On Wed, 27 Feb 2019 19:10:02 +0000, Rob Morley wrote:

On Wed, 27 Feb 2019 17:31:41 +0000
John Rumm wrote:

Yup same here, although I have quite often heard the use of the term
"flaring" for making wider...

Isn't that just making a conical taper for a compression fitting like
brake pipes?

Yes - and refrigeration pipes (don't forget the backnut!).
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