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Pretty simple and effective. Nicely done.
 

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After rolling it out on the ground, you can clamp one end in a vice and the other end in a pair of vice grips. Then bend the vice grip end at a right angle, the hit the vice grip with a mini sledge. Makes it as straight as an arrow.

I've heard that straightening brake line in this manner can create untraceable harmonic vibrations in the driveline/suspension.
 

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Sliding glass door rollers?

Yes sir, my hardware store called the patio door rollers, but the same thing.
 

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Nice work.
I will have to remember this method for when I need to make things straight.
 

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Nice work.
I will have to remember this method for when I need to make things straight.

Thanks...I just couldn't see spending 100 bucks or more on something that doesn't get used all the time, and it is only for one thing.
 

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Got sick of my Oxygen/Acetylene cart tires going flat all the time. It is a HF cart, and I probably could have just put some stop leak in the tubes...BUT SCREW THAT!!!!

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Got sick of my Oxygen/Acetylene cart tires going flat all the time. It is a HF cart, and I probably could have just put some stop leak in the tubes...BUT SCREW THAT!!!!

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Hell. Yes.
 

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Made this tool a while ago to press in the recess, for the auxiliary fuel tank filler neck.
 

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Made a gadget to press in door hinge pin bushings . nothing special really bit it doesn't mess up the brass bushings. Consists of some 1/4 -20 all-thread a 9/16 1/4 inch socket some washers and nuts to press the bushings in

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Made a gadget to press in door hinge pin bushings . nothing special really bit it doesn't mess up the brass bushings. Consists of some 1/4 -20 all-thread a 9/16ths 1/4 inch socket some washers and nuts to press the bushings in

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Old fuel pump rods and a whack with a hammer are effective as well.
 

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Got sick of my Oxygen/Acetylene cart tires going flat all the time. It is a HF cart, and I probably could have just put some stop leak in the tubes...BUT SCREW THAT!!!!

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**** got real. Dude put a 6 inck lift kit and 37's on his welding cart. :happy175:
 

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I don't know if it is a tool, but started building a table for my 3in1 Shear, Press Break, and Roller.
 

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I have a holley with pretty bad corrosion(galvanic, aluminum parts, i think) and the carb is a double pumper, older one, and looks nice on the top/outside, but the baseplate wouldnt be a flatmachined surface and the butterflys are pretty bad(I dont think thats realistic to repair?) so the idea of a carb stand is pretty cool.. and I could display it maybe.. polish up the pretty parts?
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If its not realistically repairable or of any definite use value then I think it would look pretty nice cleaned up at least and a conversation piece?
 

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I have a holley with pretty bad corrosion(galvanic, aluminum parts, i think) and the carb is a double pumper, older one, and looks nice on the top/outside, but the baseplate wouldnt be a flatmachined surface and the butterflys are pretty bad(I dont think thats realistic to repair?) so the idea of a carb stand is pretty cool.. and I could display it maybe.. polish up the pretty parts?
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If its not realistically repairable or of any definite use value then I think it would look pretty nice cleaned up at least and a conversation piece?

You could put four long bolts through the mounting holes with a nut on each side of the flange to hold them in place. Much cheaper way to stand it up.

Figure out how to put a hollow bolt in place of the air cleaner stud and you can make a lamp out of it.
 

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