Glad it worked for you Todd. The Imperial tool is not a bad tool, I just found it won't repeatedly flare stainless, worked great for a while, then not so great, then not at all.
I just shipped the loaner Fedhill flare tool back, and my new one should pass it in the mail. I still have some brake lines to make, and some 5/16" stainless fuel lines for a friend, I'll report back when I am done.
On another note, the folks at Fedhill sell a copper nickle alloy brake tubing that will never rust, and is reasonably soft, I have some 3/16" that they sent as a sample with the flare tool, and I then ordered 12' of 1/4" tube. I'll try the new stuff on some really tricky short lines I need to make, I think it will be really nice to work with. A few years ago I thought the is copper nickle stuff was really expensive, but I don't think so any more, not sure if the price dropped, the price of stainless went up, or if I just realize it's value?
Grigg
