CT-278 Tube Expander Flaring Tool Kit

Key Features

• Adjustable Flaring Bars — Two bars glide along a self-centering yoke to set the flare size, and turning the wing nuts locks it in place. A swage tool with a tube cutter is included.
• Alloy Steel Swivel — The swivel is chrome-plated alloy steel to reduce friction, and the yoke is forged from heat-treated steel for strength and longevity.
• Flare and Swage Range — Flare adapters cover 1/8 inch to 3/4 inch OD, and swage fittings cover 3/16 inch to 3/4 inch OD.
• 45 Degree Flares — It produces 45 degree flares on soft copper, brass, aluminum and mild steel tubing. The yoke clamp has a wide feed handle for easy clamping and removing.

Product Specifications

• Intended Use: Household tool set
• Package: Box
• Pattern: Monochrome
• Package contents: Flare adapters, swage fittings, a refrigeration wrench for square valves on hose bibs and acetylene tanks, and a carrying case

What It Is / How It Works

This tube expander is a swaging flaring tool kit with adjustable bars, flare adapters and swage fittings, packed in a carrying case.

Who It's For / Use Cases

Flaring and swaging kits suit DIY repairers and home HVAC hobbyists who work with soft copper line sets. They suit a home workshop where pipe ends need flaring only now and then, and where one set covers several tube sizes.

How to Use / Care

1. Use it to expand or flare the end of copper pipe.

How to Choose

Choose the size range by the outside diameter of the tube you work on, since the flare adapters run from 1/8 inch to 3/4 inch OD and the swage fittings from 3/16 inch to 3/4 inch OD. Check the tube material too: this kit produces 45 degree flares on soft copper, brass, aluminum and mild steel tubing. It is not intended as a double, bubble, or inverted flaring tool.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can it make double, bubble or inverted flares?
No. It is not intended as a double, bubble, or inverted flaring tool.

Which tubing materials does it work on?
It produces 45 degree flares on soft copper, brass, aluminum and mild steel tubing.

What comes in the kit?
It includes flare adapters, swage fittings, a refrigeration wrench for square valves on hose bibs and acetylene tanks, and a carrying case.

What sizes does it cover?
The flare adapters cover 1/8 inch to 3/4 inch OD, and the swage fittings cover 3/16 inch to 3/4 inch OD. The kit has 7 swage fittings and two bars that cover 9 different sizes.

What are the main parts made of?
The swivel is chrome-plated alloy steel, and the yoke is forged from heat-treated steel.