- 1. RE: a/c furnace recommendations (score: 1)
- Author: jmark.vanscoter@amd.com
- Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2003 10:49:37 -0600
- I agree with the "swamp cooler" suggestion. I once lived in Tucson and had one mounted in a "heat chimney" in the middle of the house. Kept everything comfortable and cost very little to operate. Hea
- /html/shop-talk/2003-02/msg00018.html (8,120 bytes)
- 2. RE: battery trickle chargers (score: 1)
- Author: jmark.vanscoter@amd.com
- Date: Fri, 6 Dec 2002 17:47:37 -0600
- You use ether as a starter fluid for most diesel engines. Remember watching a mechanic spray an old International with ether until it started. Sounded better on ether than on diesel, put out pretty w
- /html/shop-talk/2002-12/msg00057.html (8,186 bytes)
- 3. RE: Planning ahead- running power to the garage (score: 1)
- Author: jmark.vanscoter@amd.com
- Date: Fri, 1 Nov 2002 14:09:03 -0600
- Check the cost of 3-phase. A Bridgeport just doesn't use enough power to make this usually worth the expense. I only has a 2-3 HP motor and you can use either a rotary or solid-state phase converter.
- /html/shop-talk/2002-11/msg00020.html (9,846 bytes)
- 4. RE: Planning ahead- running power to the garage (score: 1)
- Author: jmark.vanscoter@amd.com
- Date: Fri, 1 Nov 2002 14:11:49 -0600
- A TIG welder only uses 50-60 amps at some pretty high power levels. Will you really be doing 2 things at once while doing this? Will you really be welding 3" thick aluminum castings that often? If th
- /html/shop-talk/2002-11/msg00022.html (9,566 bytes)
- 5. RE: Planning ahead- running power to the garage (score: 1)
- Author: jmark.vanscoter@amd.com
- Date: Fri, 1 Nov 2002 14:40:52 -0600
- I totally agreed with Eric on this. The newer speed control phase converters (what is their real name?) are great. They adjust the number of cycles per second to adjust the speed. Mark V.S. in Austin
- /html/shop-talk/2002-11/msg00025.html (9,887 bytes)
- 6. RE: Pouring a garage floor (score: 1)
- Author: jmark.vanscoter@amd.com
- Date: Fri, 8 Nov 2002 10:54:25 -0600
- Not knowledge on the "French drain", but I would say that a 4" floor reinforced with just chicken wire would make a decent floor for a chicken coop, but not a shop. Al least, dig the edges deeper lik
- /html/shop-talk/2002-11/msg00094.html (9,617 bytes)
- 7. RE: Pouring a garage floor (score: 1)
- Author: jmark.vanscoter@amd.com
- Date: Fri, 8 Nov 2002 13:23:29 -0600
- With only 4" of concrete, rebar will not be a huge advantage over mesh. Rebar wired together into a 6"-12" grid is appropriate. Remember, concrete is simply a form of composite construction. The ceme
- /html/shop-talk/2002-11/msg00104.html (9,319 bytes)
- 8. RE: Pouring a garage floor (score: 1)
- Author: jmark.vanscoter@amd.com
- Date: Sun, 10 Nov 2002 15:03:55 -0600
- We may have a terminology problem here. Do you mean "blueboard" as in the stuff that goes behind skim-coat plaster (watch "This Old house" for mention of it that way)? Or, do you mean blue extruded p
- /html/shop-talk/2002-11/msg00123.html (8,414 bytes)
- 9. RE: welders (score: 1)
- Author: jmark.vanscoter@amd.com
- Date: Tue, 19 Nov 2002 11:02:34 -0600
- To expand on this comment, it appears ITW choose to position the brands slightly differently so the overlap is minimized. At the present time, it appears that most Hobart welders are made at the ITW/
- /html/shop-talk/2002-11/msg00157.html (8,752 bytes)
- 10. RE: electric motors (free for a good home and a questions) (score: 1)
- Author: jmark.vanscoter@amd.com
- Date: Wed, 9 Oct 2002 14:07:41 -0500
- The motors from the feed mixers are probably induction/repulsion motors. These are motors designed to start heavy loads and not stall or overheat. Very good and strong motors. For a hoist, I have no
- /html/shop-talk/2002-10/msg00053.html (9,493 bytes)
- 11. RE: electric motors (free for a good home and a questions) (score: 1)
- Author: jmark.vanscoter@amd.com
- Date: Wed, 9 Oct 2002 17:51:20 -0500
- The forklift is a great eBay item! Before I found mine, I had checked all the local outlets, nothing a few things, but nothing too practical. I did find a 3000# Yale cheap, but it had an Continental
- /html/shop-talk/2002-10/msg00058.html (11,731 bytes)
- 12. RE: angle grinder? (score: 1)
- Author: jmark.vanscoter@amd.com
- Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2002 15:10:40 -0500
- I am going to add some personal comments Get a grinder with a standard threaded arbor (SAE threads). Do not buy a 4" grinder if you can get a 4.5" grinder. A 5" grinder is better yet. A paddle switch
- /html/shop-talk/2002-10/msg00157.html (9,961 bytes)
- 13. RE: Drill Press recommendations? (score: 1)
- Author: jmark.vanscoter@amd.com
- Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2002 10:26:22 -0600
- How untrue is it (in .001 of an inch)? Having .005 TIR is very common. Having .100 TIR is unusual. Mark V.S. Hi, Dave. So, ... given my current situation, (I have an HF drill press with a spindle tha
- /html/shop-talk/2002-10/msg00181.html (8,463 bytes)
- 14. RE: Bent spindle? (was Re: Drill Press recommendations?) (score: 1)
- Author: jmark.vanscoter@amd.com
- Date: Thu, 31 Oct 2002 16:21:46 -0600
- The drill is not a reliable indicator. At least put a piece of rod stock (straight cold rolled or better) in the chuck and check it them. Right now you have potential run-out from the: 1. drill bit 2
- /html/shop-talk/2002-10/msg00187.html (8,619 bytes)
- 15. RE: tractors (score: 1)
- Author: jmark.vanscoter@amd.com
- Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2002 16:01:14 -0500
- Some background. . . The 9N is named that because it came out in 1939. The 2N was released in 1942 and was the same as the 9N except it came from the factory with steel wheels (save rubber!). The 8N
- /html/shop-talk/2002-09/msg00073.html (9,856 bytes)
- 16. RE: Shop Rags (score: 1)
- Author: jmark.vanscoter@amd.com
- Date: Thu, 1 Aug 2002 12:47:46 -0500
- AFAIK, good detergent emulsifies the oil and breaks it into tiny particles that can be broken down easily. Mark V.S. in Austin, TX Home of Lance Armstrong This is a great idea, however I see one big
- /html/shop-talk/2002-08/msg00014.html (10,039 bytes)
- 17. RE: opening up a cement block wall (score: 1)
- Author: jmark.vanscoter@amd.com
- Date: Thu, 1 Aug 2002 13:00:35 -0500
- Because the bond between the blocks and the mortar is typically so poor, even if you just drove the Power Wagon through the wall, probably half of the blocks would be salvageable. To be safe, I would
- /html/shop-talk/2002-08/msg00015.html (8,044 bytes)
- 18. RE: welder (score: 1)
- Author: jmark.vanscoter@amd.com
- Date: Mon, 5 Aug 2002 12:17:58 -0500
- If it will strike an arc, buy it. Mark V.S. in Austin, TX /// unsubscribe/change address requests to majordomo@autox.team.net or try /// http://www.team.net/mailman/listinfo /// Archives at http://ww
- /html/shop-talk/2002-08/msg00039.html (8,137 bytes)
- 19. RE: old style propane tanks (score: 1)
- Author: jmark.vanscoter@amd.com
- Date: Thu, 8 Aug 2002 13:38:54 -0500
- Just found this and . . . "Sweltering . . . 80+" ??? Mark V.S. in Austin, TX (where 80+ is considered a cool, mild day) A few years ago I had a new propane tank that was full and waiting outside for
- /html/shop-talk/2002-08/msg00078.html (7,177 bytes)
- 20. RE: Dishwashers (still no car stuff at all) (score: 1)
- Author: jmark.vanscoter@amd.com
- Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2002 15:25:43 -0500
- Check out Bosch washers. The European designs tend to use less water. Mark V.S. Watch these numbers. Many new dishwashers have a sensor that tells how dirty the dishes are (by looking at the rinse wa
- /html/shop-talk/2002-08/msg00137.html (8,914 bytes)
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