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Review on ๐Ÿ› ๏ธ Lisle 33260 Flaring Tool for Professional Grade Flares and Precision Tubing by Joe Merculief

Revainrating 3 out of 5

Seems ok though. Brake Flaring Tool

The $67 Lisle Flaring Tool 33260 is overpriced. I bought it primarily because I wanted to be able to fix 3/16 and 1/4 hard brake lines in hard to reach places ie brake lines that are still installed and this flare tool was unlike any other scrap chrome. Overall, with acceptable editing, it's very durable. So far I've only experimented with this on the bench and made a couple of 3/16 flares that look good and I don't think they will be phased out. Internal deburring tool seems cheap and will not deburr ID (Copper/Nickel) 3/16; it may work for 1/4 of a line, but it doesn't work for 3/16. Not to be too picky, the box the tool comes in is of poor quality - the lid is flimsy and pulls down in the middle where the lock is, but both ends of the lid stay about 1/8-1/4 inch open. And it just looks cheap. More stars if it's $20 or so less.

Pros
  • Certified
Cons
  • Low Repairability