Hey guys! I was looking at flaring tools for brake lines and fuel lines. Got this for my birthday. [ame="http://www.amazon.com/Empire-2880-Quick-Flaring-7-Size/dp/B0015YJI80"]Empire 2880 Quick Open Flaring Tool, 7-Size - Amazon.com[/ame] It's a different style than what I've used before and can't find much info on it. Anybody know this style or if it would work for my purposes?
Did you get the dies to do double flares? The description says it's for copper and soft aluminum. Doesn't mention steel lines our double flares.
My main concerns with it are that it says for copper and soft aluminum tubing and it doesn't say what type of flaring it does. Looks like 45 degree single flare? I remember my brake lines being steel double bubble (think that's right...). Then this wouldn't work and I would need a different style flaring tool? Or maybe it just needs a different adapter for double? I can still exchange this one or I could always keep this one for fuel lines (single flare, right?) and get a different double one..
Ah, you commented while I was typing lol. It just has the one die in it. Is getting that all I would need to do the double? The fact it doesn't mention steel lines kinda made me think it wasn't for automotive work...
I switched to this style years ago and would never go back to that one in your picture again. Here is one on ebay - this is what I use. http://www.ebay.com/itm/TUBE-FLARIN..._Automotive_Tools&hash=item337e9ac700&vxp=mtr
I don't see the little dies that do the double flaring in the ebay auction that I posted - don't know if they are there or not as it is a used tool auction. New tools like that will come with all the little dies needed to make double flares. I posted the picture just to show the style of tool I use - here is a different picture It definately does double flares - been using this style tool for years.
Thanks for all the info guys! Looks like even if this thing did steel, I'd be better off using a better tool for this
