- 101. Re: getting things "square" (score: 1)
- Author: Scott Hall <sch8489@garnet.acns.fsu.edu>
- Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2000 14:37:23 -0500 (EST)
- inch, at work we generally set the part to be welded on the huge ex-i.b.m. robotics table (perfectly flat) and tack a corner. then bend tack weld to get perfectly level/square, then have somebody hol
- /html/shop-talk/2000-11/msg00048.html (8,081 bytes)
- 102. engine lathe? (score: 1)
- Author: Scott Hall <sch8489@garnet.acns.fsu.edu>
- Date: Mon, 20 Nov 2000 20:26:00 -0500 (EST)
- what the hedoublehockeystick is an engine lathe, and why do I want one saw an ad for one for ~$1000, which it says is 'lots less than retail'. I'd like a lathe at home, and this one is 16*40, so it's
- /html/shop-talk/2000-11/msg00108.html (7,080 bytes)
- 103. RE: florescent trouble lights (score: 1)
- Author: Scott Hall <sch8489@garnet.acns.fsu.edu>
- Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2000 19:53:20 -0500 (EST)
- I got a fluro light from a megalow-mart for ~$20 and I'd have to say it's the best $20 I've ever spent there (that reflects more on the other crap they sell and less on the light, but still...) my ol
- /html/shop-talk/2000-11/msg00167.html (9,895 bytes)
- 104. Re: Tire lifespan (score: 1)
- Author: Scott Hall <sch8489@garnet.acns.fsu.edu>
- Date: Mon, 9 Oct 2000 00:34:20 -0400 (EDT)
- I don't know if it's recommended or how safe it is, but I drove my spitfire on tires that were probably at least 20 years old. I bought the car out of storage and drove it. scott
- /html/shop-talk/2000-10/msg00035.html (6,787 bytes)
- 105. three phase? (score: 1)
- Author: Scott Hall <sch8489@garnet.acns.fsu.edu>
- Date: Thu, 12 Oct 2000 01:19:36 -0400 (EDT)
- so I'm sitting here admiring the first welder's suntan of my life, and I got to wondering: why? I've welded stuff that took a long period of time to weld, and I never got pink before. my theory is th
- /html/shop-talk/2000-10/msg00057.html (8,429 bytes)
- 106. Re: To HVLP or not to HVLP (score: 1)
- Author: Scott Hall <sch8489@garnet.acns.fsu.edu>
- Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2000 17:32:46 -0400 (EDT)
- I have an hvlp gun, and I like it, but the people I've heard from who have the turbine systems swear by them. I guess you call it. scott
- /html/shop-talk/2000-10/msg00131.html (7,549 bytes)
- 107. Re: Breaking concrete (score: 1)
- Author: Scott Hall <sch8489@garnet.acns.fsu.edu>
- Date: Thu, 7 Sep 2000 13:48:08 -0400 (EDT)
- masonry saw? I've seen city crews saw through roads here with what looks to be a circular saw, and I've seen masonry blades for sale for these saws, you might try that. scott
- /html/shop-talk/2000-09/msg00015.html (7,367 bytes)
- 108. Re: Fancy mechanic's gloves (score: 1)
- Author: Scott Hall <sch8489@garnet.acns.fsu.edu>
- Date: Thu, 14 Sep 2000 19:08:53 -0400 (EDT)
- I have a few pairs of 'mechanics' gloves I picked up from my race-bike days. I use one pair solely for nasty jobs (they're very difficult to clean once soiled), the others only see bike duty, where t
- /html/shop-talk/2000-09/msg00032.html (7,919 bytes)
- 109. Re: fancy mechanics gloves (score: 1)
- Author: Scott Hall <sch8489@garnet.acns.fsu.edu>
- Date: Fri, 15 Sep 2000 16:41:10 -0400 (EDT)
- I was just thinking we could make a club for all of us that have begun to detest inch ;-). who is it I have to kill to get a 4000 sq. ft. shop? just let me know... scott
- /html/shop-talk/2000-09/msg00060.html (6,665 bytes)
- 110. Re: stuff growing under my house (score: 1)
- Author: Scott Hall <sch8489@garnet.acns.fsu.edu>
- Date: Fri, 15 Sep 2000 17:22:29 -0400 (EDT)
- my mom's house was having a dust problem that we eventually chalked up to the crawlspace floor (dirt) migrating up into the carpet. we put down some plastic sheet to (hopefully) keep the dust out. wa
- /html/shop-talk/2000-09/msg00062.html (8,167 bytes)
- 111. new hammer drill needed (score: 1)
- Author: Scott Hall <sch8489@garnet.acns.fsu.edu>
- Date: Sat, 5 Aug 2000 23:01:10 -0400 (EDT)
- well, I've destroyed (finally) the old hammer drill I had. no great loss, it was a no-name jobby I picked up at the local flea market that looked decrepit when I paid $35 for it a while back. so, I n
- /html/shop-talk/2000-08/msg00007.html (7,664 bytes)
- 112. attaching a 2x4 to concrete slab (score: 1)
- Author: Scott Hall <sch8489@garnet.acns.fsu.edu>
- Date: Sat, 5 Aug 2000 23:16:00 -0400 (EDT)
- our new (to us) house has a soon-to-be garage. this part of the house was a living room, then a carport. now that we've got it, I want the carport to have garage doors. the opening was already framed
- /html/shop-talk/2000-08/msg00008.html (8,848 bytes)
- 113. Re: attaching a 2x4 to concrete slab (score: 1)
- Author: Scott Hall <sch8489@garnet.acns.fsu.edu>
- Date: Sun, 6 Aug 2000 00:32:05 -0400 (EDT)
- ah. here's another question: use treated wood just for the sill plate, or do I need to use it farther up? thanks for the reply, phil. were the 'nails' you used pretty small? the ones I saw were, oh,
- /html/shop-talk/2000-08/msg00010.html (7,506 bytes)
- 114. RE: Smoke alarms (score: 1)
- Author: Scott Hall <sch8489@garnet.acns.fsu.edu>
- Date: Thu, 17 Aug 2000 02:52:24 -0400 (EDT)
- can you (or one of the great ees lurking about) not convert a battery powered unit to a 115v house current unit? scott, electicly ignant
- /html/shop-talk/2000-08/msg00081.html (8,425 bytes)
- 115. Re: There is hope! (was welding versus brazing) (score: 1)
- Author: Scott Hall <sch8489@garnet.acns.fsu.edu>
- Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2000 01:38:28 -0400 (EDT)
- I'm moving to california. scott
- /html/shop-talk/2000-08/msg00088.html (6,860 bytes)
- 116. Re: Welding vs. Brazing was "Welding" stainless (score: 1)
- Author: Scott Hall <sch8489@garnet.acns.fsu.edu>
- Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2000 23:43:50 -0400 (EDT)
- ah, the last words of a true arkansan... ;-) scott, a *real* southerner, who knows it's actually, "hey, *y'all*, watch this!"
- /html/shop-talk/2000-08/msg00102.html (8,963 bytes)
- 117. auto glue to use? (score: 1)
- Author: Scott Hall <sch8489@garnet.acns.fsu.edu>
- Date: Fri, 21 Jul 2000 21:16:43 -0400 (EDT)
- hey y'all, this afternoon my bro and I were installing the cd player in the s/o's car (gotta get her pearl jam fix, ya know...) anyhow, in his haste, the bro accidentally broke a louver in a dash ven
- /html/shop-talk/2000-07/msg00058.html (7,186 bytes)
- 118. Re: hot safe (score: 1)
- Author: Scott Hall <sch8489@garnet.acns.fsu.edu>
- Date: Sat, 22 Jul 2000 00:37:50 -0400 (EDT)
- I was thinking about doing something similar here--we have a concrete foundation, and when I poured the new slab, I was going to add an in-floor safe. the dealer here talked me out of it. he said tha
- /html/shop-talk/2000-07/msg00062.html (8,036 bytes)
- 119. welders...? (score: 1)
- Author: Scott Hall <sch8489@garnet.acns.fsu.edu>
- Date: Thu, 8 Jun 2000 18:14:00 -0400 (EDT)
- I forget, which company is the one that *used* to be good but got absorbed by another company and isn't as quality now? was it hobart? lincoln? miller? somebody said recently... thanks scott
- /html/shop-talk/2000-06/msg00033.html (6,747 bytes)
- 120. RE: welders...? (score: 1)
- Author: Scott Hall <sch8489@garnet.acns.fsu.edu>
- Date: Sat, 10 Jun 2000 00:08:57 -0400 (EDT)
- thanks to all for the replies. next question: is $400 a good deal for a new hobart handler? I'm just wanting it for stuff at home, car stuff, etc. I'd kinda like to avios using the one at school if p
- /html/shop-talk/2000-06/msg00035.html (7,987 bytes)
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