joea99
Platinum Member
Thinking of making up steel hydraulic lines with JIC ends, if not now, down the line. I know the basics of flaring, having done many automotive brake lines and copper fuel oil lines but some questions I cannot find answers to.
For instance, with hoses with JIC ends, one can have, say a 3/8 inch ID hose and maybe a 1/2 JIC end. It's just a matter of using the correct hose end, from what I've seen. How can I learn the methods and correct terminology for the equivalent deal is for steel? I presume there must be a way to use, say, 1/4 steel lines to got directly to a (say) 3/8 JIC fitting, without using extra adapters? Different "ferrules" maybe?
Or am I way off base?
For instance, with hoses with JIC ends, one can have, say a 3/8 inch ID hose and maybe a 1/2 JIC end. It's just a matter of using the correct hose end, from what I've seen. How can I learn the methods and correct terminology for the equivalent deal is for steel? I presume there must be a way to use, say, 1/4 steel lines to got directly to a (say) 3/8 JIC fitting, without using extra adapters? Different "ferrules" maybe?
Or am I way off base?