- 121. Re: Bending steel (score: 1)
- Author: Steven Trovato <strovato@optonline.net>
- Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2003 14:50:20 -0400
- I was thinking of plate...
- /html/shop-talk/2003-09/msg00121.html (7,715 bytes)
- 122. Re: bending metal (score: 1)
- Author: Steven Trovato <strovato@optonline.net>
- Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2003 15:51:15 -0400
- I don't have a specific project in mind. I have a loader bucket that I need to repair/replace. When it was originally fabricated, a single piece was bent into an "L". I don't have to do that. I could
- /html/shop-talk/2003-09/msg00122.html (7,083 bytes)
- 123. Re: powdered Metal rods (score: 1)
- Author: Steven Trovato <strovato@optonline.net>
- Date: Sat, 20 Sep 2003 11:27:59 -0400
- Yeah. What's a powdered metal rod? -Steve
- /html/shop-talk/2003-09/msg00127.html (6,725 bytes)
- 124. Speaking of trailers... (score: 1)
- Author: Steven Trovato <strovato@optonline.net>
- Date: Tue, 23 Sep 2003 12:15:58 -0400
- I have a 16 foot open auto transport trailer. I use four 10000lb tiedowns and axle straps. Sometimes I'll also throw a chain around something just to be sure. I am new to the towing game, so I have h
- /html/shop-talk/2003-09/msg00133.html (8,212 bytes)
- 125. RE: Speaking of trailers... (score: 1)
- Author: Steven Trovato <strovato@optonline.net>
- Date: Tue, 23 Sep 2003 13:46:08 -0400
- To me, the cost of an accident goes way beyond the cost of the vehicle. There was an article in Practical Classics a while ago about an accident towing a parts car home. It wasn't a tiedown failure,
- /html/shop-talk/2003-09/msg00138.html (8,165 bytes)
- 126. RE: trailer battery and isolation, is this the way to go? (score: 1)
- Author: Steven Trovato <strovato@optonline.net>
- Date: Tue, 23 Sep 2003 23:03:17 -0400
- I don't get this part. The discharged battery is essentially a "load" to the charged battery. Whenever I've put a large load on a battery, either the wiring was sized to handle the load, or the wire
- /html/shop-talk/2003-09/msg00150.html (7,759 bytes)
- 127. RE: Single stage Snowblowers (score: 1)
- Author: Steven Trovato <strovato@optonline.net>
- Date: Tue, 30 Sep 2003 17:10:48 -0400
- I live about 50 miles north of New York City. I have a 2 stage unit. I always considered single stage snowblowers to be "toys". I've never used one, though, so I can't really say that with any author
- /html/shop-talk/2003-09/msg00177.html (7,694 bytes)
- 128. Lally column rust (score: 1)
- Author: Steven Trovato <strovato@optonline.net>
- Date: Tue, 05 Aug 2003 17:24:40 -0400
- Hello all. I have a lally column in my garage that holds up a steel I beam. The bottom has some rust and corrosion. This is from water, snow melt, salt, etc from cars parked in the garage. I have som
- /html/shop-talk/2003-08/msg00031.html (7,569 bytes)
- 129. Re: Lally column rust (score: 1)
- Author: Steven Trovato <strovato@optonline.net>
- Date: Tue, 05 Aug 2003 20:38:38 -0400
- Hi Roland. A lally column is one of those steel poles commonly found in garages and basements holding up various parts of the house. Sometimes they're filled with concrete, but I have no idea if mine
- /html/shop-talk/2003-08/msg00032.html (8,849 bytes)
- 130. Re: Lally column rust (score: 1)
- Author: Steven Trovato <strovato@optonline.net>
- Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2003 11:22:24 -0400
- Hello. Thank you all for your comments. Sorry I haven't gotten back to you all sooner. Trevor, A structural column is quite different from a basketball pole. Also, the rust is occurring strictly from
- /html/shop-talk/2003-08/msg00055.html (9,234 bytes)
- 131. Re: Sand blast dust collector (score: 1)
- Author: Steven Trovato <strovato@optonline.net>
- Date: Wed, 20 Aug 2003 00:59:49 -0400
- The July 2003 issue of "Auto Restorer" has an article about building a blasting cabinet. They use a shop-vac to blow air into the cabinet, and an old shop vac lower unit (without motor) as a dust col
- /html/shop-talk/2003-08/msg00065.html (7,678 bytes)
- 132. Re: MB SLR Speed! (score: 1)
- Author: Steven Trovato <strovato@optonline.net>
- Date: Tue, 26 Aug 2003 13:51:21 -0400
- According to these guys: http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/?http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/previews/previews_story.php?id=37487 It can easily do 200mph. I don't know what tires are on the car, but I would i
- /html/shop-talk/2003-08/msg00127.html (7,916 bytes)
- 133. Re: Disposing of used razor blades (score: 1)
- Author: Steven Trovato <strovato@optonline.net>
- Date: Fri, 11 Jul 2003 22:25:09 -0400
- Are we in some kind of time warp or something? This thread was from January. Oh well. Always nice to wake them up every six months or so. :-) -Steve /// unsubscribe/change address requests to majordo
- /html/shop-talk/2003-07/msg00071.html (7,151 bytes)
- 134. Plastic Wheel Chocks- a story (score: 1)
- Author: Steven Trovato <strovato@optonline.net>
- Date: Wed, 23 Jul 2003 08:34:16 -0400
- Hello all. I have a pair of plastic wheel chocks that I have used around the garage without incident for a couple of years. Recently, I was backing my boat up my driveway, which is a slight incline.
- /html/shop-talk/2003-07/msg00100.html (7,966 bytes)
- 135. Re: cedar siding problems (score: 1)
- Author: Steven Trovato <strovato@optonline.net>
- Date: Thu, 24 Jul 2003 22:50:36 -0400
- What do you mean by cedar siding? A relatively smooth surface would have to be a lot easier than cedar shakes. With something very irregular like that, I would think you'd be out of luck. I have ver
- /html/shop-talk/2003-07/msg00118.html (8,611 bytes)
- 136. Re: Metal building style shop sizes/prices? (score: 1)
- Author: Steven Trovato <strovato@optonline.net>
- Date: Mon, 28 Jul 2003 00:18:16 -0400
- That would, of course, be one fourth the space. But we know what you mean. Where would this project take place? Building costs can vary a great deal by region. -Steve Trovato strovato@optonline.net /
- /html/shop-talk/2003-07/msg00146.html (8,246 bytes)
- 137. Re: Hydraulic Hatch Holders (score: 1)
- Author: Steven Trovato <strovato@optonline.net>
- Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2003 18:11:09 -0400
- I'm not sure what you're looking for, but you might be better off looking for "gas spring". Check out this link: http://www.spdhardware.com/gs1.htm They list all sorts of such items. They are classif
- /html/shop-talk/2003-07/msg00197.html (7,264 bytes)
- 138. Re: 2 cycle engine (score: 1)
- Author: Steven Trovato <strovato@optonline.net>
- Date: Sun, 01 Jun 2003 15:18:20 -0400
- Running a two cycle engine without oil is disastrous, and will toast the engine. Having said that, I thought that most engines with a separate tank like that have some sort of a low oil shutoff, to
- /html/shop-talk/2003-06/msg00001.html (7,265 bytes)
- 139. Re: bearing packing tool? (score: 1)
- Author: Steven Trovato <strovato@optonline.net>
- Date: Sun, 01 Jun 2003 23:04:17 -0400
- I have one. It works great. But then again, so does my hand. The main difference to me is if the grease I want to use is in a tube, I use the tool. If it's in a tub, I use my hand. -Steve /// unsubs
- /html/shop-talk/2003-06/msg00004.html (7,886 bytes)
- 140. RE: bearing packing tool? (score: 1)
- Author: Steven Trovato <strovato@optonline.net>
- Date: Mon, 02 Jun 2003 20:56:32 -0400
- That's the way I was taught. Always worked for me. Of course, I think you get a far superior outcome by putting the grease in your right hand and gripping the bearing in your left. :-) -Steve Trovat
- /html/shop-talk/2003-06/msg00016.html (8,492 bytes)
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