- 1. Re: Torque wrenches (score: 1)
- Author: CW26@daimlerchrysler.com
- Date: Wed, 1 Dec 1999 14:47:39 -0500
- Do beam type torque wrenches require calibration?
- /html/shop-talk/1999-12/msg00004.html (7,020 bytes)
- 2. ceiling mat'ls (score: 1)
- Author: cw26@daimlerchrysler.com
- Date: Wed, 1 Dec 1999 14:53:36 -0500
- What was the outcome of the ceiling mat'l thread? I believe someone was putting up the foam. Does it work okay? Chas.
- /html/shop-talk/1999-12/msg00005.html (6,158 bytes)
- 3. toe - inches/degrees? (score: 1)
- Author: cw26@daimlerchrysler.com
- Date: Thu, 2 Dec 1999 15:25:59 -0500
- The service manual specs the toe alignment in degrees (per side). Most folks talk in fractions of an inch. Assume 1/16 toe out is the number. Is that 1/16 per side or 1/16 total? How many degrees per
- /html/shop-talk/1999-12/msg00027.html (6,875 bytes)
- 4. Re: Lights and ceilings (score: 1)
- Author: cw26@daimlerchrysler.com
- Date: Tue, 16 Nov 1999 14:00:08 -0500
- For lights: I used the 4' shop lights at most hardware stores. They're cheap enough that you can put up a bunch of 'em. For the ceiling: I used 1/4" waferboard. This is a BIG mistake. This stuff sags
- /html/shop-talk/1999-11/msg00127.html (7,192 bytes)
- 5. Re: Router & router table incompatibility - got any ideas? (score: 1)
- Author: CW26@daimlerchrysler.com
- Date: Mon, 29 Nov 1999 09:10:07 -0500
- Funny thing - I adapted my yard sale Dewalt router to my Craftsman table this weekend. All I needed to do was to redrill and tap some mounting holes in the Dewalt lower half (die cast part). Used the
- /html/shop-talk/1999-11/msg00243.html (8,897 bytes)
- 6. Re: AirComp Qs - getting the water out! (score: 1)
- Author: cw26@daimlerchrysler.com
- Date: Fri, 6 Aug 1999 16:52:05 -0400
- I have a 6 horse 33 gallon compressor. I attached a long coil of copper tubing and plumbed that into an old compressor tank (small) with the compressor removed. I put a trap on the outlet. No water i
- /html/shop-talk/1999-08/msg00025.html (6,420 bytes)
- 7. workbench (score: 1)
- Author: cw26@daimlerchrysler.com
- Date: Thu, 29 Jul 1999 12:28:44 -0400
- I have 3 homemade workbenches: 1 - made from kitchen counter top (bought damaged countertop and repaired it) This one is attached to the wall. This one is handy because it cleans up real nice. 1 - ma
- /html/shop-talk/1999-07/msg00071.html (7,665 bytes)
- 8. Re: ceiling material (score: 1)
- Author: cw26@daimlerchrysler.com
- Date: Thu, 29 Jul 1999 15:06:41 -0400
- Do not use 1/4" waferboard!!! I've done this to 1/2 of my garage and it ain't good. I wanted cheap and I got cheap! After nailing up this stuff it will expand and sag. I can't put enough nails in it.
- /html/shop-talk/1999-07/msg00086.html (6,713 bytes)
- 9. Re: Fire Damage (score: 1)
- Author: cw26@daimlerchrysler.com
- Date: Thu, 29 Jul 1999 16:14:32 -0400
- I'm not an expert on this but no one else has posted a response. I was at a junk yard one time and I saw an interesting car that had been burned. I asked them about it and they told me that I wouldn'
- /html/shop-talk/1999-07/msg00087.html (8,005 bytes)
- 10. putting clear coat on Al wheels (score: 1)
- Author: cw26@daimlerchrysler.com
- Date: Tue, 22 Jun 1999 08:55:17 -0400
- Okay - I've finished stripping the color and clear coat off of my aluminum wheels. Any thoughts on applying clear coat? Last night I tried some Rustoleum clear. It looked okay on the cast parts of th
- /html/shop-talk/1999-06/msg00114.html (7,001 bytes)
- 11. shop press (score: 1)
- Author: cw26@daimlerchrysler.com
- Date: Wed, 30 Jun 1999 09:41:55 -0400
- I want to buy a press. Any ideas on what to look for? I'll be using it to do the standard automotive stuff - axle bearings, suspension bushings, etc. The only ones I can find are in Harbor Freight. A
- /html/shop-talk/1999-06/msg00191.html (6,538 bytes)
- 12. spark detector and coil test (score: 1)
- Author: cw26@daimlerchrysler.com
- Date: Mon, 17 May 1999 09:55:15 -0400
- Recently my sun broke the nut along with the end of the crankshaft (that was in the nut) off of his motorcycle. Any ideas on fixing this short of replacing the crankshaft? Thanks, Charles
- /html/shop-talk/1999-05/msg00080.html (6,812 bytes)
- 13. refinishing wheels (score: 1)
- Author: cw26@daimlerchrysler.com
- Date: Fri, 28 May 1999 12:28:40 -0400
- I have some aluminum wheels that I want to refinish. They have a considerable amount of rust (metal from brake pads?) impregnated into the clear coat. What is the best way to get 'em looking good aga
- /html/shop-talk/1999-05/msg00129.html (6,423 bytes)
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