- 241. Re: [Shop-talk] Heat Pumps? (part 2 of 2) (score: 1)
- Author: "John T. Blair" <jblair1948@cox.net>
- Date: Sun, 21 Sep 2008 19:05:27 -0400
- The other older type pump was the water to air. These have 2 wells, one to source the water and one to drain the water. The water is pumped into the system to like the air is in a air to air pump. Th
- /html/shop-talk/2008-09/msg00244.html (9,293 bytes)
- 242. Re: [Shop-talk] Heat Pumps? (part 2 of 2) (score: 1)
- Author: "John T. Blair" <jblair1948@cox.net>
- Date: Mon, 22 Sep 2008 07:20:50 -0400
- don't understand The best way to think of a heat pump is a window air conditioner. When it is cooling you have cool air blowing off the front into the house, right? But what do you feel if you go out
- /html/shop-talk/2008-09/msg00249.html (9,124 bytes)
- 243. Re: [Shop-talk] MIG welding Aluminum (score: 1)
- Author: "John T. Blair" <jblair1948@cox.net>
- Date: Wed, 24 Sep 2008 07:31:47 -0400
- Bob, I understand the wanting to do it yourself. And this wasn't one of your questions, but if it's just the one fender, even 2 is it worth the cost for the equipment to allow you to weld Al.? You'll
- /html/shop-talk/2008-09/msg00268.html (8,712 bytes)
- 244. Re: [Shop-talk] Still building, even in the desert (score: 1)
- Author: "John T. Blair" <jblair1948@cox.net>
- Date: Sun, 28 Sep 2008 07:56:20 -0400
- Moose, Glad to hear you are staying busy. But man, ARE you staying busy! Luckily I never made it to that part of the world when I was in. I can't grasp working in those temps. Luckily I had AC most o
- /html/shop-talk/2008-09/msg00290.html (8,099 bytes)
- 245. Re: [Shop-talk] (yet another) air compressor question (score: 1)
- Author: "John T. Blair" <jblair1948@cox.net>
- Date: Wed, 01 Oct 2008 18:23:08 -0400
- in nature Marcus, I'd look for something that is oil lubed, a 30 gal or bigger storage tank, and 220V. I purchased a Craftsman compressor like that back in about '90 for $380. You can definately get
- /html/shop-talk/2008-10/msg00018.html (9,347 bytes)
- 246. Re: [Shop-talk] (yet another) air compressor question (score: 1)
- Author: "John T. Blair" <jblair1948@cox.net>
- Date: Wed, 01 Oct 2008 18:47:10 -0400
- in nature Marcus, I'd look for something that is oil lubed, a 30 gal or bigger storage tank, and 220V. I purchased a Craftsman compressor like that back in about '90 for $380. You can definately get
- /html/shop-talk/2008-10/msg00019.html (9,326 bytes)
- 247. Re: [Shop-talk] Fw: an new one on me... plumbing (score: 1)
- Author: "John T. Blair" <jblair1948@cox.net>
- Date: Sun, 05 Oct 2008 07:47:58 -0400
- Probably 10 watts or so. (If it's old, maybe lots more.) That's on the order of 80 kW hours over the course of a year. If it doesn't need to be on six months of the year, that's 40 kWh. That's $4 at
- /html/shop-talk/2008-10/msg00042.html (8,328 bytes)
- 248. Re: [Shop-talk] garage expansion project (score: 1)
- Author: "John T. Blair" <jblair1948@cox.net>
- Date: Mon, 06 Oct 2008 13:10:48 -0400
- I would recommend adding a box fan, hung from wires, coat hangers, etc., from the ceiling to blow on the compressor to help cool it during long uses. John John T. Blair WA4OHZ email: jblair1948@cox.n
- /html/shop-talk/2008-10/msg00055.html (8,246 bytes)
- 249. Re: [Shop-talk] Garage attic sealing (score: 1)
- Author: "John T. Blair" <jblair1948@cox.net>
- Date: Mon, 06 Oct 2008 15:24:23 -0400
- Phil, Two ideas come to mind. I'm not sure about your wooden staircase. I'm assuming that it's one of the folding type. 1. If so, make the opening wider in the ceiling so the staircase will close int
- /html/shop-talk/2008-10/msg00059.html (8,616 bytes)
- 250. Re: [Shop-talk] mig welder (score: 1)
- Author: "John T. Blair" <jblair1948@cox.net>
- Date: Sat, 18 Oct 2008 12:00:12 -0400
- one I wanted it the last mig Scott, I guess that depends on what else you have in the way of welding equipment and what you want to do with it. I have a Lincoln SP100, which appears to no longer be m
- /html/shop-talk/2008-10/msg00091.html (9,483 bytes)
- 251. Re: [Shop-talk] Painting a car again (for the first time) (score: 1)
- Author: "John T. Blair" <jblair1948@cox.net>
- Date: Sat, 25 Oct 2008 21:20:02 -0400
- has ever been years) or <should I invest in a new HVLP system? And, if I do go with a new system, can real money? Jim, When I painted my Morgan, back in the early 90s, I used a cheap syphon gun simil
- /html/shop-talk/2008-10/msg00163.html (9,342 bytes)
- 252. Re: [Shop-talk] Compressor repair (score: 1)
- Author: "John T. Blair" <jblair1948@cox.net>
- Date: Tue, 04 Nov 2008 13:35:05 -0500
- figure the Bill, I know this sounds stupid, but it's happened to me. What's the chances that you actually have air in the tank? Consiquently, it doesn't need any power. Try to bleed off the tank, and
- /html/shop-talk/2008-11/msg00013.html (8,300 bytes)
- 253. [Shop-talk] ODBII Scanners (again) (score: 1)
- Author: "John T. Blair" <jblair1948@cox.net>
- Date: Tue, 25 Nov 2008 17:57:15 -0500
- I know that there has been discussions of ODBII Scanners in the past. I was just at a local autoparts store and saw that Actron has come out with a couple of new scanners: * NEW! Elite AutoScanner. P
- /html/shop-talk/2008-11/msg00142.html (7,496 bytes)
- 254. [Shop-talk] Freon Leak detectors (score: 1)
- Author: "John T. Blair" <jblair1948@cox.net>
- Date: Wed, 07 Jan 2009 18:10:52 -0500
- I just received a Harbor Freight flyer in the mail today. In it there is a freon leak detector for $70. Anybody have / used one? I have a freind that has a very old electronic leak detector but it i
- /html/shop-talk/2009-01/msg00026.html (8,032 bytes)
- 255. Re: [Shop-talk] Freon Leak detectors (score: 1)
- Author: "John T. Blair" <jblair1948@cox.net>
- Date: Wed, 07 Jan 2009 21:16:23 -0500
- My friends electronic detector works pretty well also. It's always found leaks we couldn't pin point with the bubbles. Once we found an area to concentrate on, we could usually find the leak with the
- /html/shop-talk/2009-01/msg00029.html (8,425 bytes)
- 256. Re: [Shop-talk] Stoves (score: 1)
- Author: "John T. Blair" <jblair1948@cox.net>
- Date: Sun, 11 Jan 2009 12:26:47 -0500
- With all this talk about refrigerators and stoves, I've got a couple of questions. 1. Any one using an induction stove top? My wife saw a show yesterday about then, and was wondering if they were wor
- /html/shop-talk/2009-01/msg00086.html (8,017 bytes)
- 257. Re: [Shop-talk] Craftsman Tools- Quality??? (score: 1)
- Author: "John T. Blair" <jblair1948@cox.net>
- Date: Sun, 18 Jan 2009 08:36:48 -0500
- sale for $100 at see. The tools on the not stolen tools? Matt, For tools, try the usual, ebay, discount tool stores on line, pawn shops, and thrift stores. However, I find that most of the stuff I've
- /html/shop-talk/2009-01/msg00147.html (8,187 bytes)
- 258. Re: [Shop-talk] Painting a steel gate (score: 1)
- Author: "John T. Blair" <jblair1948@cox.net>
- Date: Sun, 18 Jan 2009 08:46:05 -0500
- don't want Doug, From the pictures, it looks like the original paint is pretty oxidized. I would think that you'd want to really rough it up to give the new paint something to stick to. If not, I thi
- /html/shop-talk/2009-01/msg00148.html (8,558 bytes)
- 259. Re: [Shop-talk] Sweat joint leak (score: 1)
- Author: "John T. Blair" <jblair1948@cox.net>
- Date: Mon, 19 Jan 2009 07:33:30 -0500
- hot water line. out through John, What about putting a patch over the leak. Find a piece of rubber, or old hose, wrap the pipe and put a hose clamp on to hold the rubber in place. John John T. Blair
- /html/shop-talk/2009-01/msg00162.html (8,556 bytes)
- 260. Re: [Shop-talk] Sweat joint leak (score: 1)
- Author: "John T. Blair" <jblair1948@cox.net>
- Date: Mon, 19 Jan 2009 16:32:11 -0500
- hot water line. out through a John, I don't know why I didn't think of this before. There is a new push coupling called "shark bite". As long as your leak isn't right at a bend you can cut out the pi
- /html/shop-talk/2009-01/msg00165.html (8,635 bytes)
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