Having my first experience with braided line the other day, led me to believe that cutting it properly is extremely difficult and time consuming using the tape and hacksaw method. So, being the bored, out of work, young engineer that I am I was trying to come up with a full proof way of doing this.
the first thing you need is a fuel injection type hose clamp in the right diameter that can be taken apart to get around the hose. These clamps look like this:
Wrap this around the hose and tighten it down pretty tight so it can't slide. Then support it in a vice by lightly clamping the tube in the vice.
Then, assuming you have any type of decent air compressor, grap your cut-off tool like this:
make a quick cut right at the edge of the clamp and there will be a few fibers left. clip these off with some side cuts.
after you do that, only slightly loosen the clamp until it will barely slide. move the clamp back about 1/16" and then begin to start it into the hose end. Once you have it started, continue to loosen/slide the clamp back as you push the hose all the way in
then lube the fitting and hose up with some silicone spray and tighten away.
Its really THE only way to fly.
the first thing you need is a fuel injection type hose clamp in the right diameter that can be taken apart to get around the hose. These clamps look like this:
Wrap this around the hose and tighten it down pretty tight so it can't slide. Then support it in a vice by lightly clamping the tube in the vice.
Then, assuming you have any type of decent air compressor, grap your cut-off tool like this:
make a quick cut right at the edge of the clamp and there will be a few fibers left. clip these off with some side cuts.
after you do that, only slightly loosen the clamp until it will barely slide. move the clamp back about 1/16" and then begin to start it into the hose end. Once you have it started, continue to loosen/slide the clamp back as you push the hose all the way in
then lube the fitting and hose up with some silicone spray and tighten away.
Its really THE only way to fly.
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