- 1. Re: Automotive Cooling (Corrections to my thoughts) (score: 1)
- Author: "Jack L. Poller" <poller@chromatic.com>
- Date: Mon, 04 Aug 1997 10:37:02 -0700
- This shows a complete and total lack of understanding of the operation of a thermostat. Rather than explain, I suggest you perform the following experiment: Take a pot of water and completely submerg
- /html/shop-talk/1997-08/msg00015.html (9,646 bytes)
- 2. Re: Epoxy concrete floor paint (score: 1)
- Author: "Jack L. Poller" <poller@chromatic.com>
- Date: Tue, 01 Jul 1997 13:03:57 -0700
- About 2 months ago, I went through the same process. I found Griggs Paint through the web (http://www.griggspaint.com/floor.htm#Hydropox). I selected the Hydropox #2 paint, which they say has the fol
- /html/shop-talk/1997-07/msg00008.html (9,338 bytes)
- 3. Re: Solvents for parts washer (score: 1)
- Author: "Jack L. Poller" <poller@chromatic.com>
- Date: Tue, 01 Jul 1997 13:27:44 -0700
- Probably the same made by chinease prison labor unit I got from Harbor Freight. Paint bubbled off the metal about 1.3728 seconds after contact with a Citrus-based solvent, causing the pump to fail. O
- /html/shop-talk/1997-07/msg00010.html (8,375 bytes)
- 4. Re: Epoxy concrete floor paint (score: 1)
- Author: "Jack L. Poller" <poller@chromatic.com>
- Date: Tue, 01 Jul 1997 14:49:24 -0700
- Forgot to mention this. You must etch the concrete. You can get muratic acid from pool supply stores. Mine carried a box of 4 one gallon bottles for $10 plus a $5 bottle core charge. I poured the aci
- /html/shop-talk/1997-07/msg00012.html (8,008 bytes)
- 5. Re: Garage Floor Coatings (score: 1)
- Author: "Jack L. Poller" <poller@chromatic.com>
- Date: Mon, 05 May 1997 16:23:22 -0700
- The quick answer (I'm short of time today) is Hydropox #2 epoxy based floor paint from Griggs Paint, in Arizona. Check out http://www.griggspaint.com/ I'll detail my experiences sometime later this w
- /html/shop-talk/1997-05/msg00021.html (7,641 bytes)
- 6. Re: garage floors (score: 1)
- Author: "Jack L. Poller" <poller@chromatic.com>
- Date: Tue, 01 Apr 1997 19:50:01 -0800
- An FYI on concrete floors: I just had mine repoured (long story). I spent $6,500 to have the slabs *removed* and replaced with broom finished steel reinforced concrete. I paid an additional $800 to h
- /html/shop-talk/1997-04/msg00006.html (8,352 bytes)
- 7. Re: Hydrofluoric Acid (score: 1)
- Author: "Jack L. Poller" <poller@chromatic.com>
- Date: Mon, 10 Feb 1997 14:15:19 -0800
- ... What glove material is suitable? Are the latex surgical style gloves ok, or is some other material required?? JLP -- Jack L. Poller (408) 752-9176 poller@chromatic.com
- /html/shop-talk/1997-02/msg00046.html (7,455 bytes)
- 8. Re: retractable cord (score: 1)
- Author: "Jack L. Poller" <poller@chromatic.com>
- Date: Mon, 06 Jan 1997 07:52:19 -0800
- How about going to your local hardware store and picking up a 'trouble' light with retractable cords. Around the SF Bay area, they run about $50 at OSH. Then, for an additional $8, pick up another 25
- /html/shop-talk/1997-01/msg00007.html (7,979 bytes)
- 9. Re: Appropriate air tool for wire brushing (score: 1)
- Author: "Jack L. Poller" <poller@chromatic.com>
- Date: Tue, 07 Jan 1997 08:02:34 -0800
- A Makita 4 inch A/C powered Grinder. These are much more powerful, easier to control, don't have to wait for pressure to build up, etc. I picked mine up for about $60, the same price as a good air to
- /html/shop-talk/1997-01/msg00028.html (7,848 bytes)
- 10. Re: Finish questions (score: 1)
- Author: "Jack L. Poller" <poller@chromatic.com>
- Date: Mon, 27 Jan 1997 06:59:43 -0800
- If you've already got the plumbing removed from the car, you'd be *much* better off replacing rather than repainting. Who wants to drive on 20 year old british tubing, which could crack at any moment
- /html/shop-talk/1997-01/msg00111.html (7,778 bytes)
- 11. Garage Floor Painting Questions (score: 1)
- Author: "Jack L. Poller" <poller@chromatic.com>
- Date: Mon, 02 Dec 1996 07:37:44 -0800
- I've perused my personal archives about painting a shop floor, and have the following questions. 1) I'll be painting a brand new concrete pour. How long do I have to wait for the concrete to set befo
- /html/shop-talk/1996-12/msg00002.html (8,343 bytes)
- 12. Re: Air compressors yet again. (score: 1)
- Author: "Jack L. Poller" <poller@chromatic.com>
- Date: Wed, 20 Nov 1996 10:46:30 -0800
- I'm not sure I understand... 1 HP = 746 Watts 1 Watt = 1 Amp * 1 V at 110v, 6.5HP = 44+ Amps Is there a reason (other than you'd have to have big wires) that you can't draw 44 amps on 110, and theref
- /html/shop-talk/1996-11/msg00083.html (8,262 bytes)
- 13. Re: Shop Presses (score: 1)
- Author: "Jack L. Poller" <poller@chromatic.com>
- Date: Tue, 29 Oct 1996 09:17:30 -0800
- Same thing here, except the bottom was the issue. Normally, when you press, the work piece rests on a heavy duty steel platform. The platform is supported by two pegs that go through the main legs of
- /html/shop-talk/1996-10/msg00038.html (8,497 bytes)
- 14. Re: Shop Presses (score: 1)
- Author: "Jack L. Poller" <poller@chromatic.com>
- Date: Tue, 29 Oct 1996 09:41:04 -0800
- The lower working range can be taken up by purchasing additional arbor plates (each are 1" thick) or fabricating your own spacer/jig. jlp
- /html/shop-talk/1996-10/msg00041.html (7,729 bytes)
- 15. Re: Radiant Heat in shop floor (score: 1)
- Author: "Jack L. Poller" <poller@chromatic.com>
- Date: Thu, 26 Sep 1996 06:37:03 -0700
- Out here in the Sunny Bay Area of California, it gets 'mild' as opposed to your cold. One of the premier house builders in the '50s, Eichler, built houses with Radiant Heat plumbed into the floor. He
- /html/shop-talk/1996-09/msg00058.html (8,270 bytes)
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