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#563 03/25/2019 12:08 AM
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Here is the homemade hydraulic tubing flaring tool that I made. I use this to made all the tubes on my loader. It will make 1/4 to 3/4 although I have only made 1/2" tubes.

If you choose to make one of these you are doing so at your own risk and assume the risk for any hydraulic tubes you choose to fabricate.


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Side Clamp.pdf (25.52 KB, 1 downloads)
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Bolt.pdf (8.92 KB, 1 downloads)
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Finally found the original thread. Many thanks to Tom for the design of this. I used most of his design for the base of mine.


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So the reason I moved this thread late is because I couldn't find it the first time. I finally found it a few days ago. As luck would have it I am using my back hoe attachment to dig a French drain in my yard and sprung a leak on a stainless steel hydraulic line. So I took pics as I made a replacement line. This is the first line that I have made in 5 years probably but it worked like a charm. On the loader I made about 25 lines. I used carbon steel tubing and painted them. I had a stick about 6 ft long left that I made this tube out of. My next one will have to come after I buy more tubing.


When I looked around trying to get tubes made for my loader it was going to cost me a couple thousand dollars to have all of them made. This tool has literally saved me probably $2,000 dollars. Probably 100 on this one line this week.

This is what I'm working on:
[Linked Image from i610.photobucket.com]

One of the tubes in the middle was leaking in the 2" radius bend.
[Linked Image from i610.photobucket.com]

Removed end arm and bucket so the line can be removed from the machine.
[Linked Image from i610.photobucket.com]

So first is to bend the tube to the desired route. I use a harbor freight tubing bender to bend the tubes. This bender is about 7 years old and stays bolted to my welding table. It has dies for 3/8, 1/2 and 5/8 tubing. All that I have ever tried is 1/2. I did buy a stick of 3/4 tubing but I never made a flare for it.

Removed the tubing and laid out the tube for bending. I didn't take a before pic so here is the finished profile.
[Linked Image from i610.photobucket.com]

The frame of my tubing flare is 1" thick. This means that I have to have about 2" after the end of a bend to make a flare. This can be a problem. First you have to put on the nut, then the flare cup, sorry for the terminology. After the flare nut you clamp the tube in the holder leaving about 3/16 sticking out.

Used deburring tool to clean up the inside of the tube before flaring
[Linked Image from i610.photobucket.com]

Pic of flare clamp
[Linked Image from i610.photobucket.com]

Clamp tube into the holder. Sometimes the tube will slip when pushing on it. I will cut a small piece of sand paper and wrap the tube. This provides enough friction to get the tube to flare.
[Linked Image from i610.photobucket.com]

Mount the frame in a vise. Tighten the clamp until the flare is the same diameter as the outside of the cut circle. If you get it too big the nut won't go over it.
[Linked Image from i610.photobucket.com]


[Linked Image from i610.photobucket.com]


[Linked Image from i610.photobucket.com]

Since I clamp so hard on the tube sometimes the flare sleeve won't slide up. I turned the threads off this fitting. I put the nut in the vice and gently tap the flare until the flare sleve slides all the way up and the fitting is done.

[img]https://i610.photobucket.com/a...ol/20190324_204529_zps85vp8yj5.jpg[/img]

Now flip and repeat. Make sure you put the nut and sleve on before you do the other side. I made a couple for the loader that only have one nut...that will make you mad.

Hope this helps.

GatorS


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I didn't think that hard stuff could be bent cold!!---WOW----That is really nice!


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Couldn't get this pic to post on the post above.

Since I clamp so hard on the tube sometimes the flare sleeve won't slide up. I turned the threads off this fitting. I put the nut in the vice and gently tap the flare until the flare sleve slides all the way up and the fitting is done.

[Linked Image from i610.photobucket.com]

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