Garage Hangout

Last night after work I made some new brake lines for my pickup.

Two that ran from the master cylinder to the ABS block on my truck were getting pretty rusted. Soni decided to replace them.

After removing the old ones I learned that they are ISO or bubble flare and I only have a double flare SAE tool.

So i ran to Advance Auto and bought the cheap bubble flare kit they had on the shelf. The first flare I did, didn't look right so I tried again and the pin in the die broke off in the line. Guess that why it was cheap

Luckily I search you tube and you can make a bubble flare with a double flare tool.

I got them in and finished around 10 last night. So I took it around the block and it seemed to still have air in the line. So this morning I had my son help me bleed it out.


Next I got to see why the LR caliper seems to be sticking. Owning old vehicles is fun....

Quote from: Muddy on Apr 11, 2026, 07:26 PMNot sure why anyone would put this out for free, but I'm not complaining. I needed one anyway.

I think many folks believe once they have the same tool cordless the corded version they have is junk. I have seen near new looking ones linger priced at $20!

That is quite an assortment of Milwaukee  cordless there! I don't recall ever seeing that large an assortment outside of a store!

That is fantastic Pep! Very creative and ingenious!

Man that set up is so awesome.

My Milwaukee Tool Acquisition Syndrome strikes once again...

My M18 Power Blower arrived today. Now I have over 4 dozen Milwaukee power tools, not including the 20 batteries and hand tools. Do I really need it? I run my central air compressor 24 hours a day, seven days a week. And have over a dozen air hoses throughout all my garages. Needless to say, I thought it would be a delightful addition to my collection.



Comes with three nozzles and a magnetic holder. That I mounted on the metal cabinet below the tool. While I was at it, I mounted the 120 Volt inverter there..

Roumer Steve bought a trailer, confirmed. Went shopping, bringing back some projects.

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Pep

A package came for me from McMaster-Carr,

And another one from an eBay seller


And now the lathe is all ready to roll, so I finished up adjusting the gear train


double checked that everything turns smoothly, and


got back to cleaning things up. I want to make sure that everything is safe, nothing is going to surprise me or trip me or anything like that before I hit the start lever.

Which I did. It needs some adjustments, here and there, but she runs!


What I should have done, is film a video. Never done that, but there is a first for everything.

Quote from: skfarmer on Apr 12, 2026, 07:07 AMlooks like a fire in the back yard. doing some yard cleanup?

Yep trimming some bushes that tend to get in the way mowing as summer goes on.