IowaRV9Dreamer
Well Known Member
OK - I've entered the wonderful world of aluminum tube and already need help!!
I very carefully made a template of the tube I wanted to bend using a coat hanger. This is between the Andair fuel valve and the Facet Fuel pump. Then I cut and bent the tube using the Imperal Bender. Nice tool, I got it perfectly bent.
The problems came after I dressed the ends and got ready to flare. The bend at the fuel pump side is too close to the end of the tube.
I could "maybe" get the flare made IF I didn't have to put the sleeve on, but with the sleeve on there is no way to make the flare. How can I make this work?
That brings up another problem.... The sleeves are incredibly super tight to slide onto the tube. That doesn't seem right. The problem isn't at the end of the tube (no burrs), but all along the length. I tried some scotchbrite pad action on the tube and that helped, but only a little. Are they supposed to be this tight on a straight section of tube?
If anyone can help with these 2 questions, I'd appreciate it.
I'm going to be ordering a bunch of tubing soon, that's for sure
I very carefully made a template of the tube I wanted to bend using a coat hanger. This is between the Andair fuel valve and the Facet Fuel pump. Then I cut and bent the tube using the Imperal Bender. Nice tool, I got it perfectly bent.
The problems came after I dressed the ends and got ready to flare. The bend at the fuel pump side is too close to the end of the tube.
I could "maybe" get the flare made IF I didn't have to put the sleeve on, but with the sleeve on there is no way to make the flare. How can I make this work?
That brings up another problem.... The sleeves are incredibly super tight to slide onto the tube. That doesn't seem right. The problem isn't at the end of the tube (no burrs), but all along the length. I tried some scotchbrite pad action on the tube and that helped, but only a little. Are they supposed to be this tight on a straight section of tube?
If anyone can help with these 2 questions, I'd appreciate it.
I'm going to be ordering a bunch of tubing soon, that's for sure