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No although that really depends on your definition of affordable and/or number of beads needed. As long as you own a good quality (as in non-cheapnese and capacity of at least 16swg) jenny swage/bead roller and we're talking about annealed tube rather than as drawn/welded then you'd stand a chance with some custom dies- the female would need the OD increasing so that it'd remain parallel to the smaller male die that's needed to fit inside the tube.
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I need to make some replacement waterpipes for an engine as the manufacturer no longer makes them and the mild ones are rotting away 
I need to make about 10 of these but most likely a lot more over the next few years.
I thought that putting a bead into stainless was going to be an issue because of its hardness
Langy id do that if i had a lathe but alas no space for one in my already overcrowded garage could i run a cold'ish weld so it sits proud allowing the rubber hose to seal with the jubilee clip? Or are there any other options?
I need to make about 10 of these but most likely a lot more over the next few years.I thought that putting a bead into stainless was going to be an issue because of its hardness
Langy id do that if i had a lathe but alas no space for one in my already overcrowded garage
could i run a cold'ish weld so it sits proud allowing the rubber hose to seal with the jubilee clip? Or are there any other options?
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I need to make some replacement waterpipes for an engine as the manufacturer no longer makes them and the mild ones are rotting away
I thought that putting a bead into stainless was going to be an issue because of its hardness
Langy id do that if i had a lathe but alas no space for one in my already overcrowded garage
To be honest if you rough up the area where the hose sits and use decent stainless clips it won't ever come off.
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For me buying decent stainless clips would not be an issue but I would be supplying them to customers who may not be willing to spend the extra
Dr.Shox Thanks for the heads up, that sounds like the easiest solution to me
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For me buying decent stainless clips would not be an issue but I would be supplying them to customers who may not be willing to spend the extra
Dr.Shox Thanks for the heads up, that sounds like the easiest solution to me
You need to get better customers that appreciate quality
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No chance, they're ford owners, they wouldn't have bought one in the first place if they did....
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Not sure if its still current but a few years ago Ford had won more races than all the other marques combined.
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Only 'cause of all the rusty metal shards they dropped for the front runners to pick up in their tyres on the next lap
Sounds like a fun moment bert, bet you double check the caliper bolts every time now eh?
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