12 Aug 2009
Bead Roller Tips
One of the most common needs in metal working, is the need to add stiffening beads and ornamental patterns to metal panels. Another need is to edge off a panel. The best tool for this
 job is a Bead Roller. With this machine, you can do all of the above functions. The MITTLER BROS. machine has a few features which I think is a superior design. First off, their bead rolling machine is a truss design, which eliminates the flexing found in other machines that just utilize a square tube for their arms. If those arms move while you are working, the finished product will suffer. Secondly, the motors utilized in the MITTLER BROS. machines have the power to feed the metal through the dies smoothly. I have used and owned other machines that looked the same but just did not have the power to feed the material properly. Third, on this and any other machine it's what is inside that counts, MITTLER BROS. utilizes oillite bushings on all rotating points and heat treated gears which will give you a long service life on the machine. I for one learned the hard way and had a pretty machine with plastic bushings and cast gears that did not last. Lastly, MITTLER BROS. has an extensive availability of dies for many of the shapes you need made, and if you need a custom die made they can custom make them for you. They also have a very unique die set which can turn and finish the edge of a wheel well. There is a saying I once heard from an old farmer. "If you want good quality oats you have to pay a fair price,if you want it after its been through the horse that comes much cheaper". THE SAME IDEA APPLIES TO GOOD QUALITY MACHINERY.
Norm Campeau
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