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Title: Tube beading
Post by: John Burk on March 20, 2014, 04:46:15 PM

Discovered the Mcmaster Carr #7289K1 plier crimpers I just got nibbled a nice hose retaining bead around my 1 1/2" .065 aluminum water tube .

Title: Re: Tube beading
Post by: Dynoroom on March 20, 2014, 05:49:47 PM

It didn't happen without pictures....    :-D

Title: Re: Tube beading
Post by: Peter Jack on March 20, 2014, 07:37:35 PM

The part number didn't bring up anything applicable on their site. I cut and pasted to try to ensure accuracy.

Pete

Title: Re: Tube beading
Post by: 4-barrel Mike on March 20, 2014, 07:50:12 PM

Quote from: John Burk on March 20, 2014, 04:46:15 PM

plier crimpers...nibbled a nice hose retaining bead around my 1 1/2" .065 aluminum water tube .

It's not a bead rolling tool, but a wire connector crimper.  I bet it took a lot of crimps to go all the way around.  :mrgreen:

Cool idea, really.   :cheers:

Mike

Title: Re: Tube beading
Post by: wobblywalrus on March 23, 2014, 11:44:55 AM

The current issue of "The Horse Backstreet Choppers" has a good article on making lobster back bends using short pipe sections welded together.  An advantage of this style is it is possible to grind the inside of the welds smooth 'cause the pipe sections are short.  It is a good idea to get the magazine quick.  This issue has been on the news stands for a few weeks so it might be pulled off any day now.