Can a brotha' get a crumb

[Darren]

Terry wrote:

No, that is too much like work. You buy the line with the ends already installed and just bend it to fit. Flaring and fitting ends are way beyond me and I would undoubtedly create something which would leak, but only at a critical time.

Yeah, exactly. Don't try doing the flares, they are very difficult to do unless you have a really good tool. Flares like that are easy to do with copper, in contrast, which I've done for household things. The steel is more difficult to flare. The premade pieces from Pep Boys (may have to ask, they aren't usually on the floor anymore but in the storage area) and an el-cheepo tube bender should work fine.