Bead Roller!

Bead roller come in Friday. UPS did their very best to destroy it.

 They did manage to destroy one grease zerk. I guess all of the packages they rammed it against acted as cushioning.

 The one problem with this inexpensive bead roller is flex. Some tube steel and welding fix that, but does incur a weight penalty.










Very rigid now, and much more red.

24ga sheet metal (.0239") will not hold more than a couple pounds over a 10" span without deforming.











Tests of small and large bead rolling, 2"/2"large steps, 1"/2" large steps, and 1.25"/1.25" large steps. The last two will hold 235lbs, the latter even with moderate bouncing. Using correct floor pans material at about 19gauge (.0418) should increase that significantly.