has anyone used one, have one.........i use the old clamp one and it seems more times then not it not prefect and doesn't seal well. the last one i did the tool half slipped a little and i had a lop sided flare with what looked like a parting cast in it. i'm tired of wasting tube and time...plus i have some tool money left from work. so anyone have good, bad experiences with it.
Yes. It's nice, very nice. But quite pricey. Check out Spruce Aircraft Supply for best price if you consider buying.
A friend of mine who builds cars for a hobby bought one 6 months ago. He was starting to make a lot of hardline's and decided it might make his life easier, he says he was right. He claims it makes a great flare every time, and he loves it. CBB
Everybody I've ever talked to, and every post I've ever read, they all agree--best tool ever, makes perfect flares every time, etc. I've got one, and have never been able to get a good flare out of it. I prefer my $135 Snap-on flare kit. I've never made a bad flare with it, and I've done a bunch of them in 20 years. -Brad
mine works well, except when you get into the larger tubing, it tends to push it out of the block regardless how tight you crank the twist handle. anyone else had this problem?
Snapon also has a version of the hydraulic flare tool, has several different types of dies for it too.
i just ordered it, the 71300 does 45 deg, push-connect and double flair (i didn't need the big kit) it was $249.25 from thetoolwarehouse.net plus i got 10% discount on top of that . so here's to good flairs in the future.
nope, maybe you got a bad set of dies? i bought my double flaring dies seperately as i originally wanted to do the GM type fuel injection o-ring type flare. now the have a kit for all the goofy **** the oem mfgrs come up with... got a mastercool a/c hose crimper too. i LOVE that ****er but git yer checkbook out......
I got mine from them as well. I love it, it makes flaring a breeze, versus a nightmare with manual flaring tools Ive tried.
I love mine. I ordered a few extra dies from time to time, now I have everything they make for it. If you can't get a perfect flare every time......you must be doing something wrong. I have the A/C line kit too. Another great tool, also does hydraulic lines as well. Some times you need the proper tool to really do it right....every time.
I went ahead and got the DeLuxe kit #71475 ... from the start. $262.99 on eBay ...now. I really like being able to make a fuel line that a rubber hose will slide up on and not leak. The kit allows for that ... plus making great flares ... with no practice. .
one thing for certain is that there are more uselless piece of **** ones out there than there are good ones. I got a nice Ridgid set up. doesnt do all the other fancy stuff, but it works great for brakes and wasn't too expensive for the quality of the product.
i was thinking of the rubber line also with the metric bubble but they didn't have that kit. i think if it dont fully crimp the push-connect one and put it closer to the end of the tube it will work.
Check the outside of the cut to make sure that you have all the burrs removed. I usually make a light p*** with a burr file to bevel down the outside edge just a skosh. It lets the tool start the crimp a little easier. Least ways it works for me, on the larger ones. I use a New Britain set that I've had for 25+ years.
I bought mine a couple of years ago and it developed a leak. I sent it in for repair and was outside of my warranty period and had to pay for an upgraded newer edition. Apparently the first editions were prone to leaking. Other than this problem, I do love the tool and it has made a tedious job much easier.
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