Projects bead roller work.

Here are some pictures of a rear panel I did for a friends 1963 Mini Cooper. Im new to bead rolling and have just added a home brewed VSR motor and foot pedal to a manual BR that I bought from Court Jester on here.
Please leave comments and any helpful tips and tricks. I have seen the amazing work done on here and that has inspired me to improve my own skills.
Ray

 

you should put this in the bead rolling thread. Nice job!

 

does he have the back seat my brother needs one for his 61 mini it got cut for the roll cage

 

One thing that i find to help with the stress imparted into the panel as you do a radius etc is to leave the wheels loose on the roller shaft. The bottom one will tighten itself but the top will stay loose, the pinch will drive the wheels and when you do a turn the wheels will have a little independance. When both wheels are tight you do a turn the panel gets jacked out of shape and won't even lay flat, this helps to minimize that problem.
Looks good. Esp the circle.

 

Id like to but cannot find that thread do you have a link to it?
Thanks

 

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=144995&highlight=bead+roll

search is your friend grasshoppa!