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| | | | Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 578 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 578 | Could one of you guys that has a quality flaring tool do me a favor?
Put your calipers on the "shoulder" of the 3/16ths die and tell me the thickness.
Thanks, in advance.
"Happiness equals reality minus expectations" - Tom Magliozzi
| | | | | Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 9,671 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 9,671 | Don't know what you mean by the "shoulder" of the die Jim. I'd be glat to measure my 3/16 FedHill die if I know what you're looking for.
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Denny G
Sandwich, IL
| | | | | Joined: May 2005 Posts: 8,878 . | | . Joined: May 2005 Posts: 8,878 | Are you asking about the clamp type and the double flare "button" used for setting the length and performing the first operation?
Do you want to know how far to stick the tube out of the clamp? This may vary by manufacturer depending on little details like how much the clamp is countersunk.
Grigg | | | | | Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 9,671 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 9,671 | Hey Grigg, I was very impressed by the Brake Quip BQ350 tool but and I think I want to add one to my tool box. But I just spent that last 45 minutes looking thru their site and on line and still can't find prices or a place to order one. Where did you find yours????
I need to find this quick before the urge leaves me!!!!
Denny Graham
Sandwich, IL
Denny G
Sandwich, IL
| | | | | Joined: May 2005 Posts: 8,878 . | | . Joined: May 2005 Posts: 8,878 | Denny, I ordered directly from Brakequip.... They have dealers and while I'm not a dealer I did setup an account and now it's easy for me to order stuff. I've offered to do a group order if there is much interest, so far you're the second person. Last time I ordered a few of them they gave me a much better price than if I had only ordered one. I'll send you a PM. (well I will if you'd thin out your PM box) If anyone else wants one http://www.brakequip.com/fitpdf/tubes_flaring.pdfsend me a PM. Grigg
Last edited by Grigg; 07/20/2011 4:26 PM.
| | | | | Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 578 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 578 | Grigg, you answered my question by not answering it.
I was comparing two buttons, each different. Never dawned on me that they were probably meant for different clamps.
"Happiness equals reality minus expectations" - Tom Magliozzi
| | | | | Joined: May 2005 Posts: 8,878 . | | . Joined: May 2005 Posts: 8,878 | Wondered if that's what you were after, did you figure it out? | | | | | Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 9,671 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 9,671 | Ok Grigg, took me seven straight hours to sort thru and save all the PM's that I had in the bucket but it's finally finish, MT!!!!
Got an email back from Brakequip which I sent at five or six this morning and Margaret Meek came back with a price, let me catch my breath here, talking five hunderd big ones to get a BQ350 now. I'd have to get a much better deal than that before I bought one now. And no I don't want half the set by stepping down to the BQ351. I like good tools and if I were in the mood to buy it I'd want the top of the line. Sure as heck one Saterday night around 11:00 pm I'd need the tool that the bargan set didn't have with it.
And to think, if they would have had an easy way of online purchacing it at five o'clock this morning when I was hot I probably would have bought it. Shouldn't give me any time to think about things like that!!!!
Denny Graham
Sandwich, IL
Denny Graham
Denny G
Sandwich, IL
| | | | | Joined: May 2005 Posts: 8,878 . | | . Joined: May 2005 Posts: 8,878 | Denny a simple Google search of "brakeqhip 350 price" returns this result http://www.brakequipstore.com/BQ350.htmlThat sounds like a good price, let me check what I would get though. Funny enough that same search that returns the link above as the first choice returns this very thread as 7th choice and in the preview shows "Hey Grigg, I was very impressed by the Brake Quip BQ350 tool but and I ... and on line and still can't find prices or a place to order one" Grigg
Last edited by Grigg; 07/21/2011 2:09 PM.
| | | | | Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 9,671 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 9,671 | That link "South Country Industreal Supply LLC" is $70 cheaper than the price from the folks at BrakeQuip it self. Like I said, that gal that answered my email at BrakeQuip shot me that big one of $485.
If I could get that thing down below $400 and I might buy one.
Denny Graham
Sandwich, IL
Denny G
Sandwich, IL
| | | | | Joined: May 2005 Posts: 8,878 . | | . Joined: May 2005 Posts: 8,878 | Denny, sending you a PM,
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