shellback 0 Report post Posted February 8, 2007 I have spliced ends in ss wire to form eyes using a die to compress the swages as in a plumber's flaring tool. these flaring tools have a range of hole sizes for different copper pipe dimensions - so bang in your copper swage and screw up the vice voila ze job is done !!!! with luck bill Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Frank Hagan 35 Report post Posted February 9, 2007 Great tip! That's one of these tools, right? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dcannell 0 Report post Posted January 28, 2010 That's actually a flaring tool, used to flare the ends of copper tubing to make a compression joint. There is a tool that looks quite similar, it's called a swaging tool. West Marine carries a couple. http://www.westmarine.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/producte/10001/-1/10001/5657?&cid=chanintel&ci_src=14110944&ci_sku=5657 The difference between the flaring tool and the swaging tool is that the bolts are right next to the item being swaged rather than out at the ends. Much less bend in the steel pieces this way. Dave Cannell Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PAR 231 Report post Posted January 28, 2010 You do realize that the swage is intended to be compressed to a specific diameter and that over compression will fatigue it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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