- 1. Intermittent Honda turn signal (score: 1)
- Author: "JAMES STONE" <jandkstone99@msn.com>
- Date: Sun, 01 Jan 2006 21:30:27 -0600
- The turn signals on my daughter s 1996 Honda Accord do not work properly when it is cold outside (less than 45 degrees, or so). If you leave the switch on for about a minute it will eventually start
- /html/shop-talk/2006-01/msg00001.html (7,729 bytes)
- 2. The case of the missing mousetrap (score: 1)
- Author: "JAMES STONE" <jandkstone99@msn.com>
- Date: Sat, 17 Dec 2005 09:21:59 -0600
- We recently moved into an old (c.1915) house. Winter has brought the inevetible mice. Not a lot yet, but certainly a few. We're busy sealing up all of the obvious places for them to get inside, and a
- /html/shop-talk/2005-12/msg00246.html (7,650 bytes)
- 3. Garage lifts and garage doors (score: 1)
- Author: "JAMES STONE" <jandkstone99@msn.com>
- Date: Sat, 09 Jul 2005 12:05:24 -0500
- I am about to start construction on a new garage. It will be a three-car, which is as large as local zoning allows without jumping through expensive hoops. We are building it with 9 foot ceilings so
- /html/shop-talk/2005-07/msg00036.html (8,476 bytes)
- 4. HF Dual MIG Welder (score: 1)
- Author: "JAMES STONE" <jandkstone99@msn.com>
- Date: Sat, 25 Mar 2006 18:14:45 -0600
- I would like to do be able to do light duty home and automotive welding - mostly sheet metal, and nothing more than 1/8 inch thick is ever likely. I have never done it before, but have been reading T
- /html/shop-talk/2006-03/msg00140.html (8,396 bytes)
- 5. Re: HF Dual MIG Welder (score: 1)
- Author: "JAMES STONE" <jandkstone99@msn.com>
- Date: Sat, 25 Mar 2006 21:06:55 -0600
- Thanks, Doug. HF sells one that a 120 volt unit that is almost identical, but I have a 220 line in my garage, so I figured I might as well go for the higher voltage. _________________________________
- /html/shop-talk/2006-03/msg00143.html (9,487 bytes)
- 6. [Shop-talk] Source (or alternative) for Phosphoric Acid (score: 1)
- Author: JAMES STONE <jandkstone99@msn.com>
- Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2007 21:23:52 -0500
- I have a set of gas tanks that I am cleaning and re-sealing. I intend to use Hirsch Gas Tank Sealer, which comes highly recommended. Based on recommendations from a friend, I cleaned the tanks using
- /html/shop-talk/2007-09/msg00185.html (8,745 bytes)
- 7. Re: [Shop-talk] Source (or alternative) for Phosphoric Acid (score: 1)
- Author: JAMES STONE <jandkstone99@msn.com>
- Date: Fri, 21 Sep 2007 19:39:35 -0500
- Thanks guys! Great advice. However, I have to confess to now feeling pretty stupid about this message. As soon as suggestions starting coming in I realized that I had never bothered to check Home Dep
- /html/shop-talk/2007-09/msg00198.html (10,674 bytes)
- 8. Re: [Shop-talk] Source (or alternative) for Phosphoric Acid (score: 1)
- Author: JAMES STONE <jandkstone99@msn.com>
- Date: Sat, 22 Sep 2007 08:43:37 -0500
- That's an excellent suggestion, but I am afraid it leads me to two more questions. First, will the original etching keep the tank from flash rusting when you rinse it with water? I know the muriatic
- /html/shop-talk/2007-09/msg00199.html (11,731 bytes)
- 9. [Shop-talk] Other source of garage heat: Waste Oil (score: 1)
- Author: JAMES STONE <jandkstone99@msn.com>
- Date: Fri, 19 Oct 2007 21:37:16 -0500
- All of this talk about heating, electric, gas and geothermal garage heat reminds me to ask about a topic I have long been curious about: Waste Oil Heaters. Does anyone have any experience with them?
- /html/shop-talk/2007-10/msg00315.html (7,946 bytes)
- 10. [Shop-talk] Does the ground ground? (score: 1)
- Author: JAMES STONE <jandkstone99@msn.com>
- Date: Sat, 10 Nov 2007 21:30:21 -0600
- I replaced a porch light today and discovered that it was only wired with 14-2 wire without a ground. Since the light pole is set in concrete and buried in the ground, is it grounded? Just curious. _
- /html/shop-talk/2007-11/msg00064.html (7,351 bytes)
- 11. Re: [Shop-talk] Does the ground ground? (score: 1)
- Author: JAMES STONE <jandkstone99@msn.com>
- Date: Mon, 12 Nov 2007 07:21:14 -0600
- Thanks guys. I didn't think it would work, but was curious. 14-2 in _________________________________________________________________ Windows Live Hotmail and Microsoft Office Outlook together at l
- /html/shop-talk/2007-11/msg00078.html (8,684 bytes)
- 12. [Shop-talk] Replacing Asbestos Insulation (score: 1)
- Author: JAMES STONE <jandkstone99@msn.com>
- Date: Sun, 16 Dec 2007 19:42:50 -0600
- I live in a 100 year old house that has hot water radiator heat. The pipes were originally insulated with asbestos, but this was removed by a previous owner. The basement is pretty cold and I would l
- /html/shop-talk/2007-12/msg00216.html (7,840 bytes)
- 13. [Shop-talk] Storing Stuff in Garage "Attic" (score: 1)
- Author: Jim Stone <jandkstone99@msn.com>
- Date: Sun, 30 Dec 2007 20:10:14 -0600
- I am running out of storage space in my garage. I could create more just by getting rid of some of the stuff that I know I'll never use, but that's no fun. I'd like to turn the space above the ceilin
- /html/shop-talk/2007-12/msg00371.html (8,296 bytes)
- 14. Re: [Shop-talk] Storing Stuff in Garage "Attic" (score: 1)
- Author: Jim Stone <jandkstone99@msn.com>
- Date: Wed, 2 Jan 2008 21:43:59 -0600
- Thanks for the advice guys. (And especially thanks to John for the pictures.) I have a pretty good idea on what to do now.> Date: Mon, 31 Dec 2007 09:32:39 [Shop-talk] Storing Stuff in Garage "Attic"
- /html/shop-talk/2008-01/msg00005.html (8,804 bytes)
- 15. [Shop-talk] Trickle Chargers (score: 1)
- Author: Jim Stone <jandkstone99@msn.com>
- Date: Thu, 17 Jan 2008 20:56:22 -0600
- My cousin keeps two cars at his summer home and they tend to sit outside for weeks at a time over the winter. He recently mentioned to me that he has to call the AAA once or twice each winter to jump
- /html/shop-talk/2008-01/msg00079.html (8,311 bytes)
- 16. Re: [Shop-talk] Trickle Chargers (score: 1)
- Author: Jim Stone <jandkstone99@msn.com>
- Date: Sun, 20 Jan 2008 10:04:33 -0600
- This has been a really interesting discussion; my thanks to everyone who responded. Some of the advice is not relevant to my cousin's situation (but useful for me), since this is a guy who calls an e
- /html/shop-talk/2008-01/msg00106.html (8,506 bytes)
- 17. [Shop-talk] Mystery of the blown transformers (score: 1)
- Author: Jim Stone <jandkstone99@msn.com>
- Date: Sat, 1 Mar 2008 11:27:52 -0600
- My parents have a gas light in front of their house that was converted years ago to run off DC current. The conversion seems to be through some sort of kit. It uses two bulbs that look to be standard
- /html/shop-talk/2008-03/msg00001.html (9,709 bytes)
- 18. Re: [Shop-talk] Mystery of the blown transformers (score: 1)
- Author: Jim Stone <jandkstone99@msn.com>
- Date: Sat, 1 Mar 2008 15:41:12 -0600
- Thanks guys. I suspect this is the problem. I did discover shortly after posting this that I was mistaken about the transformers being DC; both the original one and the doorbell ones are AC. Fortunat
- /html/shop-talk/2008-03/msg00006.html (9,501 bytes)
- 19. Re: [Shop-talk] Mystery of the blown transformers (score: 1)
- Author: Jim Stone <jandkstone99@msn.com>
- Date: Sat, 1 Mar 2008 18:02:11 -0600
- Thanks guys. Lots of good options online. I just came back from a little shopping and nothing seems available locally. Radio Shack does have a 1 amp unit that might do the trick, but I might as well
- /html/shop-talk/2008-03/msg00011.html (11,010 bytes)
- 20. Re: [Shop-talk] Mystery of the blown transformers (score: 1)
- Author: Jim Stone <jandkstone99@msn.com>
- Date: Sat, 1 Mar 2008 18:40:17 -0600
- Good point Randall. I won't go any lower. And while the original did fail, it was around 30 years old. That seems "nearly forever" in electrical terms. http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-24-V-40-VA-Control-Tran
- /html/shop-talk/2008-03/msg00013.html (11,381 bytes)
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