Beading Machine Basics 

using dies don't make you a legend! This is metal bending 101 , and any shop teacher in the 50's, 60's and through the late 80's -worth his salt, did teach 14 yr old kids how to do this!!! Our shop teacher in Milwaukee, a metal working town, Mr Marsh, Tom Marsh {RIP} was a master, working magic w stampers, English wheel's, forming dies and the rest. The only trouble in doing these projects is getting all of the forms, dies, and stamps, to do this work! At *IMPREX , where i retired from, we make tank engines, and i was shop foreman on the building of metal impregnation machines..Getting a pile of metal turning it into a 300k-- 16 ft. x 12 deep x 8 feet high machine for Metal Impregnation. They use this 'impregnation' set up in Bradley tanks, and other engines so that they run at high compression with no head gaskets or cylinder gaskets, impregnating the metal w sealing properties, ''the moral of the story, is we use turning wheels and forming does all over the shop- for the 10 machines and tooling, there was over 5 million invested and many dies re 500 a side, etc, made from 440 Stainless Steele, or neoprene! Big money to have these capabilities! NO SKILL involved, as a monkey can do this! Knowing ""LAYOUTS' and processes makes you not a master , but proficient!

I can see that you are an excellent fabricator, and I agree that the layout of this bomber seat is not particularly complex. I wish there were good shop teachers around these days - sadly, they have been pushed out of most public schools. It is certainly true that using belling tools does not make a person a master, but on the other hand, this RU-vid video is one of my most popular, with over 3 million views so far - and I believe it is the pattern of holes that draws many people to watch it. I wish there were more people with your level of experience - but to a beginner, there is a lot to be learned with these processes!

@@bad71hd Rude. Think how you appear to this person. He is a complete beginner, and has seen something that looks very impressive demonstrated with such simplicity, on a platform upon which any person can view it for free. Videos like this are the kind that inspire people to pick up the craft as a hobby, or maybe later a career. Yet here you are, showing that the craft has elitist snobs ready to jump and attack beginners for daring to like something. It's no wonder knowledge of the craft is becoming such a rarity that something "so easy a monkey can do it" is impressive, with people like you driving new blood away.

I'm so glad you enjoyed it!

Wow, thanks!

I'm so glad you enjoyed this video!

+E.PLUMBUS UNUM Thanks so much!

+Ron Covell the seat looks nice but it is strong enough to use?

+Dan Frederiksen Yes! Seats like this have been used in cars and aircraft for decades.

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Thank you so much! Unfortunately, 50 years ago, not very many metalworkers were willing to share their techniques. Now with RU-vid, there is an enormous amount of dazzling information available free, for everyone!

Thanks for watching, and commenting!

eiclan Your comments are 'right-on'!

+eiclan The first step is to make a plan that is well enough to follow. What may look like a small step to you or me looks like a large step to others that have not done any kind of stepping of any sort. The response I get most often from many people that say they want to know how to do something that is somewhat complicated is "I do not want to have to do ALL that" BUT they want the same out come... (imbecilic)

Gday Tony, Yes you are right and it is about hand skills and how competent the beginner is. As a metal Tradesman of 40 years it is easy for me and I dare say you but for a beginner,you are right ,make a plan and then use baby steps. For me ,when building anything from scratch, the trick is to just start. You may have to throw that bit away when you see an easier way but just start is what I will say. Cheers Ross

First step is to buy thousands of dollars worth of metal working tools, just to make a $350 seat. Not worth it for most people. You gotta want to quit your job to start this and make money with these tools you need to invest in. That's why when people see this being done, it blows their minds. It looks awesome and expensive.

Thank You!

That's very high praise - thank you so much!

I'm glad that you are taking an interest in a new field, and that you enjoyed it!

They are!

Thank you so much!

Glad you liked it!

Glad you found my channel!

Right you are - a urethane skateboard wheel!

You can change the contour of the urethane wheels by holding them on a axle against a sanding belt. Urethane is used in the metal stamping industry in production automotive stamping dies. It comes in different stiffness and for things like stripping metal off hole punches is ideal.

Actually, several people have made electric guitars from metal - why don't you give it a try?

First I have to learn to work metal. All I do now is wood.

+DOMENICO RAMAZZINI I'm so glad you liked it!

I'm very glad that you enjoyed it.

Things are now "pressed" or "stamped" out of the factories in China :p

You know, my cell phone was made in China of course, and I don't begrudge having a quality product that can be purchased for a bargain price, but there will always be a market for well-built, hand-crafted things, too.

@@RonCovell like when nuclear fallout occurs and there is no power left to use machines. If you were to make a DVD on nuclear armour construction and weaponsmithing in the theme of fallout for a promotional video.. I would so watch that. Please do a parody of this.. please.

The holes were punched and flared with a set of dies I got from Mittler Brothers Machine & Tool in Missouri. The DVD shows this process in detail.

Cool. I'm familiar with Mittler! I work in Missouri as well, but closer to St Louis. I don't have any of their stuff personally though.

***** If you have access to a lathe they're easy to make yourself, I work in motorsports engineering and were making tools like that up on a regular basis, we have a cupboard full off them.

You are very welcome

With great tools like that, I'm sure you will be doing some wonderful work, soon.

Carmel Pule' Yes, people learn in different ways, both verbal and non-verbal. I'm sure there is a good deal to be learned from RU-vid videos from just watching, independent of language.

I agree totally

Well, I do have a 'few' years of experience - but I clearly remember when I was a novice!

Glad you liked it! You may enjoy some of my other videos, too!

Well, I guess there is nothing new under the sun. I'm glad you liked the video.

Thank you, sir! I'm sure that you are a master, after 20 years of experience.

I'm so glad you have enjoyed my videos!

Ryan Schrader Ryan, Wow - thank you for the high praise! I promise there will be more coming

Wow, thanks for the kind words!

Peter - I'm trying my best to get better ratings (smile)!

Justin - I'm so glad you like my videos! I promise there will be more to come.

Practice makes perfect!

Thank you for the kind words!

Glad you liked it!

I really appreciate your comments!

Thanks so much for the kind words. You know, I do give workshops. Perhaps I will be near you some day. Good luck with your coupe project. My first hot rod was a 1930 coupe!

I'm so glad you liked it!

I'm so glad you liked it!

You have a wonderful set of experiences ahead of you!

I'm very glad you liked it, and took the time to comment!

For the record, I do give classes all over the United States, and I have taught in 7 other countries. You can get details on my website: covell.biz

Thanks so much!

I have quite a few RU-vid videos posted, so I hope I can keep you entertained for an hour or two.

yeah I was up till the small hours of today watching them. thanks again for the videos. learning techniques like these from old books is difficult. your bomber seat was exceptional!!

I'm so glad you liked the Bomber seat! You might enjoy some of my other RU-vid videos, too. My RU-vid Channel is here: ru-vid.comvideos

Wow, thank you!

@@RonCovell thank you for sharing mate! Please continue making more if you enjoy it.

I do, and I will!

@@RonCovell May I suggest you cut some sections of your educational content on your website into shorter clips leaving out enough tricks and special gravy to lure people to your website? Maybe consider the benefits of making the content available to patreon members for cheaper than the website? Like $10+ a month members have access to the library type deal. Just food for thought mate. I wish you well.

Did you know that I give workshops? Here's the schedule for this year: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-4ZFpvLQ-zR0.html

Thanks for a great idea. I've never thought about the gaming industry as a market for seats like this!

I'm glad you enjoyed watching! Just like many other things, the more you do it, the easier it gets!

Thank you for the kind words. Yes, good tools are great, but a true craftsperson can often do good work with simple tools.

+terrafree I'm so glad you enjoyed it!

Learning new things is the spice of life!

Wow - that's very high praise, indeed! Thank you for taking the time to comment!

@@RonCovell It is quite literally the least I could do. Thank you for uploading this!

Thanks so much!

+cat637d Thanks so much!

Thanks for the compliments!

Thanks - and I'm very impressed by what can be done with the CAD CAM processes!

Joey Krueger - I'm very glad you liked it!

Thank you.

Thank you! I'm working on more right now!

Thank you SO much!

Yes, before robots existed, everything was done by hand. It still can be, of course!

Well, you're the first one who has reported crying - I hope they were tears of joy!

@@RonCovell Yes sir! It's wonderful to see a sheet of metal becoming such a beautiful product. This kind of skill makes me happy :D

TBcinema - I'm very glad you have enjoyed this, and I will be posting more videos for sure!

Nick - I'm so glad you enjoyed it!

I'm so glad you liked the video! You can see the holes being made in this video: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-0NRN2IXjwsY.html

Thank you very much!

I'm so glad you like my RU-vid videos! I should be uploading a new one in a week or so.

+TrailBusterBrute1 I've seen some superb work done with entry-level beading machines!

+Virginia Hoffman I'm so glad you enjoyed it!

I'm very glad that you enjoyed it!

Well, some people pick it up faster than others!

Well, I guess it's easy once you learn how!

I'm very glad you enjoyed seeing my work. I'm very interested in creativity, and you can use computers in creative ways, too!

Thank you so much!

Glad you liked it!

Thank you so much!

Thank you so much. I NEED to be doing meditation and yoga daily!

Thank You1

Thank you! Cheers!

+Big Hoss Thank you so much!

Hey - thank you for the high praise!

While metalworking is still not a 'mainstream' interest, I'm seeing more and more people who want to learn these skills!

I'm glad you liked it!

I'm very glad you enjoyed it!

+bigfilsing Thank you for the high praise!

Thanks for the very kind words!

Thank you!

Yes, I do meet a lot of young people in my travels who are interested in metalworking, and that's a very good thing, indeed!

+adamleehowarth Fortunately, I've had lots of great students at my workshops for the last 20 years!

yeah no doubt, congratulations id be so proud to be like you.

I'm very glad you enjoyed the video!

You are right that hand-worked items like this are expensive. Part of my goal is to show people that many of them can do the work themselves!

Well, if you want thousands, that's the way to go - but for a small number, hand-making parts is often the best option!

@@RonCovell Yeah I think Tesla factories got into my head :)

Jeff - That's very high praise - Thanks!

Great!

Well, none of us can go back in time, but at least now everyone has access to a LOT of wonderful teachers here on RU-vid!

Thanks so much!

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