Flaring tool.

[AshG]

http://www.machinemart.co.uk/shop/pr...ng-cutting-kit

this is the one i got. works ok even flared my 8mm metal fuel pipes the cutter is great as it gets a straight edge first time without cocking about



btw when it comes to tools silverline are the rubbish of all the rubbish

[chriseyj]

Thanks for the replies I thought the silverline one might be a bit crap. The dies look abit roughly machined and the 2 halves of the clamp don't seem to mate flush.
I've read the tip about putting the clamp in a vice I will try it, when I get a vice that is.
My sister let slip my dad is buying me a work bench for christmas now I have a garage, I might christen it with a nice vice at last.
How i got the car this far with a workmate and gcamps I have no idea.

Thanks.

[ozzy1]

Not to sound to pedantic but your brakes are quite important and if there is one area that you shouldnt really scrimp on its your brakes.I think that a decent tool will pay dividends even if you only use it once.Maybe worth doing a loan one as done with the axminster reamer for the uprights and passing it around so that people can make a quality set of brakelines and the tool gets maximum use for the monetary outlay.

[flyerncle]

If you have a friendly local garage they may make them up for you if you give them the lengths and type of ends you need,its a 2 minute job with the Sykes pipe tool.

[alga]

I believe the thickness of the die itself is the intended measure of the stickout of the pipe when flairing.

[aerosam]

Alga has it spot on. I have attached a (very) quick sketch of a die, dimension A denotes the length of pipe required to make the flare.

Put the pipe in the clamp loosely.
Place the die next to the pipe upside down, sitting on the face of the clamp.
Line up the top of the pipe with the height of the bottom step of the die.
Tighten the clamp.

Just a quick note, the longer end of the clamp is to allow you to mount it in a vice, it's then much easier to keep everything square as you form the flare.

I use the same machine mart set as Ash, I had it before I started my build and have used it to make several brake pipes for my cars over the years. Worth it's weight in gold.

Hope all this helps.

[DRCorsa]

Originally Posted by aerosam

I use the same machine mart set as Ash, I had it before I started my build and have used it to make several brake pipes for my cars over the years. Worth it's weight in gold.

Is this the one you are talking about?
http://www.machinemart.co.uk/shop/pr...flaring%20tool

The original link is not working.
Thanks!