[Supras] Soldering hose retaining rings on Mandrelbends tubing for hardpipes

[Hacker J]

Harbor freight offers a light duty bead roller for $200. Would be particularly good with aluminum tubing. Steel would probably be less successful.

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=34104


Lots of bulk aluminum tubing and bends can be found here

http://www.globaltecheng.com
and
http://store.airflo.com/

Jon
90T


----- Original Message ----

Ever thought about taking the pipes to the nearest muffler shop
to have a bead welded on each end?  They shouldn't want more than
about $10 to do it and it would take considerably less time/effort.
If you're lucky you might even find a fabrication shop with a
tubing bead roller.

On Thu, Nov 29, 2007 at 01:19:08AM -0500, berniek at technicaldevelop.com
 wrote:
> The only information I was able to find from the manufacturer was the
 
> steel company that they buy the pipe from and the fact that the 
> aluminization is between .00025" and ,0015" thick.  Tonight, I ground
 
> off  the aluminizing and found the following:




Ever thought about taking the pipes to the nearest muffler shop
to have a bead welded on each end?  They shouldn't want more than
about $10 to do it and it would take considerably less time/effort.
If you're lucky you might even find a fabrication shop with a
tubing bead roller.

On Thu, Nov 29, 2007 at 01:19:08AM -0500, berniek at technicaldevelop.com
 wrote:
> The only information I was able to find from the manufacturer was the
 
> steel company that they buy the pipe from and the fact that the 
> aluminization is between .00025" and ,0015" thick.  Tonight, I ground
 
> off  the aluminizing and found the following:


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