Any tips on "making" braided stainless fuel lines??

[EclipseGST]

Sorry I didn point that out earlier... That is what I was talking about.

[Goat Blower]

I don't like using the tape, it seems to gunk up everything once it gets a few drops of oil or gas on it. I just put it in cleaning up the little wire strands with wire cutters and put a touch of oil inside the tube so it slides on the fitting better. Worked good even with some big-ass -12an line.

[9guy9]

I found tapeing it, and cutting throught the tape with a cut off wheel works well. You can cut all the way around the circumference cutting the metal first then slice through the rubber last. A air powered cut off wheel works best, but a Dremel works too.

[Black97civic]

yeah, I was cutting through the tape.

I worked a 12 hour day today, so no progress, but I will hit up home depot tomorrow or sunday, I'll let you guys know how it turns out.

[Black97civic]

Well, I figured out the secret, if anyone else needs to know.

You can do it no matter how shitty you cut the line as long as you have good electrical tape, and you pull it tight as a damn drum.

I actually ended up cutting one part with tin snips, trimmed a few long strands, and wrapped the tape as tight as I physically could without someone else (or a vise) holding the hose, and that got the braid under control.

Just wrap it aroud twice, as tight as you can, if you cannot clearly see the braid imprinted on the tape on the second time around, it isnt tight enough.

[FattyBoomBatty]

and wrapped the tape as tight as I physically could without someone else (or a vise) holding the hose.

that hurts! ;)