Comments on: What The Heck Is A Swaging Punch? http://toolmonger.com/2008/06/10/what-the-heck-is-a-swaging-punch/ All tools. All the time. Your source for news, information, and reviews of hand tools, power tools, and tools of all kinds. Sat, 22 Nov 2008 22:56:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Teacher http://toolmonger.com/2008/06/10/what-the-heck-is-a-swaging-punch/#comment-351228 Teacher Sun, 15 Jun 2008 00:47:41 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2008/06/10/what-the-heck-is-a-swaging-punch/#comment-351228 I've also used an alignment punch for this. I’ve also used an alignment punch for this.

]]> By: fred http://toolmonger.com/2008/06/10/what-the-heck-is-a-swaging-punch/#comment-347999 fred Wed, 11 Jun 2008 15:15:38 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2008/06/10/what-the-heck-is-a-swaging-punch/#comment-347999 Re eschoendorff Says: Any of the vesions that use dies (Imperial Eastman, Rothenberger, Mastercool et.) will produce more consistent results - as you note. Re eschoendorff Says:

Any of the vesions that use dies (Imperial Eastman, Rothenberger, Mastercool et.) will produce more consistent results - as you note.

]]> By: eschoendorff http://toolmonger.com/2008/06/10/what-the-heck-is-a-swaging-punch/#comment-347968 eschoendorff Wed, 11 Jun 2008 14:04:26 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2008/06/10/what-the-heck-is-a-swaging-punch/#comment-347968 Neat idea for a tool, but I really like the Mastercool version better. Seems like it would be more consistent. Neat idea for a tool, but I really like the Mastercool version better. Seems like it would be more consistent.

]]> By: fred http://toolmonger.com/2008/06/10/what-the-heck-is-a-swaging-punch/#comment-347173 fred Tue, 10 Jun 2008 19:54:34 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2008/06/10/what-the-heck-is-a-swaging-punch/#comment-347173 Sorry for the redundant post - updates seem a bit slow. Sorry for the redundant post - updates seem a bit slow.

]]> By: fred http://toolmonger.com/2008/06/10/what-the-heck-is-a-swaging-punch/#comment-347131 fred Tue, 10 Jun 2008 19:07:24 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2008/06/10/what-the-heck-is-a-swaging-punch/#comment-347131 There are hammer-driven flaring, swaging and re-rounding tools that can be used with soft copper, EMT etc. For better results we use swaging or flaring blocks to back these up Re- rounding helps solve issues with compression fittings – here is a link. http://www.pollardwater.com/pages_product/R06081rerounders.asp For even better results you should use a swaging bar and vise like those made by Imperial-Eastman (now Stride) http://www.toolsource.com/flarepro-fourinone-flaring-swaging-tool-p-97162.html?sourceid=froogle Or a more modest set: http://www.drillspot.com/products/76345/Imperial_275-FS_Flaring_Swaging_Tool Mastercool makes a hydraulic swaging tool set: http://www.hvactool.com/catalog.php3?hcategory=18&hsubcat=80&hpagenum=1&hproductid=71600 With the correctly annealed (grade) of tubing – a swaged bell-end will accept a like piece of tubing for making up a sweat fitting. There are hammer-driven flaring, swaging and re-rounding tools that can be used with soft copper, EMT etc. For better results we use swaging or flaring blocks to back these up
Re- rounding helps solve issues with compression fittings – here is a link.

http://www.pollardwater.com/pages_product/R06081rerounders.asp

For even better results you should use a swaging bar and vise like those made by Imperial-Eastman (now Stride)

http://www.toolsource.com/flarepro-fourinone-flaring-swaging-tool-p-97162.html?sourceid=froogle

Or a more modest set:

http://www.drillspot.com/products/76345/Imperial_275-FS_Flaring_Swaging_Tool

Mastercool makes a hydraulic swaging tool set:

http://www.hvactool.com/catalog.php3?hcategory=18&hsubcat=80&hpagenum=1&hproductid=71600

With the correctly annealed (grade) of tubing – a swaged bell-end will accept a like piece of tubing for making up a sweat fitting.

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