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Depends a lot in what you are trying to flare. I tried a bunch of different ones, finally got a half-fast flare using a Snap-On tool borrowed from a friend.
But then I tried some Cunifer line and it flares like a dream even with the HF tool.
 
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Thanks Randall. I used S.U.R. & R. BR-EZ100 brake tube and got a bubble flare with my HF tool, but quite crude and a little lopsided, so went to a pro in town who was good enough to make one for me. A similar tool: https://www.tooltopia.com/k-tool-in...tid=KTI70081&gclid=CODlr9DMidQCFQ5MDQod968ADw
I also ordered a straight pipe from Moss, just in case. (It's the bridge tube on the old style brake calipers.) The one they sent has a nice inverted double flare, but not a bubble. I can make those easily on the HF tool.
I know the one I took off was a bubble but it might not have been original and that the bottom of the bore in the caliper has no seat for the double flare. The one my friend made fits nicely with no leaks or issues but now I wonder if it should have been a double as Moss sent. Might have to post in the Triumph forum.
Here's a picture from Kartek:
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I have a tool similar to the one TomMull linked to, got mine from Eastwood: https://www.eastwood.com/professional-brake-tubing-flaring-tool.html

Used it for the lines on my Morris Minor, seemed to work just fine and the lines have held up over the last 2 years just fine.

Thanks for the info. Yes, I've seen that one, pricey at 179 on sale but far less than the competition. I need to wait for the checkbook to recover from my new Eastwood welder and then consider this again, although I don't make that many pipes.

Tom
 
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