- 1. need press-off switch (score: 1)
- Author: Scott Hall <sch8489@garnet.acns.fsu.edu>
- Date: Sun, 20 Apr 2003 15:26:00 -0400 (EDT)
- I'm trying to right the lights in our pantry to come on when the door opens and off when it shuts, just like a refrigerator. I'd like to mount the switch in the jamb. can't find what I want at the s
- /html/shop-talk/2003-04/msg00075.html (8,048 bytes)
- 2. Re: New toy - IR 2135Ti and a couple questions. (score: 1)
- Author: Scott Hall <sch8489@garnet.acns.fsu.edu>
- Date: Mon, 21 Apr 2003 12:54:33 -0400 (EDT)
- ooooooohhhhhhhhh. I have the 2131 and have been pleased. the 2135 seems to be badder than that. mine is rated for "only" (that's kinda hard to say here) 600 ft. lbs. you could probably flip your hous
- /html/shop-talk/2003-04/msg00086.html (10,570 bytes)
- 3. Re: New toy - IR 2135Ti and a couple questions. (score: 1)
- Author: Scott Hall <sch8489@garnet.acns.fsu.edu>
- Date: Mon, 21 Apr 2003 21:06:31 -0400 (EDT)
- I think nearly everyone's are. sears is just usually lax about the 'no abuse' policy. the truck guys will sometimes hook you up to electrodes for questioning before issuing a replacement. heh. endles
- /html/shop-talk/2003-04/msg00101.html (9,789 bytes)
- 4. roof leak (score: 1)
- Author: Scott Hall <sch8489@garnet.acns.fsu.edu>
- Date: Sun, 2 Mar 2003 17:31:25 -0500 (EST)
- so I'm unloading various and sundry triumph parts into the new garage when I notice a puddle on the floor. above it is a bowed-down section of drywall dripping... to make a long story short, it raine
- /html/shop-talk/2003-03/msg00000.html (8,275 bytes)
- 5. Re: question on joists need. (score: 1)
- Author: Scott Hall <sch8489@garnet.acns.fsu.edu>
- Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2003 22:43:20 -0500 (EST)
- just looking at this, it looks like that's exactly what they're for--to keep the roof from pushing the walls out. that's if I'm reading that right. it it were me I'd have somebody look at it first. n
- /html/shop-talk/2003-02/msg00030.html (8,324 bytes)
- 6. Re: modified Torx (score: 1)
- Author: Scott Hall <sch8489@garnet.acns.fsu.edu>
- Date: Sun, 12 Jan 2003 21:53:44 -0500 (EST)
- these are 'tamper-resistant' fasteners, put there to keep you from getting into whatever's behind them. I had a guy tell me once (when I asked this very question) that if I didn't know how to get the
- /html/shop-talk/2003-01/msg00035.html (8,603 bytes)
- 7. broken ice maker in shop's fridge (score: 1)
- Author: Scott Hall <sch8489@garnet.acns.fsu.edu>
- Date: Mon, 20 Jan 2003 21:51:42 -0500 (EST)
- so (and this most certainly was a selling point) the new house has a fridge in the garage. a pretty nice fridge. with an icemaker. which is now broken. it seems to have two symptoms: 1) the teeth tha
- /html/shop-talk/2003-01/msg00085.html (8,454 bytes)
- 8. large cracks in slab (score: 1)
- Author: Scott Hall <sch8489@garnet.acns.fsu.edu>
- Date: Thu, 5 Dec 2002 22:35:20 -0500 (EST)
- just got to see under the carpet in the new house... there are *huge* cracks in the slab (well, huge for somebody with a mortgage). almost big enough to fit my little finger. they're level, but the o
- /html/shop-talk/2002-12/msg00046.html (7,432 bytes)
- 9. Re: large cracks in slab (score: 1)
- Author: Scott Hall <sch8489@garnet.acns.fsu.edu>
- Date: Fri, 6 Dec 2002 00:30:30 -0500 (EST)
- forgot to mention that...it's probably close to ten years old. my bad. I was thinking that maybe since the slab is so big and probably was hard to float (at least 40 x 40 at it's smallest part) and t
- /html/shop-talk/2002-12/msg00048.html (9,983 bytes)
- 10. books, etc. for flooring (score: 1)
- Author: Scott Hall <sch8489@garnet.acns.fsu.edu>
- Date: Fri, 6 Dec 2002 01:12:07 -0500 (EST)
- I'll be installing wood strip flooring on a concrete slab on the next week or so. can anyone recommend a good book or better, a video on installing this stuff? it'll be the glue-down stuff. I've inst
- /html/shop-talk/2002-12/msg00049.html (7,097 bytes)
- 11. replacing just a door frame... (score: 1)
- Author: Scott Hall <sch8489@garnet.acns.fsu.edu>
- Date: Sat, 7 Dec 2002 00:17:12 -0500 (EST)
- and the last question (for now) about the new house: the front door is this beautiful leaded-center-light jobby that we (she) want(s) to keep. but sometime in its history someone has kicked the door
- /html/shop-talk/2002-12/msg00060.html (8,637 bytes)
- 12. ready to remove security system with small explosives... (score: 1)
- Author: Scott Hall <sch8489@garnet.acns.fsu.edu>
- Date: Sat, 21 Dec 2002 22:50:04 -0500 (EST)
- the saga continues... the new house has a security system installed. magnet switches in every door, etc. it made a *really* loud, annoying squawk whenever a door was opened. it's a 'first alert' bran
- /html/shop-talk/2002-12/msg00122.html (9,462 bytes)
- 13. phone/security system problem solved (score: 1)
- Author: Scott Hall <sch8489@garnet.acns.fsu.edu>
- Date: Sun, 29 Dec 2002 22:23:05 -0500 (EST)
- wanted to say thanks to all for the phone help. like someone suggested, the rjmumblemumble plug was in fact functioning as both the in and out for the phone line. I found a wiring diagram for the boa
- /html/shop-talk/2002-12/msg00173.html (7,818 bytes)
- 14. more polishing compound (score: 1)
- Author: Scott Hall <sch8489@garnet.acns.fsu.edu>
- Date: Mon, 4 Nov 2002 21:10:45 -0500 (EST)
- so I used the block like stuff to polish one side of the part, and now I have another question: anybody know of a good chemical to get the black residue out of crevices. the thing wasn't smooth enoug
- /html/shop-talk/2002-11/msg00063.html (7,019 bytes)
- 15. Re: OT - ?re: '99 F250 (score: 1)
- Author: Scott Hall <sch8489@garnet.acns.fsu.edu>
- Date: Sun, 17 Nov 2002 01:23:46 -0500 (EST)
- hmmm... I have a '95 f150 and there are many places to attach tie downs. my boss has a '00 f150 and it also has plenty o' hooks. there are hooks in the bed sides, and if it doesn't have a liner, ther
- /html/shop-talk/2002-11/msg00147.html (7,577 bytes)
- 16. polishing compound (score: 1)
- Author: Scott Hall <sch8489@garnet.acns.fsu.edu>
- Date: Thu, 31 Oct 2002 23:39:29 -0500 (EST)
- got a quick question about polishing some aluminum: how thick should the polish be? the last time I did this (about eight years ago...geez) the stuff I used was almost like toothpaste in consistancy.
- /html/shop-talk/2002-10/msg00188.html (7,498 bytes)
- 17. wood floor over a slab (score: 1)
- Author: Scott Hall <sch8489@garnet.acns.fsu.edu>
- Date: Fri, 13 Sep 2002 00:00:59 -0400 (EDT)
- I need to re-floor about 1200 sq. ft. over a concrete slab. going to be wood strip. obviously I need the glue or snap-together setup instead of nails. anybody have experience doing this or living wi
- /html/shop-talk/2002-09/msg00055.html (7,108 bytes)
- 18. Re: Screwdrivers (score: 1)
- Author: Scott Hall <sch8489@garnet.acns.fsu.edu>
- Date: Sat, 14 Sep 2002 23:11:07 -0400 (EDT)
- facom. nothing better anywhere. better than snap-on, not even close. I'd go on, but I already sound like a fanatic. a bazillion times cheaper than snap-on, too. www.mytoolstore.com, look for facom er
- /html/shop-talk/2002-09/msg00060.html (8,474 bytes)
- 19. Re: What? I can't hear you. (score: 1)
- Author: Scott Hall <sch8489@garnet.acns.fsu.edu>
- Date: Wed, 18 Sep 2002 20:35:15 -0400 (EDT)
- that egg carton-shaped foam packing material? the montitor I just bought came packed in the stuff. you get the double whammy--the shape and the material will deaden the noise. scott /// unsubscribe/c
- /html/shop-talk/2002-09/msg00111.html (8,589 bytes)
- 20. RE: Which cordless drill? (was RE: Cordless drill clutches) (score: 1)
- Author: Scott Hall <sch8489@garnet.acns.fsu.edu>
- Date: Wed, 18 Sep 2002 20:42:23 -0400 (EDT)
- just to be me three, I bought the milwaukee package not too long ago. 18v drill, circular saw, 'hatchet' sawzall and flashlight. so far I'm very pleased with the sawzall and the circular saw; the hat
- /html/shop-talk/2002-09/msg00112.html (9,575 bytes)
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