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The older I get the more light I need to see anything. I was looking for a lighting solution for the dark area of the garage where my...

How about a ball bearing of the correct size welded to a piece of round stock? Hold it in a collet in the mill, clamp your flaring...

Well that didn't take long.

3dprints. I use wood blocks like Peter too. A couple prints of my design and the metric drill index I found on thingiverse. The sleeve...

3dprints. I use wood blocks like Peter too. A couple prints of my design and the metric drill index I found on thingiverse. The sleeve...

If I can ever help out let me know. I’m in and out of the USA pretty much on a weekly basis Maybe there’s a supplier in Buffalo or...

3dprints. I use wood blocks like Peter too. A couple prints of my design and the metric drill index I found on thingiverse. The sleeve...

So are those copper-coloured countersinks the 90 degree type? Just the other day, I was thinking that I need to get countersinks better...

Yup, that's my method. They always seem quick & temporary at the time but somehow they are still in the shop many years later. If you...

So I made a run from Oakville to Lewiston, NY, to pickup some more purchases. I ordered some end mill holders from Shars and a...

I may still have to fiddle some parameters on the nut. It works on paper but will be trial & error in real life mode. Last time I...

This is the aluminum versatube with 45 deg form tool. Its easier to form than the brake line. But I'll smoothen out the transition on...

I think the top of the die should mimic the shape (bellmouth) of the flare so the pipe has somewhere to go as is being formed. I agree...

The handle in your first pic is to do the flaring, the short handle on the tool is just to clamp the pipe into the tool.

The tool in your first pic can do SAE double flares and ISO metric flares in one operation so it takes a lot of force. I have one that...