"Schertz, William W." wrote:

Paul,
I think Al Gietzen was asking about beading aluminum tubing.  I found a
fellow builder about 30 miles away that owned a Parker beading tool set,

and

took my tubing up to his shop to do the beading (he doesn't let them out

of

his sight!).

Aircraft Tool Supply offers two beading tools, PDF attached.

Bill Schertz

Yes I know and that is what my drawing was for. A CHEAP aluminum tubing

beading tool.

The price at $300 from Aircraft tool  is outrageous when it it so simple

to make.

Here is their add anyway for you rich folks. :)

http://www.aircraft-tool.com/

I have never seen a reasonably priced tool from that outfit. I don't even
bother to look at their motor home booth at air shows anymore.


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 Even though they are no longer being produced, the Parker is still the

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 we've sold hundreds of them over the years as a refurbished surplus item.

Our supply is now exhausted, but these

 tools are in such demand that we've made special arrangement to recreate

this classic in every detail. The new

 ATS-Parker Beading Tool will make perfect, mar-free beads in aluminum,

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 ranging from 1/4" to 1". It will be available in August 2003, but if you

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 price of $399.95.
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BTW The pdf you kindly sent from aircraft tool was a bit too big to

publish.

Paul Lamar

Hello All,

    A good friend of mine built a beading tool and it works very well. He
wrote a how to article for building one for Contact Magazine so some one
might have access to that. I can't recall the name of the article but Jeffs
name is Jeff Liot.

John

 
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