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Unread 06-15-2009, 09:26 PM
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On with the show. Ok I won't go into showing you the common double flaring toolset. They are all alike and you get what you pay for in quality. So here is what the instructions commonly show you when relating how long to allow the tubing to protrude out from the clamp that holds the tubing while you screw down the press tool.

The instructions show that you should let the tubing poke out as far as the first step in the die collar. The black round thing is a die that is pressed into the tubing with the press tool. This height is just a little too long BUT when the tubing is pressed for the first flare you can then file down any excess material that you want. If you do it too short then you won't be able to reposition the tubing in the clamps because they make teeth marks that will ruin your tubing end too much after one position on the tubing end. You'll find this out soon.

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