I'm 71 years old, have been working on cars my whole life and I learn something from you each time I watch a video. You're not only a very bright young man but your demeanor and the way you come across on camera makes your videos that much more fun to watch. I was sorry to hear about the issues you're facing with your shop but I have an idea everything is going to work out for you both. Keep up the good work. We appreciate all you do.

Thank you, good thorough explanation, one of my next projects. you're a fine craftsman.

It's great that you are so humble and can relate to those of us that have a tight budget for our projects. The high budget build shows are cool to watch, but unrealistic for so many people. I watch videos like yours so much more closely because you show things I could actually attempt myself. Keep up the great work! Very motivating content.

Hey Karl, it's always good to see how home built bead rollers are made. I've got the gears from a lathe machine and turned down the metre long round bar to accept the gears, I'm using needle roller bearings which are a push fit in the alloy blocks... Then I gave up and bought a cheap Chinese one to get some panels did on a project.. You've inspired me to get back into making it👍, many cheers from Adelaide Australia

Now I would like to see a bead roller tutorial or “101”. Because you Sir are a great teacher!

I like all of your tools that you use to build beautiful pieces of art. The bead roller is a very nice tool you built. Keep up the great work Karl.

Thumbs up for the volume of your intro/outro music not being twice as loud as the content!

The questions answered segment was on point. Best of luck to the both of you.

Your videos are great! The two bead roller episodes are really appreciated! Thank you for sharing your experience.

Gotta say man you've got the skills and the talent and have made half a workshop worth of tools that all work great, and this one is no exception, definitely one of the most beastly, chunky bead rollers I've seen haha. You may not have had all the tools and money to get what you wanted back when you started your shop, but you made do and the quality of your workmanship in all the stuff you do tells me that people should be lining up around the block for your work! Here's hoping that Japhands goes on well into the future, because with higher quality tools and more cash, I can only imagine the absolutely insane, awesome builds you'll come out with. Cheers man, and thanks for the video!

I made plans to build a roller using a single plate,I have changed my mind after watching your tutorial on yours,it will be patterned similar to the one you have made,I really like 👍 the way you have made yours using two plates,again well done 👏, love the fact you have given dimensions for building the tool,fantastic!

SWEEEEEEET, can't wait for the build. I have been waiting to wear you out on the bead roller, glad someone else did it, I truly enjoy your video's and your positive attitude. You my friend will have the world by the tail. Keep up the good work

This is a superb bit of engineering. Anyone can design something complicated but the real art in design is to achieve the same outcome with a simple design. You have done this beautifully. hats off to you , SIr!

I have seen this in several of your vids and did not realize how basic the design was until you went into the details. This is super easy to make. I like others have the 1/2" plate version but this would be so much better! Thank you!

I like how you were able to extend the capabilities;y of a stock bead roller with some simple tools etc.

👍👍😎👍👍 thanks for the details. I think you answered all the question I could think of. Looking forward to the new bead roller build.

Thanks for this video! I currently am using a motorized version of the cheap bead roller, powered by a 1/2" drill motor with a foot control. Your version looks like a great way to upgrade.

Great job Karl on the diy bead roller. I found your channel a couple weeks ago, I subscribed and now binge watch your videos when I have a chance. Have a great day.

Very well done!!! You sure do have a good way of explaining the mechanisms and the details. Thank you

Another awesome video!!! Can't wait for the builder video. Love your channel. Looking forward to tool builds and car/motorcycle builds. Keep it coming, I can't get enough! Love your attitude and persona.

Hi Karl... greetings from South Africa...I really enjoy your channel.....you do young and very talented and am very inspired by your achievements...I am a tradesman myself and am very passionate about cars...I am 64 years old. I have recently built up a 1955 GMC....and like you love old machinery...... Glen

I can't wait to see your motorize DC update! Thanks for sharing your tips with us!

Awesome, good on you for sharing your wealth of knowledge, speaks to your character. Love the channel!!!

I’ve just come across your channel. It’s fantastic! I’m going to learn an awful lot from someone who really knows what they are doing. Keep up the good work.

Thank you. Look forward to the new bead roller build!

Thanks for showing this, bead rollers are very versatile machines. I built my own as well, mostly out of found items. I’m going to post a video of mine today, it’s similar to yours but has a sliding upper shaft.

You built it out of necessity... I genuinely respect you and your drive. Thank you for sharing such great content. Side note: I would enjoy seeing a full build of a custom bead-roller if you're inclined to do so!

Top shelf, No dust. Really like your channel. Thank you!

great videos, they are entertaining as well as informative. I particularly like your bead roller but as a structural engineer, I suggest a couple of points. the most highly stressed points of the bead roller is at the internal throat of the two arms and at the mounting of the bearing blocks adjacent to the rollers. the most load would be carried by the top and bottom extremes of the arms and not the side plates. Therefore it improves the capacity of the arms to box in the arms, all round. Although it may be a bit more work, I propose that the side walls could be made out of 3/16th steel plate rather than 1/4 inch. and the top and bottom of both arms are boxed in with 1/4 plate. to box in the throat, I suggest widening the gap you have by 1/2 inch to allow for the boxing flange. overall with a bit more fabrication, the bead roller will be lighter, cheaper, stronger and closed in to prevent dust and rubbish building up inside the arms as well as not needing to get a coat of paint on the inside. when I build odd items I like closing them in as it looks neater. again great work.

What a great video. I can't wait for the new bead roller build. I plan to build one for my shop. Thanks Bob.

Thank you Thank you for your bead roller build! I will be building this in the future and I do have a good friend that has a machine shop that is very good at manufacturing any thing. I will get the sides cut out with a water jet that he has purchased. You explained everything perfect.

I wish we wasnt 3000k miles apart. Id love to job shadow you. You have given me so many different prospectives on building things. I cant wait for this channel to hit 1mil subscribers. You deserve it.

It's always good to by a cheap anything tool, and find what you hate or like. Also you have a porotype to start from when building.

So glad I found these videos. They are brilliant! Started going through them all now

Very well explained & easy to understand! Encourages people to have the confidence to make equipment to make panels,also ressuect & keep this industry growing! Well done.

I enjoy watching you make tooling, ALMOST as I do making my own. Glad to see the practice being passed down to yet another generation.

Wow just heard my friend's say ya got problems with shop issues ya sad but ya will find something little prayer 🙏 sending your way to hopefully find the right shop for your projects and your needs ya great experience for us old guys is amazing cause we can know that ya giving it the best ya have without the attitude that you better then anybody else thks for sharing your project with us keep making projects like this 😊 be proud 👏 knowledge is awesome for others too see😊

I think this is one of the best explanations ive ever found. Excellent video, thank you!

I enjoy watching people making tools … thank you

Great work Karl, thanks for sharing the info.It would help alot of people out who dont have access or funds to purchase one .For me in Oz freight always kills us, as does the rubbish they try and sell us for real money.Thanks again Pete

Thanks for letting us see inside your shop. And telling us how to build cheap machinery, because you cannot obtain everything at once when you are starting with metalshaping. I'm gonna build this device in my garage. I love your show. You are my hero! Keep broadcasting. Greetings from the Netherlands. Eelco

Probably said this before cause you re my favorite fab show and watch MIK every day on my phone during my lunch, you got the knack for teaching and inspiring Karl. Can’t wait till you build the new one. Santo probably can’t wait either!!

Can I just say, Cristina does a great job with the videography in your videos, well done to the both of you!

Another really cool video! can’t wait to see you make another bead roller and share the DXF files thank you for sharing your knowledge !👍

Cheers for the great videos! Hello from western australia!

So glad you showed this. I've been planning on building one

Great video. Space is a premium in my shop. I mounted my bead roller on an engine stand. On the bottom of my bead roller I put a chop saw. When I need the chop saw I just rotate so the chop saw is now on the top. The biggest problem I had with my bead roller was side to side movement. The 2" plate cured that. If you stay with the manual drive make a large wheel instead of a crank to drive it. Thank you very much for sharing your great talent and for your fantastic film crew.

Love the video. I too bought an Eastwood power unit to mod mine and I love it. I was going to do what you had done but Eastwood made it to easy. Love the videos

HellYa! lets build a bead roller! Great work and presentation. Cristina is getting all the shots spot on.

Excellent video. Looking forward to the ground up build with plans and parts list. It's something I've been wanting to do.

Great presentation, a real car guy without the extra drama. Thanks from Santa Ana,Cal.

Looks great! Loved the video

your videos are to the excellent and to the point. Keep up the great work.

Thanks I was just looking to buy a bead roll this helps a bunch probably just gonna get a cheap small one for now and build it up like you have shown

Great video Karl! The gears are manufactured by Martin gear company..they are not terribly expensive... any reputable bearing and power drive company should be able to get them..maybe Mc master Carr too. A big advantage of the wide tooth gears are they don't have to be meshed the full width of the tooth...this means you can slide the stationary shaft in and out to adjust die clearance or make a different profile. If you made another block and moved the lock collars on each side of that block mounted inside the frame of the machine somewhere in between the 2 bushings.. cut a simple slot in the frame , add a locking bolt with a handle through it and you now have up to an inch or more in and out adjustment. As for a cheap motorization solution...Harbor Frieght sells a low speed, high torque, heavy duty 1/2" variable speed, reversible drill.. it's the one with the D- handle on the back. It's got several mounting locations for the side handle so it's relatively easy to bolt to the bead roller frame via some brackets.. I used a 110 tooth #35 roller chain sprocket but a much less expensive way is to use a flex plate and starter gear. If you can mount the starter gear on a 1/2" shaft you simply tighten it up in the drill chuck. The trickiest thing is probably making a hub for the flex plate and having it run true... definitely possible with simple tools with a little careful planning... Lastly, Miller Brothers is now offering bead roller dies with the Lazze profiles.. Lazze's dies are awesome all different sizes and radius.. and half profiles on the female dies.. I'm not sure what the shaft size is off the top of my head but Lazze dies from him are 20 mm.. too small for most bead rollers. Hope this helps you and/ or your viewers. I'll be looking forward to the new bead roller build.

I have the Eastwood bead roller and drive system and I can vouch for how nice it is. The speed is fully adjustable, which is nice around turns and the foot pedal allows you to use two hands.

I love it! I used an ATV winch and pulse width modulation for speed control on mine to power my cheap one.

how about a sliding top shaft?add a gear on the bottom and put a locking block in the middleof the top shaft then you can take the top two collars off. good show

I found your channel the other day and have watched every video, not many channels out there are nearly as good as yours, awesome work.

Thanks for doing this video, it just goes to show what you can make with basic tools.

The cool bead roller tool explained. 😎👍🇨🇦

Thank you for showing us your bead roller!

after your door panel vid needed to manufacture a bead roller, i had no idea what it could do..gotta get to it to get good at it, i appreciate this good shit bro thank you

Very simple explanation, the concept is the same as any fancy beat rollers. Is simple, works well and is cheap. If you have any 3/8 plates you should be able to used for the same design. The ac motor could be use and add a controller but all depend how much money you have available, like you say the DC variable speed it's so much better.Great video stay safe and healthy. Thanks 😊

Sweet tutorial boss. Would love to see you film a build.

I find that after watching KZfaq for about 6 years now my attention span is about 15 minutes. So these short videos are just great for me.

Big compliment: I'm from Germany. If we want to get detailled informations about metalworks, we have to watch American videos. But unfortunally many great guys talk to fast. So I have often difficulties to understand at least half of it. This guy gives great explanations and I can understand every single word. and I like the low budget style as long it has good results.

Every time I watch you I learn something. I’ve been working on cars since 1977. What’s crazy you remember me of my nephew that lives in San Diego. He’s half Japanese.

I really like your KZfaq channel cuz you explain things you're an awesome teacher thank you so much I have a 1976 Olds Cutlass it needs floor pans I want to make my own so now I know what I'm going to have to do thank you so much awesome videos keep going

Yes. After watching you use that tool on your door panels, definitely wanted to know more about it.

Excellent explanation 👍🏼 going to build one for my own shed . Thanks from Australia ✌🏼

Thanks for the bead roller info video

Great content!!! I love the growth from necessity I always work that way!

“A dollar saved is a dollar earned” I like that ! 👍

I appreciate all your help take care guys Happy Holidays

Awesome man! I've been wanting to build a power beadroller!

Great description on an "on the cheap" bead roller. That is my way of doing it. Thanks for giving us the low down. Stay Real. Rick

Great video! It goes well with your name. I really enjoy your videos. Great explanations as you do your projects. I am now a fan of MIK ! 10 out of 10 !!

Thanks Karl, really big fan of yours. I appreciate all the detailed information on your bead roller build. I’d like to make one similar to yours and would like to know what the overall lengths of the shafts are as well as the oversized length of the two plates used for the framing. I imagine others would be grateful knowing that as well. Looking forward to any and all future videos of yours .

Love your Videos, Very informative and helpful, I use Treadmill Motors for my machines, cheap and very, very easy to do.

Very good description 👍

Hi Im Robby J from australia..i ran across your channel today through googling lincoln zephyr..yes i love them... anyway im in the car repair "cut n shut" insurance game here and im a refinisher [spray painter / paint correction ].. we DONT work alongside beaters ,thats the other half of a seperation wall in shop ...but i honestly admire your persistance without losing it,,atleast you dont show it on camera lol..4 times to be happy with your efforts says CLEARLY youre a perfectionest in every sense of the word.. i tip my hat to you Sir..i have no suggestions because im not a beater but ive enjoyed watching excellence in progress..your B pillar bottom anchor points for suicide doors is magnificent Sir..cheers god bless and good health from australia..ive now subscribed n ill be a permanent fixture here

Just found your channel! Love what you do! Thanks for sharing!

I love shop built stuff.

I was curious about the table you made for your bead roller? That’s a super handy attachment. Thanks for the video.

Awsome tutorial as usual.

Ill be looking forward to the build

You 're great at explaining things. I love it.. . Bloody awesome mate. Subscribed the moment I saw the first vid.

I’ve been waiting for this video!

My new favourite channel.

Love it. I have done few mistakes when building mine earlier.

Thanks, I enjoyed that. Hope your real estate search is going well. Keep us posted, please.

Thank you for finally doing this video! Much appreciated!

We definitely need a build series on a Bead roller so cool

It just goes to show if you can't find a tool in ya budget you can probably make it . You seem to have the same ethics on tools as a few others me included . I've always said if I need to borrow something more than twice it's time to buy one . As you say it's a bigger version to suit your needs many times I've looked for something specific only to find it's not available so it's time to either build it or modify the nearest tooling available. And apart from the motor its sooo simple in construction. Thanks for sharing Karl

I watched your video on making the door panels first. You have a table around you're bead roller in that video. That looked very helpful.

Lathing is usually called turning. This is a great looking tool. Thank you for sharing

Cant wait for the future build

You are very creative man.

Nice! That's a cool machine, I hope I will be able to build the same soon too!