Braided AN Hose Tools

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Captain Morgan

Moderated User
Re: Braided AN Hose Tools

a bench vice w/ 2 blocks of pine
leather gloves
electrical tape
WD-40
sharpie
die grinder w/ cutoff wheel
open end wrenches (or the fancy aluminum ones you can buy)
 
warmpancakes

warmpancakes

New member
Re: Braided AN Hose Tools

i wrap the fitting with tape then a adjustable wrench, I have the sof jaws for the vice makes a world of difference
 
4C FED

4C FED

Absolutum Dominium
Re: Braided AN Hose Tools

Good pair of tin snips & 2 hands.
Assemble right away before the braid begins to flare.
 
TYHOGG

TYHOGG

Active member
Re: Braided AN Hose Tools

I have a large gauge cable cutter from greenlee. after wraping the hose and cutting with these things i will never do it any other way. The cut is the cleanest i've ever seen on braided hose, and the fittings are a snap to get on.
 
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MikeRenz

not stock
Re: Braided AN Hose Tools

i got aluminum an wrenches and a pressure test kit which is nice for double checking. chopsaw and elec tape worked fine for me :lol:
 
Bustedsm

Bustedsm

Numbered Car Crazy
Re: Braided AN Hose Tools

Sharp ass chisel, nice piece of copper or brass to keep the chisel from dulling and a hand sledge. That's for cutting...

Otherwise, adjustables :(
 
sytyguy

sytyguy

Moderated User
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Captain Morgan said:
:rotf::rotf: $14 for 6" of angel aluminum with a strip of magnet tap in them, I hope they come with some KY too
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$14 if you buy from Summit or Jegs or whomever.....never said you should do that. :?

Let's just say that you can find those much cheaper if you wanted them.....ahem, me.....ahem. :tup:
 
skwayb

skwayb

NWSTP
Re: Braided AN Hose Tools

sytyguy said:
Amen......I did blocks of wood for 2 years and since I got the soft jaws in 2000, I'll never use anything else. For those who don't have a vice with soft jaws, you can use these:

3" - http://www.holley.com/004ERL.asp
5" - http://www.holley.com/005ERL.asp
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After making a ton of AN hoses, I would highly recommend these. Hell if you complain about buying these for $14, then you shouldn't be making AN hoses. Heck I have a couple of fittings that were $25 a piece. Rather not mar them up. Once I got those I stopped putting little nicks in my fittings or taking the finish off.

If you decided not to get AN wrenches, then make sure all of your wrenches you use are very smooth on the inside. Something like the finish of the Craftsman Pro Series Wrenches. Anything with that finish will not muck up the fittings. Also like Pancake said, wrap the fittings before hand with good old electical tape. Makes it less likely you will scratch the fittings.
 
sytyguy

sytyguy

Moderated User
Re: Braided AN Hose Tools

skwayb said:
If you decided not to get AN wrenches, then make sure all of your wrenches you use are very smooth on the inside. Something like the finish of the Craftsman Pro Series Wrenches. Anything with that finish will not muck up the fittings. Also like Pancake said, wrap the fittings before hand with good old electical tape. Makes it less likely you will scratch the fittings.
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Agreed, at the track, we have a nice adjustable wrench that we sprayed the inside of the jaws with rubber coating. We use AN wrenches 99% of the time, but the coated wrench works when you're trying to make good time.
 
QWERTYphoon

QWERTYphoon

Motley Driver Award 2009
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this is how I have been doing it. I didn't have an aluminum block like that, so I use an old 3" drop block I had left over from a previous truck. You don't really need any special tools. The masonite chisel I found at Home Depot. I sharpened it on my bench grinder. First time I did this it worked perfect. As long as your wrenches are chrome plated it will not marr the finish on the fittings.

http://www.anplumbing.com/installation.html
 
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MikeRenz

not stock
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QWERTYphoon said:
this is how I have been doing it. I didn't have an aluminum block like that, so I use an old 3" drop block I had left over from a previous truck. You don't really need any special tools. The masonite chisel I found at Home Depot. I sharpened it on my bench grinder. First time I did this it worked perfect. As long as your wrenches are chrome plated it will not marr the finish on the fittings.

http://www.anplumbing.com/installation.html
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and if you do scratch something, you can just cover it up with red paint. that method is ghetto, even for minnesota. Surprised you don't just use a wood chipper to cut it down.
 
QWERTYphoon

QWERTYphoon

Motley Driver Award 2009
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I would use my wood chipper but it is full of aluminum beer cans........red paint is cheap.....why you suppose they paint barns that color?
 
turbot

turbot

Member
Re: Braided AN Hose Tools

aeroquip vice jaws and aeroquip crescent wrench. the an wrench wears out way faster then it should spend a couple extra bucks for the crescent never have to buy another one as long as you don't lend it out.
 
AutoVation

AutoVation

Member
Re: Braided AN Hose Tools

sytyguy said:
$14 if you buy from Summit or Jegs or whomever.....never said you should do that. :?

Let's just say that you can find those much cheaper if you wanted them.....ahem, me.....ahem. :tup:
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I'll sell them cheaper too. $4...


+ $25 s/h. :2cents:

100% refund guaranteed (less s/h)
 
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