eastwood Metal Bead Roller with Dies

Product Overview:

Description

Why Do You Need an Eastwood Bead Roller?

  • Add strength and rigidity to metal panels
  • Make replacement floor pans, firewalls, trunk floors and more
  • Create channels, flanges and a multitude of profiles
  • Fabricate decorative custom designs

Eastwood Bead Roller Features

  • Handles up to a 38" wide work piece
  • 4 mandrels included
  • Mounts securely in your bench vise
  • Forms steel up to 18 gauge and aluminum up to 16 gauge
  • Industry standard 22mm shafts
  • 1 Year Warranty

Add strength and rigidity to your project's sheet metal parts

The Eastwood Bead Roller is excellent for producing strengthening ribs in panels used in creating replacement floor pans, firewalls, trunk floors, inner fenders, etc. and also for creating decorative custom designs in door panels, dashes and much more with the range of included beaded Rollers.

Add strength and rigidity to your project's sheet metal parts

Includes Offset Dies

Also create channels, flanges and a multitude of profiles with the included offset dies. This one set of offset dies can perform the same work as many flange die sets.

Includes Offset Dies

Example of 3 different rib sizes created with offset dies

Eastwood Bead Roller Offset Dies

Maximum metal forming power

The gear-driven design delivers maximum forming power while requiring minimal handle force for the greatest accuracy.

Gear-Driven Design

Large Throat Depth

A generous 19” throat depth provides the ability to work the center of a 38” panel.

19” throat depth

The biggest advantage of this Eastwood Bead Roller over all of the competition is the amount of accessories available to allow you to expand its capabilities while making your job easier. These accessories include a Drive Motor, Stand, Guide Fence, Table and a wide assortment of Fabrication and Forming Dies.

With the Eastwood 19-inch Manual Bead Roller, you can form panels and parts that meet exact performance specifications. This tool creates straight-line bends in up to 18-gauge steel, 20-gauge stainless steel or 16-gauge aluminum. You’ll be able to create floor pans, firewalls, truck bed floors, wheel tubs and other parts in minutes. A bead roller is also great for adding ribs, flanges and channels that increase overall strength. Use your metal forming tool to fabricate OEM-style replacement parts or great custom designs and artwork.

Our sheet metal bead roller works on pieces up to 38 inches wide. Mount it securely to a bench vise or the Eastwood Bead Roller Stand — you can use one hand to operate the crank and the other to guide the metal. Three sets of forming dies are included with more available for purchase along with accessories such as a guide fence and drive motor. We provide a one-year warranty and lifetime tech support via phone or email. Visit the Eastwood Garage for helpful tips about rolling accuracy, making louvers and m

Specifications

• Maximum material working thickness: Steel = 18 Gauge, Aluminum = 16 Gauge, Stainless = 20 Gauge
• Maximum panel width (working from center) = 38"
• Throat Depth: 19 Inches
• Dimensions: 31" Width x 11" High x 5" Depth
• Weight: 50 lbs.
• Constructed of 1/2" Solid Steel Plate

In the Box

Contents

(1) 19” Throat Bead Roller Frame
(1) Crank Handle
(1) Roller Tensioning Lever
(1) Set of Offset/Tipping Dies, pre-installed

(3) Complete Sets of Roller Dies:
- 1/4” Bead Forming Dies
- 3/8” Bead Forming Dies
- 1/2” Bead Forming Dies

(6) Die Set-Screws

Guides & Accessories

Instructions

Click here for product instructions

Safety Information

This tool has rotating rollers and gears with amplified leverage which can quickly cause severe injury!
Keep fingers and hands away from moving parts when operating.
Wear proper work glove and protective clothing and eye wear.

Click here to see safety products

Accessories

32045 Eastwood Bead Roller 4 Spoke Crank
32046 Eastwood Bead Roller Flange Dies - 3 Sets
32047 Eastwood Bead Roller 1/4" Bead Dies
32048 Eastwood Bead Roller 3/8" Bead Dies
32049 Eastwood Bead Roller Tipping Die
32050 Eastwood Bead Roller Offset Dies
20268 Polyurethane Lower Bead Roller Forming Die
20267 Eastwood Bead Roller Metal Fabrication Forming Dies

Application Tips

What is a Bead Roller?

A Bead Roller is a machine that makes rigid lines in sheet metal to make surfaces more rugged and durable while also adding style and improving appearance. The lines bead rollers add to sheet metal prevent warping and disfigurement by adding structural integrity to the metal. Bead rollers also can be used in an artistic and creative form by allowing metalworkers to create unique designs and patterns on metal.

Bead rollers are typically available in small hand-crank units or in larger electrically powered machines. Both styles can be used to create channels, flanges, beads and artistic shapes. Additional dies can be used for tipping, rounding or even crowning sheet metal like an English Wheel.

Reviews

Rated 5 out of 5 by from A great investment Been eyeing this for years and watching as Eastwood made improvements. Last year I finally bit down and bought the whole setup including motor, stand and extra rollers. After assembly and setup I turned out my first panel within minutes and couldn't be happier. Really looking forward to learning more about panel forming, shrinking and stretching sheet metal, picking up where I left off in high school metal shop.
Date published: 2023-01-26
Rated 5 out of 5 by from
Date published: 2022-12-16
Rated 5 out of 5 by from Best Bead roller for the money works great, easy to set up and use, Very satisfied
Date published: 2022-11-29
Rated 5 out of 5 by from Easy tool to work with Great product for the money. I bolted it down to metal table so metal will roll out easy
Date published: 2022-11-06
Rated 5 out of 5 by from Rolling in the beads This was quick and easy to setup. Received quickly. I watched a couple of Eastwood videos with Matt and got started with no trouble. What a difference the beads made to the rigidity and strength of my trunk floor patches. I have a lot of work for this bead roller.
Date published: 2022-10-20
Rated 5 out of 5 by from Awesome Tools This bead roller work great, you are only limited by your imagination. First time ever using a roller like this and i made three panels with in minutes
Date published: 2022-07-01
Rated 5 out of 5 by from Quality tools Works very smoothly, built to last, make very smooth lines
Date published: 2022-04-21
Rated 5 out of 5 by from After thinking about buying bigger bead roller able do lot more with it I love it I feel like big dog in my shop I had added more bead roller dies
Date published: 2022-04-17
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Questions & Answers

I can’t justify motorizing a bead roller, but I am wondering how possible it is to form a straight bead if working alone?  Thank you!

Asked by: Rhoadsrunner
Its possible, but much better easier to have a friend, your wife, your kid, and maybe your dog crank while you guide the metal.
Answered by: Nick BC
Date published: 2023-11-13

can I get hemming dies for this?

Asked by: Chad
Unfortunately, at this current time the only Hemming dies we offer are for our Motorized bead rollers (blue in colors) with a 3/4" shaft.
Answered by: Kelly H
Date published: 2023-02-23

Why does the 27" bead roller not have grease fittings on shaft blocks like the cheaper models?

Asked by: mike
The Eastwood Elite 27" Bead Roller (21327) utilizes press-in bushings in the shaft blocks that do not require regular greasing. It is recommended to oil the bushing periodically with a machine oil such as 3in1 oil or sewing machine oil. Slowly turning the handle while applying the oil will draw it into the shaft blocks. You should also periodically grease the drive gears with a medium bodied grease.
Answered by: vince
Date published: 2020-12-18

Where is this unit produced. I noticed everything is metric. I'm assuming it's not USA built.

Asked by: Mods and Rods
The Bead Roller is made in China.
Answered by: NickC
Date published: 2022-06-15

What is the center to center holes on the bead roller steel frame and the thread diameter and pitch?

Asked by: Peter79
Center to Center is 20" 5/16"
Answered by: Kelly H
Date published: 2020-01-29

Do you have a bead roller that bends 29 gauge steel

Asked by: Patrick
This bead roller specifically will form steel up to 18 gauge in thickness.
Answered by: Kelly H
Date published: 2020-01-22

Do you have a 1 inch forming die that can be use with 22mm shaft roller?

Asked by: Miguel
Here is a link to the forming dies set we currently offer for this model https://www.eastwood.com/bead-roller-forming-dies.html
Answered by: Kelly H
Date published: 2020-12-05

Will the stand item # 20622B work on this bead roller?

Asked by: J3cub04
No, this is meant for our larger Motorized Bead Roller. The 32044 is vice mounted.
Answered by: ZachC
Date published: 2019-10-02
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