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61. RE: Impact wrenches, with a sidebar on ratchets (score: 1)
Author: nick brearley <nick@landform.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 26 Sep 2002 20:30:26 +0100
Following on from the discussion on impact wrenches I'd like to back up all the good reports on the IR2131. Great tool for output and lightness. Unless you're looking to change wheels on Cat 657 moto
/html/shop-talk/2002-09/msg00155.html (7,977 bytes)

62. Re: Lawn Sprinkler System (score: 1)
Author: nick brearley <nick@landform.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 27 Aug 2002 07:59:15 +0100
down Try "Turf Irrigation Manual" by James A Watkins (previous Director of Training for Weather-matic) ISBN 74-31280. It doesn't leave many stones unturned... My copy is a 1990 5th printing, it may h
/html/shop-talk/2002-08/msg00226.html (8,448 bytes)

63. Re: Diesel won't shut off (score: 1)
Author: nick brearley <nick@landform.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 21 May 2002 08:06:51 +0100
Hi Keith, I don't pretend to be a diesel expert but with our fuel prices we have plenty of them over here in the UK. Perhaps the root of the problem lies in that funny slope which could have encourag
/html/shop-talk/2002-05/msg00123.html (10,635 bytes)

64. A question about sealing tyre beads (score: 1)
Author: nick brearley <nick@landform.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 05 Feb 2002 21:48:41 +0000
I'd be grateful if anyone could comment on the wisdom (or otherwise) of sealing low pressure flotation tyres to the rim with silicone caulk. Once you have tried to get Terra tyres to seal at 10psi on
/html/shop-talk/2002-02/msg00032.html (7,482 bytes)

65. Re: OT: Digging dog (score: 1)
Author: nick brearley <nick@landform.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 08 May 2006 07:43:27 +0100
Bill, When we have to rabbit proof planted areas we use chicken mesh to extend the boundary fence down into the ground about a foot. If the ground is too rough to dig a trench an alternative is to la
/html/shop-talk/2006-05/msg00013.html (7,889 bytes)

66. Re: ignition key removal (score: 1)
Author: nick brearley <nick@landform.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 08 Jun 2006 23:29:07 +0100
If you can get a sight of a new lock that will probably give some indication of how it comes out. At least that helped me with replacing the lock on an MB 814 this year. As others pointed out it's us
/html/shop-talk/2006-06/msg00013.html (7,730 bytes)

67. Re: Mounting an electric hoist (score: 1)
Author: nick brearley <nick@landform.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 22 Aug 2006 08:01:30 +0100
In an ideal world this would be the arrangement to have: http://tinyurl.com/ouus3 You have to add the rsjs but it beats putting the car on dollies... Plus you won't stub your toe on it. Nick Brearley
/html/shop-talk/2006-08/msg00066.html (8,035 bytes)

68. Re: gate or ball valve for house water lines? (score: 1)
Author: nick brearley <nick@landform.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 29 Aug 2006 17:16:26 +0100
Hi Mark, For long life (15 yrs) in irrigation systems we have used Saunders diaphragm valves with success. See http://www.saundersvalves.com/site/index.php?article=20&recno=19 Try the Type A, availab
/html/shop-talk/2006-08/msg00102.html (9,012 bytes)

69. Celltron battery tester (score: 1)
Author: nick brearley <nick@landform.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 07 Nov 2006 13:09:41 +0000
Wondered if anyone had experience/opinions of the Midtronics Celltron battery tester as seen at http://preview.tinyurl.com/yykr4r The publicity is fairly convincing but you can't beat first hand know
/html/shop-talk/2006-11/msg00014.html (6,703 bytes)

70. Re: Celltron battery tester (score: 1)
Author: nick brearley <nick@landform.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 07 Nov 2006 19:31:06 +0000
Thanks for the comments Doug. What I try to do is keep the batteries float charged over the winter, testing them with a DMM at regular intervals, then load charge them every 2-3 months. Where this to
/html/shop-talk/2006-11/msg00019.html (7,847 bytes)

71. Re: Air line piping: Part Deux...er...Trois (score: 1)
Author: nick brearley <nick@landform.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 03 Jan 2007 09:46:12 +0000
It depends. According to Pocket Ref 1 US Dry gallon is 0.15556 cu ft, 1 US Liquid gallon is 0.13368 cu ft. Perhaps the gallon/cu ft figures should be transposed? Nick Brearley Wont muddy the waters a
/html/shop-talk/2007-01/msg00031.html (8,124 bytes)

72. Re: Cutting ceramic floor tiles in place (score: 1)
Author: nick brearley <nick@landform.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2007 19:59:04 +0000
Having a shopvac running just downwind of the cut helps a bit. Filthy job in a living area though. Thinnest blade possible cuts down the dust some. Nick Brearley
/html/shop-talk/2007-01/msg00238.html (7,017 bytes)

73. Re: [Shop-talk] Socket holders (score: 1)
Author: nick brearley <nick@landform.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 03 Jul 2007 19:27:42 +0100
I've had good results over the years with this set: http://tinyurl.com/ytwq3f Add a ratchet and a t-bar and you can tackle most things up to heavy plant. This one's UK sourced but I'm sure there's a
/html/shop-talk/2007-07/msg00044.html (9,062 bytes)

74. Re: [Shop-talk] Metric Hardware (score: 1)
Author: nick brearley <nick@landform.co.uk>
Date: Sun, 08 Jul 2007 10:50:44 +0100
BS 1083:1951 and 916:1953 gives BSW and BSF bolts as identical in dimensions except for TPI. Source Kemp's Engineers Year Book 1962. Noticing the date makes me think it would be worthwhile moving int
/html/shop-talk/2007-07/msg00136.html (8,471 bytes)

75. Re: [Shop-talk] Machinery's Handbook? (was Metric Hardware); (score: 1)
Author: nick brearley <nick@landform.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 09 Jul 2007 19:39:26 +0100
Thanks to all for the replies on the above. I was leaning towards the paper version for the "browse factor". Your advice has definitely confirmed that idea. Whether I'll still be able to use it in 50
/html/shop-talk/2007-07/msg00156.html (7,234 bytes)

76. Re: [Shop-talk] To kill a refrigerator (score: 1)
Author: nick brearley <nick@landform.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2007 15:04:24 +0100
Any mileage in looking into the economics of replacement before going down the James Bond route? Today's fridges are sold on efficiency and low running costs. I'd have thought a creative accountant c
/html/shop-talk/2007-08/msg00105.html (9,401 bytes)

77. Re: [Shop-talk] Of mice and...Jeeps! (score: 1)
Author: Nick Brearley <nick@landform.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2007 20:00:34 +0100
How about a Ford flathead V8 in a French Simca made in Brazil by Chrysler in the early 70s? As always Google is your friend... See http://www.btc-bci.com/~billben/french.htm That's today's something
/html/shop-talk/2007-09/msg00143.html (8,321 bytes)

78. Re: [Shop-talk] Trying to find a battery connector to fit thru a (score: 1)
Author: Nick Brearley <nick@landform.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 09 Oct 2007 09:52:50 +0100
Would something like this do the job? http://www.jegs.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_10001_10002_871590_-1_10367 Plenty big enough on the cable size. Nick Brearley ____________________________
/html/shop-talk/2007-10/msg00169.html (8,746 bytes)

79. Re: [Shop-talk] plumping question and sandrock sewers (score: 1)
Author: Nick Brearley <nick@landform.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2007 08:16:27 +0000
Hi Phil, Interesting stuff, labour must have been cheap in those days. A lot of Cornish tin miners emigrated to the US in the 1800s. Saint Paul would have been a natural home for them. One small poin
/html/shop-talk/2007-10/msg00463.html (7,560 bytes)

80. Re: [Shop-talk] plumping question and sandrock sewers (score: 1)
Author: Nick Brearley <nick@landform.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2007 14:57:36 +0000
Right... I see now. Any UK surveyor working in the US is going to need a speedy re-education course, and vice versa. This side of the pond datums (data??) are positive numbers above sea level (at New
/html/shop-talk/2007-10/msg00467.html (8,852 bytes)

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