- 61. Re: Fixing a leak in an oil pan. (score: 1)
- Author: "Elton Clark" <lotus.tony@airmail.net>
- Date: Sat, 12 Jun 2004 19:06:37 -0500
- Nothing wrong with that plan but I'd probably just drive a GOOD sheetmetal screw in the pinhole.
- /html/shop-talk/2004-06/msg00086.html (7,249 bytes)
- 62. Re: fire hazards (score: 1)
- Author: "Elton Clark" <lotus.tony@airmail.net>
- Date: Tue, 22 Jun 2004 12:23:29 -0500
- I gleefully rid our house of the things when we got the same notice . . I'm now thinking of starting a rumor about the hazards of the "fabric softener" my wife uses which not only reeks but makes th
- /html/shop-talk/2004-06/msg00143.html (7,231 bytes)
- 63. Re: Make a Spring (score: 1)
- Author: "Elton Clark" <lotus.tony@airmail.net>
- Date: Thu, 24 Jun 2004 12:35:23 -0500
- Kai, Post a very detailed description of the spring you need . . If I don't have one in my junk box, someone else will. Tony in Texas
- /html/shop-talk/2004-06/msg00147.html (6,888 bytes)
- 64. Re: Make a Spring (score: 1)
- Author: "Elton Clark" <lotus.tony@airmail.net>
- Date: Thu, 24 Jun 2004 14:31:49 -0500
- Oops! Well, the same offer stands for Jon . . dimension the spring and I or someone will have it. Tony in Texas the
- /html/shop-talk/2004-06/msg00149.html (6,904 bytes)
- 65. Re: Crow Problems (score: 1)
- Author: "Elton Clark" <lotus.tony@airmail.net>
- Date: Sat, 1 May 2004 23:15:04 -0500
- I've had a few crow problems over the years and I have often settled for a truce and a grudging respect for their intelligence. I once had a small flock clever enough to tell the difference between a
- /html/shop-talk/2004-05/msg00008.html (6,873 bytes)
- 66. Re: Grass cutting question (score: 1)
- Author: "Elton Clark" <lotus.tony@airmail.net>
- Date: Sat, 15 May 2004 17:57:54 -0500
- About the only variables on cleanness of cut with rotary mowers are: Blade sharpness Suction lift or blade angle Tip speed of the blade Tip speed is the "biggy" . . The major mower manufacturer I onc
- /html/shop-talk/2004-05/msg00043.html (7,300 bytes)
- 67. Re: lawn tractor tires/getting stuck (score: 1)
- Author: "Elton Clark" <lotus.tony@airmail.net>
- Date: Mon, 17 May 2004 13:12:32 -0500
- The long-range plan ought to include some land-shaping or drain-tiling to eliminate the problem. Grass doesn't like too much water . . Plan B: Cranberry bog or rice paddy! Tony
- /html/shop-talk/2004-05/msg00048.html (7,102 bytes)
- 68. Re: Propane vs electric (score: 1)
- Author: "Elton Clark" <lotus.tony@airmail.net>
- Date: Mon, 17 May 2004 15:41:56 -0500
- The comparison is, of course, going to vary as to your local prices. Locally, I trust my electric company to make valid operating comparisons. I'd get estimates from BOTH suppliers and you may even b
- /html/shop-talk/2004-05/msg00051.html (7,107 bytes)
- 69. Re: lawn tractor tires/getting stuck (score: 1)
- Author: "Elton Clark" <lotus.tony@airmail.net>
- Date: Mon, 17 May 2004 20:13:21 -0500
- Also note that you can buy at a farm store, an adapter from garden hose to valve stem threads. It allow one to 80% fill tractor tires with water for extra weight. The adapter has a bleeder button on
- /html/shop-talk/2004-05/msg00056.html (7,657 bytes)
- 70. Re: Sludge removal in gas tank (score: 1)
- Author: "Elton Clark" <lotus.tony@airmail.net>
- Date: Thu, 22 Apr 2004 11:44:34 -0500
- If a "boil-out" is precluded, I'd try to buy some time at a steam-cleaner . . I did one once by leaving live steam flowing up into the filler neck of an upside-down tank . . it took an hour . . don't
- /html/shop-talk/2004-04/msg00116.html (7,689 bytes)
- 71. Re: Duct Cleaning (score: 1)
- Author: "Elton Clark" <lotus.tony@airmail.net>
- Date: Thu, 22 Apr 2004 12:56:38 -0500
- Huge differences in the service provided in my town. One guy had nothing more than a vacuum with an airflow-powered flail which was useless. The one I hired used a vacuum and an electric motor powere
- /html/shop-talk/2004-04/msg00117.html (7,067 bytes)
- 72. lawn tractor advice needed (score: 1)
- Author: "Elton Clark" <lotus.tony@airmail.net>
- Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2004 22:43:42 -0600
- I have a hunch that most any "Shop-Talk" guy is going to want a tool that is a long term solution. None of the air-cooled belt-drive "putt-putts" is a long term solution. The ultimate is a Kubota die
- /html/shop-talk/2004-03/msg00036.html (9,518 bytes)
- 73. Re: lawn tractor advice needed (score: 1)
- Author: "Elton Clark" <lotus.tony@airmail.net>
- Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2004 20:19:05 -0600
- Derek replied: Good Gawd no! the Kubota is a tool . . the lotus is a goddess! Tony
- /html/shop-talk/2004-03/msg00045.html (7,769 bytes)
- 74. Re: parts cleaners (score: 1)
- Author: "Elton Clark" <lotus.tony@airmail.net>
- Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2004 12:30:59 -0600
- with parts?<<< I hope this open a thread . . I have a half-gallon ultrasonic unit made for jewelry which I use for small parts cleaning - carburetor parts, etc., and it is amazing . . I use a deterge
- /html/shop-talk/2004-03/msg00058.html (8,191 bytes)
- 75. Re: parts cleaners (score: 1)
- Author: "Elton Clark" <lotus.tony@airmail.net>
- Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2004 14:20:49 -0600
- Hey Michael, What would be a safer detergent to use in an ultrasonic for aluminum?
- /html/shop-talk/2004-03/msg00072.html (8,005 bytes)
- 76. Re: Battery cut off switch. (score: 1)
- Author: "Elton Clark" <lotus.tony@airmail.net>
- Date: Mon, 22 Mar 2004 13:09:06 -0600
- Welding supply stores are good sources of large ring terminals and, they can supply the required large cable as well. 1
- /html/shop-talk/2004-03/msg00107.html (7,052 bytes)
- 77. Re: Floor Paint - Color Choices? (score: 1)
- Author: "Elton Clark" <lotus.tony@airmail.net>
- Date: Thu, 25 Mar 2004 11:20:35 -0600
- Hmmmm . . I've thought about what color I'll use for my next garage floor paint job. Maybe I'll keep all the dust I sweep up for a couple of weeks and then have the paint store match the dust color.
- /html/shop-talk/2004-03/msg00133.html (7,157 bytes)
- 78. Re: termite damage/treatment (score: 1)
- Author: "Elton Clark" <lotus.tony@airmail.net>
- Date: Thu, 25 Mar 2004 23:46:42 -0600
- figured You probably already suspect that a homeowner can't legally buy any termite treatment that's very effective . . the EPA thinks that would be 'way too dangerous for we simple folk. It's time t
- /html/shop-talk/2004-03/msg00136.html (7,086 bytes)
- 79. Re: Crap! now: buff (score: 1)
- Author: "Elton Clark" <lotus.tony@airmail.net>
- Date: Sun, 1 Feb 2004 19:31:30 -0600
- Here's a good specialist source . . "Bright Works" . . They make lots of car shows and this is all they do: http://www.bright-works.com/
- /html/shop-talk/2004-02/msg00001.html (6,577 bytes)
- 80. Re: reflective paint (score: 1)
- Author: "Elton Clark" <lotus.tony@airmail.net>
- Date: Wed, 4 Feb 2004 20:50:10 -0600
- remember background standard I bet those glass beads you use in fiberglass work, "micro-spheres" or something, would work if sprinkled in a wet coat of white paint. There's all sorts of "scotch-lite
- /html/shop-talk/2004-02/msg00013.html (7,321 bytes)
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