- 101. RE: Hyd cylinder question (score: 1)
- Author: Steven Trovato <strovato@optonline.net>
- Date: Tue, 11 Nov 2003 21:01:14 -0500
- My local auto parts store has hydraulic jack oil on the shelf.
- /html/shop-talk/2003-11/msg00038.html (6,833 bytes)
- 102. Re: Canadian Tyre. (score: 1)
- Author: Steven Trovato <strovato@optonline.net>
- Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2003 06:54:26 -0500
- That's because it's "Canadian Tire". :-) I'll spare you the British/American spelling jokes. Try canadiantire.ca -Steve Trovato strovato@optonline.net
- /html/shop-talk/2003-11/msg00041.html (6,730 bytes)
- 103. Re: Blast cabinet (score: 1)
- Author: Steven Trovato <strovato@optonline.net>
- Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2003 06:50:29 -0500
- Homier has a floor standing blast cabinet for $100. www.homier.com -Steve Trovato strovato@optonline.net
- /html/shop-talk/2003-11/msg00064.html (6,281 bytes)
- 104. Re: "Goos Enough" but Good Value (score: 1)
- Author: Steven Trovato <strovato@optonline.net>
- Date: Sun, 23 Nov 2003 17:05:16 -0500
- My experience, especially with impact guns has been quite the opposite. When my Harbor Freight cheapie just makes noise, my Craftsman (made by Chicago Pneumatic, I think) removes the nut. And there a
- /html/shop-talk/2003-11/msg00138.html (8,892 bytes)
- 105. Re: kerosene heater (score: 1)
- Author: Steven Trovato <strovato@optonline.net>
- Date: Sun, 23 Nov 2003 18:03:41 -0500
- I used a floor standing (unvented, obviously) kerosene heater in my garage a few times. Every time I used it I got a headache. Went to a vented propane heater instead. The theory is that if the combu
- /html/shop-talk/2003-11/msg00141.html (6,987 bytes)
- 106. Re: Back-up home generator. (score: 1)
- Author: Steven Trovato <strovato@optonline.net>
- Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2003 21:23:55 -0500
- 15K watts should be way more than they need to run the furnace, fridge and microwave. Saying "15,000 watts at 100 amps" doesn't really make sense, but I'll spare you the Watts = Volts x Amps lecture.
- /html/shop-talk/2003-11/msg00185.html (7,493 bytes)
- 107. Re: Sawzall v anglegrinder (score: 1)
- Author: Steven Trovato <strovato@optonline.net>
- Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2003 21:59:19 -0500
- One thing I've come across lately is a circular saw blade called the Morse "metal devil". It cuts metal like it's wood. It doesn't grind it, it actually makes chips. I just recently bought one, and I
- /html/shop-talk/2003-11/msg00192.html (8,424 bytes)
- 108. Re: Plasma Cutters (score: 1)
- Author: Steven Trovato <strovato@optonline.net>
- Date: Tue, 25 Nov 2003 14:32:39 -0500
- They are truly awesome devices. Once you see a demo of one, if you're a "tool guy" you'll want one bad. I do. A "typical" home garage/hobbyist model would be the Nu-Tecsys Pca20Ps available at www.ea
- /html/shop-talk/2003-11/msg00200.html (7,642 bytes)
- 109. Re: Plasma Cutters (score: 1)
- Author: Steven Trovato <strovato@optonline.net>
- Date: Tue, 25 Nov 2003 14:44:46 -0500
- There's some info at http://www.eastwoodco.com/lib/welding/LE_plasma.asp that might be helpful to you. -Steve
- /html/shop-talk/2003-11/msg00201.html (6,608 bytes)
- 110. Re: gas line install question (score: 1)
- Author: Steven Trovato <strovato@optonline.net>
- Date: Wed, 08 Oct 2003 22:45:05 -0400
- That's what I did. I had my propane company do some of the hookup. They didn't have any problem with my use of the PVC. There was one place where there was a union in the copper. They said that the u
- /html/shop-talk/2003-10/msg00027.html (7,564 bytes)
- 111. Re: Harbor Freight Air saw (score: 1)
- Author: Steven Trovato <strovato@optonline.net>
- Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2003 19:09:26 -0400
- I don't have that exact one. I do have an older cheap air saw, and it's pretty useless. The stroke is very short. It usually just vibrates the entire item I'm cutting at an incredibly high rate. I've
- /html/shop-talk/2003-10/msg00066.html (7,044 bytes)
- 112. DRILL-OUT broken bolt extractor (score: 1)
- Author: Steven Trovato <strovato@optonline.net>
- Date: Fri, 17 Oct 2003 20:20:32 -0400
- Anyone try using a DRILL-OUT extractor? This is a sort of combination left-handed drill bit and ez-out thing, that one uses with an electric drill. Go to http://www.aldn.com/drillout.html if you want
- /html/shop-talk/2003-10/msg00080.html (7,111 bytes)
- 113. RE: autobody panel recommendation wanted (score: 1)
- Author: Steven Trovato <strovato@optonline.net>
- Date: Fri, 24 Oct 2003 15:43:47 -0400
- For those of us who don't live around LA, do any of your favorite "Aero Surplus" stores do business by catalog or on the web? Thanks. -Steve
- /html/shop-talk/2003-10/msg00097.html (7,386 bytes)
- 114. Re: Outside storage (score: 1)
- Author: Steven Trovato <strovato@optonline.net>
- Date: Fri, 05 Sep 2003 11:01:25 -0400
- I just ran into this on the internet: http://www.carcondoms.com/ I've never seen this product, though, and I don't know anything about it. -Steve Trovato strovato@optonline.net /// unsubscribe/change
- /html/shop-talk/2003-09/msg00011.html (7,433 bytes)
- 115. Re: Musty smell (score: 1)
- Author: Steven Trovato <strovato@optonline.net>
- Date: Tue, 09 Sep 2003 11:26:30 -0400
- Well, as long as he's going to put the sofa in the basement, it's OK. If it's an unfinished basement, that would be better. If the sofa was going in the living room, that would be WAY off topic. And
- /html/shop-talk/2003-09/msg00046.html (7,049 bytes)
- 116. Bending steel (score: 1)
- Author: Steven Trovato <strovato@optonline.net>
- Date: Tue, 16 Sep 2003 23:02:06 -0400
- I am wondering... how does one bend steel? Oh, sure, I know about the techniques used for sheet metal. Everything from the English wheel to sheet metal brakes to hammers and dollies. I'm talking abou
- /html/shop-talk/2003-09/msg00103.html (7,809 bytes)
- 117. Re: Anybody have a Fowler Caliper? (long, involved and (score: 1)
- Author: Steven Trovato <strovato@optonline.net>
- Date: Tue, 16 Sep 2003 23:13:50 -0400
- For a device like this, any batteries that are the correct physical size and voltage will work fine. Some types might last longer than others, but I don't think this is a very demanding application.
- /html/shop-talk/2003-09/msg00104.html (7,405 bytes)
- 118. Re: Bending steel (score: 1)
- Author: Steven Trovato <strovato@optonline.net>
- Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2003 11:51:05 -0400
- Gee, and I thought blacksmithing was just for making wrought iron railings and horseshoes. Thanks for the link. A quick scan didn't turn up anything applicable, but there is a lot of info there. Prob
- /html/shop-talk/2003-09/msg00112.html (8,983 bytes)
- 119. Re: Bending steel (score: 1)
- Author: Steven Trovato <strovato@optonline.net>
- Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2003 11:52:42 -0400
- That sounds like the sort of technique I'd like to learn more about. I'm definitely not talking about compound curves. Just the simple stuff to start. -Steve Trovato strovato@optonline.net
- /html/shop-talk/2003-09/msg00113.html (9,293 bytes)
- 120. Re: Bending steel (score: 1)
- Author: Steven Trovato <strovato@optonline.net>
- Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2003 14:54:55 -0400
- Have you ever done this? How wide a plate could you heat up and bend with a single torch?
- /html/shop-talk/2003-09/msg00120.html (7,983 bytes)
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