guess i'm the guinea pig then! i'll order the HF one. this is
exactly the sort of tool i normally would NOT get from HF but in this
case, it really does seem to be the same version as the eastwood one
so i'll take the chance.
many thanks.
On Sat, Nov 22, 2008 at 6:11 AM, Sandy Ganz <sganz@pacbell.net> wrote:
> Nice! Now to wait to see if it works, then I'll have to get one too!
>
> Sandy
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: drmayf <drmayf@mayfco.com>
> To: owain.lloyd@gmail.com
> Cc: crabco@shaw.ca; tigers@autox.team.net; MACHWIL@aol.com
> Sent: Friday, November 21, 2008 7:48:16 PM
> Subject: Re: [Tigers] Brake line routing
>
> Owain,
> it was strange but today I receive a Harbor Freight catalog. Right there
> in the middle of it was an exact duplicate of the Eastwood unit. Exact.
> Interesting also was that the catalog price is $149.99. But when I
> logged onto the HF web site and entered the item number I see that it s
> only $119.99 if ordered online. Now I am not saying it is the same
> unit, but Eastwood gets their stuff from somewhere, eh? Same colors,
> same turret head, etc.
>
> Http://www.harborfreight.com and enter this item number: 99642
>
> For your comparison shopping...
>
> mayf
> Owain Lloyd wrote:
>
>>excellent thanks.
>>so do you think this tool would be good enough to flare the summit
>>3/16 stainless line?
>>http://www.eastwoodco.com/jump.jsp?itemID=18935&itemType=PRODUCT
>>
>>i'm in the US next week so i'll order one if it'll do the job.
>>
>>On Fri, Nov 21, 2008 at 8:19 PM, Ron Fraser <rfraser@bluefrog.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Owain
>>> Eastwood has some of these tools, the good ones start around $200,
>>>the cheap tool is not recommended for stainless.
>>>
>>>http://search.eastwoodco.com/search?p=KK&srid=S1%2d6&lbc=eastwood&ts=custom&;
>>>pw=tube%20flaring%20kits&uid=98347226&isort=score&w=double%20flaring%20tool&
>>>rk=4
>>>
>>>Ron Fraser
>>>
>>>
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>From: tigers-bounces@autox.team.net [mailto:tigers-bounces@autox.team.net]
>>>On Behalf Of Owain Lloyd
>>>Sent: Friday, November 21, 2008 1:40 PM
>>>To: MACHWIL@aol.com
>>>Cc: crabco@shaw.ca; tigers@autox.team.net
>>>Subject: Re: [Tigers] Brake line routing
>>>
>>>
>>>on a related note, does anyone know of a flaring tool that will flare 3/16
>>>stainless pipe?
>>>
>>>i've had to temporarily run copper along the rear axle until i can figure
>>>this one out. the normal hand-held flaring kits just slide off stainless
>>>tubing.
>>>
>>>On Fri, Nov 21, 2008 at 6:36 PM, <MACHWIL@aol.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>Hello,
>>>>
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>>>>
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