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:
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.
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:
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.
Any comments and suggestions about the flare attempts are very welcome.