- 1. Re: Anybody know anything about rigging a boat launch? (score: 1)
- Author: Donald H Locker <dhl@chelseamsl.com>
- Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2004 13:18:46 -0500 (EST)
- Where I came from, we stored the boats on lifts (hoists, racks, whatever.) Keeps the algae from growing on the undersides, and (unless the lift breaks) you needn't worry about sinkage. Also allows yo
- /html/shop-talk/2004-03/msg00056.html (9,505 bytes)
- 2. Re: Mouse Hunt Redux (score: 1)
- Author: Donald H Locker <dhl@chelseamsl.com>
- Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2004 09:59:04 -0500 (EST)
- I'll suggest trying white vinegar. It will neutralise the alkaline rodent piss and clears many evil smells. If that doesn't do it, then apply baking soda atop the previous applications, allow it to s
- /html/shop-talk/2004-02/msg00071.html (9,413 bytes)
- 3. Re: Mouse Hunt Redux (score: 1)
- Author: Donald H Locker <dhl@chelseamsl.com>
- Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2004 23:53:49 -0500 (EST)
- Thank you, Dave. I'll put that into my rememberances for when I need it! Donald.
- /html/shop-talk/2004-02/msg00082.html (7,621 bytes)
- 4. Re: 120V from 250V 3 phase? (score: 1)
- Author: Donald H Locker <dhl@chelseamsl.com>
- Date: Sat, 4 Oct 2003 10:31:50 -0400 (EDT)
- Be VERY careful following this advice. Ground and neutral _are_ tied together at the service entrance, but should never be tied together anywhere else. Neutral is a current carrying conductor and can
- /html/shop-talk/2003-10/msg00014.html (12,941 bytes)
- 5. Re: Lifts (score: 1)
- Author: Donald H Locker <dhl@chelseamsl.com>
- Date: Sun, 24 Aug 2003 00:24:22 -0400 (EDT)
- But realise that an unbalanced load on those 17x17 base plates would only have to have the CG 8-1/2 inches to one end of the centerline of the base plate to place a load varying from 40 psi at the on
- /html/shop-talk/2003-08/msg00110.html (10,348 bytes)
- 6. Re: Harbor Freight Torque wrenches for LBC (Randall) (score: 1)
- Author: Donald H Locker <dhl@chelseamsl.com>
- Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2003 10:46:52 -0400 (EDT)
- To check calibration, I'd compare it to a beam-type wrench. Clamp the clicker in some soft jaws and use two sockets with an all-thread joining nut connecting them together. Set the clicker and pull w
- /html/shop-talk/2003-07/msg00189.html (9,880 bytes)
- 7. Re: GPS receivers? (score: 1)
- Author: Donald H Locker <dhl@chelseamsl.com>
- Date: Fri, 20 Jun 2003 21:14:31 -0400 (EDT)
- I don't think you'll get sufficient resolution from normal GPS receivers -- their resolution is in the hundreds of feet. Would the airport manager allow you to set surveyors metal disks or such into
- /html/shop-talk/2003-06/msg00040.html (9,117 bytes)
- 8. Re: Aluminum welder (score: 1)
- Author: Donald H Locker <dhl@chelseamsl.com>
- Date: Mon, 12 May 2003 20:57:27 -0400 (EDT)
- Very nice machine; I don't know what condition this one is in, but when I used one, it was _really_nice_. Miller makes excellent machines and this model is pretty bulletproof. You'll want a water coo
- /html/shop-talk/2003-05/msg00051.html (9,225 bytes)
- 9. Re: Overhead door choices (score: 1)
- Author: Donald H Locker <dhl@chelseamsl.com>
- Date: Tue, 27 May 2003 23:49:21 -0400 (EDT)
- I have one large door. Wasn't my idea -- came with the house. Previous house had two separate doors -- MUCH better! No need to open everything to get to the side you want. Donald. /// unsubscribe/cha
- /html/shop-talk/2003-05/msg00096.html (9,003 bytes)
- 10. Re: Garage door opener electronics (score: 1)
- Author: Donald H Locker <dhl@chelseamsl.com>
- Date: Sun, 23 Mar 2003 19:26:20 -0500 (EST)
- No guarantee, but if I were designing the circuitry, the lead that carries power would also serve as the signal -- with nothing interrupting the beam, current flows; when something interrupts the bea
- /html/shop-talk/2003-03/msg00128.html (8,885 bytes)
- 11. Re: Garage door opener electronics (score: 1)
- Author: Donald H Locker <dhl@chelseamsl.com>
- Date: Sun, 23 Mar 2003 20:07:35 -0500 (EST)
- Detecting changes in current is quite easy. There are lots of other ways to do this, but most of them would cost more (use digital signal impressed on top of supply current,) so my guess still stand
- /html/shop-talk/2003-03/msg00130.html (9,786 bytes)
- 12. Re: Watts to Amps conversion... (score: 1)
- Author: Donald H Locker <dhl@chelseamsl.com>
- Date: Tue, 25 Feb 2003 11:03:03 -0500 (EST)
- The Volt-Amps drawn will be greater than the Watts on the nameplate, but without knowing the power factor or harmonic content of the draw, it's a crapshoot what exactly the factor will be. The 0.707
- /html/shop-talk/2003-02/msg00065.html (10,704 bytes)
- 13. Re: Slightly OT - Adjusting Hydraulic Valves (score: 1)
- Author: Donald H Locker <dhl@chelseamsl.com>
- Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2003 19:24:43 -0500 (EST)
- The real issue is that as you rotate the engine, each lifter is put into a loaded position, and leaks down. So, by the time you are ready to start the engine, they are all collapsed. Immediately the
- /html/shop-talk/2003-01/msg00056.html (8,924 bytes)
- 14. Re: Planning ahead- running power to the garage (score: 1)
- Author: Donald H Locker <dhl@chelseamsl.com>
- Date: Sun, 3 Nov 2002 23:22:33 -0500 (EST)
- Each in separate conduits should not need to be separated by that much, but DO check your local codes. Donald. /// unsubscribe/change address requests to majordomo@autox.team.net or try /// http://ww
- /html/shop-talk/2002-11/msg00056.html (9,215 bytes)
- 15. Re: Trailer Floor Coverings (score: 1)
- Author: Donald H Locker <dhl@chelseamsl.com>
- Date: Sun, 3 Nov 2002 23:37:04 -0500 (EST)
- Have you considered carpet? When it gets too tatty, pull it out and replace. 28ft x 8ft would use 28 ft of a 9 ft wide piece, for a total of about 28 square yards. Shouldn't run more than 500$. Or li
- /html/shop-talk/2002-11/msg00057.html (9,043 bytes)
- 16. Re: Water Softener (score: 1)
- Author: Donald H Locker <dhl@chelseamsl.com>
- Date: Sat, 9 Nov 2002 18:22:23 -0500 (EST)
- I have a Culligan softener (that came with the house;) it is not a rental unit and I don't know how much it cost, but after rebuilding it, it works OK. I installed a Water Boss for my sister several
- /html/shop-talk/2002-11/msg00119.html (9,558 bytes)
- 17. Re: Water Softener (score: 1)
- Author: Donald H Locker <dhl@chelseamsl.com>
- Date: Sun, 10 Nov 2002 20:15:03 -0500 (EST)
- Wow, Mike. That's almost hard enough to pave with! One of my places had enough iron in the water that I forged a cold chisel of it. Melted in the spring, unfortunately. Donald. [SNIP] /// unsubscribe
- /html/shop-talk/2002-11/msg00125.html (7,834 bytes)
- 18. Re: Copper gaskets (score: 1)
- Author: Donald H Locker <dhl@chelseamsl.com>
- Date: Sat, 16 Nov 2002 17:32:55 -0500 (EST)
- By all means try the one cooled slowly and one cooled quickly if you like. As long as you held both at the same temperature (at least dull red) for the same amount of time (at least a few minutes,) t
- /html/shop-talk/2002-11/msg00143.html (10,999 bytes)
- 19. Re: Natural Gas heater problem (score: 1)
- Author: Donald H Locker <dhl@chelseamsl.com>
- Date: Thu, 21 Nov 2002 00:06:03 -0500 (EST)
- Sounds like the thermocouple is on its way out. You _might_ be able to get a few more lights out of it by redirecting the pilot flame or increasing the gas to the pilot, but your best bet is to chec
- /html/shop-talk/2002-11/msg00160.html (8,977 bytes)
- 20. Re: Drill Press recommendations? (score: 1)
- Author: Donald H Locker <dhl@chelseamsl.com>
- Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2002 09:36:38 -0500 (EST)
- So, ... given my current situation, (I have an HF drill press with a spindle that runs untrue) should I have a whack at it? What do you think? I can't recall doing anything that would have bent it;
- /html/shop-talk/2002-10/msg00180.html (8,986 bytes)
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