Testing the bead roller after modifications and setting up the motor.

 After reassembling the bead roller I wanted o try it to see if there is any improvement to the rigidity of the frame and also to make sure it still works as it should after all the modifications.


The frame is much stiffer now and behaves better when using the roller. Earlier the roles had a tendency go apart sideways when applying pressure on the top wheel, that is basically gone now.

I think I have caused some distortion of the frame with all the welding I've done to it, if I tighten the bolts for the shaft line the hand crank becomes quite stiff to rotate. But other than that it seems to work better now.

The test piece I made is intended for the backside of the Dodge Dart sofa https://mydodgedartrearcouch.blogspot.com.I tried to imitate beads on the rear side of a Dart station wagon back rest.

Picture taken at a local motor show in Finland spring 2022!


Here the piece is still in the making. But main thing is the roller works as it should and I can proceed with the motorization of it.


Determining where to drill the fastening holes.


I'm using the original fastening bracket that was on the winch, slightly modified. 



The fastening holes for the winch bracket where threaded with M8 thread.


For the first mock up test I used washers to align the motor with the shaft. Worked better than expected and might end up with similar arrangement in final setup. The motor needs to come out 5 to 6 mm from the motor bracket.

Front view.


Rear view.

VIDEO of first test run. (Actually second test run because I have problems uploading videos to blogger. The video needs to be very short to work.)


With the PWM speed controller hooked up. My apologies for the cranked up music!






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