Yellow Jacket 60295 Flaring Tool with Eccentric Cone, 45 DEG, 3/16 to 3/4 in

Definitely the right tool for the job a specialized tool that can't be supplemented; we used this in conjunction with an internal bending line to accomplish a mini split installation. I can't recommend internal support enough for bending copper lines ( but make sure you check pulling the lines out occasionally, bends create a lot of friction).

Doesn't have a depth stop, so the amount of material you start your flare with is something you have to guess, or know by experience. A lot of searching and googling yielded results from 1/16" to 1/8". But once you get a hang of it, the flares it makes are perfect, especially when touched up with nylog. For best tool life, definitely de-burr, and definitely use a lubricant/nylog on the elliptical head. At the pressures it's using, you can definitely mark/scratch up the head with a sharp copper burr. It didn't seem too important, but it's true that one of my thinner flares ended up tearing off after torquing. I think it was a combination of 1) a thin flare, 2) a touch too much torque esp w/ nylog as a lubricant (manufacturer did not spec lubricant), and 3) too many torquing cycles. Some instructions will ask you to "torque, back it off, then torque again". I'd say, unless your manufacturer recommends it at that torque spec, torque it once, preferably on the lower end of the specification, and leave it alone.

This Yellow Jacket flare tool with its eccentric cone works extremely well. I have used, admittedly cheaper, Rigid flare tools and have not been happy with those. Another excellent Yellow Jacket product. It is unfortunate that Yellow Jacket products are not more available on Amazon. The Chinese products are a waste of time for HVAC work. Spend more and get real quality that does the job right first time.

Outstanding tool essential for hooking up mini split HVAC units. Perfect flare fittings every time.

Well made and easy to use. I would suggest Pravin some scrap to get used to and perfect your flairs. Installed 4 mini splits so far and all of the flairs were perfect

Missing the flare sizing gauge PN 60297. Tried 2 times to get all the parts as listed on the box Both boxes were beaten up so maybe they fell out of the box IDK.

I've had good luck with these. With this style tool it's all about accurate construction and making the conical die out of really hard and highly polished metal. These seem to be hard chrome plated and that's about as hard as you can get. Once the die face gets scuffed up you need to throw the tool away. It will never make a good flare again. Some of the cheap ones seem to work well when they are new, but don't last long. If you plan to make more than a few flares just spend the money.

This flaring tool makes flawless flares. Just do your prep work. Deburr, deburr, deburr. Then a dab of Nylog on the forming anvil, rotate clockwise until you hear the click, and there you have it.

made perfect flares for my propane lines

worth the money

my only dislike is that you really have to crank it tight on the smaller die sizes (1/4", 3/16") and even then you may end up pushing the tube instead of flaring it to the proper depth. For the larger tube sizes tho it's flawless and idiot-proof.