Best Flaring tool for 6mm Brake pipe

[winchman]

I bought a Ebay one for £50 it was not good didn't line the dies central to the pipe so poor flares.
So what would you advise?

 

[JOEPRO]

Go Sykes or go home

 

[bricol]

Pretty much - I've had a Sykes Pickavant flaremaster for 30 plus years and have used it hundreds of times. Small enough to use on the car if needed.

 

[reb78]

These work pretty well. I dont know if there's metric versions on this site or if 1/4" is close enough to 6mm

Hand Held Brake Pipe Flaring Tool

A professional-quality, easy to use tool that’s great for flaring brake pipes in-situ on the vehicle or on the bench. Includes detailed instructions for producing single or double SAE flares on copper or copper/nickel brake pipe. HAND HELD FLARING TOOL FOR BRAKE PIPE #HPRO

www.carbuilder.com

 

[Porkypine]

I've found the hand held ones as above to be very satisfactory

 

[reb78]

I used a Sealey one at one point and it was utterly rubbish. I could not get anything useable out of it. The one I link to above was a game changer for me. Perfect every time.

 

[Porkypine]

They go under various 'brand' names, mine is called Powerhand, but they're all the same.
I even did a couple of steel pipes for a mate with it too which worked fine, my own usage is just copper type brake pipe

 

[MoreWellie]

sykes do, or at least did do, kits with fewer dies in which were cheaper
or maybe they were cheaper as i bought mine a while ago

 

[frank horton]

my Sykes Pickavant is now over 50 years old and still does the job.....that was money well spent....
along with my old Dunlop tracking gauges.....u remember them....similar age....

 

[winchman]

I do have a Sykes one but unfortunately no 6mm Dies

 

[JOEPRO]

I do have a Sykes one but unfortunately no 6mm Dies

I would get on ebay and look for 6mm sykes dyes then. Some used ones are available you may get lucky

 

[Melvyn Best]

along with my old Dunlop tracking gauges.....u remember them....similar age....

I remember someone sticking their finger up an exhaust and rubbing it on to the eyepiece, think most apprentices got caught with that one?

 

[winchman]

Going to root through my pile of bits later and see exactly what I need, sykes dies are not cheap
Have to identify exactly which Sykes one I have
Does any one know do I need The OP1 and OP 2 punch?

270 Brake Pipe Flaring Spares

Sykes Pickavant provide a full range of spare parts on all of their brake pipe flaring tools, hand held or bench mounted versions

sykes-pickavant.com

 

[8ob]

Going to root through my pile of bits later and see exactly what I need, sykes dies are not cheap
Have to identify exactly which Sykes one I have
Does any one know do I need The OP1 and OP 2 punch?

270 Brake Pipe Flaring Spares

Sykes Pickavant provide a full range of spare parts on all of their brake pipe flaring tools, hand held or bench mounted versions

sykes-pickavant.com

Both

Bob

 

[8ob]

I bought a Ebay one for £50 it was not good didn't line the dies central to the pipe so poor flares.
So what would you advise?

Normally down to a poorly cut pipe, lack of deburring and chamfer. A dab of oil also helps.

Bob

 

[winchman]

Normally down to a poorly cut pipe, lack of deburring and chamfer. A dab of oil also helps.

Bob

Thanks Bob I did use a proper tube cutter deburred and chamfered but found the tool was poor looked very well made but dies that hold the tube and the op1 bit are just not on the same centre line. I had several attempts but none are usable

 

[dobbslc]

Pardon our interruption...

 

[winchman]

Pardon our interruption...

Thanks but sykes list 1/4 and 6mm as different parts, I think this one is for an older tool?

 

[Smallfry]

Thanks but sykes list 1/4 and 6mm as different parts, I think this one is for an older tool?

I have got one of this type.

It is NOT the one pictured though. It is a Blue Point one (Snap On ?) I have had it a long time, 30 plus years. Makes really good flares every time. It is actually for metric pipes, but does imperial no problem, although it leave slight grooving where the pipe is gripped.

I am using it at the moment to replace the 6mm brake pipes on my Unimog (bar steward job) with 1/4 Kunifer pipe (don't like copper). Always wanted a Sykes one but could never justify it to myself. Those Sealey ones and similar, that look like a pair of grips, with the dies on a strip are absolute rubbish.

 

[Anguz]

I have a snap on one that was dads. Must be at least 50 years old... I can remember playing with it as a kid