Saville
Well Known Member
HI all,
Well I've hit that part of the learning curve that says it's time to learn to flare.
I got myself a tube cutter, some 3/8" .049 5052 aluminum tubing, a Rolo 37 degree flaring tool, and a tube bender. I watched the Cleaveland
Aircraft video on flaring and bending, read a bunch of posts here in the forum and then did my first 3 practice runs.
Here's the results - top to bottom - first, second, third attempt:
![](/community/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi22.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fb338%2Fsaville140%2FThirdFlare1.jpg&hash=f535d1e2242a3e3e72b4f88e489acd9b)
![](/community/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi22.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fb338%2Fsaville140%2FThirdFlare2.jpg&hash=190f8acdfb8292874a9bc4e427c39f29)
And here is the best of the three held lightly on a male flare. The shadows make it hard to tell, but I have the impression that the flare is too long.
![](/community/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi22.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fb338%2Fsaville140%2FthirdFlareAssemb.jpg&hash=ed3c3bbff608fc01b8dcf41f1c72ae20)
Any comments and suggestions about the flare attempts are very welcome.
Well I've hit that part of the learning curve that says it's time to learn to flare.
I got myself a tube cutter, some 3/8" .049 5052 aluminum tubing, a Rolo 37 degree flaring tool, and a tube bender. I watched the Cleaveland
Aircraft video on flaring and bending, read a bunch of posts here in the forum and then did my first 3 practice runs.
Here's the results - top to bottom - first, second, third attempt:
![](/community/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi22.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fb338%2Fsaville140%2FThirdFlare1.jpg&hash=f535d1e2242a3e3e72b4f88e489acd9b)
![](/community/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi22.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fb338%2Fsaville140%2FThirdFlare2.jpg&hash=190f8acdfb8292874a9bc4e427c39f29)
And here is the best of the three held lightly on a male flare. The shadows make it hard to tell, but I have the impression that the flare is too long.
![](/community/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi22.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fb338%2Fsaville140%2FthirdFlareAssemb.jpg&hash=ed3c3bbff608fc01b8dcf41f1c72ae20)
Any comments and suggestions about the flare attempts are very welcome.