So I guess I did okay. Held vacuum fine. Still gonna be paranoid for months about not perfectly tightening O-ring fittings and slowly leaking away $60 bucks of refrigerant.

Used the smaller electric vacuum pump from HF and the gauges set from also from HF. A few small doo-dads from Auto Zone like a can valve, thermometer, etc. And I am in for about 200 in tools alone, but now I can figure out why my other car isn't blowing as cold as it should. Thanks all, A/C is just one of those few things I have neve messed with, always scary the first time learning and worrying about mistakes.

First time ever feeling cold air from these vents in the 30 years I've owned it. In Georgia, the car has basically been un-drivable in the summer months due to miserable heat and humidity. Evaporator drain creates a solid stream, not a drip, after just driving around the block.