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41. [Shop-talk] Natural Gas vs Propane Grills (score: 121): Author: TR3driver at ca.rr.com (Randall); Date: Sat, 2 Apr 2011 15:12:04 -0700; Don't forget, the area of the pipe is proportional to the square of the diameter. So your 1/4 pipe has only 1/4 the cross-sectional area of the 1/2" pipe. Think of putting your thumb over the end of; /html/shop-talk/2011-04/msg00226.html (10,283 bytes)
42. [Shop-talk] Replacing a breaker? (score: 121): Author: tr3driver at ca.rr.com (Randall); Date: Thu, 7 Apr 2011 11:29:44 -0700; Around here, there are at least 3 major lines that are not compatible. Two of them can be found in stores (one is Murray, I forget the other offhand, maybe Square-D or GE). My 1968 addition was wire; /html/shop-talk/2011-04/msg00242.html (10,066 bytes)
43. [Shop-talk] multimedia in the shop (score: 121): Author: TR3driver at ca.rr.com (Randall); Date: Sat, 9 Apr 2011 00:55:01 -0700; I wouldn't think so. The plastic should have no problem moving with the sound. It might "color" the sound very slightly, but likely your shop is somewhat less than acoustically perfect anyway; I dou; /html/shop-talk/2011-04/msg00250.html (9,398 bytes)
44. [Shop-talk] aluminum floor jack (score: 121): Author: TR3driver at ca.rr.com (Randall); Date: Sat, 9 Apr 2011 16:23:02 -0700; I don't know which model jack you have, but picking one at random from the HF web site, I see that the warranty is only 90 days (so you're out of luck there), and there are instructions for filling i; /html/shop-talk/2011-04/msg00258.html (9,167 bytes)
45. [Shop-talk] shopsmith (score: 121): Author: tr3driver at ca.rr.com (Randall); Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2011 15:46:16 -0700; FWIW, one of the Village Press magazines ran a multi-part article on "improving" the Shopsmith a few years back. If you do decide to get it, you might want to find that article. As I recall, it had q; /html/shop-talk/2011-04/msg00293.html (9,169 bytes)
46. [Shop-talk] Be careful! (score: 121): Author: TR3driver at ca.rr.com (Randall); Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2011 22:03:46 -0700; Worked for me. Turns out it wasn't "shop" class, but a lathe apparently used for making apparatus for a chemical lab. However, they do offer shop courses as Ms Dufault had reportedly completed an "in; /html/shop-talk/2011-04/msg00305.html (7,895 bytes)
47. [Shop-talk] A new OT problem..... (score: 121): Author: TR3driver at ca.rr.com (Randall); Date: Sat, 16 Apr 2011 13:18:42 -0700; This sounds a bit like the old birthday paradox. The remotes work by having effectively millions of different encryption sequences (actually different parts of the same very long sequence). But get; /html/shop-talk/2011-04/msg00337.html (9,694 bytes)
48. [Shop-talk] how to loosen stuck pistons? (score: 121): Author: tr3driver at ca.rr.com (Randall); Date: Tue, 19 Apr 2011 11:13:26 -0700; Which was my initial thought when you said it had been run out of oil, and all 4 cylinders were stuck. At some point you're probably going to have to give up on the pistons, and concentrate on tryin; /html/shop-talk/2011-04/msg00356.html (10,002 bytes)
49. [Shop-talk] off-topic a LITTLE, its for the shop (score: 121): Author: tr3driver at ca.rr.com (Randall); Date: Thu, 28 Apr 2011 10:30:02 -0700; If you are willing to travel a bit farther, you might try Forward Air http://www.forwardair.com It's not mentioned on their web site (last time I looked), but they at least used to take terminal-to-; /html/shop-talk/2011-04/msg00405.html (10,230 bytes)
50. [Shop-talk] setting up compressed air lines (score: 121): Author: tr3driver at ca.rr.com (Randall); Date: Mon, 2 May 2011 16:04:22 -0700; For an elbow or tee, I just assume that the centerline of the side pipe will wind up about 1/4" (for 3/4" pipe) beyond the cut. It's not exact, but close enough for my purposes. The exact relationsh; /html/shop-talk/2011-05/msg00261.html (9,144 bytes)
51. [Shop-talk] nicad battery replacement (score: 121): Author: tr3driver at ca.rr.com (Randall); Date: Tue, 3 May 2011 13:41:21 -0700; Gee, John, if you dislike their tools so much, why do you keep buying them? FWIW, I agree with you, but I haven't bought a power tool at Sears since I was in high school. The extra 1.2v shouldn't hur; /html/shop-talk/2011-05/msg00267.html (9,160 bytes)
52. [Shop-talk] nicad battery replacement (score: 121): Author: tr3driver at ca.rr.com (Randall); Date: Thu, 5 May 2011 12:51:02 -0700; Nor California. But manufacturers like to imply that it is required, so they can collect information on who buys their product. -- Randall; /html/shop-talk/2011-05/msg00296.html (9,035 bytes)
53. [Shop-talk] nicad battery replacement (score: 121): Author: tr3driver at ca.rr.com (Randall); Date: Thu, 5 May 2011 16:25:45 -0700; Not in CA. In fact, CA civil code 1793.1 (a) (1) (B) requires that if there is a registration form, it must contain a statement that "Informs the consumer that failure to complete and return the car; /html/shop-talk/2011-05/msg00298.html (9,098 bytes)
54. [Shop-talk] Phantom air leak (score: 121): Author: TR3driver at ca.rr.com (Randall); Date: Sun, 8 May 2011 18:48:50 -0700; So, I've got this somewhat older 80 gallon air compressor mounted in the back yard, and plumbed to the garage. The garage plumbing isn't completely air tight, so I usually close the ball valve at the; /html/shop-talk/2011-05/msg00312.html (8,225 bytes)
55. [Shop-talk] Phantom air leak (score: 121): Author: TR3driver at ca.rr.com (Randall); Date: Sun, 8 May 2011 20:38:09 -0700; Good thought, but it didn't show anything. I forgot to mention, I already soaped everything I could get to, including the drain valve. I was thinking about the check valve at the tank, but I can't e; /html/shop-talk/2011-05/msg00315.html (8,504 bytes)
56. [Shop-talk] old battery charger, how it works? (score: 121): Author: tr3driver at ca.rr.com (Randall); Date: Mon, 9 May 2011 17:27:19 -0700; Should be at least one diode somewhere. Any chance those "glass plug fuses" are actually vacuum tube diodes? Or do you see any flat plates with wires connected to them? Some photos would be nifty. --; /html/shop-talk/2011-05/msg00319.html (8,587 bytes)
57. [Shop-talk] Mitre Saws (score: 121): Author: TR3driver at ca.rr.com (Randall); Date: Wed, 11 May 2011 08:29:36 -0700; Making your own miter box hardly seems like being screwed ... -- Randall; /html/shop-talk/2011-05/msg00328.html (9,025 bytes)
58. [Shop-talk] Mitre Saws (score: 121): Author: TR3driver at ca.rr.com (Randall); Date: Thu, 12 May 2011 09:20:02 -0700; I agree. I was given a "worn out" long-arm floor jack over 20 years ago, and it still works fine for me after replacing a few bolts & O-rings. Ditto the battery charger that just needed diodes & bat; /html/shop-talk/2011-05/msg00348.html (9,899 bytes)
59. [Shop-talk] Cutting tires (score: 121): Author: TR3driver at ca.rr.com (Randall); Date: Sun, 15 May 2011 16:37:18 -0700; Maybe I didn't have the right blade, but cutting a tire was a definite chore, and I ruined several blades. If I was going to do that again, I would probably find a way to clamp a piece of wood on bo; /html/shop-talk/2011-05/msg00360.html (8,937 bytes)
60. [Shop-talk] storage shed plans (score: 121): Author: TR3driver at ca.rr.com (Randall); Date: Fri, 20 May 2011 21:41:42 -0700; Well, maybe more than a few. I've got a cheap metal shed that was put up around 2000, and it was holding up quite well until the people I paid to move it managed to drop it into an empty swimming po; /html/shop-talk/2011-05/msg00403.html (10,028 bytes)

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