Brake line material.

anewman

cyclonebri1 wrote: »

The Clarke one is fine, mines donkeys years old and for the occaisional use it gets is more than adequate.
Of course the Sykes is a far better professional bit of kit, but it's all about justification, the simpler types are just a bit more fiddly;)

Have to wonder if the old one is better than the new ones Guess it's worth a try and bit of practice on a short bit of pipe anyway. Just want to avoid the "doh" moment when the tool doesn't do what expected and realise it could have been money put towards a better tool.

BillScarab

I've used a clarke one with Kunifer without problems, it's a few years old but looks the same as the one in the current pictures. If you're only going to be using it once or very occassionally it's not worth investign in a really expensive one. Save the money and put it towards tools you use regularly like good spanners or a really good socket set.

anewman

I can highly recommend against Machine Mart. What a waste of time. All the packs of pipe flarers opened and guess which of the dies were all missing :rolleyes: Ordered this from here instead as all these things appear to be the same anyway and delivery is free http://www.toolshopdirect.co.uk/item.php/sn/AK506

tomstickland

Well, I used the Machine Mart item and it's all turned out fine.

cyclonebri1

As others have said the basic type is available from many suppiers under different brands, I think mine was one of the earliet and is branded Kamasa.

Glad it's not just me that falls out with Machine Mart, I find thier attitude and customer service in my 2 local shops to be diabolicle, had several run ins :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

When you get a complete one I'm sure you'll find it's fine.