What did you do in your garage today..?

It's getting harder to find non-carbide blades. It's important never to run a carbide blade backwards. All the teeth will fly off and become projectiles. I have a stack of blades I picked up from an old guy. If I'm doing something that may hurt the blade, I grab from that pile.
Indeed....never run a carbide blade backwards.......
I've used the same 7" plywood blade backwards for cutting miles and miles of aluminum siding/soffit.
Pipe is likely harder on the teeth.
 
When was the last time it saw lube? Factory welds make me feel better about my welds. So shady looking and yet they have survived for decades.
It was restored about 10 years ago.Fluids changed yearly.Fork wipers are 49 years old.New ones coming.Head bearings are 49 also with 10 year old grease.Chain will be new.Sprockets are 10 years old.
I can go to my local Yamaha dealer and buy piston,main seals,crank,brake shoes etc etc.
 
Indeed....never run a carbide blade backwards.......
I've used the same 7" plywood blade backwards for cutting miles and miles of aluminum siding/soffit.
Pipe is likely harder on the teeth.
I can see alum siding being no problem. The tubing I was cutting had a maybe an .080" wall thickness. I've cut 3/8 plate on a table saw, but again it's hard on blades.
 
Try a backwards mounted plywood blade for aluminum. Works well, and cheaper than carbide.
I have metal saws, but before I did I’d use metal cutoff blades in my chop saw. Great for cutting metal tube, plate, and bar stock.
 
All apart. The inner on the stem was easy. The lower outer race was a beast. Had to cut notches above it with the Dremel and then heat. Waiting for F9 now. This is much more fun than politics and National Enquirer crap. 20250113_131228.jpg
 
All apart. The inner on the stem was easy. The lower outer race was a beast. Had to cut notches above it with the Dremel and then heat. Waiting for F9 now. This is much more fun than politics and National Enquirer crap. View attachment 71964
Is that a crack along the turn stop on the right side of the pic? Probably just a scratch.
 
Curious - how often do you replace the brake fluid?
I do every two years with at least 1L. Tbh, it's probably more effective to do a small purge every wheel swap. The fluid in the calipers is nasty. The rest is almost indistinguishable from new. Flushing a bottle through each wheel change gets the worst out. Easy for me to do. Expensive if you were paying a shop to do it.
 
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