- 101. [Shop-talk] Architect Costs (score: 1)
- Author: Jim Stone <jandkstone99@msn.com>
- Date: Wed, 30 Jun 2010 20:43:23 -0500
- I am planning on having a small (12x15) addition built on to the back of my house that will slightly enlarge the kitchen and give us an upstairs walk-in closet and laundry room. The contractor (who i
- /html/shop-talk/2010-06/msg00190.html (9,762 bytes)
- 102. Re: [Shop-talk] Architect Costs (score: 1)
- Author: Jim Stone <jandkstone99@msn.com>
- Date: Wed, 30 Jun 2010 21:48:01 -0500
- Thanks Eric. I appreciate the advice. _________________________________________________________________ The New Busy is not the too busy. Combine all your e-mail accounts with Hotmail. http://www.win
- /html/shop-talk/2010-06/msg00193.html (8,504 bytes)
- 103. Re: [Shop-talk] Aftermarket body parts vendors? (score: 1)
- Author: Jim Stone <jandkstone99@msn.com>
- Date: Wed, 15 Sep 2010 17:53:10 -0500
- Give Certifit at try: http://www.certifit.com/default.aspx I learned about them from the body guy who is working on one of my Alpines. He told me the guys in the trade refer to them as "Sorta-fits".
- /html/shop-talk/2010-09/msg00035.html (11,295 bytes)
- 104. Re: [Shop-talk] POR-15 Dealers (score: 1)
- Author: Jim Stone <jandkstone99@msn.com>
- Date: Thu, 7 Oct 2010 20:58:38 -0500
- Give them a call at (800) 726-0459. They will refer you to a local dealer. In my case (St. Louis) the "dealer" is a guy who sells it out of his garage, but that works just fine. http://autox.team.net
- /html/shop-talk/2010-10/msg00025.html (7,833 bytes)
- 105. Re: [Shop-talk] Motion sensor lights in the wind (score: 1)
- Author: Jim and Kathy <Jandkstone99@msn.com>
- Date: Fri, 26 Nov 2010 16:47:06 -0600
- Are there trees nearby? I had this problem with the light I put on my garage, due to tree limbs that were nearby. I tried pointing the sensor as far away from the tress possible, but they still set i
- /html/shop-talk/2010-11/msg00072.html (9,889 bytes)
- 106. Re: [Shop-talk] cutting exhaust pipe (score: 1)
- Author: Jim Stone <jandkstone99@msn.com>
- Date: Fri, 17 Dec 2010 20:28:28 -0600
- Its not as much fun as a sawzall, but I recently used Advance Auto's tool loan program to 'borrow' a kit that included a chain cutter (http://shop.advanceautoparts.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/produ
- /html/shop-talk/2010-12/msg00087.html (10,311 bytes)
- 107. [Shop-talk] Brazing Aluminum (score: 1)
- Author: Jim Stone <jandkstone99@msn.com>
- Date: Sat, 15 Jan 2011 13:07:47 -0600
- I need to fill in a 1/8" hole in an aluminum intake manifold prior to having it powder coated. While much of the aluminum is around 3/8" thick, I don't think it is more than 1/8th or so around the ho
- /html/shop-talk/2011-01/msg00094.html (7,863 bytes)
- 108. Re: [Shop-talk] Brazing Aluminum (score: 1)
- Author: Jim Stone <jandkstone99@msn.com>
- Date: Sat, 15 Jan 2011 16:40:25 -0600
- Thanks guys. In answer to the first question, I did Google it before posting here and even found the Tin Man video on YouTube, although not his website which is a nice link to have in the future. The
- /html/shop-talk/2011-01/msg00098.html (10,943 bytes)
- 109. Re: [Shop-talk] Brazing Aluminum (score: 1)
- Author: Jim and Kathy <Jandkstone99@msn.com>
- Date: Sat, 15 Jan 2011 23:11:48 -0500
- Thanks guys. Putting a bolt in as a plug was actually my first thought, but the manifold is only about 3/16" thick at that point and I am afraid that won't leave enough meat for the bolt to fully gra
- /html/shop-talk/2011-01/msg00102.html (11,078 bytes)
- 110. Re: [Shop-talk] Hanging things on concrete walls (score: 1)
- Author: Jim Stone <jandkstone99@msn.com>
- Date: Wed, 9 Feb 2011 07:16:24 -0600
- I've used these in multiple houses and offices over the years: http://www.ooks.com/c-169-plastic-hardwall-hangers.aspx They are readily available in hardware stores, only take a few seconds to hammer
- /html/shop-talk/2011-02/msg00034.html (8,497 bytes)
- 111. [Shop-talk] Electrolytic Rust Removal on a large part (score: 1)
- Author: Jim Stone <jandkstone99@msn.com>
- Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2011 11:40:30 -0600
- I have a spare trunk lid that I would like to use on a restoration project. The original lid has a fair amount of damage to it and it seems like it would be easier all around to just replace it. Howe
- /html/shop-talk/2011-02/msg00049.html (8,386 bytes)
- 112. Re: [Shop-talk] Electrolytic Rust Removal on a large part (score: 1)
- Author: Jim Stone <jandkstone99@msn.com>
- Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2011 13:39:03 -0600
- Thanks John. I've done a fair amount of surfing on it, but everything I can remember reading dealt with fairly small parts. I made a very handy tank for some medium-sized parts out of a large plastic
- /html/shop-talk/2011-02/msg00051.html (11,225 bytes)
- 113. Re: [Shop-talk] Electrolytic Rust Removal on a large part (score: 1)
- Author: Jim and Kathy <Jandkstone99@msn.com>
- Date: Sat, 19 Feb 2011 09:43:06 -0600
- Thanks Nolan. Your comment about directional action is interesting. The tank I made for smaller parts has 4 rebar rods, one in each corner. Would more be better for a larger tank? Sent from my iPad e
- /html/shop-talk/2011-02/msg00060.html (8,634 bytes)
- 114. [Shop-talk] Replacing a damaged helicoil (score: 1)
- Author: Jim Stone <jandkstone99@msn.com>
- Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2011 18:12:17 -0600
- The aluminum head on my Alpine was repaired at some point in the past with a helicoil insert. I am in the midst of replacing the intake manifold and the coil threads seem to have been damaged (I beli
- /html/shop-talk/2011-02/msg00097.html (8,643 bytes)
- 115. Re: [Shop-talk] Replacing a damaged helicoil (score: 1)
- Author: Jim Stone <jandkstone99@msn.com>
- Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2011 21:11:19 -0600
- Thanks guys. I'll give it a try tomorrow and report back. http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/shop-talk/jandkstone99@msn.com _______________________________________________ Shop-talk@autox.team.net
- /html/shop-talk/2011-02/msg00106.html (10,368 bytes)
- 116. Re: [Shop-talk] Replacing a damaged helicoil (score: 1)
- Author: Jim Stone <jandkstone99@msn.com>
- Date: Sat, 26 Feb 2011 10:03:28 -0600
- Well, the coil is out, but it wasn't easy and it wasn't pretty. It didn't unscrew so much as unravel. In pieces. (I tried one of my Easyouts to start, but the hole isn't deep enough to allow any of t
- /html/shop-talk/2011-02/msg00107.html (13,165 bytes)
- 117. Re: [Shop-talk] Replacing a damaged helicoil (score: 1)
- Author: Jim Stone <jandkstone99@msn.com>
- Date: Sun, 27 Feb 2011 20:10:26 -0600
- So, just to wrap this up: a new Helicoil did the trick. I bought a kit at Napa that included a new tap, the setting tool and bunch of coils. Running the tap through the old hole worked almost too wel
- /html/shop-talk/2011-02/msg00116.html (10,092 bytes)
- 118. [Shop-talk] Help Identifying Kienzle Clock (score: 1)
- Author: Jim Stone <jandkstone99@msn.com>
- Date: Sat, 5 Mar 2011 15:58:59 -0600
- This is a long shot, but I am trying to identify a clock that came with a car I purchased. The clock is a Kienzle and it looks like it had a "W" logo on it that has been painted over. You can just se
- /html/shop-talk/2011-03/msg00055.html (7,728 bytes)
- 119. Re: [Shop-talk] Help Identifying Kienzle Clock (score: 1)
- Author: Jim Stone <jandkstone99@msn.com>
- Date: Mon, 7 Mar 2011 17:39:26 -0600
- Sorry for not updating the group. Someone on the list solved the mystery for me, but I didn't realize that his reply was just to me, or that my "Reply to All" message thus only went to him. It is a S
- /html/shop-talk/2011-03/msg00064.html (11,232 bytes)
- 120. [Shop-talk] Sealing Concrete (score: 1)
- Author: Jim Stone <jandkstone99@msn.com>
- Date: Wed, 9 Mar 2011 12:33:29 -0600
- I have a 6 year old concrete driveway that has never been sealed. While I rarely use salt for de-icing, I recently noticed quite a bit of deterioration in a couple of areas, mostly where we frequentl
- /html/shop-talk/2011-03/msg00083.html (6,512 bytes)
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