For reference. I have the following tools for bending and flaring my aluminum lines;
- Imperial 470-Fh Triple Head 180deg Tubing Bender (From Aircraft Spruce). I've but some gorilla tape on the underside of the lip as the tool likes to mar the aluminum there. I use air tool oil to help lube the tube before bending.
- Rolo-Flair manual rotary flairing tool. (From Aircraft Spruce). This is a big bulky unit. It works great but its big. I use a drop or two of air tool oil on the flare face and then use some 400 grit sandpaper on the outside of the flare edge.
- 1/4" handheld tubing straightener (From Amazon.ca)
