Tool, flaring

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OBJECT TYPE: MANUAL/METAL
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1998.0999.002

MANUFACTURER: Henry Valve Co.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Chicago, Illinois, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 2
Total Parts: 3
AKA: die block part
Patents: N/A
General Description: metal (probably steel)

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 19.8 cm
Width: 1.4 cm
Height: 1.6 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Industrial Technology
Category: Tools-Hand
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Henry
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Illinois
City: Chicago

Context

Country: North America
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Part of a collection of refrigeration parts and service items from Dr. G. Leslie Oliver. Dr. Oliver added to and documented a collection begun by his late father, of household and automobile technology. Dr. Oliver's father, T.H. Oliver established a refrigeration & electric service business in Aurora, Ont. 1924, the first and oldest such organization in York Region. In 2000, the business was sold but continues to operate under the T.H. Oliver name. (Refs. 3 & 4)
Function: Flaring tool used to form the end of a tool into a funnel shape so it can be held by a threaded fitting. This portion is half of die block component: when used together, the two halves of the die block secure the tube while it is being shaped.
Technical: Tube flaring tools are a staple element in a repair- or service person's toolbox. To produce a flare of the correct diameter, the metal tubing is inserted into the flaring tool so that it extends approx. 1/3 above the surface of the tool, which is equal to the depth of the flare. The pointed compressor point requires a single drop of lubrication (refrigerant oil] before being screwed down to make contact with the tubing. Excessive pressure bing exerted results in cracked or excessively thinned tube flare. The nut to be used to join the flared tube end must be inserted on the tube before the flare is produced. [ Ref. 4]
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Hole sizes stamped into metal, long one side of form: "3/4", "5/8", "1/2", "3/8", "1/4" "3/16".
Missing: Appears complete.
Finish: All metal construction.
Decoration: N/A

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Henry Valve Co., Tool, flaring, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1998.0999, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1998.0999.002/

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