rolling a rim on stainless

[MattiJ]

what did you form them with? that ball bearing?

Yeah, ball bearing hold in tool post.

[dian]

i wonder why that is not used in professional metal forming. they use their "spoons".

[MattiJ]

Easy compared to these Amazon titty shields:

https://imgur.com/gallery/tBPcfSH

[dian]

you sacrificed a live center to do that?

[MattiJ]

you sacrificed a live center to do that?

Old crappy live center and its still usable. What I sacrified was the morse taper adapter that is now welded to a piece of steel.

[MattiJ]

i wonder why that is not used in professional metal forming. they use their "spoons".

They use also rollers. Ball bearing shoulder profile is not optimal but it works.