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<h2 id="tool">Tool</h2>
The reaming tool deforms only the end of the pipe in a plastic way, thus increasing its inner and outer diameters to the required parameters.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8">8</a> In industry, flattening involves rolling the pipe through rollers, which give it the appropriate shape.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:9" href="#fn:9">9</a> Flattening of pipes with hand tools is widely used during installation of water pipes, installation of air conditioners, installation of automobile and aviation brake and fuel systems.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:10" href="#fn:10">10</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:11" href="#fn:11">11</a>
The simplest flattener is a conical shaped template.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:12" href="#fn:12">12</a> It is inserted into the pipe, and hammered in the axial direction, which causes deformation to the required value. The main disadvantages of using such a tool are the inability to control the accuracy of the fit and the high probability of deformation of the walls where they should remain straight.
The most common is a tool design with a die and a cone, which is screwed through the handle until the edges are separated at the required angle.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:13" href="#fn:13">13</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:14" href="#fn:14">14</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:15" href="#fn:15">15</a>
A relatively new compact design is the reamer, used as an attachment to a drill. In this case, by friction, the pipe material is heated and gradually flattened to the shape of the nozzle.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:16" href="#fn:16">16</a>

<h2 id="pipe-materials">Pipe materials</h2>
In industrial settings, a wide range of metals are subjected to reaming. Copper and its alloys, mild steel, and in some cases small diameter stainless steel pipes are most commonly reamed with hand tools.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:17" href="#fn:17">17</a>
Copper is perfectly machinable, a quality tool successfully performs wall deformation, the surface remains smooth, the wall thickness is almost the same, and the material retains a homogeneous structure.

<h2 id="see-also">See also</h2>
<ul><li><a href="/facts/Flare-nut_wrench/DWaIh3DW">Flare-nut wrench</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Piping_and_plumbing_fitting/8saV82HD">Pipe fitting</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Sweat_fitting/fod6dLHD">Sweat fitting</a></li></ul>

<h2 id="external-links">External links</h2>
<ul><li><a href="https://www.copper.org/applications/plumbing/cth/cth_8flrdjts.html">Flared Joints</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.ryco.com.au/technical/thread-connector-guides/sae-threads/">SAE thread chart</a>, showing the dimensions of tubing and fittings</li>
<li><a href="https://www.ryco.com.au/technical/thread-connector-guides/jic-37-flare-uno-o-ring-boss-threads/">JIC thread chart</a>, showing the dimensions of tubing and fittings</li></ul>

<h2 id="references">References</h2>

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