Subject: Tube beading tool
From: ACRE
Date: 7/14/2003, 9:01 PM


     > > > > > > Karl and Paul, and others,
     > > > > > > I made a copy of the plans for the tube beader that
was
in contact
     > > > > mag a
     > > > > > > few years ago intending to make one myself, but
never
did. A Fedex
     > > > > > > machinist who was in my a/p class in Memphis opined
that it wasn't
     > > > > the
     > > > > > > best he had seen, but might work for awhile, he
wanted
to beef it
     > > > > up,
     > > > > > > but we never got around to it. I found the drawing,
and
if you like
     > > > > will
     > > > > > > send it to you, (wish I could scan if, I could fax
it),
so send me
     > > > > > > whatever works best to get it to you and I will
send it
to you.
     > > > > Email me
     > > > > > > at cardmarc@charter.net to let me know
     > > > > > > [Marc Wiese]
     > > > > >
     > > > > > Please mail me a copy Marc.
     > > > > >
     > > > > > 830 East Santa Maria St.
     > > > > > Suite 303
     > > > > > Santa Paula CA
     > > > > > 93060
     > > > > >
     > > > > > Paul Lamar
     > > >
     > > > > Will do Paul,
     > > > > Plans were in Contact issue 60, page 5. Is Contact
still
being
     > > > > published?
     > > > > Article says he used it on tubes from 1/2" to 1-1/2"
made
bead up to
     > > > > .045" high bead, but .030 was more than enough. He also
states the tube
     > > > > must be in the soft annealed state. All on one page.
     > > > > [Marc Wiese]
     >
     > > If you have not got it yet - here is the page out of
"Contact"
. I am
     > > suprised
     > > no one had this issue - Perry Micks duct is the cover
article'
-
     > >  Vance PS "contact" has been taken over by a new editor,
and
the first
     > > new issue has been shipped - starting slow but looks
promising
- Vance
     > >
     >
     > Vance sent the whole page but at 300K it was too big to
publish.
     > Here is just the drawing.
     >
     > Paul Lamar

     I don't know what happened that drawing got trashed.
     Lets try it again.

     Paul Lamar

All,

Looks like a neat way to do it. Any improvement ideas?
I'll make it a project after a few other project's.

Karl


Sign me up for one when you do Karl.

Paul Lamar


Me too, Karl. You will have several now. Paul, the hardcopy should get
to you this week via snail mail.
[Marc Wiese]

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