pipe flaring tool EBAY

[rmattila]

The tool for 3.5mm pipe would be most useful.

Has any one had a go at making such a tool?.

If I had access to a lathe I would certainly have a go, and I guess only moderate hardening would be required when using the softer Kunifer / Cupro Nickel pipes.

I mentioned my flaring tool project in another thread:

I made some experimenting with different designs for a DIY Citroën hydraulic pipe flaring tool. The one I ended up using is a simple design made from scrap iron and a threaded bar. This design enables you to join hydraulic pipes even in the field conditions (=underneath the car).

I also experimented with a more innovative design, which - even though it seems to work - is unfortunately not very convenient to use. The idea behind this design was to use only a lathe and a bandsaw in making the tool, as I was not certain I would be able to drill a sufficiently straight hole to enable the design of the first link. Here in Finland, a 3,5 mm pipe costs about 4 euro/meter, and the unions are around 2 euro per piece (if you do not make your own unions, which is pretty straightforward if you have access to a lathe).

Another quote from the same thread:

But if you have access to even simple machine tools (= a drill, and preferably also a lathe to help making the punch holes exactly centered), it's not too much work to make one of those:

http://www.sitruunapatonki.fi/forum/dow ... &mode=view

There was a long(ish) discussion on the Finnish Citroën forum about a year ago, with several different ideas for a tool proposed, sketched and discussed. There (from page 2 onwards) you can also find the correct dimensions for the flare.

[Stinkwheel]

pliedes aren't selling the tools anymore, I phoned up after one last week and they'd stopped selling them unfortunatly, I found another place on the web that sold the tool for £100 for the 3.5mm but then you had to pay a further £45 for the 4.5mm adapter if you wanted it, same again for the 6.35mm adapter too.

http://www.automec.co.uk/oakes_tools/oa ... e_set.html

See now thats a worry. They didnt have any 6.35mm pipe in when i called before christmas, with no clue on delivery date. Now they do not sell the tools flaring tools anymore. Hydraulic specialists? Not on your nelly it seems.