Things built, torn down and other projects.(Pictures)

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joevol33 said:
Anybody do brake jobs? I don't mind working on pretty much anything, but I don't do brakes anymore. Nothing bad happened, I just hate it🤣. Just wondering if I'm alone since we're at the dealership getting a brake job.
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Bro. They're so easy now. Discs on all 4 corners. Calipers come off with a couple of bolts. Nothing was worse than doing a brake job on some rear drums... Could never get the shoes adjusted straight, and there are too many dang springs.
 
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rwemyss said:
Bro. They're so easy now. Discs on all 4 corners. Calipers come off with a couple of bolts. Nothing was worse than doing a brake job on some rear drums... Could never get the shoes adjusted straight, and there are too many dang springs.
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I haven't done any in years!
 
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joevol33 said:
I haven't done any in years!
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I do so much less driving now thanks to new work-from-home policies, I see a lot less brake jobs in my future as well. 😁

It has gotten to where the hardest part is getting the aluminum wheel to break loose from a steel hub. I put anti-seize on them to try and keep the dielectric corrosion from happening, but the tire guys never give the same courtesy.
 
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rwemyss said:
I do so much less driving now thanks to new work-from-home policies, I see a lot less brake jobs in my future as well. 😁

It has gotten to where the hardest part is getting the aluminum wheel to break loose from a steel hub. I put anti-seize on them to try and keep the dielectric corrosion from happening, but the tire guys never give the same courtesy.
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I recently switched jobs, I was in maintenance for years, and even worked a side job working on cars, starters and alternator stuff. I think that got to me, always fixing things at work, so I'd come home, and not want to work on anything 🤣. Now I work on one machine, better pay and benefits, and way less work. Maybe I'll get back to tinkering with my stuff now.
 
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Orangeslice13 said:
I’ve got to figure out what I’m going to do here.
Maybe a small stone wall and 1 step. View attachment 492326
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Have you considered blocks like versa lok? 6" tall, 16" wide. I've really been happy with them for the retaining walls. They ARE a bit expensive per block... but they have a more natural look than other concrete block.

Stone seems so hard to work with, getting them to fit together adequately.
 
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rwemyss said:
Have you considered blocks like versa lok? 6" tall, 16" wide. I've really been happy with them for the retaining walls. They ARE a bit expensive per block... but they have a more natural look than other concrete block.

Stone seems so hard to work with, getting them to fit together adequately.
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I’ve actually decided to use recycled concrete.
I’ve built big walls with it in the past and I like the idea of using what others consider trash.
 
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Hubs used to sit out on the front porch to talk to his dad on the phone, and our pretty-dang-big pentatonic wind chimes were always clanging away. This drove Seymour crazy - “What, you guys live in a church or something?!” lol
 
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