- 61. RE: WOOT! the tig is here! (score: 1)
- Author: Mark Andy <mark@sccaprepared.com>
- Date: Sun, 27 Mar 2005 13:52:38 -0500 (EST)
- Lincoln is cool, because their product manuals are online... http://content.lincolnelectric.com/pdfs/products/navigator/im/im687.pdf Shows on page A-2 that the input current for 230vac is 65A using
- /html/shop-talk/2005-03/msg00123.html (9,788 bytes)
- 62. Re: My cordless drill is dead (score: 1)
- Author: Mark Andy <mark@sccaprepared.com>
- Date: Sun, 27 Mar 2005 14:05:16 -0500 (EST)
- If anyone sees/hears anything on pricing for these, post! 325 lb-ft for the cordless impact & longer runtime compared to my 240 lb-ft 18V Milwaukee! Mark
- /html/shop-talk/2005-03/msg00124.html (7,285 bytes)
- 63. RE: WOOT! the tig is here! (score: 1)
- Author: Mark Andy <mark@sccaprepared.com>
- Date: Sun, 27 Mar 2005 14:10:42 -0500 (EST)
- Stupid fingers... isn't -> is. Mark
- /html/shop-talk/2005-03/msg00125.html (8,251 bytes)
- 64. Re: Workshop Floor (score: 1)
- Author: Mark Andy <mark@sccaprepared.com>
- Date: Tue, 1 Feb 2005 10:34:21 -0500 (EST)
- Yeah. Again, I'm far from an expert and wouldn't even call myself experienced, but I don't know how you'd get a super smooth floor that was broom finished... I think the broom finish is an attachmen
- /html/shop-talk/2005-02/msg00001.html (6,960 bytes)
- 65. Re: Workshop Floor (score: 1)
- Author: Mark Andy <mark@sccaprepared.com>
- Date: Tue, 1 Feb 2005 10:37:16 -0500 (EST)
- Ah. No, a 'broom finish' is when you run a broom over the poured concrete, creatings a bunch of small ridges. Like someone said, good for traction, crap for everything else. A power trowel is how yo
- /html/shop-talk/2005-02/msg00002.html (7,087 bytes)
- 66. Re: Rhino Ramps (score: 1)
- Author: Mark Andy <mark@sccaprepared.com>
- Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2005 10:01:57 -0500 (EST)
- The ramps I have are quite similar. They've never slid around when I'm driving up on them in anything I've put up there (though I don't use them a whole lot). And I agree on the extentions. Lots of
- /html/shop-talk/2005-02/msg00022.html (8,535 bytes)
- 67. battery backup sump pumps (score: 1)
- Author: Mark Andy <mark@sccaprepared.com>
- Date: Thu, 6 Jan 2005 22:39:59 -0500 (EST)
- Any "been there, done that" recommendations for battery sump pump systems? We seem to be becoming the set for "Water World" here... :-) Our sump pump runs intermittently all the time basically, and
- /html/shop-talk/2005-01/msg00027.html (8,424 bytes)
- 68. RE: Cordless Drill (score: 1)
- Author: Mark Andy <mark@sccaprepared.com>
- Date: Tue, 18 Jan 2005 11:48:15 -0500 (EST)
- I have the Milwaukee drill, light, and 1/2" impact. I agree that the light is really nice. I've not used the others for real, just played with them in the store, but I like the Milwaukee light for s
- /html/shop-talk/2005-01/msg00102.html (10,091 bytes)
- 69. Re: Tool cabinets ... (score: 1)
- Author: Mark Andy <mark@sccaprepared.com>
- Date: Fri, 21 Jan 2005 13:08:56 -0500 (EST)
- My dad has one of these. Overall he likes it, particularly at the price. One place he had an issue was the drawer height... He can't use a wrench organizer like I can (organizer is this one: http://
- /html/shop-talk/2005-01/msg00121.html (8,587 bytes)
- 70. Re: pumping oil (score: 1)
- Author: Mark Andy <mark@sccaprepared.com>
- Date: Fri, 21 Jan 2005 16:16:28 -0500 (EST)
- As much as I need to do this, the pump thingy has worked great for me. It beats the hell outta trying to use gravity, which was my method before. Mark
- /html/shop-talk/2005-01/msg00133.html (7,527 bytes)
- 71. Re: workshop floor (score: 1)
- Author: Mark Andy <mark@sccaprepared.com>
- Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2005 11:03:53 -0500 (EST)
- For the difference in cost between a wood floor and concrete, I'd go concrete. If you're looking to save money, do the concrete yourself. Even the worst concrete floor is gonna be better (IMHO) than
- /html/shop-talk/2005-01/msg00155.html (8,904 bytes)
- 72. Re: Workshop Floor (score: 1)
- Author: Mark Andy <mark@sccaprepared.com>
- Date: Fri, 28 Jan 2005 10:03:19 -0500 (EST)
- The "Buggied 100'" part would stink. However, presuming you're talking about a reasonable size slab, doing concrete yourself just isn't that hard. I'm _far_ from an expert. In fact, I probably know
- /html/shop-talk/2005-01/msg00201.html (13,619 bytes)
- 73. Re: $80 of Gift Certificates at Harbor Freight, what to buy (score: 1)
- Author: Mark Andy <mark@sccaprepared.com>
- Date: Fri, 3 Dec 2004 12:06:02 -0500 (EST)
- Do you have one of the retail stores in your area? I'd be tempted to go wander around it and try out those stupid little things that seem like they might be a good idea and apply to what you do. You
- /html/shop-talk/2004-12/msg00016.html (8,346 bytes)
- 74. Re: Siping (on street tires)? (score: 1)
- Author: Mark Andy <mark@sccaprepared.com>
- Date: Fri, 3 Dec 2004 16:13:31 -0500 (EST)
- It probably does, but only in rain/snow/ice. All the good snow tires I'm familier with have sipes from the factory. For dry use, siping can only hurt performance. However, for wet weather (or snow/i
- /html/shop-talk/2004-12/msg00024.html (8,520 bytes)
- 75. Re: Harbor Freight sheet-metal brakes? (score: 1)
- Author: Mark Andy <mark@sccaprepared.com>
- Date: Mon, 13 Dec 2004 10:21:28 -0500 (EST)
- I've got one... http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/Displayitem.taf?itemnumber=35132 Seems to be good for the size and has done everything we've needed to do, but we're not pros either... Mark
- /html/shop-talk/2004-12/msg00068.html (6,883 bytes)
- 76. compact tractors, loaders, backhoes (fwd) (score: 1)
- Author: Mark Andy <mark@sccaprepared.com>
- Date: Mon, 13 Dec 2004 15:06:25 -0500 (EST)
- Anyone here know much about compact tractors / loaders / backhoes? We're going to have a decent amount of landscaping / trenching to do next year and we're looking into what we'd need to get to make
- /html/shop-talk/2004-12/msg00077.html (8,032 bytes)
- 77. Re: After-market rotors for my tow vehicle? (score: 1)
- Author: Mark Andy <mark@sccaprepared.com>
- Date: Thu, 16 Dec 2004 10:54:14 -0500 (EST)
- I don't have experiece, but I'd call Sam Strano Jr. at Stranoparts.com... 800/729-1831. They sell lots of stuff to roadrace/autoxers, but they also do a full line of tow vehicle stuff and Sam is int
- /html/shop-talk/2004-12/msg00104.html (7,470 bytes)
- 78. RE: cutting off a plug... (score: 1)
- Author: Mark Andy <mark@sccaprepared.com>
- Date: Tue, 21 Dec 2004 14:26:49 -0500 (EST)
- Which 3rd wire? For normal 12/2 or 14/2 romex style cable, the '3rd wire' is the bare ground wire. If you have a metal outlet box, then yes, I'd ground it at the outlet box. For a plastic box, don't
- /html/shop-talk/2004-12/msg00148.html (7,882 bytes)
- 79. Re: welders MIG vs. TIG (score: 1)
- Author: Mark Andy <mark@sccaprepared.com>
- Date: Wed, 29 Dec 2004 17:08:14 -0500 (EST)
- I think you answered your own question right there. A MIG is faster and probably easier for processes that its good at (and sheet metal is one of those processes). But it doesn't give you the contro
- /html/shop-talk/2004-12/msg00160.html (9,307 bytes)
- 80. fire rated drywall? (score: 1)
- Author: Mark Andy <mark@sccaprepared.com>
- Date: Sun, 14 Nov 2004 22:38:42 -0500 (EST)
- I'm going to be putting up drywall in my attached garage that will double as a shop for a year or two... I figured I should use fire rated sheetrock. What thicknesses does it come in? I seem to reca
- /html/shop-talk/2004-11/msg00021.html (7,641 bytes)
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