- 161. Re: Radiator Hoses (score: 1)
- Author: Mark Andy <mark@sccaprepared.com>
- Date: Mon, 24 Apr 2006 10:12:12 -0400 (EDT)
- Mine might too for all I know... My tube (to me) is "that sorta white tube of stuff I put on things like radiator hoses. Probably there's some writing on it somewhere." Mark
- /html/shop-talk/2006-04/msg00081.html (7,638 bytes)
- 162. RE: basic wiring question (score: 1)
- Author: Mark Andy <mark@sccaprepared.com>
- Date: Tue, 9 May 2006 23:01:18 -0400 (EDT)
- And, if you're like me, you never know what the next version of some piece of equipment will want. Why not wire the outlet using the "standard" 55amp outlet and appropriate wire? The nice thing abou
- /html/shop-talk/2006-05/msg00029.html (7,937 bytes)
- 163. Re: Tire rotation (score: 1)
- Author: Mark Andy <mark@sccaprepared.com>
- Date: Wed, 10 May 2006 10:07:35 -0400 (EDT)
- I don't have any references for you, but the owner's manual for my '06 civic show tire rotation across the car (i.e. fronts crossed to backs, backs straight up to fronts), as does the manual for our
- /html/shop-talk/2006-05/msg00031.html (7,965 bytes)
- 164. Re: AC/DC Adapters (score: 1)
- Author: Mark Andy <mark@sccaprepared.com>
- Date: Wed, 17 May 2006 12:07:06 -0400 (EDT)
- Plug it in and find out. the 700mAh on the battery is a rating of capacity I think, while the power supply's 210mA is a rating of load. The question is what load the battery can supply. I suspect it
- /html/shop-talk/2006-05/msg00047.html (6,841 bytes)
- 165. How the h*ll do you load a grease gun? (score: 1)
- Author: Mark Andy <mark@sccaprepared.com>
- Date: Sun, 21 May 2006 19:31:52 -0400 (EDT)
- Ok, this is a bit embarrasing but... How in the everloving hell do you load a grease gun? Grease cartridge. Lever action grease gun. It worked for a short while (maybe ten shots of grease), then sto
- /html/shop-talk/2006-05/msg00054.html (7,267 bytes)
- 166. RE: How the h*ll do you load a grease gun? (score: 1)
- Author: Mark Andy <mark@sccaprepared.com>
- Date: Mon, 22 May 2006 20:44:53 -0400 (EDT)
- [...] We have a winner! :-) I'm not sure this level action gun is setup for cartridges or not. The plunger certainly wouldn't extend up into the cartridge, though it kinda looked like it was trying
- /html/shop-talk/2006-05/msg00062.html (8,534 bytes)
- 167. Re: Shop Press? (score: 1)
- Author: Mark Andy <mark@sccaprepared.com>
- Date: Wed, 9 Aug 2006 17:57:09 -0400 (EDT)
- Mine handles things like that without breaking a sweat. Well worth the money. Mark
- /html/shop-talk/2006-08/msg00011.html (7,546 bytes)
- 168. outside faucet not on the house... (score: 1)
- Author: Mark Andy <mark@sccaprepared.com>
- Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2006 14:23:48 -0400 (EDT)
- So, let's pretend for a second that my wife is deathly afraid of spiders and that our outside faucet is back in behind a flower garden / bushy area that always has spiders around. Its easy for me to
- /html/shop-talk/2006-08/msg00030.html (7,722 bytes)
- 169. electrical hookup for trailer (score: 1)
- Author: Mark Andy <mark@sccaprepared.com>
- Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2006 14:41:05 -0400 (EDT)
- I'm thinking about putting in an electrical hookup for my current enclosed car trailer (and potentially a future RV). While I'm running wire, I figure I should run an ethernet line and cable line as
- /html/shop-talk/2006-08/msg00031.html (7,784 bytes)
- 170. Re: Mounting an electric hoist (score: 1)
- Author: Mark Andy <mark@sccaprepared.com>
- Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2006 22:33:59 -0400 (EDT)
- I'd think almost any mounting method could handle 300 lbs... Probably a couple big U bolts would be what I'd choose, just so that I wasn't putting holes in the joist. And its easy to test too. Just
- /html/shop-talk/2006-08/msg00063.html (7,914 bytes)
- 171. RE: Mounting an electric hoist (score: 1)
- Author: Mark Andy <mark@sccaprepared.com>
- Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2006 10:50:16 -0400 (EDT)
- I bet you'll like having a crane around... Its amazing how many things other than pulling engines you can do with an engine crane. Mark (who once unloaded and reloaded a complete front end loader as
- /html/shop-talk/2006-08/msg00083.html (7,867 bytes)
- 172. Re: lawnmower repair (score: 1)
- Author: Mark Andy <mark@sccaprepared.com>
- Date: Tue, 29 Aug 2006 10:31:42 -0400 (EDT)
- ... Take the carb apart. Blow carb cleaner through all the passages. Put the carb back together & try it. This nearly always fixes any "yard motor" issues I have. And you usually can do it with an a
- /html/shop-talk/2006-08/msg00099.html (7,895 bytes)
- 173. gate or ball valve for house water lines? (score: 1)
- Author: Mark Andy <mark@sccaprepared.com>
- Date: Tue, 29 Aug 2006 10:28:46 -0400 (EDT)
- So what's the general group think on which type of valve to choose for house water lines? Gate (I think they are... The ones with the little handwheel) or 1/4 turn ball valves? I _hate_ having all t
- /html/shop-talk/2006-08/msg00100.html (7,992 bytes)
- 174. RE: gate or ball valve for house water lines? (score: 1)
- Author: Mark Andy <mark@sccaprepared.com>
- Date: Tue, 29 Aug 2006 15:40:23 -0400 (EDT)
- This is exactly the function I need the valve to perform though... I want them to be either completely on or completely off (and not to leak! :-). Sounds like the general thought here is to use ball
- /html/shop-talk/2006-08/msg00108.html (7,939 bytes)
- 175. Re: 4 light hi-beams (score: 1)
- Author: Mark Andy <mark@sccaprepared.com>
- Date: Mon, 11 Sep 2006 12:05:54 -0400 (EDT)
- Aren't there federal limits on the amount of wattage allowed for headlights? I expect that the engineers are just following specs... Mark
- /html/shop-talk/2006-09/msg00029.html (7,991 bytes)
- 176. Re: Garage door springs (score: 1)
- Author: Mark Andy <mark@sccaprepared.com>
- Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2006 15:18:04 -0400 (EDT)
- I don't, at least not for the standard torsion style dealies. Dealing with these things can certainly get you hurt, but so can driving a car or using a skillsaw and each is harder than winding/unwin
- /html/shop-talk/2006-10/msg00015.html (7,783 bytes)
- 177. Re: Frozen Lug nuts (score: 1)
- Author: Mark Andy <mark@sccaprepared.com>
- Date: Thu, 12 Oct 2006 12:07:19 -0400 (EDT)
- I've never yet met a lug stud that wouldn't snap with a long cheater bar. If its the stud->nut interface that's frozen, use an impact socket (or at least a 6 sided socket), breaker bar, and maybe a
- /html/shop-talk/2006-10/msg00027.html (8,715 bytes)
- 178. RE: chain saw rec/saws to avoid? (score: 1)
- Author: Mark Andy <mark@sccaprepared.com>
- Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2006 13:16:29 -0400 (EDT)
- ... I'll be even worse... I've got an electric chainsaw. My wife had it from before we got married for some reason... Its pretty wussy, but for the occasional limb or whatever around the house it wo
- /html/shop-talk/2006-10/msg00076.html (8,483 bytes)
- 179. Re: Ground contact tool maintenance (score: 1)
- Author: Mark Andy <mark@sccaprepared.com>
- Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2006 14:04:32 -0400 (EDT)
- I cleverly clean the rust off the shovel the next time I use it to dig something. It happens automatically... Mark
- /html/shop-talk/2006-10/msg00087.html (7,003 bytes)
- 180. garage door rough opening (score: 1)
- Author: Mark Andy <mark@sccaprepared.com>
- Date: Mon, 6 Nov 2006 17:14:30 -0500 (EST)
- Ok, just wanted to double check something... The clopay install guide I downloaded off the web says that the rough opening for a garage door _is_ the size of the door... So in my case where I've got
- /html/shop-talk/2006-11/msg00011.html (7,298 bytes)
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