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I bought one of those, unfortunately it didn't work for my application. I was going to use aluminum pipes from Vintage Air and ordered some and figured I could bend them, cut them and flare them. They advertise that they are 5/8 barbs on the end, I figured they were 5/8 all the way and could flare and cut the end. They are actually 1/2 outside diameter and just the end is 5/8. They have threaded o-ring fittings on the other end which I was going to use a barbed hose fitting for the silicone hose.
I couldn't find a local supplier for aluminum tube and I got tired of ordering and waiting for parts and then finding out they wouldn't do what I wanted. I have about $400.00 worth of stuff I need to send back.

That tool may work on flaring the thick walled copper tube, I used the thin wall, I really don't expect the pressure to be that high. It has held up to the air pressure in my compressor fittings for 10 years now.

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Originally posted by JFB #05177:
I was thinking about doing similair. as for the bead to secure the hose on the pipe, were you aware they make a tool to make that bead?

http://www.jegs.com/i/Earls/36...entProductId=1140092

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0ELVt8KfVA