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37 Degree Single vs Double Flared Tubing
Do aluminum fuel lines need to be double flared (37 degree flaring)? A 37
degree double flaring tool is very expensive compare to the single flare type. I ran across this in a Car Craft magazine article: "Most tubing in the aircraft industry is extruded in one piece with no seam, so double flares aren't required to prevent crack formation." |
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For a one-time use, I bought a cheapie $10 45 degree flaring tool, took the
taper off, and recut it in a lathe to 37 degrees. YMMV -Cory Craig Foster wrote: : Do aluminum fuel lines need to be double flared (37 degree flaring)? A 37 : degree double flaring tool is very expensive compare to the single flare : type. I ran across this in a Car Craft magazine article: : "Most tubing in the aircraft industry is extruded in one piece with no seam, : so double flares aren't required to prevent crack formation." -- ************************************************** *********************** * Cory Papenfuss * * Electrical Engineering Ph.D. Graduate Student * * Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University * ************************************************** *********************** |
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