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FiddyFour · 04-12-2011, 08:06 PM

greetings and hallucinations

i'm in the process of making a set of dies for the infamous HF bead roller. one set for me for now, but if there would be interest, i could make a larger run of them.

what profiles would you guys be interested in?

let me know, and if the interest is there, i'll make a large run of them, various profiles etc.

T

Koz · 04-12-2011, 08:28 PM

Put me down for a set of tipping dies. Very difficult to get for the cheapie machines.

FiddyFour · 04-12-2011, 08:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Koz

Put me down for a set of tipping dies. Very difficult to get for the cheapie machines.

kinda thought those would be ones that guys would want...

plym49 · 04-12-2011, 08:46 PM

count me in, if price is of this earth

ELpolacko · 04-12-2011, 08:47 PM

Hoosier Profiles makes tipping dies for you guys already,

http://hoosierprofiles.com/HarborFre...cessories.aspx

bct · 04-12-2011, 09:31 PM

cut one flange off a 2" pulley and use hockey puck material (or anything soft and durable) for the bottom...

**tub in da dirt** · 04-12-2011, 09:33 PM

i would like some dies to make the bead on ford bodys
tk

**nowaxn5** · 04-12-2011, 09:34 PM

Ok. What are tipping dies?

41fred207 · 04-12-2011, 10:10 PM

louver dies!! i have a Woodward Fab roller. not sure if h/f dies are inter-changable.

**Blue One** · 04-12-2011, 10:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nowaxn5

Ok. What are tipping dies?

Dies for forming different radius grooves and making edge bends with a radius.

**Blue One** · 04-12-2011, 10:14 PM

Tipping dies like the ones above and louver dies too. I have a Magnum bead rolller.

2deuces64 · 04-12-2011, 10:31 PM

I'd be interested in a set of tipping dies

man-a-fre · 04-13-2011, 12:36 AM

30-31 ford lower bead die

FiddyFour · 04-13-2011, 05:53 AM

ok... louver dies and tipping dies...

the tipping dies i'm going to make are going to be a bit less expensive than the hoosier sets...

i'm thinking around $45 for a two piece set of tipping dies. i'll look into the louver dies also

as for the dies to make beltline reveals for fords... yes, i can look into them as well.

FiddyFour · 04-13-2011, 05:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 41fred207

louver dies!! i have a Woodward Fab roller. not sure if h/f dies are inter-changable.

all i would need is the specs on the dies you'd need, and i dont see a problem making those as well.

hemisteve · 04-13-2011, 10:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tub in da dirt

i would like some dies to make the bead on ford bodys
tk

EXACTLY!!! I'll take a set of these too!!! Not sure how many years used the same profile - I need a set to make the narrow (read roadster/phaeton/3W) '32 body bead. If you need a sample profile I can make one up and e-mail it to you. I've got a Williams Lowbuck bead roller - pretty sure they're the same fit.

Steve

FiddyFour · 04-13-2011, 12:14 PM

well, the response to this is kinda, well, over the top...

and it seems i'm going to be busy making HF roller dies VERY soonish.

the answer to about 99% of the questions like below is "yes"

all i would need is a sample of the bead profile you want, and i should be able to turn a set of dies to re-create it. for body/reveal lines, i'd need either a sample piece cut out of a bad panel, a scaled CAD drawing ( .DWF or the like) or an exact measured drawing of the profile that i can print out and make a pattern from.

so far, the short list of dies i have planned are below.

1: tipping dies.
2: body/reveal dies.
3: wide ford floor pan bead dies.
4: louver dies.
5: radius/roundover dies.

all of the dies will be turned by yours truly then case hardened, polished and ready to go to work.

i am in the beginning stages of "tooling up" to make these, and a few other HF metal working tools bits and pieces. i should have some of the basic die sets ready to ship by the middle/end of may, and i should have prices for those sets soon as well. custom profiles other than the ones listed here, PM me and we'll see what can be done.

i have been asked, and the answer is NO!!!. i will NOT take anyone's hard earned money before i have the tooling and machines set up to produce these pieces, and i have the stuff you want in my hands and ready to ship to you... i am not Preston Tucker.

i have also contacted Ryan about becoming an alliance vendor. if it makes sense to both Ryan and myself, members would get some sort of a "good deal" on all this as well.

Quote:

Originally Posted by hemisteve

EXACTLY!!! I'll take a set of these too!!! Not sure how many years used the same profile - I need a set to make the narrow (read roadster/phaeton/3W) '32 body bead. If you need a sample profile I can make one up and e-mail it to you. I've got a Williams Lowbuck bead roller - pretty sure they're the same fit.

Steve

gsport · 04-13-2011, 12:30 PM

geeee... i thought i was going to read about another dead HF tool

**31Vicky with a hemi** · 04-13-2011, 12:48 PM

I'd like to Have a set like this BUT with a modular configuration . The main dies with change able ends so I could adjust the amount of step.
Dies for my roller start with 3" round stock and 1" keyed hole

red baron · 04-13-2011, 09:52 PM

yes I would love dies for the bead roller!!

04-12-2011, 08:06 PM	#1
FiddyFour Old School HAMBer Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: TitleTown, WI, USA Posts: 8,825	custom HF bead roller dies... interest? greetings and hallucinations i'm in the process of making a set of dies for the infamous HF bead roller. one set for me for now, but if there would be interest, i could make a larger run of them. what profiles would you guys be interested in? let me know, and if the interest is there, i'll make a large run of them, various profiles etc. T __________________ Custom "HF" bead roller dies Tipping, body lines PM for details...

04-12-2011, 08:28 PM	#2
Koz Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Deer Lake, Pa. Posts: 1,490	Re: custom HF bead roller dies... interest? Put me down for a set of tipping dies. Very difficult to get for the cheapie machines.

04-12-2011, 08:46 PM	#4
plym49 Old School HAMBer Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Earth Posts: 2,567	Re: custom HF bead roller dies... interest? count me in, if price is of this earth

04-12-2011, 08:47 PM	#5
ELpolacko Old School HAMBer Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Phoenix,AZ USA Posts: 4,592	Re: custom HF bead roller dies... interest? Hoosier Profiles makes tipping dies for you guys already, http://hoosierprofiles.com/HarborFre...cessories.aspx __________________ Visit my Social Group: Industrial Chassis Inc, Facebook Or WEBSITE

04-12-2011, 09:31 PM	#6
bct Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: b.c. Posts: 1,274	Re: custom HF bead roller dies... interest? cut one flange off a 2" pulley and use hockey puck material (or anything soft and durable) for the bottom... __________________ a time to weld , a time to grind.

04-12-2011, 09:33 PM	#7
tub in da dirt Alliance Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Lake villa Illinois Posts: 2,260	Re: custom HF bead roller dies... interest? i would like some dies to make the bead on ford bodys tk __________________ I work hard at getting better as a builder so one day Jim Sibley will tell me i did a good job. tk

04-12-2011, 09:34 PM	#8
nowaxn5 Alliance Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Fruitport, MI. Posts: 766	Re: custom HF bead roller dies... interest? Ok. What are tipping dies? __________________ WANTED: hildebrandt sbc valve covers

04-12-2011, 10:10 PM	#9
41fred207 FNG Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Brownfield, Me Posts: 40	Re: custom HF bead roller dies... interest? louver dies!! i have a Woodward Fab roller. not sure if h/f dies are inter-changable.

04-12-2011, 10:14 PM	#11
Blue One Alliance Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Alberta Posts: 3,012	Re: custom HF bead roller dies... interest? Tipping dies like the ones above and louver dies too. I have a Magnum bead rolller.

04-12-2011, 10:31 PM	#12
2deuces64 Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Great Bend Ks Posts: 735	Re: custom HF bead roller dies... interest? I'd be interested in a set of tipping dies __________________ What was he think'n ???

04-13-2011, 12:36 AM	#13
man-a-fre Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: south east nebraska Posts: 1,326	Re: custom HF bead roller dies... interest? 30-31 ford lower bead die

04-13-2011, 05:53 AM	#14
FiddyFour Old School HAMBer Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: TitleTown, WI, USA Posts: 8,825	Re: custom HF bead roller dies... interest? ok... louver dies and tipping dies... the tipping dies i'm going to make are going to be a bit less expensive than the hoosier sets... i'm thinking around $45 for a two piece set of tipping dies. i'll look into the louver dies also as for the dies to make beltline reveals for fords... yes, i can look into them as well. __________________ Custom "HF" bead roller dies Tipping, body lines PM for details...

04-13-2011, 12:30 PM	#18
gsport Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: salem, oregon Posts: 683	Re: custom HF bead roller dies... interest? geeee... i thought i was going to read about another dead HF tool __________________ Jim 1950 chevy sport coupe 2011 silverado 4x4, 2011 SS Camaro, 2006 corvette, 2010 36' 5th wheel

04-13-2011, 12:48 PM	#19
31Vicky with a hemi Alliance Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: cleveland ohio Posts: 7,639	Re: custom HF bead roller dies... interest? I'd like to Have a set like this BUT with a modular configuration . The main dies with change able ends so I could adjust the amount of step. Dies for my roller start with 3" round stock and 1" keyed hole __________________ Thank you, I will be installing a breathalyzer on my keyboard the hamb relay network http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/g...hp?groupid=214

04-13-2011, 09:52 PM	#20
red baron Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: o'side Posts: 603	Re: custom HF bead roller dies... interest? yes I would love dies for the bead roller!! __________________ Wanted; 61-63 T-Bird dash w/ swing away column, interior, and some swivel seats!

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