Welcome Tony!
I'm just up the road from you.
I'm in the process of making a new bead roller. My Horror Fright I bolted a 1" steel angle plate to, giving 8" depth, dosen't quite cut it. It works nicely, but new design is called for. Just got an ebay special (1hp 1725 rpm three phase w/ 60:1 gear box) today. Plan is a 120V VFD and make up a new bead roller (I picked up some 4x4x0.25 from Westbook for another project, but need to go back for some 4x2x0.25).
Tomorrow might be an ice day, so good time to head to stay home and get some work done. Everyone in the North will be wondering why 1" of snow keeps Austin folks indoors, but you haven't seen our drivers!
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Tom
It is one of the most beautiful compensations of this life that no man can sincerely try to help another without also helping himself.
--Ralph Waldo Emerson
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