Flare tool?

[GregWeld]

Originally Posted by DRJDVM's '69

I was thinking about getting the Mastercool one... I'd be interested in some comments from the "experts"

Ned,

I almost didn't respond because you wanted to hear from "the experts"... so I DO NOT QUALIFY..

Personally -- I L O V E mine.... it makes killer flares - and or GM push to connect - metric bubble flares etc. AND because of the way it's set up - you can do repairs etc "on car"...

The one thing I will say -- DO NOT try a GM push connect on STAINLESS... It just doesn't want to work well on that.

A poster in this thread said he didn't like his - too many "parts" - but in my opinion that's just something that goes away with use.

I do 37* AN with a Ridgid tool -- not the MasterCool.

[Sti_Guy]

Originally Posted by GregWeld

Ned,

I do 37* AN with a Ridgid tool -- not the Master Cool.

So i need to borrow the master cool unit then for the double flare and try that it sounds like. Then come up with a better way to cut the tube. 3/16 is so small to cut I'm going to have to build a jig or something and use a hack saw. Or maybe my air saw? I have limited ways of cutting so I need to get creative.

[GregWeld]

I cut mine with an air driven "body saw"... You can get real fine blades.

If you don't have one - they're CHEAP at Harbor Freight -- they'll just chew thru blades on the SS tubing.... Then DE BURR -- don't forget that part BEFORE flaring... and I lube the end a bit with spray silicone lube - - and then I blow them out and run some brake clean thru them...

[deuce_454]

Originally Posted by Sti_Guy

So i need to borrow the master cool unit then for the double flare and try that it sounds like. Then come up with a better way to cut the tube. 3/16 is so small to cut I'm going to have to build a jig or something and use a hack saw. Or maybe my air saw? I have limited ways of cutting so I need to get creative.

a 2 inch cut off wheel on a die grinder (or a dremel.. i cant believe i even said dremel out loud) works great on stainless, especially if you cet the right discs for stainless, i have some in 1mm thickness (~1/16 thick) that cut thin wall stuff like butter.. just ce sure to blow the debri out before conecting

[bentfab]

That's It !!!!

I'm ganna make a how to video and show all the different ways and tools of how I make this stuff look like magic.

Damm !!! Now I gotta find the time

[GregWeld]

Does it work harden if you just use an axe?

[317millhand]

Another vote for the mastercool unit. I have virtually no experience in flaring tubing and was able to double flare the stainless tubing perfectly the first time. I just get a good square cut with a bandsaw and ream the inside. Makes a perfect double flare everytime. Check the web and you can find these tools for less than $275 shipped with all the dies. Here is a link that I started on this tool from the sister protouring site.
http://www.pro-touring.com/forum/sho...ght=mastercool

[Sti_Guy]

So instead of fighting the double 45 flares i bought adapters to convert everything over to 3an only needed 12 for the car most will go on the abs unit here.