Review on 🛠️ Lisle 33260 Flaring Tool for Professional Grade Flares and Precision Tubing by Billy Braggs

I took the risk of purchasing this product when there were only 6 reviews (mainly because of the brand name) also because other compact 3/16 flaring tools are all but non-existent. 3/16 is the size you need for most brake lines on a Chevy truck. The car's other line is 1/4 inch and is also used in most modern cars. In my experience, this tool has worked very well. I had to connect some leads to the car and it was a lot easier than the V-clamp tool (which wouldn't work at all in my case.) A few suggestions #1) I found that I didn't want to screw the die too tight. When I Doing tests to get used to the tool I found it should be durable enough to be at least nickel free - with a Kopp line it grinds the material down to a fine condition to make a good flare joint I would recommend having extra material and doing some testing yourself, you'll see what I mean and The torch tool is tight enough but doesn't kill #2) When splicing with steel cord, the steel can be too hard for the tool to grab the cord and could form a matrix, in my case the cord slipped off the matrix as I was tightening it. I've read that the simplest solution is to heat treat the steel pipe with a propane torch. the art of glowing red in just a few seconds. Let it cool naturally. Also, be very careful and have water, a wet rag and a fire extinguisher available and avoid puddles of brake fluid as it is highly flammable. Finally, on my first lap, I ended up under a truck with an old flare tool and the liquid dripped all over me. it was pretty disgusting. I've found that the fluid stops flowing out when you press the brake pedal (I then wedged a 1x2 piece, probably 24" long, between the hard pedal and the steering wheel and secured it with an A-clip that held the fluid prevented leakage through the system.