Beading tool

[Allen Sutphin 705]

For those that want one, you can make a beading tool out of one of those push/pull pins that has the little ball on the end that you push the plunger to retract the ball. They come in various sizes to fit the inside of one;s line. They work on copper and aluminum but not steel lines. Might take a tad bit of modification to suit your purpose. But cheaper than $150 for a standard beading tool.  As we say in hillbilly land " Dang boy, run it through your head and see what pops out the other side". For me, its usually dead air, but some of you can figure it out.

[Ronin 34]

I use these, I have three or four of them.  

https://www.jegs.com/p/Earls/Earls-EZ-Beader/1140092/10002/-1 

[Allen Sutphin 705]

For those that can afford a $3-400 tool they work great. Sometimes for one aircraft or maybe two, it doesn't justify the cost to buy one. I have a toolbox with high dollar tools in it for A&P work but also have a bunch of homemade tools also. Sometimes its just easier to make what you need than order it. A good homebuilder can be a crafty little devil if he needs to be. But then for me, after a few years, "what the h&^# did I make this for?"

[akflyer 1427]

For those that can afford a $3-400 tool they work great. Sometimes for one aircraft or maybe two, it doesn't justify the cost to buy one. I have a toolbox with high dollar tools in it for A&P work but also have a bunch of homemade tools also. Sometimes its just easier to make what you need than order it. A good homebuilder can be a crafty little devil if he needs to be. But then for me, after a few years, "what the h&^# did I make this for?"

I do that a lot.  Now I have to label the tools I make so I remember what half of them are for the next time I need to use it in a few years.

[Allen Sutphin 705]

They say memory is the second thing to go!  Since I don't remember what the first was, we'll leave it at that!

[Kent 27]

This is my home brew version. Pretty easy to make out of scrap I had laying around. https://youtu.be/YtxCW6GG6fY

Edited 15 Mar 2020 by Kent
Add you tube link

[1avidflyer 1983]

movie didn't work for me.  Can you put it on utube?  JImChuk

[Kent 27]

It should work now, 

[Av8r3400 1178]

How about another video showing the makeup of the tool itself?

 

[Kent 27]

There are some things I missed mentioning, you need to do a little math to determine what size of bolt to use. For example you could use a larger bolt and only one bearing.

https://youtu.be/eMA5CW-DlEU

[1avidflyer 1983]

Thanks for putting it up on utube.  I like it, and will probably copy it.  JImChuk