Thorstone Double & Single Flaring Tool Kit for Brake Line and Brass Tubing Tool with Extra Adapters,45 Degrees,Red

I used this tool to make a brake line to connect my master cylinder to the proportioning valve. I don't know if it was me or the previous owner who damaged the 7/16 - 24 tube nut. The damaged thread made installing the brake line to the master cylinder difficult. The undamaged 3/16 - 24 tube nut went on in seconds. I bought a 3/16" brass tube from a hobby shop and placed one end in the tool. There were no instructions to indicate how much of the tube should be above the tool. I tried two different heights with unuseable double flares. On my third attempt I got a nicely formed double flare. It fit perfectly on the tube nut. My fourth try also produced a nicely formed double flare. All I have to do now is bend the tube in the approximate shape of the existing brake line. After double flaring brass tubes, I bought a stainless steel tube with .028 wall thickness. I placed the stainless steel tube in the flaring bar and was able to make a nice double flare. I placed the other end of the tube in the flaring bar and turned the handle. This time there was no bubble. I removed the adapter and tried to flare the tube. There was no flare on the tube and the end of the tube was below the surface of the flaring bar. I removed the tube from the flaring bar and tried again. Same results. I discovered that the flaring bar was no longer holding the tube in place. It turns out the stainless steel tube wore down the threads that hold the tubes in place. This tool will not work with stainless steel more than one time.

Thorstone Juego de herramientas - cortador de tubo y avellanador. Buen producto caserp, no es profesional. Pero cumple con su función. El kit llegó completo y en tiempo sin contratiempos.

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This kit works as advertised and did a great job of double flaring my brake lines. No leaks when assembled. This set is not professional grade, but definitely good enough for the occasional user. No complaints.

The C driver is lightweight material and feels cheap. The line clamp almost never lines up correctly so you will have to ensure that you have it perfectly clamped or it will pinch the sides or scratch it. This is horrible for high visibility stainless lines that cannot be marred (such as one of my customers' $100k vehicles) and will make you go slower. The cutting tool is also made of what seems to be aluminum. All of this is covered is probably the worst chrome finish I've ever seen (powder coat would be about the same finish). It works, makes double flares really really well and it will last a while as long as you keep it greased and in the case. 4/5 stars because honestly it's great for the price but don't expect to use this as your shop go-to brake line tool.