Question about Swagelok fittings

[bsevans]

Not trying to hijack, but Bsevans, Which PN of the Mastertool brand did you purchase/recommend ??

Thanks and now back to the main topic.

John

John, it is the first kit on that webpage, Mastercool 71475 Universal Hydraulic Flaring Tool Set (ML71475).

 

[bsevans]

Barry-
I own the flaring tool that you have linked, and while I like the fact that I can make fuel injection lines and other flares with it, hands down, the easiest, cleanest, and fastest flaring tool I have EVER used is the one pictured below, that I purchased from Eastwood.

That looks like a great flaring setup if you only need the limited flairs it is capable of. On their flaring tools webpage I see the other unit I own (Flare Pro 4 in 1 Flaring and Swaging Tool). It is made by Imperial Eastman and does an excellent job. I notice that Eastwood says that the Universal Hydraulic Flaring Kit cannot be used for SS tubing. It does double flair without a problem on SS tubing that is meant to be used to make brake lines (annealed stainless which normally comes in coils).

"Annealing is a heat treatment wherein the microstructure of a material is altered, causing changes in its properties such as strength and hardness. It's a process that produces stable conditions by heating and maintaining it at a suitable temperature, and then cooling it very slowly. It's used to induce softness, relieve internal stresses, refine the structure, and improve cold working properties, which makes the flaring process nearly as easy as that for tin-coated steel."

The prices Eastwood list are ridicules. The same Flare Pro 4 in 1 Flaring and Swaging Tool that Eastwood sells for $400 can be purchased from McMaster Carr for $251. It can be purchased even cheaper on the Internet. The Mastercool 71475 Universal Hydraulic Flaring Tool Set that Eastwood list for $540 can be purchased from the company I bought mine from last year for $310.

Eastwood flaring tools

Imperial flaring tool set, P/N 27555A21, page 2322

etooldirect.com

 

[shelfboy1]

there are brakeline police in pa ,swaglocs are illegal to use on pa cars and will not pass pa state inspection.weve used from time to time and never had a problem but when the anual inspection rolls around they gotta go.