Fabricating brake lines isn't rocket science. A bend, a flare, and a couple fasteners are really all it takes. But if you've even tried to bend a tight radius or make double inverted flares on ...

Also left to do was plumb the brake system, so we go over the materials and tools to use to build brake lines, and also show how to create a perfect inverted or double flare with inexpensive tools.

Tube bending and flaring tools are available from a variety of sources designed to fit many budgets. We will show you a few and how to use them.

I have an old-school brake line flaring tool that I've reluctantly used what seems like 1,001 times to flare 3/16 steel brake line. It's the inexpensive one available at the parts store with the ...