- 61. Re: [Shop-talk] Annealing Copper bars (score: 1)
- Author: Donald H Locker <dhlocker@comcast.net>
- Date: Sat, 8 Aug 2020 13:14:06 -0400
- The temperature that the copper reaches is controlled by the rate at which the heat escapes it vs the rate at which heat is added to it, and finally by the temperature of the flame. An oxy-fuel torch
- /html/shop-talk/2020-08/msg00078.html (18,819 bytes)
- 62. Re: [Shop-talk] Annealing Copper bars (score: 1)
- Author: Donald H Locker <dhlocker@comcast.net>
- Date: Sat, 8 Aug 2020 17:51:39 -0400
- PID theory can be very obscure. PID implementation is rather simple. (And I hope I don't have _too_ many typos below; it is not code-checked, but the basics are there.) Note that in the pseudo-code b
- /html/shop-talk/2020-08/msg00085.html (17,722 bytes)
- 63. Re: [Shop-talk] Annealing Copper bars (score: 1)
- Author: Donald H Locker <dhlocker@comcast.net>
- Date: Sat, 8 Aug 2020 18:01:48 -0400
- Oops; DifferentialCorrection should be (Kd * DifferentialError)/tPeriod; but it's not a big deal, since tPeriod should be constant anyway. Donald. -- *Plain Text* email -- it's an accessibility issue
- /html/shop-talk/2020-08/msg00086.html (19,540 bytes)
- 64. Re: [Shop-talk] Annealing Copper bars (score: 1)
- Author: Donald H Locker <dhlocker@comcast.net>
- Date: Sat, 8 Aug 2020 19:02:18 -0400
- Cool! (so to speak.) I would have thought more insulation would have been required, but it sounds like that is sufficient. Donald. -- *Plain Text* email -- it's an accessibility issue () no proprieta
- /html/shop-talk/2020-08/msg00088.html (17,657 bytes)
- 65. M*th%&$#c If the intake valve clearance is too large, the valve does not open (score: 1)
- Author: Donald H Locker <dhlocker@comcast.net>
- Date: Sun, 09 Aug 2020 03:11:30 -0700
- If the exhaust valve clearance is too large, the valve willnot open sufficiently and the engine won't be able to get rid of the burnt gasses. If an exhaust valve clearance is too small, the valve wil
- /html/shop-talk/2020-08/msg00090.html (22,826 bytes)
- 66. Re: [Shop-talk] M*th%&$#c<ing small engines d*mn again (score: 1)
- Author: Donald H Locker <dhlocker@comcast.net>
- Date: Sun, 9 Aug 2020 05:29:24 -0400
- <https://cdn.datamanager.arinet.com/image/MTD/d075d134-a7c8-43a8-95d3-3b44c0191f4a/ExtraLarge> is an exploded parts diagram of the engine. Ignition module (includes the coil) is #24; flywheel is #23.
- /html/shop-talk/2020-08/msg00091.html (22,310 bytes)
- 67. Re: [Shop-talk] Welding helmet (score: 1)
- Author: Donald H Locker <dhlocker@comcast.net>
- Date: Wed, 9 Sep 2020 14:58:38 -0400
- Or you can buy from yeswelder direct and give them the profit. https://yeswelder.com/products/auto-darkening-welding-helmet-m800hp Donald. -- *Plain Text* email -- it's an accessibility issue () no p
- /html/shop-talk/2020-09/msg00031.html (13,532 bytes)
- 68. Re: [Shop-talk] Retail pricing of lumber? (score: 1)
- Author: Donald H Locker <dhlocker@comcast.net>
- Date: Wed, 9 Sep 2020 18:06:58 -0400
- My experience is that prices will rise until I make a major purchase. If I wait, the price will rise more. So wait a day or two after I buy something; prices will then drop dramatically and you can s
- /html/shop-talk/2020-09/msg00038.html (15,218 bytes)
- 69. Re: [Shop-talk] First ever Shop Talk treasure hunt- PRIZE for winner (score: 1)
- Author: Donald H Locker <dhlocker@comcast.net>
- Date: Fri, 11 Sep 2020 10:44:12 -0400
- Rather than just turning the blades over, turn the engine down-side up and use the CW blades. Good to go! And, yes, good luck with your quest. Donald. -- *Plain Text* email -- it's an accessibility i
- /html/shop-talk/2020-09/msg00051.html (14,557 bytes)
- 70. Re: [Shop-talk] Propane generator (score: 1)
- Author: Donald H Locker <dhlocker@comcast.net>
- Date: Fri, 11 Sep 2020 20:00:05 -0400
- The connection should be between the propane storage tank and the house regulator so it get tank pressure. Donald. -- *Plain Text* email -- it's an accessibility issue () no proprietary attachments;
- /html/shop-talk/2020-09/msg00058.html (19,633 bytes)
- 71. Re: [Shop-talk] Propane generator (score: 1)
- Author: Donald H Locker <dhlocker@comcast.net>
- Date: Sat, 12 Sep 2020 06:25:26 -0400
- You are absolutely correct. The needs to be one regulator, and one only. It looks from this like your generator requires propane at 11" so your house regulator should be appropriate, but you'll also
- /html/shop-talk/2020-09/msg00061.html (24,223 bytes)
- 72. Re: [Shop-talk] Propane generator (score: 1)
- Author: Donald H Locker <dhlocker@comcast.net>
- Date: Sat, 12 Sep 2020 06:46:39 -0400
- I should rephrase that. There can be multiple regulators, but each has to have enough pressure and flow capability from the upstage regulators that it can supply sufficient flow at its design output
- /html/shop-talk/2020-09/msg00062.html (25,933 bytes)
- 73. Re: [Shop-talk] Solar driveway runway lights? (score: 1)
- Author: Donald H Locker <dhlocker@comcast.net>
- Date: Thu, 17 Sep 2020 09:53:44 -0400
- Would reflector posts work for you? Good reflectors would be very visible, cost less, and require less maintenance than lighted markers. <https://www.trafficsafetystore.com/road-markers/set-of-ten> A
- /html/shop-talk/2020-09/msg00092.html (14,979 bytes)
- 74. Re: [Shop-talk] ohms law stuff (score: 1)
- Author: Donald H Locker <dhlocker@comcast.net>
- Date: Sat, 26 Sep 2020 18:22:13 -0400
- I forgot to copy the list; apologies for the duplicates. donald. *Plain Text* email -- it's an accessibility issue () no proprietary attachments; no html mail /\ <https://www.georgedillon.com/web/htm
- /html/shop-talk/2020-09/msg00127.html (13,972 bytes)
- 75. Re: [Shop-talk] Two SSRs from one PID controller (score: 1)
- Author: Donald H Locker <dhlocker@comcast.net>
- Date: Thu, 1 Oct 2020 19:29:46 -0400
- More than likely, you should connect the PID controller's outputs to the SSRs in parallel - each SSR '+' terminal connected to the controller's '+' output and each SSR '-' terminal connected to the c
- /html/shop-talk/2020-10/msg00002.html (16,405 bytes)
- 76. Re: [Shop-talk] Drilling a hole in aluminum oil pan (score: 1)
- Author: Donald H Locker <dhlocker@comcast.net>
- Date: Sat, 3 Oct 2020 12:14:50 -0400
- Engine's on a stand, so it is accessible. And it sounds like the alternative you've conceived is far more complex than dropping the pan. Ask yourself what you'd do if you were the machine shop you tr
- /html/shop-talk/2020-10/msg00015.html (16,150 bytes)
- 77. Re: [Shop-talk] software (score: 1)
- Author: Donald H Locker <dhlocker@comcast.net>
- Date: Tue, 6 Oct 2020 17:06:47 -0400
- I'll add my voice for the LibreOffice.org products. LibreOffice is very good at reading M$ files (and has the older, more familiar to me) menu interface. PDF export is excellent. I strongly prefer Li
- /html/shop-talk/2020-10/msg00039.html (15,183 bytes)
- 78. Re: [Shop-talk] Offset handle cutting tools (score: 1)
- Author: Donald H Locker <dhlocker@comcast.net>
- Date: Sun, 8 Nov 2020 14:22:19 -0500
- I'm not sure which direction you need the offset, but have you considered attaching a handle from (e.g.) a mason's trowel to a blade holder? Or even just honing the trowel edge to a useful sharpness?
- /html/shop-talk/2020-11/msg00008.html (16,127 bytes)
- 79. Re: [Shop-talk] Offset handle cutting tools (score: 1)
- Author: Donald H Locker <dhlocker@comcast.net>
- Date: Sun, 8 Nov 2020 15:52:11 -0500
- Sounds like interesting material. Do you know how it behaves if a shingle should leak? Does it leak through? get soggy? other? TIA Donald. -- *Plain Text* email -- it's an accessibility issue () no p
- /html/shop-talk/2020-11/msg00010.html (16,501 bytes)
- 80. Re: [Shop-talk] Offset handle cutting tools (score: 1)
- Author: Donald H Locker <dhlocker@comcast.net>
- Date: Mon, 9 Nov 2020 08:49:59 -0500
- I like the pre-cast foam idea; how about pre-cast sections that are tapered slightly (say 1/4"; small end toward roof,) with regularly-spaced holed for backfill injection. Lift the block into place;
- /html/shop-talk/2020-11/msg00013.html (17,380 bytes)
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