Re: Painting Console Help?
My experience has been....you must anneal the brass tube or it will split when flaring. I replaced all on a 22' Whaler, bought the material from McMaster Carr, cut to length adding for flange, and did most flaring with a ball peen hammer and/or trailer ball. The annealing process is...heat end with torch hot-hot, dunk in water immediately, repeat...should not split.
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