Bead breaker measurements

[racerhead]

Hi

Im looking for the measurements or possibly drawings of the pivot point locations of this type of bead breaker. They are not available over this side of the world anywhere so going to have to make up my own.
Thanks

[Deano]

Send Weaver a PM - he is an engineer and has made one before.

[Brian d marge]

not a hard calculation , once you know the loads ...

but my question is why , bead breakers here are around the 10 000 yen mark all done and dusted


It would cost more to make than buy

Stephen

http://page12.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/j...ion/p206484934

[Deano]

not a hard calculation , once you know the loads ...

but my question is why , bead breakers here are around the 10 000 yen mark all done and dusted


It would cost more to make than buy

Stephen

That would depend on who's materials are being used and in and who's time.....LOL

[Brian d marge]

That would depend on who's materials are being used and in and who's time.....LOL

as in cheap ..........

plank of wood and the car ...

Hey we could compleeeetly over engineer this thing???

Oh well back to being crook

Stephen

[robinm]

I made one, nowhere as flash looking as that one, but works a treat. I can break bike tyres and smaller car tyres with it no problems. All I did was mount an upright (actually a old solid roller door support bracket) on the end of a piece of 6x2 timber about 4 ft long. On the top of the upright I connected a piece of reasonably heavy box section with one bolt so it would pivot. About 6 inches up the box section I welded a tongue made of approx 2" x 5/16" flat steel.
To break a bead I just lay the wheel on the 6x2 with the bead directly under the tongue and push down on the box section bar and the bead is broken, flip the wheel over and do the other side and all done.
This was designed and made years ago, with scrap I had laying around, for one job. But years later I am still using it on a fairly regular basis.

[Owl]

Modifying a C-clamp could be another cheap option?

[racerhead]

That would depend on who's materials are being used and in and who's time.....LOL

And thats exactly why

Should start making this next week so thanks for the help all

[geoffm]

I have one I made, which was a copy of one of those. Works well on bike tyres. Do you want a tracing of it?
Geoff

[FROSTY:Me]

Its not the same tool but this might help
a-500mm
b60mm
c 100mm
d 135mm
e 60mm
F 220mm
g310mm

[F5 Dave]

people sell them on Tardme every so often, think that's where I got mine.

erm, so not avail on this side of the world?! & then you post a picture from F1 engineering which is just south of Auckers. Steve isn't cheap, but it will be very well made.


[edit] sorry thought you were someone else & didn't see the Ireland bit.

[Brian d marge]

Steve isn't cheap, but it will be very well made.

Hes quite competitive and I like using his services, Communication is A1 , parts arrive on time

an example of a good business ( I think ) ...

Stephen