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Re: Tool for cutting braided stainless steel hose?
[Re: gregsdart]
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10/22/15 03:52 PM
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I have the lined nylon hoses an it bends very easy! Have a shop press the fittings on, it will never leak or come apart. Fittings come in polished, black and red/blue. And no punctured fingertips!
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Re: Tool for cutting braided stainless steel hose?
[Re: Monte_Smith]
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10/22/15 09:17 PM
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I know LOTS of people still like and use the braided line with the red/blue ends and I myself, have totes full of lines like that. But these days, I don't know, I guess it just strikes me as very 80s on the look, plus the stuff is heavy and harder to work with. Especially if you have a car with LOTS of plumbing, that look is just very "busy" to me now. While I still do at times use a colored fitting now, it is usually black ends on black hose If I was building from scratch I would definitely use lighter nylon braided hose. I just have too much braided stainless and red/blue fittings change to something more modern.
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Re: Tool for cutting braided stainless steel hose?
[Re: Thumperdart]
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10/22/15 10:03 PM
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Personally, I only use TFE for brake, clutch or nitrous lines.
I have also gotten away from the steel braided stuff period and gone to the black nylon outer braided hose. It's much lighter, has the same core and as an added bonus, you don't bleed after assembling ends on it..........LOL!!! DITTO...........Plus I cut mine w/scissors or pvc cutters w/ease.......I now use the Earls lightweight hose and fittings $$$$$$  I use these to assemble braided lines. http://www.summitracing.com/parts/kts-416/overview/I don't stick my fingers anymore. Well worth the price. Digger73 (Mike)
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Re: Tool for cutting braided stainless steel hose?
[Re: Bigcube]
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10/23/15 10:38 AM
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 This is what I use too. Easiest and cleanest way to do it IMO.
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Re: Tool for cutting braided stainless steel hose?
[Re: OUTLAWSSAA]
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10/23/15 11:35 AM
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BTW,with that black nylon hose, you can use the same fittings that you were using on the braided line, and price wise its almost the same. Good to know. Thanks.
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Re: Tool for cutting braided stainless steel hose?
[Re: Digger73]
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10/23/15 01:10 PM
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Personally, I only use TFE for brake, clutch or nitrous lines.
I have also gotten away from the steel braided stuff period and gone to the black nylon outer braided hose. It's much lighter, has the same core and as an added bonus, you don't bleed after assembling ends on it..........LOL!!! DITTO...........Plus I cut mine w/scissors or pvc cutters w/ease.......I now use the Earls lightweight hose and fittings $$$$$$ I use these to assemble braided lines. http://www.summitracing.com/parts/kts-416/overview/I don't stick my fingers anymore. Well worth the price. Digger73 (Mike) I don't like mine, gets dull real easy.
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Re: Tool for cutting braided stainless steel hose?
[Re: gregsdart]
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10/23/15 02:46 PM
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By far the easiest and cleanest way is to use the method shown on the Earl's website. They use a large sharp masonry chisel, a 5 lbs maul and a small flat block of brass.
One good hit is all it takes to cleanly and instantly cut any braided line.
I was shocked when I watched how easy it is to do on their video. They cut all of their lines this way. It leaves the hose clean and the ends perfectly formed with no taping required.
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Re: Tool for cutting braided stainless steel hose?
[Re: jbc426]
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10/23/15 04:17 PM
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By far the easiest and cleanest way is to use the method shown on the Earl's website. They use a large sharp masonry chisel, a 5 lbs maul and a small flat block of brass.
One good hit is all it takes to cleanly and instantly cut any braided line.
I was shocked when I watched how easy it is to do on their video. They cut all of their lines this way. It leaves the hose clean and the ends perfectly formed with no taping required. A sharp chisel and a block of wood. Works very well. Clean cut and no burrs. I first saw it done this way over 35 years ago. I can't imagine doing it any other way.
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Re: Tool for cutting braided stainless steel hose?
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10/23/15 06:23 PM
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Thanks, guys. I won't say how long it has been since my lines were changed, but they are waaaaaay over due. The cutter is the way I will go, because like Challenger I also plugged a couple of nozzles trying to use a chop saw. Even after a good cleaning with a bore brush and solvent, something stayed behind. My problem came from a corroded fitting, not the hose or when the hose was made. Fittings and hose need to replaced after some time. The white stuff stuck in your nozzle is fitting not hose. I tried a shear years ago to cut hose, like said above it has to be really sharp, if not then your better off with a chop saw IMO. I did have some issues with "white scum" but that was later. I went to Klotz fuel lube and haven't had any maintenance issues since, which is maybe fifteen years ago. The plugged nozzles were plugged with black bits of rubber from cutting the hose.
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Re: Tool for cutting braided stainless steel hose?
[Re: gregsdart]
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10/25/15 11:09 PM
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I use an angle grinder with a cutoff wheel. I've found that if you get real aggressive you'll have wires sticking out, but if you go slow there is less chance of wires sticking out. Any wires are ground off with just a LIGHT touch of the wheel. I would buy the tool if I did it often.
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