lonwood wrote:

I am still looking for a beading machine at any price.

To put beads on  3/4" aluminum tubing I used a lathe.
I used a rounded over washer mounted to the end of a piece of
shaft so that the washer was free to rotate. Put this on the
inside of the tube and slowly push out against the wall until the
bead is as large as you want. Of course this has to be done while
the tube is still straight. :)
Lonnie

It takes a big lathe for 1-1/4 inch tubing. I don't think my
lathe has a hole that big.

Paul Lamar
 
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