[DeTomaso] Brake Flaring Tool

[gow2 at rc-tech.net]

I have a tool similar to that I have used for years and I have had no
trouble with stainless.




> I have some stainless brake line at home (I'm on the road - again).
>
> When I get home, I'm going to double flare some stainless with my new tool
> - just for fun.
>
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> On 11/5/12 2:20 PM, "JDeRyke at aol.com" <JDeRyke at aol.com> wrote:
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>>FWIW, double flairing is only necessary if the tubing you're using is
>>made
>>with a seam; the fold in a double flair tends to keep the weaker seam
>>from
>>splitting. 'Std'. brake and fuel line from the '40s to present was
>>originally
>>made of 'Bundy-weld'- a sheet of mild steel bent into a cylinder and
>>seam-brazed.
>>Seamless tubing can be single flaired without risk, and it's nearly
>>impossible to successfully double-flair stainless tubing due to
>>work-hardening
>>during the first flair bend. I've never used a European   ISO or
>>'bubble-flair'
>>tool but it appears to be easier on tubing than U.S double-flair. The
>>Euro
>>tubing is also slightly smaller in OD than U.S. tubing so most of our
>>flairing tools don't grip it tight enough to work very well. Cheers- J
>>Deryke
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