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gnasha:
i also got 1 of these cheaper kits of ebay the only prob there was no instuctions on how to use but some practise later i was getting there hardest part is knowing how much to have sticking out of clamp

Matt_H:
thanks for all the info guys and girls.. I did acouple more practise ones and spoke to some more friends and it seems like the tool is to blame.

I made another test one and actually bolted it to a spare caliper and the end does round out a lot better.  Not sure how much torque I put on it but reasonably tight with a standard 11 mm spanner, not FT though!  

The thickness of the edge wasn't as much as a professional one but good enough not to leak for now - when I have more money I'll invest in a more professional tool..

I know I know £100 is nothing when talking of ones life or safety!

A friend of mine uses a tool as found on the left on this website http://www.integerspin.co.uk/brakeflare.htm and it works brilliantly well and makes excellent ends, has anyone seen one of these anywhere, I think they are an old design.

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