- 1. Re: Halogen pot lights (score: 1)
- Author: John Innis <jdinnis@gmail.com>
- Date: Thu, 11 Aug 2005 09:43:51 -0500
- I can't vouch for growing pot, but a buddy of mine did have good results growing a variety of other plants with metal halide lights. To the point that he was able to keep a citris tree alive indoors
- /html/shop-talk/2005-08/msg00058.html (7,884 bytes)
- 2. Re: Halogen pot lights (score: 1)
- Author: John Innis <jdinnis@gmail.com>
- Date: Thu, 11 Aug 2005 10:19:54 -0500
- You might just try buying a better brand of halogen bulb. Cheap bulbs often do not have proper fillament support. This is usually a problem when the bulb is subjected to vibration. Like from people w
- /html/shop-talk/2005-08/msg00060.html (8,671 bytes)
- 3. Suburban Trailer Hitch Help (score: 1)
- Author: John Innis <jdinnis@gmail.com>
- Date: Wed, 22 Jun 2005 09:09:34 -0500
- Ok I have a real challenge on my hands. I have a '95 Suburban that I would like to use as a tow vehicle. Problem is the DPO installed a roll pan bumper on the truck. While this is not a problem on th
- /html/shop-talk/2005-06/msg00057.html (7,889 bytes)
- 4. Re: Who Makes our Lawn and Garden Equipment? (score: 1)
- Author: "John Innis" <jdinnis@gmail.com>
- Date: Wed, 1 Nov 2006 07:29:08 -0600
- Keep in maind that just about all major manufacturers have low end product lines. Just because Husqvarna makes Poulan, doesn't mean that the Husqvarna stuff is as bad as the Poulan stuff. They may no
- /html/shop-talk/2006-11/msg00000.html (7,685 bytes)
- 5. Re: [Shop-talk] Cars, EFi, snog controls and what not (score: 1)
- Author: "John Innis" <jdinnis@gmail.com>
- Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2007 08:30:26 -0500
- Wow, when I read your subject line, I thought this was going to be a very different post. If you are asking about "snog controls" you must have a teenage daughter. -- == = Never offend people with st
- /html/shop-talk/2007-09/msg00114.html (6,872 bytes)
- 6. Re: [Shop-talk] A problem I've never seen before...... (score: 1)
- Author: "John Innis" <jdinnis@gmail.com>
- Date: Tue, 26 Feb 2008 09:36:12 -0600
- Never had this happen, but I think I might try a stud remover or a lug nut remover. I have seen these used to pull off lug nuts that were badly rounded and wheel locks where the owner had lost the 'k
- /html/shop-talk/2008-02/msg00123.html (7,422 bytes)
- 7. Re: [Shop-talk] Amusing problem for auto mechanics! (score: 1)
- Author: "John Innis" <jdinnis@gmail.com>
- Date: Wed, 7 May 2008 15:40:14 -0500
- Just last week I started my truck and was greeted with a horrible clattering sound. I thought I had thrown a serpentine belt, so I popped the hood. When I did a VERY angry and slightly abbreviated gr
- /html/shop-talk/2008-05/msg00093.html (8,790 bytes)
- 8. Re: [Shop-talk] Automatic zoning for forced-air systems (score: 1)
- Author: "John Innis" <jdinnis@gmail.com>
- Date: Mon, 28 Jul 2008 20:37:24 -0500
- We have an automatic zoning system on our forced air heating and cooling system. It works very well and has dambers in both round and rectangular ducts. The system is a Honeywell one and was installe
- /html/shop-talk/2008-07/msg00167.html (9,211 bytes)
- 9. [Shop-talk] Oil in Vacuum resivor? (score: 1)
- Author: "John Innis" <jdinnis@gmail.com>
- Date: Sun, 17 Aug 2008 16:54:33 -0500
- Ok, so I've got this '95 Chevy S10 Blazer that was a hand me down from my parents. The truck seems to have vacuum problems, as the ventilation system changes modes at high throttle and the automatic
- /html/shop-talk/2008-08/msg00136.html (7,003 bytes)
- 10. Re: [Shop-talk] Mercruiser 4.3 (score: 1)
- Author: "John Innis" <jdinnis@gmail.com>
- Date: Sun, 7 Sep 2008 10:38:03 -0500
- If anyone needs one of these, I have a complete 4.3 CPI (Vin W) drivetrain available for sale. It comes with a 1994 S10 Blazer I have been trying to get rid of. http://www.johninnis.com/automobilia/B
- /html/shop-talk/2008-09/msg00085.html (10,087 bytes)
- 11. Re: [Shop-talk] Dangerous tool gloat (score: 1)
- Author: "John Innis" <jdinnis@gmail.com>
- Date: Wed, 1 Oct 2008 07:39:34 -0500
- A framing nail has more mass than a bullet from a .223 rifle. The velocity is the deciding factor. The .223 round is doing about 2000fps when it hits you. I have not chronographed a nail (yet) but I
- /html/shop-talk/2008-10/msg00004.html (10,160 bytes)
- 12. Re: [Shop-talk] Quick question on garage floors and garage lifts (score: 1)
- Author: "John Innis" <jdinnis@gmail.com>
- Date: Wed, 29 Oct 2008 09:46:48 -0500
- Yeah, kids now are spoiled wimps. When I graduated from Purdue, we had to learn FORTRAN and all of the email systems were Unix. -- == = Never offend people with style when you = = can offend with sub
- /html/shop-talk/2008-10/msg00192.html (9,895 bytes)
- 13. Re: [Shop-talk] Shop wall covering (score: 1)
- Author: "John Innis" <jdinnis@gmail.com>
- Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2008 14:56:24 -0600
- Never done it, but always wanted to hang big sheets of thin Plexi or Lexan ofer my garage walls. It would be oil resistant, and with a white drywall backing would make a fine whiteboard as well. -- =
- /html/shop-talk/2008-11/msg00115.html (8,322 bytes)
- 14. Re: [Shop-talk] Remote Control Relay (score: 1)
- Author: "John Innis" <jdinnis@gmail.com>
- Date: Tue, 9 Dec 2008 12:33:36 -0600
- Try copper mesh (think copper window screen material), and be sure to ground it. -- == = Never offend people with style when you = = can offend with substance -- Sam Brown = == ______________________
- /html/shop-talk/2008-12/msg00055.html (8,855 bytes)
- 15. Re: [Shop-talk] Engine swaps; 350 SBC donor cars. (score: 1)
- Author: "John Innis" <jdinnis@gmail.com>
- Date: Mon, 22 Dec 2008 22:26:37 -0600
- Normally I am a purist. In most cases, I'd say if you want an SBC, buy a car that came with an SBC and drive that. But the 80's vintage Jag V12 is where I draw the line. I helped a friend repair his
- /html/shop-talk/2008-12/msg00199.html (10,722 bytes)
- 16. Re: [Shop-talk] Engine swaps; 350 SBC donor cars. (score: 1)
- Author: "John Innis" <jdinnis@gmail.com>
- Date: Wed, 24 Dec 2008 22:05:27 -0600
- How does this law apply to crate motors or purpose built engines that did not come from any "donor" car? -- == = Never offend people with style when you = = can offend with substance -- Sam Brown = =
- /html/shop-talk/2008-12/msg00214.html (10,014 bytes)
- 17. Re: [Shop-talk] heat pump water heaters? (score: 1)
- Author: "John Innis" <jdinnis@gmail.com>
- Date: Sat, 27 Dec 2008 13:01:12 -0600
- Not sure if it is the same thing, but our ground source heat pump (geo-thermal) home heating and cooling system also produces hot water. Ours is a Hydro-Delta brand, and is one of the best at produci
- /html/shop-talk/2008-12/msg00233.html (9,198 bytes)
- 18. Re: [Shop-talk] RotoZip router / saws (score: 1)
- Author: "John Innis" <jdinnis@gmail.com>
- Date: Fri, 9 Jan 2009 18:36:48 -0600
- They do work well. They will cut drywall, wood, metal, tile, etc. Like a Dremel tool on steroids. I usually use a dremel for drywall, it is plenty powerful. But the RotoZip is a more powerful tool. I
- /html/shop-talk/2009-01/msg00056.html (8,514 bytes)
- 19. Re: [Shop-talk] RotoZip router / saws (score: 1)
- Author: "John Innis" <jdinnis@gmail.com>
- Date: Sun, 11 Jan 2009 13:28:21 -0600
- For dust control, I usually hold the rotary cutter with one hand and the shop vac nozzle with the other. Nearly all the dust gets sucked up. -- == = Never offend people with style when you = = can of
- /html/shop-talk/2009-01/msg00093.html (11,329 bytes)
- 20. Re: [Shop-talk] RotoZip router / saws (score: 1)
- Author: "John Innis" <jdinnis@gmail.com>
- Date: Sun, 11 Jan 2009 16:48:10 -0600
- You are supposed to used wire staples and staple it to a stud. This is more difficult if there is already drywall in place. -- == = Never offend people with style when you = = can offend with substan
- /html/shop-talk/2009-01/msg00101.html (9,589 bytes)
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