- 61. RE: steel shop building (score: 1)
- Author: Keith Kaplan <keithka@microsoft.com>
- Date: Thu, 29 Jan 1998 13:24:03 -0800
- Didn't Gomer Pyle live in a quonset hut? I think the U.S. military liked their cheap & simple construction, and their ability to withstand a pretty severe crosswind. I wonder how much snow load they
- /html/shop-talk/1998-01/msg00121.html (8,157 bytes)
- 62. RE: Keeping battery charged. (score: 1)
- Author: Keith Kaplan <keithka@microsoft.com>
- Date: Wed, 3 Dec 1997 16:20:16 -0800
- I've seen something advertised in Hemmings, or maybe it was a review in Classic Auto Restorer that would keep multiple batteries charged, at least a dozen or so. I don't remember if it would handle 6
- /html/shop-talk/1997-12/msg00011.html (7,718 bytes)
- 63. RE: RE: Keeping battery charged. (score: 1)
- Author: Keith Kaplan <keithka@microsoft.com>
- Date: Thu, 4 Dec 1997 09:11:07 -0800
- You're right about the prices, and that is indeed big bucks. If anyone wants to go this route, here's where to find them: Deltran Corp. 801 U.S. Highway 92 East Deland, FL 32724 [CAR spelled it DeLan
- /html/shop-talk/1997-12/msg00018.html (9,203 bytes)
- 64. RE: PVC air piping (score: 1)
- Author: Keith Kaplan <keithka@microsoft.com>
- Date: Thu, 2 Oct 1997 11:17:49 -0700
- I think we all agree it would be bad to have an air line rupture. I don't think sheetrock or plywood would contain the shrapnel, regardless of pipe material. Schedule 40 PVC air piping is better than
- /html/shop-talk/1997-10/msg00008.html (10,481 bytes)
- 65. RE: PVC air piping (score: 1)
- Author: Keith Kaplan <keithka@microsoft.com>
- Date: Mon, 6 Oct 1997 12:45:32 -0700
- Even though I'm on the side that says schedule 40 PVC is good, I'd have to recommend against this experiment. Most materials, especially plastics, prefer to handle loads that are nicely distributed.
- /html/shop-talk/1997-10/msg00023.html (9,110 bytes)
- 66. RE: Tool questions (score: 1)
- Author: Keith Kaplan <keithka@microsoft.com>
- Date: Wed, 22 Oct 1997 14:13:05 -0700
- 1 -- The only advantage to 12 point sockets that I can think of is that they're easier to line up on the bolt/nut (twice as many ways they can go on) which might be handy if you have a coarse ratchet
- /html/shop-talk/1997-10/msg00068.html (8,653 bytes)
- 67. RE: 25W tubes? (score: 1)
- Author: Keith Kaplan <keithka@microsoft.com>
- Date: Fri, 9 May 1997 10:10:12 -0700
- I was also under the impression that some of the cheaper shop light fixtures couldn't handle the 25 watt bulbs. Whatever improved chemistry goes on inside them requires a better starter/balast than t
- /html/shop-talk/1997-05/msg00036.html (7,214 bytes)
- 68. RE: 220v circuit in garage (score: 1)
- Author: Keith Kaplan <keithka@microsoft.com>
- Date: Mon, 12 May 1997 14:03:56 -0700
- And if your garage _is_ far away, compare the cost savings of the thinner wire with the expense of renting a trencher to bury fatter wire if you decide to upgrade later. And while you've got the tren
- /html/shop-talk/1997-05/msg00056.html (8,774 bytes)
- 69. RE: HVLP (score: 1)
- Author: Keith Kaplan <keithka@microsoft.com>
- Date: Thu, 6 Mar 1997 12:57:51 -0800
- My only HVLP usage tip, and this is secondhand info, is that it tends to put the paint on faster than an old fashioned high pressure spray gun. If you're used to high pressure guns, you may cause run
- /html/shop-talk/1997-03/msg00054.html (6,877 bytes)
- 70. Enco lathes (score: 1)
- Author: Keith Kaplan <keithka@microsoft.com>
- Date: Tue, 25 Feb 1997 17:58:34 -0800
- I'm thinking about buying my first metal lathe sometime soon, so I went to my local (Seattle area) Enco and looked around. They didn't have anything on display that was in my price range (pref. close
- /html/shop-talk/1997-02/msg00078.html (8,716 bytes)
- 71. RE: Leak-down test (score: 1)
- Author: Keith Kaplan <keithka@microsoft.com>
- Date: Wed, 8 Jan 1997 14:57:21 -0800
- 1) Aircraft engine leakdown tests are typically done with 80psi. Look in the engine logbook for private plane and you'll see that compression/leakdown readings are expressed as a fraction of 80. Mayb
- /html/shop-talk/1997-01/msg00039.html (8,240 bytes)
- 72. RE: Fluke Automotive meters (score: 1)
- Author: Keith Kaplan <keithka@microsoft.com>
- Date: Tue, 21 Jan 1997 13:22:13 -0800
- A place called Kelvin (1-800-KELVIN9) sells Flukes at good prices. I bought my 87 there about 6-7 years ago and they had the best price at the time. I see they have a web site now (www.kelvin.com) bu
- /html/shop-talk/1997-01/msg00078.html (7,792 bytes)
- 73. RE: Fluke Automotive meters (score: 1)
- Author: Keith Kaplan <keithka@microsoft.com>
- Date: Tue, 21 Jan 1997 16:50:36 -0800
- A local electronics store sells several brands of meters, but they only rent out Flukes. They apparently take the abuse from renters much better. <<snip>>
- /html/shop-talk/1997-01/msg00086.html (7,928 bytes)
- 74. RE: Air compressors yet again. (score: 1)
- Author: Keith Kaplan <keithka@microsoft.com>
- Date: Wed, 20 Nov 1996 10:38:59 -0800
- I'll ring in... Nothing that runs on 220 is portable, IMHO, because there seems to be very little standardization on 220 outlet configurations. Wherever you take your compressor, you probably won't f
- /html/shop-talk/1996-11/msg00082.html (9,328 bytes)
- 75. RE: welding gas tank (score: 1)
- Author: Keith Kaplan <keithka@microsoft.com>
- Date: Tue, 29 Oct 1996 15:24:17 -0800
- Stupid question -- are your glasses and welding mask polarized? Is one polarized vertically, and the other horizontally? While wearing your glasses, look through your mask while holding it upright, t
- /html/shop-talk/1996-10/msg00046.html (8,165 bytes)
- 76. Shop heaters (score: 1)
- Author: Keith Kaplan <keithka@microsoft.com>
- Date: Thu, 25 Jan 96 10:50:18 TZ
- Okay, now we all have nice workbenches in well lit, properly wired shops, but it's mighty cold out there. I'm finishing up getting the drywall and insulation up in the walls and ceiling of my 36x24x1
- /html/shop-talk/1996-01/msg00170.html (7,912 bytes)
- 77. RE: Shop floors, was Re: Shop heaters (score: 1)
- Author: Keith Kaplan <keithka@microsoft.com>
- Date: Fri, 26 Jan 96 10:13:35 TZ
- The fact that you already have a shop floor is not a problem -- I've seen this done on two different home shows in the past few months, and at least one or maybe both times, they were working in new
- /html/shop-talk/1996-01/msg00188.html (10,222 bytes)
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