- 81. Re: Inspection pit (score: 1)
- Author: David Scheidt <dmschei@attglobal.net>
- Date: Tue, 13 May 2003 12:00:33 -0500
- You hire an engineer, and then pour concrete the way he tells you to. /// unsubscribe/change address requests to majordomo@autox.team.net or try /// http://www.team.net/mailman/listinfo /// Archives
- /html/shop-talk/2003-05/msg00061.html (7,257 bytes)
- 82. RE: New toy - IR 2135Ti and a couple questions. (score: 1)
- Author: David Scheidt <dmschei@attglobal.net>
- Date: Mon, 21 Apr 2003 17:28:33 -0500
- If you're paying cash, your local dealer will give you better prices than snapon.com. The web prices are full dealer list, more or less, as the dealers would scream if they were undercut too much. S
- /html/shop-talk/2003-04/msg00097.html (9,323 bytes)
- 83. Re: Headligght Adjustment (score: 1)
- Author: David Scheidt <dmschei@attglobal.net>
- Date: Sun, 2 Mar 2003 19:13:28 -0500
- Basically, pull the car up to a wall. Mark the wall corresponding to geometric center of the headlights. (all four, if you've got a four beam set up). Draw a horizontal line two inches below the spo
- /html/shop-talk/2003-03/msg00006.html (8,782 bytes)
- 84. drill doctor (score: 1)
- Author: David Scheidt <dmschei@attglobal.net>
- Date: Mon, 3 Mar 2003 20:37:24 -0500
- Some months ago, I asked about drill doctor drill bit sharpeners. I got a number of favorable responses. I got one for Christmas, and finally had cause to drill some holes recently. It works quite we
- /html/shop-talk/2003-03/msg00024.html (6,577 bytes)
- 85. Re: What kind of screw is this? (score: 1)
- Author: David Scheidt <dmschei@attglobal.net>
- Date: Thu, 6 Mar 2003 03:21:38 -0500
- It's not a standard tamper resistant screw in current use, I don't think. You're unlikely to be able to find a socket or driver from a normal source. An SU specialist might have one. If they don't d
- /html/shop-talk/2003-03/msg00044.html (8,937 bytes)
- 86. Re: Breaking off a tap?! (score: 1)
- Author: David Scheidt <dmschei@attglobal.net>
- Date: Thu, 6 Mar 2003 22:43:08 -0500
- That's a spiral fluted tap, right? They don't work as well in non-ductile materials, which don't form such long chips. Hmm. Many of the cutting fluids I've used claim to be suitable for tapping cast
- /html/shop-talk/2003-03/msg00051.html (8,892 bytes)
- 87. RE: Jb weld (score: 1)
- Author: David Scheidt <dmschei@attglobal.net>
- Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2003 13:26:44 -0500
- This has been my experience with trying to do this with epoxies. I've never tried this in Al, but I've tried in steel and cast iron, and it doesn't work. You either need to go oversize, or fill and
- /html/shop-talk/2003-03/msg00073.html (7,982 bytes)
- 88. Re: implements for grass cutting and snow removal (score: 1)
- Author: David Scheidt <dmschei@attglobal.net>
- Date: Wed, 19 Mar 2003 02:32:43 -0500
- We've a 300' steel slag driveway, a 28" 8hp two-stage MTD blower, and some shovels. This is Northern Indiana, so we don't get nearly as much snow as buffalo, but we do sometimes get a foot or so at
- /html/shop-talk/2003-03/msg00106.html (8,873 bytes)
- 89. RE: Drainage from downspout (score: 1)
- Author: David Scheidt <dmschei@attglobal.net>
- Date: Thu, 6 Feb 2003 14:29:50 -0500
- that depends. If the only source of water is a point source (like a down pipe), and the soil doesn't drain well, a perforated pipe can be used to increase the drainage of the system. If the perforat
- /html/shop-talk/2003-02/msg00006.html (7,400 bytes)
- 90. Re: Cordless drills (score: 1)
- Author: David Scheidt <dmschei@attglobal.net>
- Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2003 17:28:15 -0500
- Consumer Reports rated cordless drills a month or three ago. I can't find the issue right now, but one of the sears 18ish volt drills was highly rated, another wasn't so. I can't find the issue to l
- /html/shop-talk/2003-01/msg00043.html (7,976 bytes)
- 91. Re: Re[2]: modified Torx (score: 1)
- Author: David Scheidt <dmschei@attglobal.net>
- Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2003 17:31:42 -0500
- Another thing I've done to these damn things when I can't find the right tool (ever seen a seven pointed star bit, let alone one with a hollow center?) to get them off is to cut a slot in them with
- /html/shop-talk/2003-01/msg00044.html (8,278 bytes)
- 92. Re: Florescent lights again (score: 1)
- Author: David Scheidt <dmschei@attglobal.net>
- Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2003 01:21:41 -0500
- Make sure that your ballasts match the tubes you're using. Mismatches between them will cause short tube life. There are cold service tubes -- intended for use in things like walk in freezers and su
- /html/shop-talk/2003-01/msg00050.html (8,183 bytes)
- 93. Re: Best way to remove broken bolts (score: 1)
- Author: David Scheidt <dmschei@attglobal.net>
- Date: Sat, 18 Jan 2003 17:06:00 -0500
- A method I've had good luck with is to weld a nut to the bit of the bolt or stud that sticks out from the surface. The nut gives you a way to put a wrench on it, and the heat of the welding will des
- /html/shop-talk/2003-01/msg00072.html (9,691 bytes)
- 94. Re: Best way to remove broken bolts (score: 1)
- Author: David Scheidt <dmschei@attglobal.net>
- Date: Sun, 19 Jan 2003 03:01:00 -0500
- Screwdriver tip on a socket in a ratchet. If you've got three hands, a crescent wrench on the shaft of a screwdriver can give you quite a lot of torque. That's why the sides of good screwdrivers are
- /html/shop-talk/2003-01/msg00075.html (10,105 bytes)
- 95. Re: Best way to remove broken bolts (score: 1)
- Author: David Scheidt <dmschei@attglobal.net>
- Date: Tue, 21 Jan 2003 03:31:51 -0500
- When using an easy out, I try and use a T-handled tap wrench, as it makes it easier to avoid the side loading. Of course, that's not always possible. David /// unsubscribe/change address requests to
- /html/shop-talk/2003-01/msg00092.html (8,366 bytes)
- 96. Re: LED shoplights? (score: 1)
- Author: David Scheidt <dmschei@attglobal.net>
- Date: Tue, 21 Jan 2003 03:39:11 -0500
- There are cheaper ones, but the cost of a white LED hasn't gotten much below a buck, so not only is there the cost of the LEDs themselves, the Chinese plastic junk makers haven't gotten into the act
- /html/shop-talk/2003-01/msg00094.html (7,236 bytes)
- 97. Another random thought about stud removal (score: 1)
- Author: David Scheidt <dmschei@attglobal.net>
- Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2003 02:18:37 -0500
- I remember when I was having the exhaust fixed on my beater a few years ago, watching one of the techs fix a broken stud. They had a specialized welder (or maybe just an attachment?) that held a holl
- /html/shop-talk/2003-01/msg00113.html (7,045 bytes)
- 98. Re: Septic tank repair (score: 1)
- Author: David Scheidt <dmschei@attglobal.net>
- Date: Fri, 24 Jan 2003 02:58:46 -0500
- There are concrete mold release agents. I suspect there's one that is suitable for use on concrete. David /// unsubscribe/change address requests to majordomo@autox.team.net or try /// http://www.te
- /html/shop-talk/2003-01/msg00130.html (7,608 bytes)
- 99. Re: Disposing of used razor blades (score: 1)
- Author: David Scheidt <dmschei@attglobal.net>
- Date: Fri, 24 Jan 2003 16:57:59 -0500
- I save them up to stick into apples to hand out at Halloween. Really, I drop them into a jar. When the jar is full (should be another 20 years...) I'll put a lid on it, and toss it into the trash. D
- /html/shop-talk/2003-01/msg00135.html (7,790 bytes)
- 100. RE: V8 Olds Engine head gasket (score: 1)
- Author: David Scheidt <dmschei@attglobal.net>
- Date: Sun, 26 Jan 2003 02:01:43 -0500
- I'd do both heads. There's a good chance whoever did the work didn't torque things right. As Randall says, check for flatness. I'd also take a look at the bores before I did anything but yank the he
- /html/shop-talk/2003-01/msg00156.html (9,718 bytes)
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