🚨PARTS I USED Bearings 99502H (no clip) : amzn.to/2mTFFgB No Mar Removal Ends: amzn.to/2mTIsWP Plastic protection for install (better than milk jugs): amzn.to/2oYIORA Tire LUBE is a MUST: amzn.to/2m8tSL7 Basic Manual Tire Changer Machine: amzn.to/2mLAiVu Saw I used to cut the steel Evolution Evo 380: amzn.to/2lOGxBZ 4 foot 3/4 black gas pipe from the Home Depot/Lowes 5/8" bolt and nut for bearings For the mounting end I used 3/16" steel 4"x4" angle iron cut to 2" wide. I cut the short end to around 1" and left the other at 4". You don't need angle iron and could just bend or cut/weld an angle piece together. 1/8" material is too thin and I would use 3/16" or 1/4" material. Bearings are 1/8" back from the face of the HDPE plastic. The plastic is around 1/4" thick so the bearings are around 3/8" from the inside of the angle iron. You can go to my Facebook page listed below for close up pictures. If you bought everything this would cost you around $25 with a spare $10 tip. To see more detailed photos Go to my Facebook Page: facebook.com/sixtyfiveford/posts/pfbid0sBRiNgNn5maGLnmvuf7fRcErhwpkjekEHo5YaoY3TXiY2WRMiWTSu1sS7F6GgBNVl
Nice! My dad was a lot like you in this regard. I learned that, Necessity breeds ingenuity. We were in the sticks and not a lot of money. So we came up with things like an air compressor from an electric appliance motor and an old ac car compressor on a tank, bench grinder was an electric appliance motor, parts washer etc. Most impressive to me was a sandblasting box from parts. He used a pair of welding gloves sewn to Levi Jeans leg's , and glass from something(maybe plexiglass) as the lid. Get this, his buddy took a VW boxer type engine and made an air compressor for his large garage. Thing is it ran on 2 cylinders and pumped air with the other two?! If my memory serves me correctly. Same guy made a front wheel drive rollback with a front wheel drive Cadillac, truck cab and trailer?! Dude was very intelligent.
@@billsmith7673 Yep. What most folks called junk or a junk pile was a Hardware store. Didn't have a cellar to store potatoes? We dug a big hole about 2 foot deep 5 or 6 foot diameter. Place plastic in bottom with some straw. Start piling potatoes into a peak. Flip the excess plastic over the top and place more straw, then soil until covered. Sometimes another cover or straw. Always plastic over outside with rocks at bottom to hold it in place. Now when cold sets in with snow, go out with a bucket, knife and hoe or spade. Lift up covering dig and cut in. Get potatoes in your bucket cover back and repeat when necessary. Even pull cabbage and put the head down into the ground roots up. When you need it pull it up. Things that most take for granted going to the grocery store to get. It was always be prepared. Watch what animals do. Of course you have the lazy in those also. If you truly want to live off of your land!? Be prepared to work and think on your feet!
@@kentuckywindage222 I am really interested in stuff like that. It's good to have that kind of skill, knowledge, & ability. Most of society is concentrated in city areas now and is completely dependent on Walmart, grocery stores, etc. Most people know nothing about how to provide their own food, repair stuff, make stuff, etc. If society ever collapses or the trucks stop running, those people will be in trouble.
@@billsmith7673 I was raised in the outdoors. Hunting and trapping for food, fur, herbs to eat and sale. Trapping and skinning for fur to sell. A garden was a common part of living. We would can food. Also made driers from glass, wood and screen. Mostly to dry apples. Leather breeches were green beans on a string hung usually on a porch until dried out. Pickled corn was one of my favorites my mother would can. Elder berry jam (wine by some). Poke was a green. You only ate the young tender tips. Tastes and looks like canned spinach when cooked, but it can be fried. Lambs quarter. We would gather black walnuts let the husk dry in the gravel drive to remove it. Then sit and crack them so mom could make homemade chocolate fudge with walnuts. I have a saying, Poor boy's have poor boy ways. We were poor but so was most everyone else. Some more so than others. People were different. For example, if someone were building a pole barn? There might be 5 neighbors show up to help. Just feed them when you eat. Nothing else asked of you. We've allowed the people not like those from that time to get control of to many aspects of this country today. I just don't understand how responsibility has been thrown out the window. The old timers wouldn't have had time for such nonsense. Nothing wrong with helping each other. There is however a responsibility each of us has to somewhat take care of ourselves and loved ones.
After trying different DIY tire changing bars for motorcycle tires, tubed and tubeless, I came across your version of the mojolever. Without question, this is the best solution and much cheaper than a mojolever. I love the bearings. Thanks for sharing your design. I have changed four tires so far and the bar works great. The Nomar end is OK but the link you provided is for the mounting end of the Nomar bar. I cut a couple of flats on the tip so it is narrower the get it between the tire and rim. Insert, rotate the bar 90 degrees and it works the same.
Very clever implementation. No unnecessary music. Simple explanations where useful. I reckon I can make one ( including the support, in the time i'll save on its first use. A brilliant video, thank you.
this is the BEST video I've seen because it uses the bearings and plastic creatively to avoid rim damage and make the job easier. Plus you have some fun machining and welding too!!!! I wonder if there is a good no-scuff dismounter rod/ball.
I appreciate your ingenuity! I have a manual tire changer coming in the mail soon and definitely don't want to mar up the wheels for my drift car. Thanks for sharing the idea/ knowledge! Great design!
If you don’t want to spend time sandwiching layers of milk jugs you can always buy the dirt cheap HDPE cutting boards at the dollar store. Cut to size and bolt on.
For me it was only one dollar store windex jug. A little thicker plastic than a milk jug but not much. Smaller jug. So layers isn't quite accurate. Get a pot you're never going to use ever again, take your electric portable stove outside, get a lid for the pot, let it melt. It doesn't get hot enough in my stoves case to make a lot of fumes but did outside anyways since my stove is tiny home spec. Takes about an hour to melt but don't leave it unattended for extended periods of time as with any cooking. Cut the jug up with scissors or a box knife.
Thanks a bunch. I have come close to throwing my bar. I tore up the edge on a Cooper tire with it. It's not long enough and the end like you use is thick. Some of it has to do with that bead glue they used. Tire cost twice as much as the tire stand and tool.
I saw you grab that angle iron after you cut it. Cool to the touch. I recently got a similar low speed chop saw. I bet nobody caught that grab of a cool piece LOL. ....and thanks a million for the Idea. I wish I had your brains.
i'm a cheap bastard, so i made my own tire changer out of scrap steel i had lying around to save the 50 bucks. i've got an old solid axle shaft out of who knows what, that my dad used as a spud bar on the farm that's about 4' long that i am going to make the bar tool from. where the tool meets the rubber was where i was having some issue in my design. this solves my problem perfectly. thanx for the idea!
Had to give a like purely for the 2 axis vice which I'd never seen before but is now on my list of must have tools and also for the melting of the HDPE. I'd never seen how easy it was to use that. I have all sorts of things that I could do with that.
Love the vid and ingenuity. You can also always source Delrin (super strong slick plastic) from Mcmaster-carr. It comes in sheets rods etc. Same material as the no mar end you used.
He bought the no-mar style tips for less than $20 in 2017. Used his link above and today those same 2 tips are $36 ! Almost double price in just 7 years
The mounting end is awesome! Works great. The demount struggles with trailer tires and straight up fails with anything larger. My truck tire ripped that little Nomar tip right out.
I made a tier changer similar to a rim clamp but just has a hydraulic cilinder to clamp the wheel down in a metal box I welded a large gear to the cilinder and use a eletric motor to turn it on a petal swich used for a drive by wire system for a car I maid the arm out of a square and a circle pipe with a lever to lock the jig in place the only part I have bought was the duck hed and the bar
you can get what's known as an alloy mate bar which has been out for a long time, which uses nylon bolted to a metal bar, you can buy the nylon kit cheap then just make the bar up easy enough, very handy.
sixtyfiveford to bad we will never see the brand come back I guess it was a 1990’s thing. But it great to have piece of fun and inexpensive offroad vehicle history.
Thanks for the video tutorial. So I found these walker skids made from Teflon, they are curved to 90°and taper on the end I am going to back the skid with a piece of 1"X⅛" flat bar formed to the contour of the skid and weld that to my galvanized pipe, I also going to use ½"ID berings. I will be using the mount\demount bar for changing motorcycle tires.
Good work thumbs up. Most likely been patented by now. I invented the Wheelbarrow with a break. But some years later another person somewhere in USA put patent on it. I still have early documentation showing I was the inventor.
Nice build my first tire fixes were big tractor tires years later cars and trucks tires seemed to be built with magnets finding evry nail or. Screw ,it. Was actually easier to fix the big tractor tires , so l found a. Used. Coats 2020. For 250.00. So. Much better on those old hard. Ones. Thanks again
I boght this today and I bent the bar on my first tire but I ended up fishing 8 rim tire swap doesn't have much life left I will probably do what you did thanks for the great video
back in the day when making our tyr bar's. Removers we used old Ball joints welded to the bare-End " Like This" . Drill a tap to fit Ball joint nut screw in , Until tight. then wald the outer pin to the bar a dress to smoth . On the other end het the bar hot , falten & Temper when finish. form a hook to fit the rim brill bar & weld ball to a hook , mount so the Carver of the ball of the joint & valy is mounted. so it can push the tyre beds on to the weal . weld ball stem to flatend bar & hook . smooth to prevent ripping. in my day they wear riveted to bar & drest ro run easey ., so it slides Easy , of tyr ues plenty of sope . This bar was used to fit or remove tyers , uk England . To bay i would weld flat steel hooked steel , To 1" 'steel bar, & round into a carve with a Vealy carve to represent the ball agents the steel flat valley to let the bar . pres on the beed . Given the weldingkit of today & carves a good polishing well forward on the hook . given the wedding kit of today kit. In my Day we hadn't that kit they have to day we were still. welding with gas back then. HA LOL But not today it easily welded & more to the point strong , So just polish . The ends to help lesson damage. & of course for Aluminium plastic Coated kit is the way to go. plastic coated Yes. The ends. I have a bar my dad made back in 1920. it's still changes tyer's as well today in 2020. i don't use it so much but i have seen my grand kid's change tyr's with it , By gum son . try the ball joint mether on the end of a bar. it's a way to use up them old ball joints , we did , back Then. I do Bevel it's gotten better with age , Les England . "THEM WERE THE DAYS SON,
sff, great video as always. I wish i had even one percent of your ingenuity and ability. so please,never stop making videos. at least i can watch as good as you. lol.
I like the ingenuity! I own a Harbor Freight tire changer and agree that while it works, it does tend to damage rims, both on mount/dismount of the tire as well as breaking the bead. I'll look for your video on modifying Harbor's tool. P.S. Use the home oven to heat HDPE to 350 degrees? Either you're not married, or you have a VERY tolerant wife! :)
I'll tell you what I think. Now I only need to build a base, should be fairly straightforward. You supplied me with what I need to have a good tool. Much obliged.
To see more detailed photos Go to my Facebook Page: facebook.com/Sixty-Five-Ford-RUclips-Channel-808758422528173 I list specs there and in the video description.
I had seen something similar to this being sold online for doing hot rod tires without scratching the rims. Seems like this would do the trick and probably cheaper or at least funner than buying the online one.
oh no! the chinese manufacturers are watching this man's creative idea to replicate it and make an easy buck, with no effort, like they've been doing the last 30 years. Hats off to this guy! 👍
Now That's using your head I have the Nomar tire Bar it works great but the tips like the ones that you Purchased are very Delicate you have to use them just right or they break very easy your bar is something like the Mojo Lever tire bar but you have a Bearing on the top. Great thinking
From what I understand it has a thin steel core in it and just kind of snaps and the tip and is done it does not break off . and no it does not shatter. I broke one mounting a set of Harley tires I guess that's why they send you extra tips with the bar. if you look at the Mojo lever he uses a 3/8 bolt in the center of a Delrin piece spun down on Lathe very Strong . but once again very good on Improvising on the things at hand and Making a nice Tire Bar . you have got my wheels turning
I have the Mojo, although I couldn't remember the name of it until you mentioned it. I really like it. I know several people that own the NoMar that swear by them. Never heard of the issue with the tips though.
I Saw the First Machine No Mar Produced some years back and told my Friend at the time about it . Like me he also worked on Bikes and bought the model that did Car and Bike tires with all the Extra Tools. but using it a few times he broke some tips. you can't pry on them like the Mojo Lever . I only have broken one so far but in hind sight I wish I spent the money on the Mojo Lever much Better . Like I Said Before that's why they sell replacement Tips
Great video. I was thinking about building something similar myself. The bearing is very clever, and the technique to melt the HDPE into "putty" is a really neat trick.
Thanks. I played around with it on a few tires and it worked nicely. I have some larger mudder tires I'm putting on in a few days that'll put it to the test.
How durable is the melted milk container plastic? I wonder if it could actually be used to put a protective skin around the Harbor Freight mounting bar end to minimize scratching. If it could be heated up enough to be a real liquid, maybe it would be possible to dip it in, candy apple style-
I made condoms from my HF tire changer a year or so ago out of PVC. They were too brittle and would crack under the force. You could potentially do it with the HDPE plastic(milk jug, 5 gallon buckets etc) as it is far less brittle. But it doesn't ever turn to a liquid, more like a thick putty, when heated. So you could hand mold it around.
I might give that a try just to see- I got plenty of old milk cartons saved up! The stuff is fairly slippery, just so long as it doesn't rub right off on the first shot..
Did you make something that will help remount the tire better then what comes with the tire changer? Thanks for the upload going to be making one of these.
excellent work, I have been wondering myself a better way for years. the manual changers are so cheap and handy, and actually faster than a modern auto changer once you know how to use it, but those damn scratches :-(
Unfortunately not. There's a depression in the rim that's favors the front side; so you can only remove and install the tire from the front side of the rim.
For the mounting end I used 3/16" steel 4"x4" angle iron cut to 2" wide. I cut the short end to around 1" and left the other at 4". You don't need angle iron and could just bend or cut/weld an angle piece together. 1/8" material is too thin and I would use 3/16" or 1/4" material. Bearings are 1/8" back from the face of the HDPE plastic. The plastic is around 1/4" thick so the bearings are around 3/8" from the inside of the angle iron. You can go to my Facebook page listed below for close up pictures. If you bought everything this would cost you around $25 with a spare $10 tip. To see more detailed photos Go to my Facebook Page: facebook.com/sixtyfiveford/posts/pfbid0sBRiNgNn5maGLnmvuf7fRcErhwpkjekEHo5YaoY3TXiY2WRMiWTSu1sS7F6GgBNVl Bearings 99502H (no clip) : amzn.to/2mTFFgB No Mar Removal Ends: amzn.to/2mTIsWP Plastic protection for install (better than milk jugs): amzn.to/2oYIORA Tire LUBE is a MUST: amzn.to/2m8tSL7 Basic Manual Tire Changer Machine: amzn.to/2mLAiVu Saw I used to cut the steel Evolution Evo 380: amzn.to/2lOGxBZ 4 foot 3/4 black gas pipe from the Home Depot/Lowes 5/8" bolt and nut for bearings
I take a reciprocating saw to them and make myself tire pads to use for cushioning jacks and jack stands. Super tough stuff, all sorts of uses. Protection for vise jaws; cut a small pieces and make a prop for wiper blades to keep them off the windshield so they don't get distorted from the pressure. Motorcycle kickstand pads for soft ground or asphalt. Pad the retaining ring on the HF tire changer to keep it from scratching the rim when tightening it down. Pad the protrusion on the HF bead breaker so you don't gouge the rim when you lay the wheel on it.
S. Williams: You're spot on. I just called my local Walmart and they'll take 'em without question (as long as it's not a truck load.) I knew they took used oil, but had no idea they took tires too. It's a shame more people aren't aware; it would sure save us hundreds in tax dollars to dispose of thousands of tires tossed out on our roads and highways. Many thanks for this info!! :>)
hello! very nice bar, it's working ok to, but i seen where you have to keep pushing the tire behind the slide bar in order to get the tire to slide on the rim, and at the end the slide bar left a good bit where you have to tip the bar up to get to slide on the rim, that's because, you need a inch of space for the bead of the tire to slide up on to the baring, and you need to have your bearing right over to the left side, so that the baring is turning flush with the left side of the slide bar, and that should make it role the tire on faster, nice bar tho, and well made to, man, but i just wonted to let you know where the baring have to be .to work much better.
to sixtyfiveford good evening ,the comment that I had made the other evening, ended up flats, because that's what I was told, so I tried it out , made the tire slider on rig, put the baring right over to the left side, didn't work to good at all, so I am putting mine in the middle the same place that sixtyfiveford put his , but I do think that it do matter how far down we put it tho, because to far down wont work as well, 1/2 our 3/4 down from the top would be perfect , but a inch down from the top is defiantly to far , I will try a 1/2 , , am kind of working on a sickened baring to go rolling on down on the tire bead to keep it going on the rim, have a great day sir nice work.
If and when you need to replace the HDPE plastic try using a bondo spreader which should be easier to fabricate and more durable. Nice job I am making a new bar for the same tire machine myself from your design
Thanks for the video. I've been looking for ideas for something exactly like this or modding the original bar. If I only had the tools to do this, I would basically copy this idea. Since I don't, I will probably buy the MOJO or that other no mar tire tool. Thanks again.
Holy crap I'm having trouble and can't find it on google! I got the harbor freight tire changer, and the bar SUCKS. I destroyed two tire beads trying to mount it, chewed them all to hell. What i want to know, is WHAT the different shapes are on the tip if the bar. I can't find it online to save my life. There's the 90 degree half, with the little nub on the end of it. And behind that, there's a 80 degree kind of broad hook shape. What do you use each shape for? I'm trying to grind down the bar in strategic places, to help it slide under the bead instead if bashing itself into it.
I could never get the Harbor Freight bars S end to work. I always just used the flat duck bill end to take little bites and flip the tire over the rim bead.
Great tool ya made there. I noticed you were using an old gasket to help clamp the wheel down. Looks like it worked for a temporary fix but if you would be up for a more permanent solution might I suggest an 12 inch Lube Plate for a fifth wheel motor home. it is a plastic 1/8" x 12" doughnut that spaces between the truck receiver and the trailer hitch. $13 at Camping World all day long. you could slip that between the clamp and rim. But wait did I say ... "PLASTIC"? Isn't that what you do?? and again great tool
Is it possible to mount a low profile tire with this set up you have here ? I tried to mount a 225 45 r17 on a 5 star amg rim. 2 years ago and not only did I totally scratch my rim but I actually riiped or broke the inside radius wires I still t have the title actually just in case I could somehow well the broke wires with a sort of band and resurface it. However I seen in a newer video you spent 20 bucks on a actual head. Should I go. Ahead and get that or follow your steps here and this will be just as good? I know you are busy but I. Would certainly appreciate and value your thoughts and opinions.
The one I built in this video mounts tires easier than the $20 duck bill head. However the duck bill head dismounts way better than the black nob thing I have in this video.The duck bill is probably the best of both worlds. Will they both do low profile tires, yes. Super low profile tires: They are difficult even for tire shops. A few steps are absolutely necessary: Tire must be warm to soften the rubber, tons of good lube, and proper technique. Oh an your tire machine needs to be bolted to the concrete(no pallet, board, etc). If you have curb bash on the rim, it must be sanded down smooth before attempting mount/dismount as this will rip the bead. If you do tear the bead it is not the end of the world. If you can leave the torn flap of rubber in place. A cheap bead sealer will help assure it doesn't leak. If you broke a bead wire under the rubber, it starts to get questionable to the reliability of the tire.
I am changing tires on 22" chome wheels ... tires are off and not a scratch . Putting tires on and there will be no scratch either ... how ? Mount the rim on the tire changer upside down ... you wont use the front to remove or install tire so how can you scratch it ? I removed 22" tires with just the tire changer with no modifications and no scratches ... if I could show pics , you could see .
It would be good if you could edit this video to add some slow motion detailed operation and close up detailed shots to pause on easier. It would be good to see the wheel condition also (before and after). One can see there are also several techniques that go into the job. -fairly self explanatory, but helpful to know beforehand. Thx.
My friend, I'm from Brazil, your tire taker is very good, tell me one thing, what's the name of the other black colored tip that you put on the other side, what material is it made of? Hugs and thank you. Adriano.
I'll surely build one of these, especially because I know this will work specifically on my alloy second gen Escort wheels. I would know that wheel anywhere.
Bottle jack or bumper jack under your vehicle and on the tire bead. Jack it up and it'll break the bead. I discuss it here: ruclips.net/video/308JWQjSujE/видео.htmlm24s
You are a very creative person, but I don't know who would go through all that to improve on a tire bar. If a million people saw your video maybe a dozen would create that bar, it just takes too many tools and skills to do it. You are smart, but not practical for ordinary people. Still, I like to watch because I am looking for a basic setup and like to watch mod videos to better understand the general process. Thanks. Gave you a thumbs-up.
🚨PARTS I USED
Bearings 99502H (no clip) : amzn.to/2mTFFgB
No Mar Removal Ends: amzn.to/2mTIsWP
Plastic protection for install (better than milk jugs): amzn.to/2oYIORA
Tire LUBE is a MUST: amzn.to/2m8tSL7
Basic Manual Tire Changer Machine: amzn.to/2mLAiVu
Saw I used to cut the steel Evolution Evo 380: amzn.to/2lOGxBZ
4 foot 3/4 black gas pipe from the Home Depot/Lowes
5/8" bolt and nut for bearings
For the mounting end I used 3/16" steel 4"x4" angle iron cut to 2" wide. I cut the short end to around 1" and left the other at 4". You don't need angle iron and could just bend or cut/weld an angle piece together. 1/8" material is too thin and I would use 3/16" or 1/4" material. Bearings are 1/8" back from the face of the HDPE plastic. The plastic is around 1/4" thick so the bearings are around 3/8" from the inside of the angle iron. You can go to my Facebook page listed below for close up pictures. If you bought everything this would cost you around $25 with a spare $10 tip.
To see more detailed photos Go to my Facebook Page: facebook.com/sixtyfiveford/posts/pfbid0sBRiNgNn5maGLnmvuf7fRcErhwpkjekEHo5YaoY3TXiY2WRMiWTSu1sS7F6GgBNVl
Mate, thanks for doing this mod as I was worried about scratching the mags on my wife’s car! I’d never live it down! Kudos to you from Australia!
Boy, that's works smooth. It looks like it cuts down 50% of the resistance! Great idea and great job!
Thanks, It makes it a fair amount easier for sure.
Nice! My dad was a lot like you in this regard. I learned that, Necessity breeds ingenuity. We were in the sticks and not a lot of money. So we came up with things like an air compressor from an electric appliance motor and an old ac car compressor on a tank, bench grinder was an electric appliance motor, parts washer etc. Most impressive to me was a sandblasting box from parts. He used a pair of welding gloves sewn to Levi Jeans leg's , and glass from something(maybe plexiglass) as the lid. Get this, his buddy took a VW boxer type engine and made an air compressor for his large garage. Thing is it ran on 2 cylinders and pumped air with the other two?! If my memory serves me correctly. Same guy made a front wheel drive rollback with a front wheel drive Cadillac, truck cab and trailer?! Dude was very intelligent.
Damn smart people!
@@billsmith7673
Yep. What most folks called junk or a junk pile was a Hardware store. Didn't have a cellar to store potatoes? We dug a big hole about 2 foot deep 5 or 6 foot diameter. Place plastic in bottom with some straw. Start piling potatoes into a peak. Flip the excess plastic over the top and place more straw, then soil until covered. Sometimes another cover or straw. Always plastic over outside with rocks at bottom to hold it in place. Now when cold sets in with snow, go out with a bucket, knife and hoe or spade. Lift up covering dig and cut in. Get potatoes in your bucket cover back and repeat when necessary. Even pull cabbage and put the head down into the ground roots up. When you need it pull it up. Things that most take for granted going to the grocery store to get. It was always be prepared. Watch what animals do. Of course you have the lazy in those also. If you truly want to live off of your land!? Be prepared to work and think on your feet!
@@kentuckywindage222 I am really interested in stuff like that. It's good to have that kind of skill, knowledge, & ability. Most of society is concentrated in city areas now and is completely dependent on Walmart, grocery stores, etc. Most people know nothing about how to provide their own food, repair stuff, make stuff, etc. If society ever collapses or the trucks stop running, those people will be in trouble.
@@billsmith7673
I was raised in the outdoors. Hunting and trapping for food, fur, herbs to eat and sale. Trapping and skinning for fur to sell. A garden was a common part of living. We would can food. Also made driers from glass, wood and screen. Mostly to dry apples. Leather breeches were green beans on a string hung usually on a porch until dried out. Pickled corn was one of my favorites my mother would can. Elder berry jam (wine by some). Poke was a green. You only ate the young tender tips. Tastes and looks like canned spinach when cooked, but it can be fried. Lambs quarter. We would gather black walnuts let the husk dry in the gravel drive to remove it. Then sit and crack them so mom could make homemade chocolate fudge with walnuts. I have a saying, Poor boy's have poor boy ways. We were poor but so was most everyone else. Some more so than others. People were different. For example, if someone were building a pole barn? There might be 5 neighbors show up to help. Just feed them when you eat. Nothing else asked of you. We've allowed the people not like those from that time to get control of to many aspects of this country today. I just don't understand how responsibility has been thrown out the window. The old timers wouldn't have had time for such nonsense. Nothing wrong with helping each other. There is however a responsibility each of us has to somewhat take care of ourselves and loved ones.
After trying different DIY tire changing bars for motorcycle tires, tubed and tubeless, I came across your version of the mojolever. Without question, this is the best solution and much cheaper than a mojolever. I love the bearings. Thanks for sharing your design. I have changed four tires so far and the bar works great. The Nomar end is OK but the link you provided is for the mounting end of the Nomar bar. I cut a couple of flats on the tip so it is narrower the get it between the tire and rim. Insert, rotate the bar 90 degrees and it works the same.
Very clever implementation. No unnecessary music. Simple explanations where useful. I reckon I can make one ( including the support, in the time i'll save on its first use. A brilliant video, thank you.
Thanks, I'm glad you liked it.
this is the BEST video I've seen because it uses the bearings and plastic creatively to avoid rim damage and make the job easier. Plus you have some fun machining and welding too!!!! I wonder if there is a good no-scuff dismounter rod/ball.
Awesome, I'm glad you liked it. The black plastic end works great as the dismounter.
I appreciate your ingenuity! I have a manual tire changer coming in the mail soon and definitely don't want to mar up the wheels for my drift car. Thanks for sharing the idea/ knowledge! Great design!
Thanks.
Well done, a masterpiece. I would make a display case for this and hang it on the wall for those Special Occasions.
If you don’t want to spend time sandwiching layers of milk jugs you can always buy the dirt cheap HDPE cutting boards at the dollar store. Cut to size and bolt on.
For me it was only one dollar store windex jug. A little thicker plastic than a milk jug but not much. Smaller jug. So layers isn't quite accurate. Get a pot you're never going to use ever again, take your electric portable stove outside, get a lid for the pot, let it melt. It doesn't get hot enough in my stoves case to make a lot of fumes but did outside anyways since my stove is tiny home spec. Takes about an hour to melt but don't leave it unattended for extended periods of time as with any cooking. Cut the jug up with scissors or a box knife.
Thanks a bunch. I have come close to throwing my bar. I tore up the edge on a Cooper tire with it. It's not long enough and the end like you use is thick. Some of it has to do with that bead glue they used. Tire cost twice as much as the tire stand and tool.
I've tore a couple tire beads with my stock tire bar. Professional tire lube makes a big difference.
Also be sure to remove any old wheel weights before mounting a tire, if they snag the tool it can end up ripping the bead when forced.
Just found your channel several days ago..... Jeez, you're like a modern day- Blacksmith of Royalty (the King's Blacksmith)
You're a super smart fabricator sir and I enjoyed watching you work and make your materials work for you. Keep it up.
Awesome, I'm glad you liked it.
Man, you have a great channel. Your practical builds and tips are money and time savers.
Thanks Ken. -Moe
I saw you grab that angle iron after you cut it. Cool to the touch. I recently got a similar low speed chop saw. I bet nobody caught that grab of a cool piece LOL.
....and thanks a million for the Idea. I wish I had your brains.
Thanks, I'm glad you liked it. Yeah, the dry/cold cut saw is amazing.
i'm a cheap bastard, so i made my own tire changer out of scrap steel i had lying around to save the 50 bucks. i've got an old solid axle shaft out of who knows what, that my dad used as a spud bar on the farm that's about 4' long that i am going to make the bar tool from. where the tool meets the rubber was where i was having some issue in my design. this solves my problem perfectly. thanx for the idea!
Awesome. This thing has made tire changing so much better. Especially for those rims you don't want scratched.
Had to give a like purely for the 2 axis vice which I'd never seen before but is now on my list of must have tools and also for the melting of the HDPE. I'd never seen how easy it was to use that. I have all sorts of things that I could do with that.
Love the vid and ingenuity. You can also always source Delrin (super strong slick plastic) from Mcmaster-carr. It comes in sheets rods etc. Same material as the no mar end you used.
He bought the no-mar style tips for less than $20 in 2017. Used his link above and today those same 2 tips are $36 ! Almost double price in just 7 years
The mounting end is awesome! Works great. The demount struggles with trailer tires and straight up fails with anything larger. My truck tire ripped that little Nomar tip right out.
That bearing made that look pretty slick, great idea!
Thanks. I seams to work very well.
I made a tier changer similar to a rim clamp but just has a hydraulic cilinder to clamp the wheel down in a metal box I welded a large gear to the cilinder and use a eletric motor to turn it on a petal swich used for a drive by wire system for a car I maid the arm out of a square and a circle pipe with a lever to lock the jig in place the only part I have bought was the duck hed and the bar
love the bearing
Thanks.
Great DIY video! Just what I needed, making one soon! Just bought the same tire changer at Harbor Freight for $32+tax with a 20% off coupon.
That is awesome!
you can get what's known as an alloy mate bar which has been out for a long time, which uses nylon bolted to a metal bar, you can buy the nylon kit cheap then just make the bar up easy enough, very handy.
Have to replace the tire on my 1998 Manco terminator Gokart. This a great informational video.
Manco made some great gokarts. I have 2 Dingos.
sixtyfiveford to bad we will never see the brand come back I guess it was a 1990’s thing. But it great to have piece of fun and inexpensive offroad vehicle history.
Thanks for the video tutorial.
So I found these walker skids made from Teflon, they are curved to 90°and taper on the end I am going to back the skid with a piece of 1"X⅛" flat bar formed to the contour of the skid and weld that to my galvanized pipe, I also going to use ½"ID berings.
I will be using the mount\demount bar for changing motorcycle tires.
I just saw your Facebook comment. What about layering two layers of your 1/8" flat bar to make 1/4"? I think it would hold up much better.
Holy schnikes Batman you've outdone yourself. I have the same tire changer and this is just off the hook good. Thanks Bud.
I've been wanting to build this for a few years now. I'm glad I did.
The Yellowthing tire tool could help you hold the tire lip down when mounting the tire. There are similar things like that, as well.
Good work thumbs up. Most likely been patented by now. I invented the Wheelbarrow with a break. But some years later another person somewhere in USA put patent on it. I still have early documentation showing I was the inventor.
You are a freaking genius. now I don’t have to scrap my tire changer
Thanks, I'm glad you liked it.
Nice build my first tire fixes were big tractor tires years later cars and trucks tires seemed to be built with magnets finding evry nail or. Screw ,it. Was actually easier to fix the big tractor tires , so l found a. Used. Coats 2020. For 250.00. So. Much better on those old hard. Ones. Thanks again
I've eyeballed those coats machines many many times. One day
I boght this today and I bent the bar on my first tire but I ended up fishing 8 rim tire swap doesn't have much life left I will probably do what you did thanks for the great video
back in the day when making our tyr bar's. Removers we used old Ball joints welded
to the bare-End " Like This" . Drill a tap to fit Ball joint nut screw in , Until tight. then wald the outer pin to the bar a dress to smoth . On the other end het the bar hot , falten & Temper when finish. form a hook to fit the rim brill bar & weld ball to a hook ,
mount so the Carver of the ball of the joint & valy is mounted. so it can push the tyre beds on to the weal . weld ball stem to flatend bar & hook . smooth to prevent ripping. in my day they wear riveted to bar & drest ro run easey ., so it slides Easy , of tyr ues plenty of sope . This bar was used to fit or remove tyers , uk England .
To bay i would weld flat steel hooked steel , To 1" 'steel bar, & round into a carve with a Vealy carve to represent the ball agents the steel flat valley to let the bar . pres on the beed . Given the weldingkit of today & carves a good polishing well forward on the hook . given the wedding kit of today kit. In my Day we hadn't that kit they have to day we were still. welding with gas back then. HA LOL But not today it easily welded & more to the point strong , So just polish .
The ends to help lesson damage. & of course for Aluminium plastic Coated kit is the way to go. plastic coated Yes. The ends. I have a bar my dad made back in 1920. it's still changes tyer's as well today in 2020. i don't use it so much but i have seen my grand kid's change tyr's with it , By gum son . try the ball joint mether on the end of a bar. it's a way to use up them old ball joints , we did , back Then. I do Bevel it's gotten better with age , Les England .
"THEM WERE THE DAYS SON,
Seems like a great idea, simple but effective.
sff, great video as always. I wish i had even one percent of your ingenuity and ability. so please,never stop making videos. at least i can watch as good as you. lol.
Keep watching and won't stop!
I like the ingenuity! I own a Harbor Freight tire changer and agree that while it works, it does tend to damage rims, both on mount/dismount of the tire as well as breaking the bead. I'll look for your video on modifying Harbor's tool. P.S. Use the home oven to heat HDPE to 350 degrees? Either you're not married, or you have a VERY tolerant wife! :)
She no longer fights the craziness.
@@sixtyfiveford lol
I'll tell you what I think. Now I only need to build a base, should be fairly straightforward. You supplied me with what I need to have a good tool. Much obliged.
I'm glad you liked it.
You should have been the one designing this machine great job!!!
Thanks, I'm glad you liked it.
Nice mojo.
Good ideas.
Bearings are great. Works. And you actual know how. It shows. A+
Hey Thanks, I'm glad you liked it.
That's very clever, I got some new hard rubber cruiser motorcycle tires, might have to build one myself. Thanks!
I've done a few tires now and I'm really enjoying it.
Outstanding. Can’t seem to find the dimensions you referred to though. Where would they be?
To see more detailed photos Go to my Facebook Page: facebook.com/Sixty-Five-Ford-RUclips-Channel-808758422528173
I list specs there and in the video description.
nice job, true craftsman, I love to watch these videos, it amazes me how many smart and creative people are out there
Thanks, I'm glad you liked it.
Wow fantastic.....is that your own idea or one you picked up.....looked effortless.
I am old school still using 3ft levers.
I had seen something similar to this being sold online for doing hot rod tires without scratching the rims. Seems like this would do the trick and probably cheaper or at least funner than buying the online one.
oh no! the chinese manufacturers are watching this man's creative idea to replicate it and make an easy buck, with no effort, like they've been doing the last 30 years. Hats off to this guy! 👍
Jag håller helt med!!!. Ett xy bord är helt underbart!!!!!!!!!
Now That's using your head I have the Nomar tire Bar it works great but the tips like the ones that you Purchased are very Delicate you have to use them just right or they break very easy your bar is something like the Mojo Lever tire bar but you have a Bearing on the top. Great thinking
That's good to know about the NoMar tips. Does the plastic just shatter around the center pin?
From what I understand it has a thin steel core in it and just kind of snaps and the tip and is done it does not break off . and no it does not shatter. I broke one mounting a set of Harley tires I guess that's why they send you extra tips with the bar. if you look at the Mojo lever he uses a 3/8 bolt in the center of a Delrin piece spun down on Lathe very Strong . but once again very good on Improvising on the things at hand and Making a nice Tire Bar . you have got my wheels turning
I have the Mojo, although I couldn't remember the name of it until you mentioned it. I really like it. I know several people that own the NoMar that swear by them. Never heard of the issue with the tips though.
I Saw the First Machine No Mar Produced some years back and told my Friend at the time about it . Like me he also worked on Bikes and bought the model that did Car and Bike tires with all the Extra Tools. but using it a few times he broke some tips. you can't pry on them like the Mojo Lever . I only have broken one so far but in hind sight I wish I spent the money on the Mojo Lever much Better . Like I Said Before that's why they sell replacement Tips
Back in the 60's the bars had a bearing too, only they didn't last very long.
That is awesome. I ended up wrapping the stock bar in kydex. It works but not the best fit. Definitely building one of your bars now.
Great video. I was thinking about building something similar myself. The bearing is very clever, and the technique to melt the HDPE into "putty" is a really neat trick.
Thanks. I played around with it on a few tires and it worked nicely. I have some larger mudder tires I'm putting on in a few days that'll put it to the test.
How durable is the melted milk container plastic? I wonder if it could actually be used to put a protective skin around the Harbor Freight mounting bar end to minimize scratching. If it could be heated up enough to be a real liquid, maybe it would be possible to dip it in, candy apple style-
I made condoms from my HF tire changer a year or so ago out of PVC. They were too brittle and would crack under the force. You could potentially do it with the HDPE plastic(milk jug, 5 gallon buckets etc) as it is far less brittle. But it doesn't ever turn to a liquid, more like a thick putty, when heated. So you could hand mold it around.
I might give that a try just to see- I got plenty of old milk cartons saved up! The stuff is fairly slippery, just so long as it doesn't rub right off on the first shot..
sixtyfiveford inb
Great idea I wish whats the name of the parts you order to tray to make one.
Nice job. That tool will pay for itself after one dismount and mount.
This tire machine has saved me a lot of money.
Good idea. That look like it worked pretty good. I liked your oven trick!
Hey Thanks.
I've been using Tyrepliers for years. I may have to bodge together one of these.
I've been loving this tool.
thanks for the video bro. watching from the Philippines
Thanks for watching!
That is an outstanding idea. very good job. Apply for a patent and make your millions. I will be the first to buy one.
Thanks, I'm glad you like it.
Yeah I want one. Just wish I had a tool shop to make me one around here somewhere.
Thanks, I'm glad you liked it.
Nice job. I think if the bearings where mounted 1/4" closer to the end OR go with larger dia bearings it would feed the tire over the rim better.
It's a fine balance. I did implement thicker hdpe plastic liner and it made a little bit of difference but really strains the tool and tire bead.
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Damn!! Now this is useful, great homemade tool. Going to make one.
Now you done it. Now I'm gonna have to make my own.
I've really been enjoying this tool. Thanks Man! I'm glad you liked it.
sixtyfiveford what method did you use to melt the plastic? Is it just flat pieces of milk jug stacked together?
Did you make something that will help remount the tire better then what comes with the tire changer? Thanks for the upload going to be making one of these.
Another great tip! Thanks! Love the red paint detail! A man after my own heart.
Thanks, it's been working very well.
Ever thought about using a one inch hot rolled steel bar, machined at one end and your idea of the tire inserting end at the other...
That would work, just a lot heavier.
This tire wasn't that bad but some of the smaller ones that are a pain I use a c clamp to hold the tire on the head as I'm begining to mount it.
¡Muy buen trabajo! voy a tratar de hacer ESA PALANCA PARA DESMONTAR NEUMATICOS
Thanks.
excellent work, I have been wondering myself a better way for years. the manual changers are so cheap and handy, and actually faster than a modern auto changer once you know how to use it, but those damn scratches :-(
Thanks.
can you mount the wheel upside down in the tire changer, so the scuff marks just affect the back side where they can't be seen?
Unfortunately not. There's a depression in the rim that's favors the front side; so you can only remove and install the tire from the front side of the rim.
Great video, I know the 3/16" steel is 4" inch long but how wide is it, and what's the distance from the bearing to the tip of it? thank you
For the mounting end I used 3/16" steel 4"x4" angle iron cut to 2" wide. I cut the short end to around 1" and left the other at 4". You don't need angle iron and could just bend or cut/weld an angle piece together. 1/8" material is too thin and I would use 3/16" or 1/4" material. Bearings are 1/8" back from the face of the HDPE plastic. The plastic is around 1/4" thick so the bearings are around 3/8" from the inside of the angle iron. You can go to my Facebook page listed below for close up pictures. If you bought everything this would cost you around $25 with a spare $10 tip.
To see more detailed photos Go to my Facebook Page: facebook.com/sixtyfiveford/posts/pfbid0sBRiNgNn5maGLnmvuf7fRcErhwpkjekEHo5YaoY3TXiY2WRMiWTSu1sS7F6GgBNVl
Bearings 99502H (no clip) : amzn.to/2mTFFgB
No Mar Removal Ends: amzn.to/2mTIsWP
Plastic protection for install (better than milk jugs): amzn.to/2oYIORA
Tire LUBE is a MUST: amzn.to/2m8tSL7
Basic Manual Tire Changer Machine: amzn.to/2mLAiVu
Saw I used to cut the steel Evolution Evo 380: amzn.to/2lOGxBZ
4 foot 3/4 black gas pipe from the Home Depot/Lowes
5/8" bolt and nut for bearings
Another’65 masterpiece
Hey Thanks, I'm glad you liked it.
Great idea. How do you get rid of old tires? We see a lot of them tossed out on the side of the roads around here.
I generally end up dropping them behind the tire store.
I take a reciprocating saw to them and make myself tire pads to use for cushioning jacks and jack stands. Super tough stuff, all sorts of uses. Protection for vise jaws; cut a small pieces and make a prop for wiper blades to keep them off the windshield so they don't get distorted from the pressure.
Motorcycle kickstand pads for soft ground or asphalt.
Pad the retaining ring on the HF tire changer to keep it from scratching the rim when tightening it down.
Pad the protrusion on the HF bead breaker so you don't gouge the rim when you lay the wheel on it.
Walmart has always taken my used tires, without question.
S. Williams: You're spot on. I just called my local Walmart and they'll take 'em without question (as long as it's not a truck load.) I knew they took used oil, but had no idea they took tires too. It's a shame more people aren't aware; it would sure save us hundreds in tax dollars to dispose of thousands of tires tossed out on our roads and highways. Many thanks for this info!! :>)
Thats cool..
Ive just brought a manual tyre changer here in the uk... The bar is useless for putting on tyres. The bead breaker isnt a lot better lol
Thanks, I'm glad you liked it.
Masterful engineering Moe!
Thanks.
hello! very nice bar, it's working ok to, but i seen where you have to keep pushing the tire behind the slide bar in order to get the tire to slide on the rim, and at the end the slide bar left a good bit where you have to tip the bar up to get to slide on the rim, that's because, you need a inch of space for the bead of the tire to slide up on to the baring, and you need to have your bearing right over to the left side, so that the baring is turning flush with the left side of the slide bar, and that should make it role the tire on faster, nice bar tho, and well made to, man, but i just wonted to let you know where the baring have to be .to work much better.
to sixtyfiveford
good evening ,the comment that I had made the other evening, ended up flats, because that's what I was told, so I tried it out , made the tire slider on rig, put the baring right over to the left side, didn't work to good at all, so I am putting mine in the middle the same place that sixtyfiveford put his , but I do think that it do matter how far down we put it tho, because to far down wont work as well, 1/2 our 3/4 down from the top would be perfect , but a inch down from the top is defiantly to far , I will try a 1/2 , , am kind of working on a sickened baring to go rolling on down on the tire bead to keep it going on the rim, have a great day sir nice work.
Damn right sixtyfiveford!,I'm building one for myself.cheers!
Thanks, I'm glad you liked it.
I would suggest using JB Weld to secure the plastic to the angle plate rather then screws if it will hold.
JB Weld would fracture and the bond would fail. The HDPE plastic has too much give.
If and when you need to replace the HDPE plastic try using a bondo spreader which should be easier to fabricate and more durable. Nice job I am making a new bar for the same tire machine myself from your design
pretty cool, I was gonna try and buy one, shoot Ill just make it. Appreciate you list out the parts, totally cool, Nice video!
Thanks, I'm glad you liked it. It's been working out fantastic.
This is awesome. Love my manual tire changer.
Thanks.
Fantastic. Really nice job on that one.
Hey Thanks.
You've got skilz my man!
Thanks for the video . What are the chances of you doing this on a HD Rear tire ? Very curious as they are very stiff. Thanks for your time
Thanks for the video. I've been looking for ideas for something exactly like this or modding the original bar. If I only had the tools to do this, I would basically copy this idea. Since I don't, I will probably buy the MOJO or that other no mar tire tool. Thanks again.
The Mogolever looks like a nice tool. I think the No Mar would be difficult to use.
Holy crap I'm having trouble and can't find it on google! I got the harbor freight tire changer, and the bar SUCKS. I destroyed two tire beads trying to mount it, chewed them all to hell. What i want to know, is WHAT the different shapes are on the tip if the bar. I can't find it online to save my life. There's the 90 degree half, with the little nub on the end of it. And behind that, there's a 80 degree kind of broad hook shape. What do you use each shape for?
I'm trying to grind down the bar in strategic places, to help it slide under the bead instead if bashing itself into it.
I could never get the Harbor Freight bars S end to work. I always just used the flat duck bill end to take little bites and flip the tire over the rim bead.
@@sixtyfiveford
Yeah i ground and ground and reshaped it yesterday, STILL doesn't work. I wish the machines cane just by themselves for cheaper lol
Great tool ya made there. I noticed you were using an old gasket to help clamp the wheel down. Looks like it worked for a temporary fix but if you would be up for a more permanent solution might I suggest an 12 inch Lube Plate for a fifth wheel motor home. it is a plastic 1/8" x 12" doughnut that spaces between the truck receiver and the trailer hitch. $13 at Camping World all day long. you could slip that between the clamp and rim.
But wait did I say ... "PLASTIC"? Isn't that what you do??
and again great tool
Yeah, I've seen the 5th wheel nylon discs. I use old chunks of tire sidewall; not as refined but hold good.
Friend, one more question! Did you melt plastic in the oven?
That is excellent work! Very well done. Thanks for the video.
Thanks.
I may have to make one . I have a real old manual tire changer , but the arm is gone now.
I've been wanting to build one that didn't scratch Aluminum for a few years now. I'm glad I did.
Is it possible to mount a low profile tire with this set up you have here ? I tried to mount a 225 45 r17 on a 5 star amg rim. 2 years ago and not only did I totally scratch my rim but I actually riiped or broke the inside radius wires I still t have the title actually just in case I could somehow well the broke wires with a sort of band and resurface it. However I seen in a newer video you spent 20 bucks on a actual head. Should I go. Ahead and get that or follow your steps here and this will be just as good? I know you are busy but I. Would certainly appreciate and value your thoughts and opinions.
The one I built in this video mounts tires easier than the $20 duck bill head. However the duck bill head dismounts way better than the black nob thing I have in this video.The duck bill is probably the best of both worlds. Will they both do low profile tires, yes.
Super low profile tires: They are difficult even for tire shops. A few steps are absolutely necessary: Tire must be warm to soften the rubber, tons of good lube, and proper technique. Oh an your tire machine needs to be bolted to the concrete(no pallet, board, etc). If you have curb bash on the rim, it must be sanded down smooth before attempting mount/dismount as this will rip the bead.
If you do tear the bead it is not the end of the world. If you can leave the torn flap of rubber in place. A cheap bead sealer will help assure it doesn't leak. If you broke a bead wire under the rubber, it starts to get questionable to the reliability of the tire.
Now! That's a definite thumbs up from me! Great work and Thanks for the video.
Thanks Man.
I am changing tires on 22" chome wheels ... tires are off and not a scratch . Putting tires on and there will be no scratch either ... how ?
Mount the rim on the tire changer upside down ... you wont use the front to remove or install tire so how can you scratch it ? I removed 22" tires with just the tire changer with no modifications and no scratches ... if I could show pics , you could see .
Very few rims are designed for rear removal. Generally only rims designed for rubberband tires.
It would be good if you could edit this video to add some slow motion detailed operation and close up detailed shots to pause on easier. It would be good to see the wheel condition also (before and after). One can see there are also several techniques that go into the job. -fairly self explanatory, but helpful to know beforehand. Thx.
I do have closer photos of the tool on my Facebook page.
Nicely done man. That tool should serve you well.
I hope so.
Great video.
Got any suggestions for balancing the tire?
Never mind, I just watched your manual changer video.
It was a great video too!
I have a balancing video coming up in a few weeks.
My friend, I'm from Brazil, your tire taker is very good, tell me one thing, what's the name of the other black colored tip that you put on the other side, what material is it made of? Hugs and thank you. Adriano.
It is called a No-Mar tip: amzn.to/2pGmhr0
I believe it is made from Nylon with a steel core.
Beauty, okay, thank you!
That is an outstanding idea.
Thanks, I'm glad you liked it.
Yes! This is very creative
I'll surely build one of these, especially because I know this will work specifically on my alloy second gen Escort wheels. I would know that wheel anywhere.
Also Ford fiesta had that pattern, as did ford Ka..... just a different lug nut pattern (4/98)
Great idea! Thanks for the vid.
Good job.
how can you break the bead without bead breaker ?
Bottle jack or bumper jack under your vehicle and on the tire bead. Jack it up and it'll break the bead. I discuss it here: ruclips.net/video/308JWQjSujE/видео.htmlm24s
Where do you find the instruction link for making this bar I cannot seem to find it thanks
The video is the instruction.
You are a very creative person, but I don't know who would go through all that to improve on a tire bar. If a million people saw your video maybe a dozen would create that bar, it just takes too many tools and skills to do it. You are smart, but not practical for ordinary people. Still, I like to watch because I am looking for a basic setup and like to watch mod videos to better understand the general process. Thanks. Gave you a thumbs-up.