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61. Re: New Idea for flooring (score: 1): Author: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>; Date: Wed, 06 Oct 2004 13:24:12 -0400; ...I don't know all the products by name, but at least some of those products are flammable. It's been a problem for children's playgrounds, because of vandalism. It's very expensive and has had to b; /html/shop-talk/2004-10/msg00036.html (8,087 bytes)
62. Longshot, 1980s-era Sears Garage Door opener (score: 1): Author: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>; Date: Wed, 06 Oct 2004 21:40:34 -0400; Does anyone have a 1980s era Sears Garage Door Opener? Fake wood grain finish? Anyways, does anyone have the Infra Red Sensor option installed and working? I have this opener, and it doesn't have the; /html/shop-talk/2004-10/msg00043.html (7,049 bytes)
63. Re: Another hare brained idea (score: 1): Author: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>; Date: Mon, 11 Oct 2004 23:09:15 -0400; I don't know a lot about forklifts, other than the part time job I had when I was a kid. However, I know they run on batteries so are likely DC motors, and probably draw a lot of current. It might ta; /html/shop-talk/2004-10/msg00045.html (7,982 bytes)
64. Pipe threading? (score: 1): Author: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>; Date: Thu, 14 Oct 2004 23:40:34 -0400; I am repairing my hot tub, and have a bit of an impasse. The original drain fitting, I learned the hard way, wasn't screwed into the threaded port on a T-junction. It was one size too small, so the m; /html/shop-talk/2004-10/msg00051.html (7,847 bytes)
65. More on hot tub plumbing repair... (score: 1): Author: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>; Date: Mon, 18 Oct 2004 20:57:27 -0400; So from all the discussion last round, I decided just to epoxy in a new tap and go back to using the tub. (getting cold here... I need my tub...) However, looking at the old copper tap that was plumb; /html/shop-talk/2004-10/msg00058.html (7,515 bytes)
66. Re: Bad silicone caulk? (score: 1): Author: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>; Date: Sun, 31 Oct 2004 14:36:12 -0500; Ungh, my wife and I just went through this. We had to do some work on the bathroom, so we grabbed a tube of caulk from the tool room and did the job. After a couple of weeks, we gave up waiting for i; /html/shop-talk/2004-10/msg00172.html (8,011 bytes)
67. Re: Air Chucks and Blow Guns (score: 1): Author: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>; Date: Fri, 10 Sep 2004 13:16:56 -0400; The other "good use up up front time" is to buy a manifold and plumb some hoses to various parts of your shop, including the door so you can inflate tires and sandblast outside. It doesn't have to be; /html/shop-talk/2004-09/msg00081.html (9,303 bytes)
68. Re: Air Chucks and Blow Guns (score: 1): Author: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>; Date: Fri, 10 Sep 2004 13:37:48 -0400; Yep, still waiting for that upgrade day myself... No doubt we are losing some pressure down the narrow line, but a lot of that can be mitigated by putting a regulator at the end of the hose. For non; /html/shop-talk/2004-09/msg00083.html (10,047 bytes)
69. Re: Air Chucks and Blow Guns (score: 1): Author: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>; Date: Fri, 10 Sep 2004 14:41:04 -0400; I try not to lose sleep over it, but... I generally just switch the compressor off when I am done, but leave it pressurized. So as long as I do work again in a day or two it's still fully charged up.; /html/shop-talk/2004-09/msg00087.html (9,608 bytes)
70. Re: Comperssor questions (score: 1): Author: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>; Date: Sat, 11 Sep 2004 23:15:01 -0400; Have you tried spray-on belt dressing? No probably not. The worse that could happen is premature belt wear, I doubt it could ever add up to pulley damage. I suppose the belt breaking while it was cyc; /html/shop-talk/2004-09/msg00111.html (8,754 bytes)
71. Re: Oil change interval for synthetic oil (score: 1): Author: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>; Date: Mon, 13 Sep 2004 21:14:37 -0400; ...and why not? In a modern clean-burning engine, that has always used modern oils, there just isn't a whole lot of "stuff" floating around to filter... The people who wrote the manual know the produ; /html/shop-talk/2004-09/msg00128.html (9,453 bytes)
72. Re: Comperssor questions (score: 1): Author: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>; Date: Tue, 14 Sep 2004 12:27:35 -0400; The direct-drive compressors do just that... however they are very loud because of the speed the compressor spins at. The fundamental problem is developing a strong motor that will run at slow speeds; /html/shop-talk/2004-09/msg00147.html (7,701 bytes)
73. Re: Oil change interval for synthetic oil (score: 1): Author: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>; Date: Tue, 14 Sep 2004 12:31:47 -0400; Well don't let me ruin a good conspiracy theory, but I don't think it's in any car maker's best interest to have the engine fail a week after the warranty period ends either. As for "lost sale of a r; /html/shop-talk/2004-09/msg00148.html (8,857 bytes)
74. Re: covenants (Part 1) (score: 1): Author: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>; Date: Mon, 16 Aug 2004 15:17:51 -0400; Maybe this is a little too touchy-feely, but the best defense is having good speaking relationships with your neighbors. Everybody is human, the neighbors I like could have an iron smelter on their f; /html/shop-talk/2004-08/msg00128.html (7,485 bytes)
75. Re: water pressure, was:Re: Shallow well water pumps (score: 1): Author: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>; Date: Fri, 11 Jun 2004 10:26:56 -0400; Does anyone happen to know the exact procedure for this? I have a cottage with a deep well and a submerged pump that can deliver lots of volume and pressure to the tank. However, my pump switch setti; /html/shop-talk/2004-06/msg00051.html (9,375 bytes)
76. Re: Pinstripe removal (score: 1): Author: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>; Date: Wed, 16 Jun 2004 17:01:59 -0400; The paint underneath will be a different colour anyways, you can't really remove them and have any useful paint underneath. Pretty much only a thing you can do at paint time. Goo-gone or any of the p; /html/shop-talk/2004-06/msg00123.html (7,826 bytes)
77. Re: Propane vs electric (score: 1): Author: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>; Date: Mon, 17 May 2004 23:03:29 -0400; That's not actually true everywhere. Here in Ontario, Canada, we have the fair access laws, so although the piping is all owned by the same company, you can buy your gas from a few companies. In retu; /html/shop-talk/2004-05/msg00058.html (7,806 bytes)
78. Re: Fixing my Spa (score: 1): Author: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>; Date: Tue, 06 Apr 2004 00:05:39 -0400; If you have a 110V spa, it almost always is designed so that the heater and pump are never on at the same time... since that is more than 15A... the heater is usually made as big as possible for the; /html/shop-talk/2004-04/msg00032.html (8,586 bytes)
79. Re: Battery Voltages (score: 1): Author: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>; Date: Tue, 13 Apr 2004 16:25:13 -0400; This would be akin to throwing away your car when the change compartment is empty. Battery voltage and charge reserve have only a passing relationship, especially considering the many battery chemist; /html/shop-talk/2004-04/msg00076.html (8,217 bytes)
80. Re: Forwarded: recycle gas? (score: 1): Author: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>; Date: Wed, 14 Apr 2004 13:47:01 -0400; As has already been mentioned, I have had no problems diluting old gas and running it through the cars. Within reason of course, I had about 20L of 1960s gasoline in a Magnette I bought for parts, wh; /html/shop-talk/2004-04/msg00088.html (7,041 bytes)

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