I have found some things that I think might be beneficial to others when plumbing their brake lines and fuel lines.
Tube bender: The Imperial Eastman benders and maybe the Ridgid benders can be found used on Ebay. They are kinda pricey but if you watch you can find the right size for a decent price. Be sure to get the size you need. They will let a builder make a much tighter bend radius than most other tools. That can save a lot of frustration in tight spots. As always, they hold their value and can be resold when done.
These handy tubing tube bending pliers are available from Eastwood or Ebay reasonably inexpensively.
These are also available from Eastwood and Ebay. A little pricey but could probably be made with a Harbor freight flange tool or a pair of their large pliers and a couple of welded pieces of steel. They really work good when you have bent a piece of tubing and then wish the bend had been somewhere else. They do a good job straightening tubing. It has a groove for the tube to set in.
Hard to find fitting with 3/8-24 Straight Threads (NOT pipe threads)
Tube bender: The Imperial Eastman benders and maybe the Ridgid benders can be found used on Ebay. They are kinda pricey but if you watch you can find the right size for a decent price. Be sure to get the size you need. They will let a builder make a much tighter bend radius than most other tools. That can save a lot of frustration in tight spots. As always, they hold their value and can be resold when done.
These handy tubing tube bending pliers are available from Eastwood or Ebay reasonably inexpensively.
These are also available from Eastwood and Ebay. A little pricey but could probably be made with a Harbor freight flange tool or a pair of their large pliers and a couple of welded pieces of steel. They really work good when you have bent a piece of tubing and then wish the bend had been somewhere else. They do a good job straightening tubing. It has a groove for the tube to set in.
Hard to find fitting with 3/8-24 Straight Threads (NOT pipe threads)
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