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341. RE: Air compressor fill times (score: 1): Author: "Randall Young" <ryoung@navcomtech.com>; Date: Sun, 17 Feb 2002 00:31:30 -0800; Well, I used to know how to do this ... a cubic ft is 7.48 gallons, so your 60 gal tank is about 8 cf. Atmospheric pressure is about 15 psi, so you've got about 9 atm * 8 cf or roughly 72 scf. Divide; /html/shop-talk/2002-02/msg00102.html (7,860 bytes)
342. RE: Air compressor fill times (score: 1): Author: "Randall Young" <ryoung@navcomtech.com>; Date: Sun, 17 Feb 2002 10:25:26 -0800; Except that electric motors aren't perfectly efficient, and generally don't have perfect power factors, so volts times amps isn't necessarily watts. 1000 "volts times amps" (1kVA) per horsepower is; /html/shop-talk/2002-02/msg00110.html (7,577 bytes)
343. RE: Light Bulb Dilemma (score: 1): Author: "Randall Young" <ryoung@navcomtech.com>; Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2002 08:33:57 -0800; One possible cause of this is inadequate neutral wiring (or a bad connection in the neutral). Most homes in the US (including house trailers) are wired for 220v single phase, which means all the 110; /html/shop-talk/2002-02/msg00123.html (9,222 bytes)
344. RE: Light Bulb Dilemma (score: 1): Author: Randall Young <ryoung@NAVCOMTECH.COM>; Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2002 18:02:21 -0800; Dimming a little won't hurt an ordinary incandescent bulb, in fact it makes them last longer. (A 220v bulb run on 110v will last almost forever. Lousy efficiency tho.) Flourescents and halogens are; /html/shop-talk/2002-02/msg00145.html (8,137 bytes)
345. RE: Brake Cleaner vs. Carb Cleaner (score: 1): Author: Randall Young <ryoung@NAVCOMTECH.COM>; Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2002 18:07:14 -0800; Not sure it's relevant, but many years ago a friend of mine tried to clean some bonded brake shoes in an industrial solvent. It ruined the bond between the linings and the shoes, the linings fell off; /html/shop-talk/2002-02/msg00163.html (8,075 bytes)
346. RE: compressed air system components (score: 1): Author: Randall Young <ryoung@NAVCOMTECH.COM>; Date: Tue, 26 Feb 2002 16:57:48 -0800; Mmmm, no. An unloader only vents from the line between the compressor and the check valve into the tank. There's no water there to spray ... Some automatic drain valves do indeed look for that drop; /html/shop-talk/2002-02/msg00183.html (8,518 bytes)
347. RE: anodizing aluminum..... (score: 1): Author: Randall Young <ryoung@NAVCOMTECH.COM>; Date: Wed, 2 Jan 2002 13:16:16 -0800; A little poking about on the 'net turned up several good leads : http://asuwlink.uwyo.edu/~metal/anodizing.html http://www.caswellplating.com/aluminum.htm http://www.docsmachine.com/tech/anod.html ht; /html/shop-talk/2002-01/msg00006.html (7,848 bytes)
348. Re: Bead blasting (score: 1): Author: Randall <ryoung@navcomtech.com>; Date: Sat, 05 Jan 2002 11:15:15 -0800; Might help to tell us what wheel cylinders you have (steel, aluminum, etc.), but in general I wouldn't risk it. Wrap a turn of friction tape around the pistons and stuff them in the holes. Thread a; /html/shop-talk/2002-01/msg00010.html (7,534 bytes)
349. RE: upper cylinder cleaner (or something) (score: 1): Author: Randall Young <ryoung@NAVCOMTECH.COM>; Date: Wed, 9 Jan 2002 09:35:11 -0800; I don't know of any such product, although sometimes I've been able to free up my old valve with carb cleaner (the aggressive stuff with methylene chloride in it). However, I found an aftermarket EG; /html/shop-talk/2002-01/msg00019.html (8,172 bytes)
350. RE: upper cylinder cleaner (or something) (score: 1): Author: Randall Young <ryoung@NAVCOMTECH.COM>; Date: Wed, 9 Jan 2002 15:28:25 -0800; It was just a local auto parts store, "Clark's Discount Auto" in Bellflower, CA. That was a long time ago, I don't know if they even carry the same brand (and I've forgotten what brand it was). I'll; /html/shop-talk/2002-01/msg00021.html (7,945 bytes)
351. RE: Misc junk: welding to stainless, car jack pads, and tracing (score: 1): Author: Randall Young <ryoung@NAVCOMTECH.COM>; Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2002 16:16:27 -0800; I have used them on coax (we call them 'toners' around here), but you have to isolate at least one end, and run the tone down the normally grounded shield. Even on phone wire, they have a very limit; /html/shop-talk/2002-01/msg00038.html (9,258 bytes)
352. RE: heated parts washer? (score: 1): Author: Randall Young <ryoung@NAVCOMTECH.COM>; Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2002 11:42:27 -0800; I haven't tried it, and I hate to knock things I haven't tried, but unless my envelope has slipped a digit, it may not be practical. Assuming your solvent weighs about 7 lb/gallon, your parts washer; /html/shop-talk/2002-01/msg00079.html (9,035 bytes)
353. RE: heated parts washer? (score: 1): Author: Randall Young <ryoung@NAVCOMTECH.COM>; Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2002 12:09:18 -0800; Sure, no problem. Well, except that most heat tapes have an internal thermostat that shuts them off around 40F. And that they dissipate little enough heat that it's going to take some very good insu; /html/shop-talk/2002-01/msg00081.html (9,032 bytes)
354. RE: [slightly OT] vehicle mass, tread width, and hydroplaning (score: 1): Author: Randall Young <ryoung@NAVCOMTECH.COM>; Date: Tue, 15 Jan 2002 15:55:07 -0800; It definitely depends on what you are doing, but in general there's no hard relation between tire width and car weight. _If_ everything else is equal, then narrow tires do have an advantage in some; /html/shop-talk/2002-01/msg00101.html (10,255 bytes)
355. Re: [slightly OT] vehicle mass, tread width, and hydroplaning (score: 1): Author: Randall <ryoung@navcomtech.com>; Date: Tue, 15 Jan 2002 20:30:13 -0800; Just for the record, I was _NOT_ recommending the RE92, it was just the first thing I ran across in a 165-wide 14" tire. So, unless I can afford two full sets of racing tires (or to stay home when i; /html/shop-talk/2002-01/msg00105.html (10,133 bytes)
356. RE: Compressor unloading (score: 1): Author: Randall Young <ryoung@NAVCOMTECH.COM>; Date: Thu, 17 Jan 2002 11:51:55 -0800; How about some ramps off the back of the truck, parked just outside the garage door ? I've got some 2x12 scrounged from a demolished house that I save for such tasks. Make sure they can't slide off; /html/shop-talk/2002-01/msg00122.html (8,023 bytes)
357. RE: No Start. (score: 1): Author: Randall Young <ryoung@NAVCOMTECH.COM>; Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2002 09:50:13 -0800; And worth everything it cost ! Twice now, I have taken batteries that I knew to be bad to Pep Boys (a local auto supply chain), and they have tested them and said they were not bad. In both cases, m; /html/shop-talk/2002-01/msg00163.html (8,031 bytes)
358. RE: bolt shear strength (score: 1): Author: Randall Young <ryoung@NAVCOMTECH.COM>; Date: Fri, 25 Jan 2002 10:22:39 -0800; After mulling it a bit more (and receiving an off-list reply from Rex), I think Jay is saying that the threaded portion is not loaded in shear (which is normally a design requirement, threads should; /html/shop-talk/2002-01/msg00192.html (8,257 bytes)
359. RE: No sweat (score: 1): Author: Randall Young <ryoung@NAVCOMTECH.COM>; Date: Fri, 25 Jan 2002 22:48:43 -0800; The problem with the swamp cooler type is that any minerals in the water wind up staying behind on the mesh, at least for the types I've seen. Depending on your water, and how much humidification you; /html/shop-talk/2002-01/msg00199.html (8,131 bytes)
360. RE: Tool 1, User 0 ("nut plate" gun) (score: 1): Author: "Randall Young" <ryoung@navcomtech.com>; Date: Sun, 27 Jan 2002 17:55:06 -0800; I've used something very similar, except it was just a kit of mandrels and 'Rivet Nuts' to use with an ordinary 'Pop Rivet' tool. Unfortunately (for you) I've never had the problem you describe. It; /html/shop-talk/2002-01/msg00212.html (9,594 bytes)

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