- 201. Re: Herodb Welding ? (score: 1)
- Author: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>
- Date: Thu, 06 Aug 1998 16:59:02 -0400
- What psi do you use with your normal torches? I use about that PSI with my oxy-acet rig. However, I only do enough welding with it to remind myself that I should be using the MIG instead. -- Trevor B
- /html/shop-talk/1998-08/msg00034.html (8,051 bytes)
- 202. Re: Engine cranes (score: 1)
- Author: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>
- Date: Mon, 10 Aug 1998 15:05:43 -0400
- I don't know if this has come up yet, but there is a "build your own engine crane" on the Practical Classics web site. That article starts at: http://www.classiccarsworld.co.uk/cars/features/crane/si
- /html/shop-talk/1998-08/msg00042.html (8,690 bytes)
- 203. Compressors (score: 1)
- Author: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>
- Date: Sat, 15 Aug 1998 23:59:05 -0400
- Thanks for all the advice, guys. I took the plunge today, bought a Campbell Hausfeld 5hp 26 gallon unit. It was the biggest I could find in the 120V class, and that was a requirement. Hope I don't re
- /html/shop-talk/1998-08/msg00098.html (7,733 bytes)
- 204. Re: Setting up shop (score: 1)
- Author: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>
- Date: Mon, 17 Aug 1998 03:05:41 -0400
- Congrats! I moved from an apartment to a house with double garage a few months ago, and my car productivity is just so much higher. I'll pass this one as I have no workbench in my garage. It would be
- /html/shop-talk/1998-08/msg00100.html (11,799 bytes)
- 205. Re: Setting up shop (score: 1)
- Author: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>
- Date: Mon, 17 Aug 1998 15:29:27 -0400
- Incidently, I acheive the same effect using the dollar store. Every time I am in a dollar store, I go to the tools section and if the screwdrivers they have that day look acceptable, I buy a few and
- /html/shop-talk/1998-08/msg00107.html (8,733 bytes)
- 206. Re: Setting up shop (score: 1)
- Author: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>
- Date: Mon, 17 Aug 1998 23:45:21 -0400
- Horsepower ratings for compressors are all over the place, especially between countries and over decades. For instance, my 5hp Campbell Hausfield compressor only has slightly better air output than a
- /html/shop-talk/1998-08/msg00116.html (11,947 bytes)
- 207. Re: Setting up shop (score: 1)
- Author: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>
- Date: Tue, 18 Aug 1998 16:01:30 -0400
- Much to my pleasure, it's not as bad as I was told. My new compressor is pretty quiet, two people have no trouble talking while standing right over the unit. When tucked under the bench it's even bet
- /html/shop-talk/1998-08/msg00121.html (8,868 bytes)
- 208. Re: Setting up shop (score: 1)
- Author: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>
- Date: Tue, 18 Aug 1998 18:00:27 -0400
- Yes, Campbell Hausfeld 5hp 26 gallon. Unsure whether to trust, but they claim that cast iron cylinders are 35% quieter than cast iron sleeves in aluminum. As well, because of the steep ratio between
- /html/shop-talk/1998-08/msg00124.html (8,919 bytes)
- 209. Re: Setting up shop (score: 1)
- Author: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>
- Date: Tue, 18 Aug 1998 17:58:26 -0400
- ...at which point you have to decide if you might prefer electric drills and granders (and sanders). Moving up to a 14CFM compressor will cost an awful lot of money. You may find you can get by with
- /html/shop-talk/1998-08/msg00125.html (8,867 bytes)
- 210. Re: Setting up shop (score: 1)
- Author: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>
- Date: Thu, 20 Aug 1998 00:13:30 -0400
- Well, if you buy a $1200 compressor instead of a $400 compressor so you can use an air angle grinder, that $80 electric model starts to look real cheap! -- Trevor Boicey, Ottawa, Canada. tboicey@brit
- /html/shop-talk/1998-08/msg00127.html (8,625 bytes)
- 211. Re: Compressors (score: 1)
- Author: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>
- Date: Fri, 21 Aug 1998 15:27:52 -0400
- I wish that would have been around a few weeks ago. I'll do the editting if that is required, but I wouldn't consider myself a compressor expert. Mine is less than a week old. ;> -- Trevor Boicey, Ot
- /html/shop-talk/1998-08/msg00153.html (7,588 bytes)
- 212. Re: A never asked Question ? (score: 1)
- Author: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>
- Date: Fri, 21 Aug 1998 16:34:51 -0400
- Well, he kind of has a point, but I would rather fill the tank fully so the pump runs less often. I rather like having a full tank and using the tools for long periods of time without the compressor
- /html/shop-talk/1998-08/msg00154.html (8,771 bytes)
- 213. Painting fans? (score: 1)
- Author: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>
- Date: Fri, 28 Aug 1998 03:40:15 -0400
- I just finished putting up a half-assed plastic spray area inside my garage. All sources seem to point to having an exhaust fan blowing in for painting, but how would I go about setting this up in a
- /html/shop-talk/1998-08/msg00179.html (7,842 bytes)
- 214. Re: Painting fans? (score: 1)
- Author: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>
- Date: Fri, 28 Aug 1998 17:08:10 -0400
- It could indeed be the wrong direction, but in the past a friend of mine tried the fan pointing out and had a serious problem. The problem was that the air comes back in through leaks and pinholes in
- /html/shop-talk/1998-08/msg00184.html (8,077 bytes)
- 215. Re: Painting fans? (score: 1)
- Author: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>
- Date: Fri, 28 Aug 1998 23:19:43 -0400
- Do you leave your door open? Do you find trouble with the neighbors? I live in a suburb, so 50 foot lots. Paint only has to drift a few feet and it starts to paint things I don't own. :< -- Trevor Bo
- /html/shop-talk/1998-08/msg00191.html (7,685 bytes)
- 216. Re: Painting fans? (score: 1)
- Author: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>
- Date: Fri, 28 Aug 1998 23:27:06 -0400
- Will do. Can you remember a keyword or two that will help me find it? Damn, very right. I just came full circle. I already threw away this idea for that reason, then thought about so many other ideas
- /html/shop-talk/1998-08/msg00192.html (9,707 bytes)
- 217. Air compressor FAQ (score: 1)
- Author: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>
- Date: Thu, 02 Jul 1998 21:42:29 -0400
- Well, let me be the second. I find myself needing an air compressor. Did somebody save any of the great discussions that went on here, about HP advice and oil vs oilless and so on? -- Trevor Boicey,
- /html/shop-talk/1998-07/msg00005.html (6,774 bytes)
- 218. Re: Air Compressor HP? (score: 1)
- Author: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>
- Date: Sat, 04 Jul 1998 00:14:34 -0400
- My best guess is that the rating is the stall current on the motor. It's not really possible to stall a compressor motor, which is why they don't blow fuses I guess. The units I am looking at have to
- /html/shop-talk/1998-07/msg00015.html (8,523 bytes)
- 219. Re: Air Compressor HP? (score: 1)
- Author: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>
- Date: Sun, 05 Jul 1998 03:45:30 -0400
- Hehehe... I really love tools so you have a point. Would HVLP guns use less air? I am planning to use HVLP guns so that I can paint in my garage without having to evacuate the whole place including t
- /html/shop-talk/1998-07/msg00022.html (8,373 bytes)
- 220. Re: Garage Equipment Supply Company/ Four post lifts (score: 1)
- Author: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>
- Date: Thu, 23 Jul 1998 03:51:31 -0400
- For the Hemmings-stocking-bookstore-impaired, what is the price they advertise? -- Trevor Boicey, Ottawa, Canada. tboicey@brit.ca, http://www.brit.ca/~tboicey/
- /html/shop-talk/1998-07/msg00098.html (7,233 bytes)
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