Piping bead rollers? Where to buy

[7Mboost]

The cheap HF roller flexes too much for thick metals used in intercooler piping. Some people weld it up with gussets to get more rigidity, but I'd just spend the money to get something better like in SD2's post. The HF roller also can't bead anything smaller than 2.5" dia. Mine sits in my garage a testimony to my bad judgement.

I need 2.5" and up, are you saying its too weak for say 16 or 18 gauge aluminum piping?!

 

[3p141592654]

Yes, it is useless without reinforcement. Some examples shown here.

http://allshops.org/cgi-bin/community/communityalbums.cgi?action=openalbum&albumid=9980104562330