homemade bead breaker
anyone made their own bead breaker?
i'm thinking of making my own bead breaker out of a g-cramp. on the fixed end i'm thinking of welding a small channel on to it (as wide as the round bit) and covering with rubber for gripping onto the rim. the other bit that screw's in- i was thinking of welding the end of an old tyre lever on to it to tuck nicely into the lip of the tyre. instead of the old t-bar end i was then thinking of welding a nut on so as to have more force when tightening.
so my theory is to pass the cramp through the spoke's and placing rim into the channel and then pushing the tyre lever bit in between the outer rim and tyre. then tighten up with spanner and hopefully break the bead!
i know there are the method's of breaking the bead with side stand and alike but i'm thinking of making my life easier and as we all know sometimes there are bead's which are a t**t to break! i've seen the tyre pliers etc but thought i'd make my own.
has anyone made their own? and would like to share design/photo of said object or any ideas of a simpler one?
sorry if my desciption of idea is'nt very clear but i'm a lover not a writer!
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