- 21. [Shop-talk] FW: Anode for compressor (score: 1)
- Author: "Jack Brooks" <jibjib@att.net>
- Date: Mon, 6 Aug 2007 21:11:53 -0700
- Wow, I've never published a post that got absolutely no responses. Does this mean I've stumped the Borg??? <GRIN> I'm going to assume that this does not mean dropping a partial hot water heater anode
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- 22. Re: [Shop-talk] FW: Anode for compressor (score: 1)
- Author: "Jack Brooks" <jibjib@att.net>
- Date: Fri, 10 Aug 2007 06:44:34 -0700
- Thanks for all of the responses. I do believe that having a solid connection to the tank has merit. I had not thought about that. While I'm not going to weld or bolt up to an certified tank, I'm look
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- 23. Re: [Shop-talk] FW: Anode for compressor (score: 1)
- Author: "Jack Brooks" <jibjib@att.net>
- Date: Fri, 10 Aug 2007 22:21:55 -0700
- No, I don't think so. If the anode is connected to the steel tank, the magnesium anode will react with the steel it is in contact with. I believe that the reaction will take place between the magnes
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- 24. Re: [Shop-talk] Electric Hedge Trimmers (score: 1)
- Author: "Jack Brooks" <jibjib@att.net>
- Date: Mon, 3 Sep 2007 21:03:10 -0700
- Add one more satisfies HedgeHog owner. I've also clipped the cord once. I used to use my Dad's old clipper that attached to a standard electric drill with a large hose type clamp. Not so good. . . .
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- 25. Re: [Shop-talk] Of mice and...Jeeps! (score: 1)
- Author: "Jack Brooks" <jibjib@att.net>
- Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2007 18:47:10 -0700
- C'mon John, that's not fair. . . . Consider the vintage. Heck, I don't have any of that either and rollup. . . . Heck, my Triumph TR3's windows are in the boot (trunk)! BTW - That's a fine working b
- /html/shop-talk/2007-09/msg00137.html (8,227 bytes)
- 26. [Shop-talk] Dishwasher - leaky pump (score: 1)
- Author: "Jack Brooks" <jibjib@att.net>
- Date: Sun, 23 Sep 2007 16:41:49 -0700
- I just noticed the cupping of the wood floor near the dishwasher <expletive> and traced it down to a leaky dishwasher pump. Thirteen year old dishwasher with a leaky pump. This is the first issue we
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- 27. Re: [Shop-talk] Dishwasher - leaky pump (score: 1)
- Author: "Jack Brooks" <jibjib@att.net>
- Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2007 20:48:50 -0700
- In process report. We will be buying a new dishwasher. I'm considering several brands, which I and many of you consider solid units. Right now it's just matter of balancing aesthetics, price and func
- /html/shop-talk/2007-09/msg00234.html (8,750 bytes)
- 28. Re: [Shop-talk] cupped floor boards (was: Dishwasher - leaky pump) (score: 1)
- Author: "Jack Brooks" <jibjib@att.net>
- Date: Wed, 26 Sep 2007 17:52:50 -0700
- Yup, no question about waiting for the floor to dry. I had no plans to do anything for several months at least, especially since we are heading into the moist season here in Seattle. <Gulp> There is
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- 29. Re: [Shop-talk] MIG Welders 115 v vs 220v (score: 1)
- Author: "Jack Brooks" <jibjib@att.net>
- Date: Fri, 28 Sep 2007 00:17:08 -0700
- A 220 will allow for you to weld thicker material. See the manufacturers web sites for actual values. Please also check out Miller, Hobart and Lincoln (in no real order of preference) as Harbor Frei
- /html/shop-talk/2007-09/msg00262.html (8,287 bytes)
- 30. Re: [Shop-talk] Harbor Freight & spare parts(was: MIG Welders 115 v (score: 1)
- Author: "Jack Brooks" <jibjib@att.net>
- Date: Fri, 28 Sep 2007 22:50:19 -0700
- While the infinitely adjustable is more adjustable, the four step, on an 110 V machine can achieve the same quality of bead. I had the opportunity to run both machines, a Hobart Handler 145 and a sim
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- 31. Re: [Shop-talk] Harbor Freight & spare parts(was: MIG Welders 115 v (score: 1)
- Author: "Jack Brooks" <jibjib@att.net>
- Date: Fri, 28 Sep 2007 23:05:53 -0700
- I made that comment because I know that the big three will have parts available for years to come. If someone comes to Harbor Freight with a less expensive welder tomorrow, they will buy the welders
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- 32. Re: [Shop-talk] Harbor Freight & spare parts(was: MIG Welders 115 v (score: 1)
- Author: "Jack Brooks" <jibjib@att.net>
- Date: Sat, 29 Sep 2007 15:57:32 -0700
- This is exactly my point. GM carries the parts because GM is a manufacturer. HF is a reseller, buying a commodity. I am concerned that they will not carry spares for long, if at all. Also, I believe
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- 33. Re: [Shop-talk] Generators (score: 1)
- Author: "Jack Brooks" <jibjib@att.net>
- Date: Sat, 29 Sep 2007 16:02:17 -0700
- While I've never used the low temp aluminum weld rod product, I know of folks that like it. For this issues though, I'd thread a male pipe into the corroded hole, then weld a fillet around the joint
- /html/shop-talk/2007-09/msg00283.html (9,414 bytes)
- 34. Re: [Shop-talk] Generator thread (score: 1)
- Author: "Jack Brooks" <jibjib@att.net>
- Date: Sun, 30 Sep 2007 19:54:15 -0700
- I have to laugh. We lost power here in Covington, WA this AM for about 4 hours and usually do for a few day stretch during the winter too. This one was not enough to drag out the 7.8 Kw generator, b
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- 35. Re: [Shop-talk] Eastwood vs Harbor Freight (score: 1)
- Author: "Jack Brooks" <jibjib@att.net>
- Date: Thu, 4 Oct 2007 17:59:31 -0700
- No questions that it's a common practice. I used to sell to the industrial side of the food industry and often the box coming out of the plant was the only difference between the "kissy-sexy" expensi
- /html/shop-talk/2007-10/msg00042.html (7,908 bytes)
- 36. Re: [Shop-talk] Exciting hi-tech home shop accecssory! (score: 1)
- Author: "Jack Brooks" <jibjib@att.net>
- Date: Thu, 4 Oct 2007 18:10:29 -0700
- I don't know about their other products, but having a Roomba run around your home a few days a week keeps it clean. No, it can't hold the volume of dirt that your big vacuum can. The dust bin has to
- /html/shop-talk/2007-10/msg00043.html (9,246 bytes)
- 37. Re: [Shop-talk] trailer advice needed (score: 1)
- Author: "Jack Brooks" <jibjib@att.net>
- Date: Tue, 9 Oct 2007 17:53:39 -0700
- When I bought my TR3 and trailered it home on a U-haul, it was just barely on both inner 450 angle plates. The track was too narrow for the rails and almost too narrow for the trailer. Jack ________
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- 38. [Shop-talk] Uesful books (score: 1)
- Author: "Jack Brooks" <jibjib@att.net>
- Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2007 17:20:56 -0700
- Both of my kids use my "Mechanical Engineering Reference Manual for the PE Exam" book for resolving math issues. Jack _______________________________________________ Shop-talk mailing list http://aut
- /html/shop-talk/2007-10/msg00238.html (6,114 bytes)
- 39. Re: [Shop-talk] trimmer recommendations? (score: 1)
- Author: "Jack Brooks" <jibjib@att.net>
- Date: Wed, 17 Oct 2007 18:36:26 -0700
- Ok, so I've been a bit embarrassed to respond, but here we go. I needed a new trimmer, but the big names just seemed pricey. In a moment of weakness, I picked up a Maruyama trimmer at Costco about fo
- /html/shop-talk/2007-10/msg00285.html (7,941 bytes)
- 40. Re: [Shop-talk] Oil drain pan (score: 1)
- Author: "Jack Brooks" <jibjib@att.net>
- Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2007 18:12:04 -0700
- While I've been accused of being shallow <grin> I can drain, and change the filter on two of my four vehicles with the car on the ground because I can do it all from the top. I do not need to go und
- /html/shop-talk/2007-10/msg00348.html (9,038 bytes)
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