referring to fig1 there is illustrated a tube expander and freezer appartus embodying the present invention . the apparatus 10 includes a tubular housing 11 having end plates 12 and 13 and divided into two chambers 14 and 15 by means of a partition 16 . the housing 11 comprises a forward section 11a and a rear section 11b . the rear section 11b is formed from a tube split lengthwise and the complete housing 11 is adapted to be supported in a stationary position by a suitable clamp assembly 17 . the forward section 11a of the housing containing chamber 14 is provided with a double walled construction as it is adapted to receive a cooling media . the partition 16 supports an expansion mandrel 19 within the chamber 14 and along its longitudinal axis . the mandrel 19 is of hollow construction having a plurality of openings 19a in the side wall . the forward end of the mandrel 19 is open and is adapted for connection by a fitting 20 to a source of cooling media or cryogenic fluid such as liquid nitrogen or other equivalent cooling media . a tubular lance 21 is also supported by the partition 16 and is adapted for connection to the source of cooling media . the partition 16 is also provided with a pair of bushings 22 , 22 through which rods 23 , 23 extend . the forward ends of the rods 23 , 23 are connected together by a rectangular plate 24 , fig3 and the rear ends of the rods 23 , 23 are connected together by a rectangular plate 25 , fig4 . the rear plate 25 is connected to a pneumatically operated double acting cylinder 26 the purpose of which will hereinafter be described . the forward end plate 24 is adapted to support a flexible cage 30 which in turn carries the length of flexible tubing during the expansion operation by the mandrel 19 . as may be seen in fig2 the flexible cage 30 has a longitudinal portion dimensioned to fit within and longer than the length of flexible tubing t . the flexible cage 30 has been illustrated in fig2 in unexpanded state . the flexible cage 30 comprises a plurality of wire - like members 31 preferably made from music wire or equivalent material and having a diameter sufficiently small so that they are readily flexible . the wire - like members 31 are distributed around a longitudinal axis and connected together at one of their ends 31a along the axis . the opposite ends of the wire - like members are attached to a base 33 around the circumference of an opening 33a therethrough , the opening 33a having its center on the longitudinal axis and having a diameter greater than the maximum diameter of the mandrel 19 in fig1 which is adapted to be inserted through the opening . the forward ends 31a of the wire - like members 31 are adapted to be held together by means of a small diameter tube 35 in which the ends 31a are inserted and then welded together within the tube . the forward end of the tube 35 is rounded in order to provide easy entry into the flexible tubular material t . as may be seen in fig2 when the flexible tube t is pushed over the wire cage 30 the tube causes the wires of the cage , which are longer than the tube t , to converge and conform to the inner dimension of the hollow tube t . in one embodiment of the invention the flexible cage 30 was provided with 8 of the wire - like members 31 distributed around the cage base 33 . the members 31 were made of 0 . 063 &# 34 ; diameter music wire the forward ends of the wires 31 were confined within a stainless steel tube having a 0 . 313 &# 34 ; 0 . d . the base 33 is also provided with a plurality of openings 33b which are adapted to receive screws 36 , fig1 and 3 , for securing the flexible cage 30 to the forward end plate 24 . the double acting cylinder 26 is adapted for actuation to move the rods 23 , 23 and the forward end plate 24 which in turn supports the flexible cage 30 for movement into and out of the chamber 14 by way of the opening 13a in end plate 13 . when the flexible cage 30 is within the chamber 14 , as shown in fig1 the opening 13a is closed by means of a cover or door 37 . a typrcal operation of the process begins when the flexible cage 30 is extended out of the opening 13a in the forward plate 13 by means of the pneumatically operated cylinder 26 applying force to the plate 25 , rods 23 , 23 and forward plate 24 . after the flexible cage 30 has moved to the forward or loading position outside of chamber 14 a flexible tubing member t is pushed over the flexible longitudinal portion of the cage 30 causing the wires 31 of the cage to converge and conform to the inner dimension of the hollow tube t . this is best seen in fig2 . after the flexible tube t has been positioned on the wire cage 30 , the pneumatic cylinder 26 is actuated to withdraw the rods 23 , 23 from the chamber 14 and move the flexible cage 30 into the chamber 14 . the forward plate 24 carried by the rods 23 , 23 pulls the cage 30 with the tubular member t over the mandrel 19 which expands the wire cage 30 , causing the flexible tubing t to expand and conform to the outer dimensions of the expanded cage 30 as controlled by the outer dimensions or shape of the mandrel 19 . when the cylinder 26 reaches its retracted end position the flexible cage 30 reaches the position on the mandrel 19 as shown in fig1 . at this time the door 37 is rotated about its support 37a and covers the opening 13a in the front end plate 13 . the cooling media or cryogenic fluid is then injected through the fitting 20 into the interior of the mandrel 19 and out through the perforations 19a into the space between the expanded sleeve or tube t and the mandrel 19 . the lance 21 is provided with holes and gaseous nitrogen shoots through the holes to circulate any liquid nitrogen that may accumulate in the bottom of chamber 14 to spray it around and add cooling to the chamber . the cryogenic fluid is at a temperature adequate to temporarily freeze the length of flexible tubing t in its expanded state while positioned on the flexible cage 30 . when the freezing cycle is completed , the supply of cooling media to the chamber 14 is turned off and the door 37 is opened to uncover the opening 13a to chamber 14 . the pneumatic cylinder 26 is operated in reverse direction to push the flexible cage 30 with the expanded tubing t through the opening 13a and out of chamber 14 . the expanded and frozen tube t then is removed from the cage 30 and a new flexible tube is pushed onto the wire cage 30 and the freezing cycle repeated . after the expanded and frozen length of flexible tubing t has been removed from the flexible cage 30 the tubing t then is slipped over the part to which it is to be secured . when the expanded length of flexible tubing t returns to normal temperature and to its original configuration it generates a tight pressure bond to the inserted part . the cooling media or cryogenic fluid may be in the form of liquid nitrogen for freezing the flexible tubing t . after the liquid nitrogen has passed through the mandrel 19 and out the openings 19a it enters the surrounding area of the chamber 14 and is exhausted through the exhaust outlet 38 in fig1 . the forward section 11a of housing 11 in fig1 is also provided with an inlet connection 39 for a nitrogen gas purge of the forward chamber 14 . the rear section 11b of the housing 11 is provided with a fitting 40 for a warm nitrogen purge of the rear chamber 15 to prevent moisture penetration into this chamber . from the foregoing it will be seen that the operation of the double acting cylinder 26 and the supply of cooling media to the apparatus 10 may be controlled by manually operated switches or automatically . by using a flexible cage and expanding mandrel as disclosed in the present application a relatively long length of flexible tubing can be expanded and its expanded shape can be closely controlled .