12 Inch Manual Bead Roller Machine With Gear Drive Bench Mount And Six Dies 18 Gauge Steel Capacity For Sheet Metal Fabrication And Automotive Panels Durable Steel Construction For Pro Grade Results

12 Inch Manual Bead Roller with Gear Drive for Auto Panels
✔️ Gear-driven bead roller, 12 in throat, 6 dies, steel

The RM12 manual bead roller is a bench-mount tool designed for sheet metal shaping in automotive repair and fabrication shops. It uses a gear-driven crank for precise control, and accepts six dies to form various bead profiles, helping panels like floor pans and firewalls come out firm and smooth.

✅ Throat depth: 12 in (30.5 cm)
✅ Die set: 6 interchangeable dies (flanging: 1/16", 1/8", 1/4"; crimping: 1/4", 3/8", 1/2")
✅ Max crimp thickness: Steel 1.2 mm (18 ga); Aluminum 16 ga; Stainless 20 ga
✅ Material and build: Q235 steel body with #45 steel dies, gray finish
✅ Size and weight: 61 cm x 20 cm x 7 cm (24 in x 7.9 in x 2.8 in); 19 kg (41.89 lb)
✅ Includes: 1 manual bead roller, 6 dies, Allen key, mounting hardware
✅ Pack: 1 unit with 6 dies included

Bead rollers like this are handy for forming stiffening beads and shaping sheet metal used in auto body work. They’re common in sheet metal fabrication shops and automotive panel work, making curves, folds, and strengthening beads on metal panels a precise, repeatable process.

💡 What is a bead roller used for in automotive sheet metal fabrication? Bead rollers help add stiffness and shape to thin metal panels for vehicles and custom builds. - Forms stiffening beads on floor pans, trunk pans, firewalls - Includes six dies for different bead profiles - Manual gear-drive delivers controlled, precise forming without power