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06-10-2008, 08:43 AM
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Re: Help with hard lines
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06-10-2008, 09:43 AM
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There are other things that you can use to bend the tubing other than a tubing bender to make tight bends...............
-Chris
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Re: Help with hard lines
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06-10-2008, 10:12 AM
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C'mon..... I'm in the military. If you don't spell it out, I have no clue what you're talking about.
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Re: Help with hard lines
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06-10-2008, 10:20 AM
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The key to bending a nice tube is the harline you are using and the tools you are doing it with.
What tubing bender and flare tool are you using? Achieving a tite 90 degree bend with a tubing bender is sometimes not possible. Sometime rolling the tubing in your hand or being creative with other objects is needed. Dave
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Re: Help with hard lines
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06-10-2008, 04:07 PM
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I'm using the Summit special stuff. Any suggestions on some better, yet somewhat economical tools?
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Re: Help with hard lines
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06-10-2008, 06:34 PM
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To be honest with you I have so many different benders and flare tools and I use them all.
I use this flare tool quite often. http://www.nitrousoutlet.com/catalog...el=106&dept=11 I use both these benders.. I use the NOS one for tighter bends. http://www.nitrousoutlet.com/catalog...el=107&dept=11 Dave
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Re: Help with hard lines
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06-10-2008, 11:01 PM
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Thanks for the links. Those are definately more heavy duty than what I've got.
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06-11-2008, 05:26 AM
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I tried doing my own when I wanted to go from Blue to Black fittings, I bought the Summit tubing stuff as well and practiced with brake lines...
I gave up and took it back to 860, LOL was way easier that way.
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Re: Help with hard lines
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06-11-2008, 06:10 AM
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I am almost to that point, but up here in Alaska there aren't any shops to take it to. I don't know why, but I want to learn to do it myself.
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Re: Help with hard lines
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06-11-2008, 06:14 AM
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What kind of tubing do you guys suggest? Thickness etc. I'm an aircraft mech so I am used to dealing with aluminum on a very limited basis. This stainless stuff is a whole different animal.
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06-11-2008, 09:28 AM
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I remember Dave sending me out some lines and fittings so that I could hardline my set-up. Well long story short everything went in the trash.. The tubing he sent me was like
trying to bend rebar and I broke 2 flare tools in the process.. So for now we just stick to with leaky black soft lines
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Re: Help with hard lines
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06-11-2008, 09:53 AM
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Yes.. The key is good tools. Not some harbor frieght junk...lol
Dave
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Re: Help with hard lines
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03-25-2010, 05:38 PM
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ok i got questions i wanna start learning hands on with hardlines etc.
for the -an fittin on the end you basicly flare it to what size you need then jsut put the nut on or is a sleeve also involed thanks for the help im trying to learn as much as i can bout this i would later on like to offer nitrous services here in san diego thanks -Daniel |
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Re: Help with hard lines
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03-25-2010, 06:09 PM
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You need a sleeve as well to get the proper seal.
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Re: Help with hard lines
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03-25-2010, 06:58 PM
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k thanks
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Re: Help with hard lines
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03-29-2010, 10:20 PM
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Daniel,
Keep in mind that the flare needs to be a nice flare or it will leak.. You need a nice 37 degree flare tool. Dave
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Re: Help with hard lines
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04-04-2010, 04:00 PM
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thanks yeah i just ordered a jegs tube bender and flaring too and another question the fittings on foggers are they -3 or -4?
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Re: Help with hard lines
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04-13-2010, 11:33 AM
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They are -3
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