What new tools have you got lately?

[Camar068]

Got the rags. In from amaswan. Hung a bucket on the wall for them.

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[Snoots]

That's a pipe bender,or a tubing crusher. You will want to watch lots of you tube videos and read lots of people's posts for work arounds before you try using that to bend tubing.

I've been told that you can pack the tube with wet sand and you're less likely to crush it at the bend.
But WTF do I know. Never tried it.

 

[WFarm]

I've been told that you can pack the tube with wet sand and you're less likely to crush it at the bend.
But WTF do I know. Never tried it.

A better option is to pack the tubing with salt, not sand. Tape one end closed, fill the tube with salt and tape that end closed.

After bending, take the tape off and knock the salt out. I had to soak mine in water to dissolve the salt packed into bends, then blew the lines out with air. Flushed it with water and blew it out again.

As salt will dissolve in water where sand does not, you have much less risk of introducing sand into whatever system the lines are for.

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[Ricko1966]

I've been told that you can pack the tube with wet sand and you're less likely to crush it at the bend.
But WTF do I know. Never tried it.

Pipe and tubing are measured differently so you need to modify the dies to fit tubing. And then .pack with sand and make a clamp for the die to hold the middle of the bend in place so it doesn't rise in the middle And kink. The follower rollers need to be remade with pieces of split lengthwise tubing. Lots of other tricks I probably haven't seen yet see the orange one ground for tubing and a homemade clamp

 

[Mr Clean]

Pipe and tubing are measured differently so you need to modify the dies to fit tubing. And then .pack with sand and make a clamp for the die to hold the middle of the bend in place so it doesn't rise in the middle And kink. The follower rollers need to be remade with pieces of split lengthwise tubing. Lots of other tricks I probably haven't seen yet see the orange one ground for tubing and a homemade clamp

I saw on YouTube (like you suggested) bending in small increments moving the tube in 1/2 inch to 1 inch at a time it also helps to prevent kinking. I seen a few about the sand. A couple of videos on using a smaller die and a top clamp. I guess we'll see one day when I want to waste some pipe...lol

 

[Mr Clean]

Got this at Hobo freight today. I have been looking at one for awhile, had a coupon so I got it.

 

[78C10BigTen]

Got this at Hobo freight today. I have been looking at one for awhile, had a coupon so I got it.

Ive had one of those since the square was my daily, used it about 3 times so far.... it has lived in my burban for many years.

 

[Sgt Gus]

Got this at Hobo freight today. I have been looking at one for awhile, had a coupon so I got it.

I have a decent 3 ton jack from an estate auction. It lifted my Dad but not a truck. I have a new seal kit on the bench, haven't gotten to it. Borrowed the neighbors lol.

 

[Mr Clean]

I smoked my old cordless drill a couple of weeks ago. It still works, but has no where near the power it use too. So I replaced it today.

 

[hoagster]

I smoked my old cordless drill a couple of weeks ago. It still works, but has no where near the power it use too. So I replaced it today.

I think you got your money's worth out of that one!

 

[Frankenchevy]

Cleaned up at HF with the 40% off Maddox sale. Really looking forward to the hydraulic flaring tool.

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[legopnuematic]

I also picked up one of those hydraulic flaring tools, the three HF stores closest were out of stock (go figure), not available for online ordering. Thankfully my dad was going to be passing by a store that had them in stock and was able to pick one up.

I’ve got some other Maddox tools, small slide hammer, axle bearing puller, harmonic balancer tools, couple others and have been pleased with their performance thus far.

 

[legopnuematic]

Did a test flare on some 3/8" stainless tubing. I'm impressed, as does not say its capable of doing stainless. From the website:

Copper, aluminum, soft steel brake lines, and brass tubing

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[idahovette]

UH, didja put the fitting on it before you flared it??.........