Flaring metal brake lines and metal fuel lines (or transmission lines) is something of an art when using the most common type of double flaring tool. We're talking about the mass-produced double flare ...

I have an old-school brake line flaring tool that I've reluctantly used what seems like 1,001 times to flare 3/16 steel brake line. It's the inexpensive one available at the parts store with the wing ...

A restless sunspot threw off a double solar flare Monday (April 25), triggering some radio blackouts over Asia and Australia. The sunspot AR2993 erupted with two M1 flares in quick succession, ...

Rigid steel tubing with flare and inverted flare fittings is the form of plumbing used on most vehicles. Fuel lines, brake lines, automatic transmission cooler lines and even some air-conditioning ...

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