Better too long than too short

Posted by Todd Miller [172.70.214.153] on Wednesday, July 13, 2022 at 19:26:47 :

Factoring in the union, there is about 5 3/4" too much fuel line. The easiest fix would be to bend some extra fuel line that has fittings in to a circle, and use a couple unions to connect them. But, that would look kinda silly. Kinda like the builder does not know how to flare fuel line. Which he doesn't.

Hmmm, no one seems surprised.

Is cutting off the excess the preferred fix? If so, what flaring tool do you recommend? It is a tool that I will keep, and maybe use again, and my tools will someday go to my sons in laws, so Harbor Freight is not my go to for this one. Before anyone thinks I besmirch Harbor Freight, I sometimes buy stuff from Harbor Freight. I have four Harbor Freight grinders, that cost $9.99 each with a coupon. Why four? One for cut-off, one for a grinding disc, one for flap wheels, and one for a wire wheel. Imagine when I only had one and had to change discs each time I wanted to use a different medium.

I digress. What is your favorite flaring tool?

Follow Ups:

• Re: Better too long than too short - scott56 11:18:17 07/14/2022
  • picture of tool parts - scott56 11:20:15 07/14/2022
• Re: Better too long than too short - Vaughn 10:18:21 07/14/2022
  • Re: Better too long than too short - Todd Miller 11:40:11 07/14/2022
    • Re: Better too long than too short - Johnd 06:23:23 07/15/2022
      • Re: Better too long than too short - Todd Miller 08:58:10 07/15/2022
        • Re: Better too long than too short - Johnd 20:07:06 07/15/2022
    • Re: Better too long than too short - Steve in FH 04:14:45 07/15/2022
      • Re: Better too long than too short - Todd Miller 08:59:34 07/15/2022
    • Re: Better too long than too short - Vaughn 13:45:28 07/14/2022
• Re: Better too long than too short - Tim Holloway 07:55:22 07/14/2022
  • Re: Better too long than too short - Todd Miller 11:41:46 07/14/2022
  • Re: Better too long than too short - Clint Dixon 10:05:31 07/14/2022
    • Re: Better too long than too short - Todd Miller 11:51:25 07/14/2022
    • Furthermore - Clint Dixon 10:13:11 07/14/2022
• Re: Better too long than too short - John W S son of John S 07:46:22 07/14/2022
• Re: Better too long than too short - John Waak 23:50:12 07/13/2022
• Re: Better too long than too short - Don in Oregon 21:21:34 07/13/2022
• Re: Better too long than too short - robert fennikoh 21:03:20 07/13/2022
• Re: Better too long than too short - Jerry in Idaho 19:47:49 07/13/2022
  • Re: Better too long than too short - Todd Miller 21:48:53 07/13/2022
    • Re: Better too long than too short - Jerry in Idaho 00:54:13 07/14/2022

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