making your own brake lines?

Well here we go aain. What kind of success have you had making your own brake lines, tranny lines ect.
I purchased a double flare tool, but let me say about the only thing I can do is waist metal tubes.

So if your good at this or have any good pointers I need lots of help in this area.

Bill

I don't know if Jeff can give you any pointers but he's pretty slick at it.

Sounds like I need to hire Jeff for a day! Can you teach Danielson?

hehe

The tool makes alot of difference when making flares. Use only a good USA made tool (read... expensive). HF junk won't do. You can order tubing from eastwood in 25 ft coils. Makes things easier and is cheaper in the long run. Dave

Took me a couple of times to get the hang of it.

I've made my own using cheap tools. Cheapo but not HF, I've had mine for probably 20 years so it may not be really "Cheap" made. Patience is the biggest thing. Keep the tube from pushing back when making the second flare, if it moves it will ruin the double flare. In my experience anyway.

I have one of these, best thing I've used for brake lines.

HEY BILL.........
DIDN'T YOU SAY AT ONE TIME THAT YOU HAD A TIRE CHANGER?

I still do

I got a new wagon and the white walls are making me itch! It costa a fortune to go to a tire store to have them turned in.

I'm just finisning up on putting a whole new system, M/C, Residual Valves, Proportioning Valve and on out to each wheel cylinder on my "30" FORD Coupe.

I used a Kit that belongs to a good friend who used to do a lot of that type of work. It (the kit) was made by a brand-name tool maker and it worked very well for me.

The Clamp held the tubing very tight/solid and the Press and Die set worked good, no slipping.

(Don't forget to put the proper connector on the tubing before you start the forming of the flare though.)

Place the tubing in the proper location on the clamp for the size tubing you're using, leave about the width of the tubing sticking out of the clamp. Then it's a simple clamp-down with the small forming die in the tubing, tighten the clamp down which reforms the tubing, loosen the clamp, remove the die and retighten the clamp to finish the forming of the Inverted Flare.

It worked pretty good for me anyway

I have had the same problem over the past 35 years. Last year I bought a flaring kit from Eastwood and it's the best I've ever seen. I double flared all the new brake lines for my 39 Ford and didn't have any that came out bad. If memory serves, it's a couple of hundered bucks but well worth the money. I also bought a bender (black) that can be used by hand or clamped in a vise. Both tools will to 3/16 through 3/8".
Good luck

Kinda off the subject, but this is the latest part I've been building the machine for. It's 3/16 line with a rubber coating, just under 73" long with 25 bends. I have all the bend in and under power (44 air cylinders so far), now have to work on the parts feeder and drop out. Will also have sensors on to read nut and flair size, air blow through before and after bending, and paint strippers to mark where clamps will go.

The fun end

Looks interesting. What is that for?

They never tell us.