Brake pipe tool

[joda]

Where is the best place to get a reasonable quality brake pipe flaring tool?

Also best place to buy pipe etc?

[stealthstylz]

Motor factors should sell pipe, about a tenner for a 25 foot roll. Ive not had any problems with the cheap 10-20 quid flaring kits.

[swampy76]

id always go for a vice mounted flare tool, the hand held ones are good for emergency repairs (we used to carry one when off roading)
but the vice ones give a much better flare.

[ferny]

Don't bother with this type, I broke one with no attempt.





This type is much better.

[joda]

Cheers fella's will have a look and see what i can find

[steveo3002]

www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Brake-Pipe-Flaring-Tool-4-75mm-DIN-Hand-Held-Flare-Tools-Single-Flares-/251475183610?pt=UK_Hand_Tools_Equipment&hash=item3a8d16c7fa

this is the cheapest one i could find that works nice , perfect flares everytime , no nasty teeth marks in the pipe it just works right

beal.org.uk for the pipe and fittings ...you want kunifer -cupro nickel , its better than plain copper and only a few pennys more from beal

[DavidB]

I've used the cheap hand held ones for years and while they always seem to work, they are a pain to use.

Bend pipe over a glass bottle wrapped in gaffer/duct tape.

[bstardchild]

Sept 8, 2014 13:00:16 GMT ferny said:

Don't bother with this type, I broke one with no attempt.





This type is much better.

What he said - although I didn't break the former the later is a far more usable piece of kit

[DWDarkWheels]

Sept 8, 2014 16:00:09 GMT steveo3002 said:

www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Brake-Pipe-Flaring-Tool-4-75mm-DIN-Hand-Held-Flare-Tools-Single-Flares-/251475183610?pt=UK_Hand_Tools_Equipment&hash=item3a8d16c7fa

this is the cheapest one i could find that works nice , perfect flares everytime , no nasty teeth marks in the pipe it just works right

100% agree. Those cheap-ish ones (£20-25?)are not fit for purpose and ought to be banned.
I got one of those hand-held ones (£40) and it's a great bit of kit, produces nice flares, and you can use it on the car.

The vice-mounted Sykes-Pickavant is a dream to use, but you need to be doing lots of brake lines to justify it, but you can't use it with pipes on the car.

[welshpug]

I've used my sykes too on the car...

large pair of stilsons to hold them instead of a vice