Swaging/Beading Machine Wanted

The trick in using it is to push down on the metal whilst also pushing through – so that the edge rides along the angle iron and the line stays parallel. If you just pull it will rise up and down. Gloves help dependant upon the metal edge.

I have used it on fresh metal as well as aircraft parts and it is tricker with thicker and harder metal but works.

Hey Brian.
That is a really slick and simple set up. (the best things always are 🙂

How do you draw your material through that and will it take heat treated alloy as well?

Thanks in advance.

Andy Scott

Thank’s Brian

I think I will make one for our workshop now I can see how you have done it.

Thank’s again,
Ritch.

If that is not what you want- these were ones I was originally looking at:

http://www.stakesys.co.uk/department/bead_formers_and_jennys/

It appears to be the same Chinese machine that Axminster etc are selling just paint and price are different.

Ritch – have not used it in a while but found it under the bench.

It is set up for 1.2mm aluminium but can be adjusted in height by adjusting the spacers at the bottom and for width by drilling a hole on the other side at the correct distance from the first.

Makes lap joints instantly and can be used then for bending and beading.

Hi Brian

Any chance of a photo or drawing of your flanging machine? Would like to make one ourselves.

Thanks,
Ritch.

You can make a nice and cheap aluminium creasing/flange machine from two unequal sets of ball race bearings.

Stacked on top of each other in opposite sets and bolted through some washers onto a piece of angle iron. The height is adjusted by the washers and the distance between the bearings matches the aluminium thickness.

I use it regularly to create offsets

Look for the BABA magazine ( British Artist Blacksmith Asssociation) ads or put a request in there,always have interesting kit in there …not necessarily for blacksmithing.