40 chevy truck, neighbor hood find

[harley rider]

started runing brake lines and I needed a way to straighten the coiled tubing .I cut a 3/16x3/16 slot in a piece of oak clamped it to a piece of plywood clamped in vice .push tubing thru . it doesn't come out arrow straight but close enough. also made a bender to get a couple tight bends I had . worked well.

[smallfoot]

Good work! It's part of the deal to make tools to do what you want to with metal!

[soltz]

Good work. I just love the way most people around here just make things instead of buying them
The socket idea is great, i looked all around for the right dia. pipe to make mine and i had a draw full all along
Don't matter how old i get i keep learning new stuff.
The straightener is cool too. and the result look great.

[harley rider]

thanks guy's. I have two store bought benders that dont work as well and your stuck with one radius size. and you almost need 3 hands to make them work. eastwood makes a cool tube straightener that is just some pulleys in a line, but it is expensive, I was going to make one like it and I could buy everything needed to make one for less than $30. I actually came up with the idea while I was at the surplus store with the pulleys to do it in my hand. put them back went home and made this piece that cost nothing.

[harley rider]

two pedals are good three is better.

[harley rider]

thought it was time for a full view update.

[Torchie]

I'm digging it.

Torchie

[kenny c]

Lookin Good!

[harley rider]

got the doors roughed out and some primer on. my grandson was in the shop today to help me hang them. got these locking t-handles that I'm going to use ,they will work well with the bear claw latch kit I've got. not only that they cost a lot less than what I needed to use the original handles.

[akatao]

looks nice good job, grand son's help is great, mine likes to help also.