[FC] making ones' own brake lines

[Bryan Blackwell]

If you decide to get a good one, the one recommended to me is a Ridgid  
345-DL.  You still have to do a careful job of cutting the tube square  
and finishing the end, but it does work:

http://www.plumbersurplus.com/Prod/Ridgid-23337-345-DL-Flaring-Tool-Double-Lap-Flares/64404/Cat/649

--Bryan

On Jan 18, 2010, at 4:04 PM, wern3 at juno.com wrote:

> I am going to guess that part of my problem making brake lines was  
> the flaring tool I used. I threw it away after this recent project,  
> as it could not make the necessary double flare. It would make the  
> single flare fine, but not the double. The single flare would not  
> seal. On an item as critical as brake lines I am surprised that tool  
> companies stay in business without being sued over useless  
> equipment. Selling goofy gas - line magnets is one thing but faulty  
> brake tools are a scam of an entirely different order, I.M.H.O.