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[Wollfen]

Eastwood Pro Brake Tubing Flaring Tool
I am considering forking out for this beast, it is some heavy duty piece of work but it looks good. Anyone bought one of these before?
http://www.eastwood.com/professional-brake-tubing-flaring-tool.html?reltype=3

 

[Big_John]

I have read good things about it.

I just never could pull the trigger on it. My old K-D does the job well enough most of the time.

 

[commando1]

Beautiful tool but I could never justfy it for myself.
For me, it's the equivalent of buying a tire machine because I buy tires every few years.

 

[Wollfen]

Beautiful tool but I could never justfy it for myself.
For me, it's the equivalent of buying a tire machine because I buy tires every few years.

I know I could use it on four cars of my own, then I wonder if anyone out there would like to see C-body brake lines made up with the protective spring sleeve in place?

 

[MrMoparCHP]

I know I could use it on four cars of my own, then I wonder if anyone out there would like to see C-body brake lines made up with the protective spring sleeve in place?

I recently got a set for my 69 Polara from Inline Tube that have the protective coil on them.


Alan

 

[3C's & a D?]

Looks too complicated but I'm sure it works well. Chances are you wouldn't need half of dies, I would suggest the good old RIDGID "pacman" style and a double flare die, and if you have "real" brake or parts store nearby they should be able to supply you with gravel guard protected lines.

 

[1978 NYB]

If you're a young guy and planning on working on cars for the next 40 years....I say go for it.

 

[commando1]

Can I sidetrack here since we're talking about buying tools?
I'm replacing the leaf springs on the NYB as we speak. My torn rotator cuff has left me at quite of bit of a disadvantage. Thank gawd for Impact wrenches. Well, my top quality Chicago Pneumatic couldn't budge them, so I said screw it, my shoulder is more important, so I popped for a cheapo ¾" 1,000 lb Harbor Freight one just to do this one last job.
Don't you know it that POS was defective right out of the box? So I returned and exchanged it. Goddammit, that one was defective right out of the box, too.
Sighhhh. Back to a ¾" ratchet and a 3' pipe on all the bolts and a Sawzall on the U-bolts. Stealing my wife's Percs and washing them down with beer.

 

[BIGBARNEYCARS]

You funny Commando

 

[Wollfen]

If you're a young guy and planning on working on cars for the next 40 years....I say go for it.

I'm not a young guy and don't plan on working for the next forty years but by the same token, I find using a tool that takes the grind out of my work and quicker a worthwhile consideration. The days of lifting V8 engine blocks and rear axle assemblies into the back of the truck are behind me and I don't miss it. I did my back in doing this sort of stuff and I learned real fast after two years of being bedridden that taking an easier way to do things actually does make a lot of sense.
When I watched the video of this tool in action I was impressed by the ease that it does the work with the desired result every time. I have a standard USA made double flare tool kit here and using that can be a pain after awhile, especially when you screw up and have to cut off the tip and start again, or the pin in the die breaks off which it will do after awhile and you have to wait for another in the mail.
I have decided to wait for a discount to come through from Eastwood and go for it then.

 

[Wollfen]

Can I sidetrack here since we're talking about buying tools?
I'm replacing the leaf springs on the NYB as we speak. My torn rotator cuff has left me at quite of bit of a disadvantage. Thank gawd for Impact wrenches. Well, my top quality Chicago Pneumatic couldn't budge them, so I said screw it, my shoulder is more important, so I popped for a cheapo ¾" 1,000 lb Harbor Freight one just to do this one last job.
Don't you know it that POS was defective right out of the box? So I returned and exchanged it. Goddammit, that one was defective right out of the box, too.
Sighhhh. Back to a ¾" ratchet and a 3' pipe on all the bolts and a Sawzall on the U-bolts. Stealing my wife's Percs and washing them down with beer.

I hear you Stan, we all have to sometimes break out the old extension pipe for the ratchet handle and give it a bust. But anytime I can use a power tool nowadays I will use it, I watch out for Snapon tools at the local flea market and buy spares when I can, I try to have two of everything for backup. No I am not a hoarder. That moniker goes to my wife!

 

[mopardude]

I bought it. Highly recommend it. Much better than the Harbor Freight tool that I had been trying to use.

 

[65 500]

Can I sidetrack here since we're talking about buying tools?
I'm replacing the leaf springs on the NYB as we speak. My torn rotator cuff has left me at quite of bit of a disadvantage. Thank gawd for Impact wrenches. Well, my top quality Chicago Pneumatic couldn't budge them, so I said screw it, my shoulder is more important, so I popped for a cheapo ¾" 1,000 lb Harbor Freight one just to do this one last job.
Don't you know it that POS was defective right out of the box? So I returned and exchanged it. Goddammit, that one was defective right out of the box, too.
Sighhhh. Back to a ¾" ratchet and a 3' pipe on all the bolts and a Sawzall on the U-bolts. Stealing my wife's Percs and washing them down with beer.

I give those damn self-locking nuts one chance to come off relatively easily, then the oxy-acetylene wrench comes out. Works every time !

If they don't come off without a fight, they are probably going to snap off anyway.

 

[commando1]

If they don't come off without a fight, they are probably going to snap off anyway.

I have a leak at my exhaust manifold on my Newport.
I tried tightening up the nuts but they wont budge.
So we aready know what's going to happen next.

 

[Wollfen]

I went and bought it today, the ol debit card is hurting, at least I got free shipping. I'm really looking forward to using this tool.

 

[fury fan]

Please report back on how well it works. I hate flaring lines. So much so that I considered buying one of the $300 hydraulic flaring tools.

 

[Wollfen]

This tool is great to use, it does make flaring so very easy and it is almost idiot proof too. I am very happy with it and recommend it to anyone. It really is as easy as they show in the video.

 

[BIGBARNEYCARS]

Eastwood aye? 3/16" and 1/4" are ah piece ah cake.

 

[bluefury361]

If this tool will make a 90 degree flare right out of the fitting, it would be worth while. ( I haven't quite figured out how they do that.). Otherwise you would need to make a lot of brake lines to justify the cost. My old Snap On kit doesn't owe me anything, and I have flared a lot of stainless lines. Much harder on the equipment.

 

[commando1]

Now find me a tool that can make me a 1" radius 90° bend without crimping.