Mail Archive Search: <+from:jibjib@att.net>

Results:

References: [ +from:jibjib@att.net: 244 ]

Total 244 documents matching your query.

81. Re: [Shop-talk] kids tool bench (score: 1): Author: "Jack Brooks" <jibjib@att.net>; Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2008 18:12:02 -0700; Not quite a bench, or for a 3 year old, but my 13 year old son has had a tool box for the past five or so years and whenever anyone is stumped for a Birthday or other present, we tell them to get hi; /html/shop-talk/2008-09/msg00220.html (8,065 bytes)
82. Re: [Shop-talk] Moss removal from roof? (score: 1): Author: "Jack Brooks" <jibjib@att.net>; Date: Mon, 22 Sep 2008 16:57:14 -0700; Moss out, etc. from your local hardware or big box store every other year will take care of it. Jack Just SE of Seattle --Original Message-- From: shop-talk-bounces+jibjib=att.net@autox.team.net [mai; /html/shop-talk/2008-09/msg00263.html (8,542 bytes)
83. Re: [Shop-talk] MIG welding Aluminum (score: 1): Author: "Jack Brooks" <jibjib@att.net>; Date: Tue, 23 Sep 2008 21:49:43 -0700; 1. The Handler 140 (I own a 135) may be underpowered, depending on the thickness of the aluminum sheet. See your manual about it. The reason is that Aluminum will transfer the heat away from the wor; /html/shop-talk/2008-09/msg00266.html (8,819 bytes)
84. Re: [Shop-talk] Diamond blade for angle grinder (score: 1): Author: "Jack Brooks" <jibjib@att.net>; Date: Sun, 28 Sep 2008 17:35:16 -0700; I had a stainless steel perf plate I was going to use as a BBQ grill surface, but I had to cut it to size. I used a Diamond blade. It was effective in my 4.5 inch grinder, but I suspect your 8 inch; /html/shop-talk/2008-09/msg00295.html (8,192 bytes)
85. Re: [Shop-talk] Dangerous tool gloat (score: 1): Author: "Jack Brooks" <jibjib@att.net>; Date: Wed, 1 Oct 2008 17:38:54 -0700; Bingo! Give John a gold star! I used to design ammunition and we had flechettes (arrow like ammo) down around the size of a small nail. They had little fins stamped in the back, picture the head of a; /html/shop-talk/2008-10/msg00022.html (8,530 bytes)
86. Re: [Shop-talk] mig welder (score: 1): Author: "Jack Brooks" <jibjib@att.net>; Date: Sat, 18 Oct 2008 08:39:10 -0700; I have a Hobart Handler 140, and would buy another. The only point of contention on this unit, which shares components with Miller, is that the amperage rheostat is stepped. While I have never found; /html/shop-talk/2008-10/msg00090.html (9,072 bytes)
87. Re: [Shop-talk] Oil grade selection (score: 1): Author: "Jack Brooks" <jibjib@att.net>; Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2008 23:18:34 -0700; I'm with Chip. I do annual changes (12-15k) on all vehicles and all run synthetic lubes, in the manufacturers suggested viscosity. I've done this since 1981 and most vehicles have gone close to, or o; /html/shop-talk/2008-10/msg00149.html (12,083 bytes)
88. Re: [Shop-talk] hydronic heat retrofit? (score: 1): Author: "Jack Brooks" <jibjib@att.net>; Date: Thu, 6 Nov 2008 17:34:48 -0800; I have all of our bathroom FANS on spring wound timers, so the kids turn them on, but they don't run for hours. 60 minute timers that we set for 45-60 during the wet Seattle fall-winter-spring and 10; /html/shop-talk/2008-11/msg00030.html (7,893 bytes)
89. Re: [Shop-talk] Keeping under a deck dry (score: 1): Author: "Jack Brooks" <jibjib@att.net>; Date: Fri, 7 Nov 2008 23:24:14 -0800; Hey, it's the PNW. Even if you keep it dry, it'll still get mossy. <grin> I have seen what both of you are talking about. It should work, but I'll bet the stuff will still get damp. I have a 6 foot h; /html/shop-talk/2008-11/msg00033.html (8,967 bytes)
90. Re: [Shop-talk] A different kind of Multi zone heating (score: 1): Author: "Jack Brooks" <jibjib@att.net>; Date: Fri, 5 Dec 2008 17:33:41 -0800; I've traded up on tank size with my distributor, so if you are not happy with the smaller size, you likely can trade up. It'll cost more than buying it up front, but it's an option. I don't remember; /html/shop-talk/2008-12/msg00030.html (8,645 bytes)
91. Re: [Shop-talk] GPS experiences ? (score: 1): Author: "Jack Brooks" <jibjib@att.net>; Date: Thu, 18 Dec 2008 15:47:04 -0800; For a few $$'s a year, my older Garmin 550 Street fighter has traffic reports, with anticipated delay times, in major metro areas. Nice feature. Jack One note about GPS, you may want to wait a littl; /html/shop-talk/2008-12/msg00163.html (9,392 bytes)
92. Re: [Shop-talk] Load bearing walls (score: 1): Author: "Jack Brooks" <jibjib@att.net>; Date: Sun, 21 Dec 2008 21:01:02 -0800; Whatever you do, as far as hiring a structural to evaluated your situation or if you self perform, consider using a steel flitch plate, instead of 2-by's. I reworked a room, taking out windows and in; /html/shop-talk/2008-12/msg00182.html (8,099 bytes)
93. Re: [Shop-talk] Welding wire: price and size (score: 1): Author: "Jack Brooks" <jibjib@att.net>; Date: Sun, 21 Dec 2008 21:03:19 -0800; 24 will be easier than 30 to weld sheet metal with. I found a huge difference in welding on my 1960 TR3 and my 1980 TR8. The steel was better in the 60's and far easier to get goods welds. It may ha; /html/shop-talk/2008-12/msg00183.html (8,196 bytes)
94. Re: [Shop-talk] concrete not hardening (score: 1): Author: "Jack Brooks" <jibjib@att.net>; Date: Fri, 2 Jan 2009 15:50:22 -0800; It could be temperature; it could be how you mixed it. Put a blanket or other insulation over it and wait a few more days. Typically, the longer concrete takes to cure, the stronger it will be. Jack; /html/shop-talk/2009-01/msg00007.html (7,998 bytes)
95. Re: [Shop-talk] Auto gas line repair (score: 1): Author: "Jack Brooks" <jibjib@att.net>; Date: Mon, 12 Jan 2009 16:57:28 -0800; I didn't have a flare tool, but I did have a Mig welder, so I added a bit of a weld circumferentially near the end of the pipe. It's a smooth hump and the clamp us upstream of the weld. I believe it'; /html/shop-talk/2009-01/msg00111.html (8,132 bytes)
96. Re: [Shop-talk] Craftsman deal.... (score: 1): Author: "Jack Brooks" <jibjib@att.net>; Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2009 16:56:41 -0800; I drove my '72 Vega for two weeks before the combination wrench (Craftsman) eventually worked it's way out from between the fender and firewall, bouncing off the bottom of the car a time or two, so I; /html/shop-talk/2009-01/msg00178.html (9,192 bytes)
97. Re: [Shop-talk] Hydronic system off a steam boiler? (score: 1): Author: "Jack Brooks" <jibjib@att.net>; Date: Fri, 23 Jan 2009 22:10:05 -0800; My Dad and I rigged up an electric hot water tank, without wiring the electric, to be used as a storage tank, to supplement an undersized oil fired heater 30 years ago. We had an electric pump circul; /html/shop-talk/2009-01/msg00193.html (8,600 bytes)
98. Re: [Shop-talk] Basic MIG Welding questions (score: 1): Author: "Jack Brooks" <jibjib@att.net>; Date: Mon, 2 Feb 2009 22:34:53 -0800; Yes, my 140 Handler does. It's about 9 years old. It's on the wire feed (Voltage) control, on which I believe the lowest setting is called purge. Pulling the trigger provides gas, but no arc. Jack Do; /html/shop-talk/2009-02/msg00010.html (8,574 bytes)
99. Re: [Shop-talk] What to do with oily rags? (score: 1): Author: "Jack Brooks" <jibjib@att.net>; Date: Wed, 4 Feb 2009 22:08:02 -0800; I use some of Costco's Oil Eater in the washer. No issues. I also use a bit of it in the windshield washers on my cars. It cuts the smearing down immensely. Jack _____________________________________; /html/shop-talk/2009-02/msg00038.html (7,971 bytes)
100. Re: [Shop-talk] Cordless angle impact drivers (score: 1): Author: "Jack Brooks" <jibjib@att.net>; Date: Fri, 6 Mar 2009 17:16:21 -0800; The problem here is that some of us are thinking "Air Ratchet" and some are thinking "Impact Wrench" My Impact Wrench does 450 ft-lbs, whereas my Air Ratchet only 65 ft-lbs. They are both big enough.; /html/shop-talk/2009-03/msg00020.html (8,714 bytes)

Current List: 81 - 100
Page: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13]