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141. [Shop-talk] Buying tires online (or is it Tyres?) (score: 121): Author: TR3driver at ca.rr.com (Randall); Date: Tue, 20 Dec 2011 21:15:16 -0800; Which is the trick, IMO. Get a price first, then bring them the tires. I frequently buy from TR, and I never go to one of their listed installers. -- Randall; /html/shop-talk/2011-12/msg00252.html (9,778 bytes)
142. [Shop-talk] Storing Gasoline; was: Re: OT--car won't start (score: 121): Author: TR3driver at ca.rr.com (Randall); Date: Wed, 21 Dec 2011 09:30:01 -0800; One important difference, I believe, is that your can is effectively sealed. As soon as the vapors reach equilibrium with the fuel, it both stops evaporating, and stops absorbing moisture from the a; /html/shop-talk/2011-12/msg00271.html (8,302 bytes)
143. [Shop-talk] Buying tires online (or is it Tyres?) (score: 121): Author: TR3driver at ca.rr.com (Randall); Date: Wed, 21 Dec 2011 21:04:12 -0800; Was that the store near (or perhaps in) Hawthorne? I had a bad experience with them myself years ago; but I believe it was isolated to that store. I have been pleased with the one in Torrance (altho; /html/shop-talk/2011-12/msg00275.html (9,443 bytes)
144. [Shop-talk] [Roadsters] Slightly OT--car won't start (score: 121): Author: TR3driver at ca.rr.com (Randall); Date: Thu, 22 Dec 2011 10:22:06 -0800; I agree entirely, except with that point. If you check while the starter is actually cranking the engine, as low as 9v is still considered normal in reasonably warm weather, and it can drop below 7v; /html/shop-talk/2011-12/msg00282.html (9,081 bytes)
145. [Shop-talk] Air Compressors (score: 121): Author: TR3driver at ca.rr.com (Randall); Date: Fri, 23 Dec 2011 10:22:06 -0800; My suggestion would be exactly what I did : Look for a lightly used compressor made by a name-brand company (like IR). Mine was sold by Sears and has the Craftsman name on it, but was actually made; /html/shop-talk/2011-12/msg00293.html (9,736 bytes)
146. [Shop-talk] Tool APB: Rotating head pliers? (score: 121): Author: TR3driver at ca.rr.com (Randall); Date: Wed, 28 Dec 2011 17:31:13 -0800; Yup, only "7 bit" ASCII, by design and intent. Not all computers follow the PC standard for characters above 127 (nor even all character sets for the PC). -- Randall; /html/shop-talk/2011-12/msg00324.html (9,441 bytes)
147. [Shop-talk] What fun - O2 sensor (score: 121): Author: TR3driver at ca.rr.com (Randall); Date: Tue, 3 Jan 2012 19:56:21 -0800; Good one ! -- Randall; /html/shop-talk/2012-01/msg00231.html (9,660 bytes)
148. [Shop-talk] question about cheap air compressors (score: 121): Author: tr3driver at ca.rr.com (Randall); Date: Fri, 6 Jan 2012 19:14:51 -0800; My _guess_ would be 1/4" "Industrial" as shown here: http://www.mcmaster.com/#about-quick-disconnect-hose-couplings/=fp1i7z HF sells a "starter kit" that you might be interested in: http://tinyurl.c; /html/shop-talk/2012-01/msg00280.html (9,898 bytes)
149. [Shop-talk] Tachometers (score: 121): Author: tr3driver at ca.rr.com (Randall); Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2012 18:17:16 -0800; Has anyone tried either the contact http://goo.gl/BZ98H or non-contact tachometers from HF? http://goo.gl/usd3Q I'd like to map out the various spindle speeds for my 10" lathe, vertical mill & drill; /html/shop-talk/2012-01/msg00301.html (7,804 bytes)
150. [Shop-talk] Tachometers (score: 121): Author: TR3driver at ca.rr.com (Randall); Date: Sun, 15 Jan 2012 20:01:00 -0800; Thanks, Gerald. I am familiar with those, but using one is somewhat problematic for me as I don't carry a watch (nor a wall clock in the shop area). It also makes me nervous to have my hand near a s; /html/shop-talk/2012-01/msg00305.html (8,582 bytes)
151. [Shop-talk] MY DISHWASHER IS A RUMBLIN (score: 121): Author: tr3driver at ca.rr.com (Randall); Date: Tue, 17 Jan 2012 10:19:49 -0800; Makes sense to me. My KitchenAid made some weird noises just before the fill valve died. Oddly enough, although the original was a single solenoid & valve; the replacement was two of them in series.; /html/shop-talk/2012-01/msg00321.html (9,182 bytes)
152. [Shop-talk] Can steel cable be welded? (score: 121): Author: tr3driver at ca.rr.com (Randall); Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2012 15:29:24 -0800; I've heard that it is practically impossible to weld braided cables like that and have it be strong, due to oil and contamination between the wires. But I have used one of these, and it worked as adv; /html/shop-talk/2012-01/msg00332.html (8,709 bytes)
153. [Shop-talk] Can steel cable be welded? (score: 121): Author: tr3driver at ca.rr.com (Randall); Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2012 11:09:18 -0800; Amen! Especially when said brake failure happens while going down a steep hill into an underground parking garage. I even wore out the sole of my left shoe! Result: wall 1, car 0. -- Randall; /html/shop-talk/2012-01/msg00351.html (10,035 bytes)
154. [Shop-talk] How to make a clamp (score: 121): Author: TR3driver at ca.rr.com (Randall); Date: Fri, 2 Mar 2012 08:03:37 -0800; I'm not aware of any. But I found it very easy to make one out of Delrin rod. Drill to slightly smaller than your ball, then use a die grinder or Dremel with a ball-end burr to open up the interior; /html/shop-talk/2012-03/msg00008.html (7,798 bytes)
155. [Shop-talk] Light delay for shop entrance (score: 121): Author: tr3driver at ca.rr.com (Randall); Date: Fri, 2 Mar 2012 09:55:12 -0800; Possibly too obvious for words, but JIC: Being outdoors, a motion sensor will pick up all sorts of things other than you walking away from the shop, and turn the light back on. Especially if there a; /html/shop-talk/2012-03/msg00015.html (9,623 bytes)
156. [Shop-talk] Light delay for shop entrance (score: 121): Author: tr3driver at ca.rr.com (Randall); Date: Fri, 2 Mar 2012 15:40:41 -0800; Maybe I've got the wrong kind, then. I've got three of them, all called "infrared", all aimed at the ground nearby and with the sensitivity turned way down. The one nearest the driveway is turned do; /html/shop-talk/2012-03/msg00022.html (10,256 bytes)
157. [Shop-talk] computer virus question (score: 121): Author: tr3driver at ca.rr.com (Randall); Date: Wed, 7 Mar 2012 18:51:46 -0800; If it's that bad, then reinstalling from original CDs may be the only viable option. But you can try this: http://goo.gl/53rMH (which points to <http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/virus-removal/how-to-u; /html/shop-talk/2012-03/msg00035.html (8,602 bytes)
158. [Shop-talk] Running power to the shop (score: 121): Author: tr3driver at ca.rr.com (Randall); Date: Thu, 8 Mar 2012 16:02:09 -0800; I agree about checking. ISTR the rule was that a separate building could have its own ground rod, but that the neutral conductor should only be bonded to ground at the main entrance. So the outbuild; /html/shop-talk/2012-03/msg00082.html (9,686 bytes)
159. [Shop-talk] Running power to the shop (score: 121): Author: TR3driver at ca.rr.com (Randall); Date: Thu, 8 Mar 2012 21:06:14 -0800; Not sure if they were the same standards, but we basically had to run a separate transformer just for the computer equipment. Same rule applied, though, "safety" ground was tied to neutral at only o; /html/shop-talk/2012-03/msg00091.html (9,607 bytes)
160. [Shop-talk] computer virus question (score: 121): Author: tr3driver at ca.rr.com (Randall); Date: Fri, 9 Mar 2012 08:51:26 -0800; That does bring back memories. We had a CEO like that, for awhile ... ISTR it was his successor that insisted we HAD to roll out cc:Calendar immediately; and then when he found my crew & I working o; /html/shop-talk/2012-03/msg00096.html (9,933 bytes)

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