Swinging for Divorce…

Flaring ends takes practice. I have had a Snap On flare kit for years that does a good job if I pay attention to every step and detail of the flare. I use it so infrequently that I practice on scrap tubing every time I need to use it, before I get down to the "make or break" point. With mine, it is critical to have the bar perfectly aligned and the tubing exactly as far through the bar as it should be, and no more, before pushing the first bubble on a double flare. After that is done correctly, the second part of the flare is cake. I had to use it a few weeks ago to make some single flares on 3/8 copper for compression flare on air lines when I added an after cooler to my new compressor. Took some practice for sure on that stuff!