Rotary machines

A bead roller, or rotary machine, forms beads, flanges and profiles in sheet metal. According to the description, it gives sheet metal various shapes and extra rigidity, for example on body panels, sheets or ducts.

This category contains the manual Cowley bead roller for sheet up to 1.2 mm, supplied with a set of profile rolls. There is also a matching stand and a motor conversion kit that turns the manual machine into a motor-driven machine for beading, flanging and other sheet metal work.

Bead rollers are popular with coachbuilders, restorers, sheet metal workers and hobbyists. Other sheet metal machines are in Metalworking.