- 21. [Shop-talk] OFF TOPIC - wood splitting (score: 141)
- Author: jibjib at att.net (Jack Brooks)
- Date: Fri, 22 Apr 2011 15:41:59 -0700
- No matter what you do, have someone (wife or kids) around to stack. I cut and split and my wife stacked. We moved quite fast, definitely faster than using a hydraulic splitter. Those wedges move slow
- /html/shop-talk/2011-04/msg00382.html (10,529 bytes)
- 22. [Shop-talk] CSP 3 (ICRI) (moderately not OT) (score: 141)
- Author: jibjib at att.net (Jack Brooks)
- Date: Sun, 24 Apr 2011 07:27:02 -0700
- The problem with Muriatic Acid is that of off gasses and has the potential to cause any steel objects in the area to start rusting. If you use Muriatic, use PPE, seal the area and ventilate extremely
- /html/shop-talk/2011-04/msg00394.html (10,662 bytes)
- 23. [Shop-talk] DannMar MaxJax ? (score: 141)
- Author: jibjib at att.net (Jack Brooks)
- Date: Sun, 1 May 2011 19:38:25 -0700
- That is the one. When you add the ramps and casters, (Call the Mfg for the extras) it goes to around $2,100 delivered. Nice unit. I'd like one myself. Jack Costco.com - http://www.costco.com/Browse/P
- /html/shop-talk/2011-05/msg00259.html (10,087 bytes)
- 24. [Shop-talk] storage shed plans (score: 141)
- Author: jibjib at att.net (Jack Brooks)
- Date: Fri, 20 May 2011 18:23:45 -0700
- In a few years you would know why. They are made out of sheet steel with thin cheap paint and will rust and rot out relatively quickly. A nice wood shed, if cared for, will last many years. Jack Howd
- /html/shop-talk/2011-05/msg00396.html (10,601 bytes)
- 25. [Shop-talk] storage shed plans (score: 141)
- Author: jibjib at att.net (Jack Brooks)
- Date: Sat, 21 May 2011 07:07:18 -0700
- Yes, a quality metal building will last, but a $300 shed, even powder coated will start to fail faster than a wood building. Any scratch, or non-coated edge, if not repaired well will rust quickly. T
- /html/shop-talk/2011-05/msg00406.html (12,049 bytes)
- 26. [Shop-talk] storage shed plans (score: 141)
- Author: jibjib at att.net (Jack Brooks)
- Date: Sat, 21 May 2011 07:38:04 -0700
- John, I agree 100%. I replaced a 5x8 metal shed with a 12x16 wooden one. It was considered maintenance by my town in NJ, as I was replacing one temporary building with another temporary building. Th
- /html/shop-talk/2011-05/msg00408.html (11,318 bytes)
- 27. [Shop-talk] Pedestal Sink Trap (score: 141)
- Author: jibjib at att.net (Jack Brooks)
- Date: Sun, 29 May 2011 11:52:44 -0700
- into the back wall, through the studs to the side wall where the stack is located, but putting a decent sized hole in the back wall studs is an issues. I'm not up on code in GA, but if you added dou
- /html/shop-talk/2011-05/msg00471.html (10,867 bytes)
- 28. [Shop-talk] gps to find the shop (score: 141)
- Author: jibjib at att.net (Jack Brooks)
- Date: Mon, 6 Jun 2011 15:35:04 -0700
- Just make sure it has lifetime maps and traffic, if it does traffic. When buying new, the cost for these is a minimal adder. Jack to keep it shop related... sometimes losing my way to the shop I'm co
- /html/shop-talk/2011-06/msg00394.html (10,097 bytes)
- 29. [Shop-talk] stripped screw hole in carb (score: 141)
- Author: jibjib at att.net (Jack Brooks)
- Date: Sun, 19 Jun 2011 10:00:30 -0700
- +1 for Megasquirt!!! 5 Lucky You! Sounds like a good excuse to go INJECTION! http://www.megasquirt.info/ -wayne (loather of carbs) _______________________________________________ Shop-talk at autox.t
- /html/shop-talk/2011-06/msg00471.html (10,445 bytes)
- 30. [Shop-talk] quiet compressor (score: 141)
- Author: jibjib at att.net (Jack Brooks)
- Date: Wed, 22 Jun 2011 21:03:32 -0700
- I have an airbrush and it's compressor is pretty quiet. You may want to check them out. Jack Hi. I need a compressor for work that will be used in an office/lab type environment. Quiet is what I'm lo
- /html/shop-talk/2011-06/msg00522.html (9,571 bytes)
- 31. [Shop-talk] Pulsing brakes (score: 141)
- Author: jibjib at att.net (Jack Brooks)
- Date: Thu, 23 Jun 2011 17:11:19 -0700
- Good info on the Brembo's. Jack Yeah, rotors are too cheap these days to mess with turning. I will highly recommend the Brembo OEM replacement rotors you can get from Tire Rack and elsewhere. Really
- /html/shop-talk/2011-06/msg00528.html (10,812 bytes)
- 32. [Shop-talk] Wifi to the garage (score: 141)
- Author: jibjib at att.net (Jack Brooks)
- Date: Sat, 2 Jul 2011 13:37:19 -0700
- Slightly off topic - Hard wired: There is one other route. I got tired of wireless issues and hard wired the five upstairs rooms and two downstairs room in our house with Gigabit speed connections. I
- /html/shop-talk/2011-07/msg00185.html (11,763 bytes)
- 33. [Shop-talk] [Bulk] Natural gas tank-based water heaters? (score: 141)
- Author: jibjib at att.net (Jack Brooks)
- Date: Fri, 22 Jul 2011 12:50:42 -0700
- I like ones with big sacrificial anodes that are easy to change, so I actually change them every few years. Not really shop-related but... My current water heater is approaching 20 years old so it's
- /html/shop-talk/2011-07/msg00295.html (8,762 bytes)
- 34. [Shop-talk] Window a/c unit for the garage (score: 141)
- Author: jibjib at att.net (Jack Brooks)
- Date: Sat, 6 Aug 2011 16:19:44 -0700
- Jorge, Yes, even without a window, you can frame out a "window" opening to put the unit through any wall. The split system is likely the quietest type of system, but in every brand, you will pay a li
- /html/shop-talk/2011-08/msg00155.html (13,918 bytes)
- 35. [Shop-talk] water in basement (score: 141)
- Author: jibjib at att.net (Jack Brooks)
- Date: Sat, 10 Sep 2011 17:54:13 -0700
- If you have a sump to put a hose end into, siphon it. I had success siphoning 16 inches out of my basement with two garden hoses (in parallel) when hurricane Floyd hit NJ. Jack We've gotten hammered
- /html/shop-talk/2011-09/msg00023.html (9,474 bytes)
- 36. [Shop-talk] metallic smelling water (score: 141)
- Author: jibjib at att.net (Jack Brooks)
- Date: Thu, 15 Sep 2011 21:00:21 -0700
- Tim, Certain types of water combined with certain anodes can create a metallic taste/smell. I don't know why it would come on all of a sudden, but checking the neighbors water too would be a great pl
- /html/shop-talk/2011-09/msg00052.html (10,682 bytes)
- 37. [Shop-talk] Volvo XC60 (score: 141)
- Author: jibjib at att.net (Jack Brooks)
- Date: Sat, 17 Sep 2011 11:45:17 -0700
- Hopefully, you are looking at the inline 2.5T turbo, not the dual turbo 6, which in prior years has not necessarily been a great engine. We have an XC90 with the 2.5T and it drives the moderately hea
- /html/shop-talk/2011-09/msg00073.html (8,230 bytes)
- 38. [Shop-talk] Voltage regulators (score: 141)
- Author: jibjib at att.net (Jack Brooks)
- Date: Mon, 10 Oct 2011 16:08:05 -0700
- Go see your favorite old-time alternator guy, or ask the kids with the really loud stereos where they go for alternators and you will find a qualified alternator guy. I put a little alternator from a
- /html/shop-talk/2011-10/msg00127.html (10,499 bytes)
- 39. [Shop-talk] Compressed Air Lines, RapidAir (score: 141)
- Author: jibjib at att.net (Jack Brooks)
- Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2011 17:13:33 -0700
- The problem is how the PVC fails when it eventually does fail. It shatters. Copper will fail eventually too, but it does not shatter. Jack I'm jumping in here late, but i've been using Home Depot PVC
- /html/shop-talk/2011-10/msg00149.html (13,377 bytes)
- 40. [Shop-talk] Brake dust wheel covers (score: 141)
- Author: jibjib at att.net (Jack Brooks)
- Date: Mon, 24 Oct 2011 18:19:50 -0700
- Eric, My solution: I switched to ceramic pads. The powder is light colored and is barely noticeable. Jack OK, I have a truck that I put on wheel covers to prevent the brake dust from making the rims
- /html/shop-talk/2011-10/msg00204.html (9,552 bytes)
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