Cool idea for the toolbox

[shinyribs]

Found this on another forum. It was too cool not to share

http://forums.racingjunk.com/viewtopic.php?p=142153#142153

[sgtslag]

Requires a login to access...  Can you copy and paste the relevant text?  Cheers!

[shinyribs]

Really? My mistake. I'll get it taken care of.

[shinyribs]

Here we go:






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PostPosted: Sun Mar 11, 2012 9:19 pm    Post subject: Home-made "Bead-roller" Reply with quote
I'm posting this hope it'll help others like it did me.

A while back I needed to trim a stainless radiator pipe in my Cobra and needed a way to bead the end so the hose would stay on the trimed end. When I started looking around for a tool to do it with I quickly figured out that I didn't want to pony up the bucks for one. Then I found a description for a home made one on a tuner site of all places. I imagine there are a few others that have experienced this same delema and here is how I handled it. This "tool" is made from a pair of vice grips, a muffler clamp saddle and a woodruf key. Using it on stainless got my forarms quite pumped but if it'll word on stainless, it aughta work on any tubing. The best part is that even buying new VGs the total cost was -$20. The following pics should be pretty easy to follow but if you have questions fire away.

[Piute]

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[mikefootusa]

Sweet!  Necessity is the mother of invention.  I use JB weld on things like this...then I can reuse the main tool with the application of a little heat and some wire-brush cleanup.

[shinyribs]

Not a bad idea Mike.See,one good idea is made even better than another.