Sniper
Canadian Rust Bucket
I'm going to need a way to put a bead on the ends of 3/8th aluminum and steel gas lines, transmission lines, and things of that nature. So I started out with an idea for a simple beading tool. The first picture shows the parts laid out, a 1x2x7 inch rectangle piece for the main body. (Only because I had it in the scrap bin.) A flat piece for a cap, angle for the bottom so it could be clamped in the vise. Handle made up of odds and ends, and a die made from a piece of round shaft. The hammer handle was going to be the upper die. Mounted so it would pivot, it would have had a groove in the upper end of the hard wood handle matching the raised ring in the die. With the tubing slipped over the die, pressure could be applied as the die handle was cranked.
Might have worked if I had three hands!! This is where the simple part got left out of the equation. Rooting through the scrap under the welding bench, various boxes, bins, and hiding holes, enough parts, and/or material was found to build what turned out be a not half bad unit. Check out the pictures, and see what you think.
Picture #2 Revamped version, before assembly.
Picture #3 Front View
Picture #4 Back view
Picture #5 Side view
Might have worked if I had three hands!! This is where the simple part got left out of the equation. Rooting through the scrap under the welding bench, various boxes, bins, and hiding holes, enough parts, and/or material was found to build what turned out be a not half bad unit. Check out the pictures, and see what you think.
Picture #2 Revamped version, before assembly.
Picture #3 Front View
Picture #4 Back view
Picture #5 Side view