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Review on ARES 18012 Professional Stainless Convenient by Brian Thuo

Revainrating 5 out of 5

You'll never go back to that damn T-handle.

I lost the 3/16" die for my Bluepoint tool and decided it was time to make true bubble highlights instead of half double reversed highlights. When I saw that this weird leverage could do it, and without twisting my arms for hours, I thought it might be worth a try. I live in the rust belt and I replace a lot of brake lines. This thing expands pipes with incredible ease. Don't bend the last 2.5 inches of the pipe until you flare it out as the blocks that clamp the pipe plus the pipe nut are just over an inch long, but the grip is amazing. It doesn't even damage the coating on the polyurethane armored tube. It would be cool if instructions were included so you know how to insert the tube deep into the matrix, but after ten seconds of experimentation you'll get the hang of it.

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