fatkidd Posted April 24, 2013 Share Posted April 24, 2013 Here's a quick and dirty How To on making your own glass fuel filters as shown in the picture below. The materials needed are: wire that you are using for fuel line ( i used red in the above example and in the how to), #0 crimp beads (the ones that I used are Beadalon brand that I got from Michaels), glass "tube" bead (i got them from michaels but don't remember the brand name), and glue ( i used superglue, but most glues should work) step 1: put the beads on the wire...crimp bead, tube bead, crimp bead. step 2: glue first crimp bead on the wire would you want it to be, followed by glueing the tube bead, and finally the other crimp bead. In the words of Porky Pig...That's all folks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyGirl Posted April 24, 2013 Share Posted April 24, 2013 Now that's a cool tip !!! ,, I say that's the tip of the week , and you should win a Large Pizza !!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmvw guy Posted April 24, 2013 Share Posted April 24, 2013 That is a cool looking filter, I will have to do one soon. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazlow Posted April 25, 2013 Share Posted April 25, 2013 thanks thats cool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatkidd Posted April 25, 2013 Author Share Posted April 25, 2013 I'm more than happy to share this with the "family". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joker Posted April 25, 2013 Share Posted April 25, 2013 Cool tip...thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retroguy Posted May 1, 2013 Share Posted May 1, 2013 pretty darn nifty...what size is the glass bead... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry P. Posted May 1, 2013 Share Posted May 1, 2013 To make it look eve better, paint the filter part with translucent yellow (so it looks like it's full of gas). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taxdude Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 Very simple but easy, thx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darren B Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 sweet thanks for sharing............ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatkidd Posted May 25, 2013 Author Share Posted May 25, 2013 pretty darn nifty...what size is the glass bead... I could not find the backer card that came with the beads, so I went to Michael's and bought another package of them. I don't see a size on here... the length of them does vary a bit in the packaging...the one that I used is approx 1/8" long Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatkidd Posted May 25, 2013 Author Share Posted May 25, 2013 To make it look eve better, paint the filter part with translucent yellow (so it looks like it's full of gas). Nice addition, Harry...I'll have to remember that for the next one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
t0ny Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 Nice tip! Might have to try it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjordan2 Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 One caveat -- I recently tried using these glass beads for another purpose and they don't cut well -- most of them ended up crumbling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retired & glad Posted November 29, 2013 Share Posted November 29, 2013 I haven't tried the glass beads but might look into it. I use a very small diode. The paint for identification on them can be taken off and some are clear and some are kinda orange inside. I like the orange ones since it looks like gas in it. Richard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joemac Posted December 12, 2013 Share Posted December 12, 2013 I'd suggest cutting the tubing and leaving a gap in the middle of the bead. It would look just that much more realistic without the red tube going through it. Still, a neat trick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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