Jim, don't know if you saw my email on the subject, but contrary to what
others may say, I used a Snap-On flaring tool and it was the only one
that worked on the bubble flare.
Ridgid makes fine tools, so theirs may work as well.
If you need a bubble flare on one end and a double flare on the other,
go to Pep Boys, and buy a bubble flare pipe, and make the double flare,
which I found easier to make.
Good luck.
Larry
James Barrett wrote:
>
> Folks,
> Last night I tried again. Heated up the Tiger tube
> to yellow and slowly let it cool ( including very slowly
> removing the flame ).
> No Luck again and the pin of the 3/16" die also broke
> off. Plan to return the tool tomorrow. Looked at
> www.snapon.com and the photos appear to be identical to
> the tool I have. I did an internet search and several
> people stated that Snap-On did not make their own tool
> for the double flare. Best reports were for RIDGID double
> flare tools. ( @~$149) They appear to be built different with the
> horse shoe having a screw clamp in it's side instead of
> two wing nuts to clamp the bar at the ends.
> I tried screwing the tube into the clamp after
> it was tight. This just gave shallow threads on my tube
> that were mangled when the tube slipped, even with the
> bench vice and vice-grip clamping in addition to the wing nuts.
> I was unable even to make a single flare with
> with this "Performance Tool"
> I also noted that the ISO (Bubble) flare tool was
> metric for 4.75 (or 4.74) mm. Could it be that the Tiger lines are metric?
>
> 4.75 mm = .187008 inch,
> 4.74 mm = .186614 inch (saw two different size descriptions)
> 3/16" = .1875 inch
> New and old Tubes measures .186" OD.
> Hole in my flaring tool is .176".
>
> At 04:24 PM 1/17/2001 -0800, you wrote:
> >Hey Guys,
> >Anything Snap-On can now be purchased at www.Snap-On.com without having to
> >follow that truck around.
> >Still not cheap, but more convenient
> >
> >Bruce McGuire
> >
> >Steve Laifman wrote:
> >
> >> Jim,
> >>
> >> Most reports on these tools are disappointing. I have had similar
> >> experiences with slipping.
> >>
> >> The only one that has had rave reviews was made by Snap-On. They are
> >> sold by independent Snap-On traveling van dealers to mechanics and body
> >> shops, and visit them regularly. They are NOT cheap, but they have
> >> always had an excellent reputation. I have one of their click torque
> >> wrenches for over 20 years, and a set of Whitworth wrenches for even
> >> longer, (haven't had much use, lately).
> >>
> >> Ask your local mech. when they visit and meet them with your tubing.
> >> They'll demo the tool for you.
> >>
> >> Steve
> >
> James Barrett Tiger II 351C and others
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