It raining here for most of the day and supposed to get cold (for us). So, Ive been meaning to make this tool for awhile and today was the day. I have needed a tool like this before on the last intercooler set up I did as the silicone couplings keeped blowing off. There are more expensive ways of flanging a pipe and normally I would buy the tool, but I rarely need one and this won't take up any more space.
Its just a pair of cheap import vise grips. I have welded a 4" muffler clamp to the lower jaw and shaped a piece of 3/8" steel into a curve to match the clamp in the upper jaw.
Its pretty self explainatory. You just work your way around the pipe then tighten up the tool and go around again, repete til you have the flange built up.
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Right side flanged after just a few minutes of working at it. This was my first atempt at it. Left side is untouched.
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Its just a pair of cheap import vise grips. I have welded a 4" muffler clamp to the lower jaw and shaped a piece of 3/8" steel into a curve to match the clamp in the upper jaw.
Its pretty self explainatory. You just work your way around the pipe then tighten up the tool and go around again, repete til you have the flange built up.
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Right side flanged after just a few minutes of working at it. This was my first atempt at it. Left side is untouched.
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