Imperial Tool 275FS 45 Degree Flaring and Swaging Kit for 1/8" to 2/4" O.D. Tubing

They look almost identical to the USA made imperial but clearly not. No bevel for the flare on the 1/4 inch. The bevels don't meet all the way around, and the 1/8 inch slot doesn't look round, almost oval shaped. I'll be returning for a refund and I'll find the correct made elsewhere.

I really just needed this for some 3/8" copper repairs in my RV, and it did the trick perfectly. I had purchased a cheap brand first because it had relatively decent reviews. But it scraped up my tubing, wouldn't clamp down fully even then, and created an oversized swage with a gap I was pretty sure solder wouldn't be able to fill properly. Sent that back and picked this one up, and I noticed right away the increased weight between the two. The vice is much smoother and of higher quality material, didn't crimp my tubing excessively, and performed a very snug fitting swage. I would have probably preferred a tiny bit more wiggle room, but once the copper is sanded, it'll probably be perfectly fine (soldering is on tomorrow's list). I love that it's made in the USA and still cheaper than the higher end brands, but seems well made and in good tolerances.EDIT: Finished soldering and flaring 2 of the lines for a flare nut, tightened up, leak checked, and I'm in business again.

I bought this because I needed a good swage kit. I don't like using swage punches. I have a really nice hilmor orbital flare kit but it doesn't come with the swaging capability so I bought this. Overall this imperial does the job it needs to do. I have only used it on 3/8 copper so far and I noticed that when I try to fit the pieces together it is pretty tight. I have used other swage kits that swage a little bigger and not so tight, but this is ok. I find it hard to clamp my piece without damaging the outside too much. I'm not a big fan of the way the clamp is set up but it works pretty good in the end. This imperial does what it is supposed to do and I can't complain too much about that. I was debating this over the Bacharach swage kit and I wish I would have gotten that one instead. I have used the Bacharach before and I like it better. As far as flaring goes, it is no where near my hilmor for flaring. I strictly neeeded this for swaging and I would much rather flare than swage anyway. If you don't want to break the bank this will perform your swaging needs however I think there are better ones out there

Gran desilusión, en las fotos publicadas dicen que es fabricación USA, lo que me llegó es imperial pero es de fabricación Tailandia