- 81. RE: Sand media for sandblasting. (score: 1)
- Author: "Mullen, Tim (IIS)" <Tim.Mullen@ngc.com>
- Date: Fri, 11 Jun 2004 13:00:41 -0700
- I wasn't happy about buying one, but the only free ones I seem to find have so much gunk in them, that they are not worth the cost/bother to clean them. I haven't had to do a lot of drywall work, so
- /html/shop-talk/2004-06/msg00063.html (8,227 bytes)
- 82. RE: Pinpoint oil bottle (score: 1)
- Author: "Mullen, Tim (IIS)" <Tim.Mullen@ngc.com>
- Date: Wed, 16 Jun 2004 08:25:01 -0700
- I picked up a needle oilier at a clock shop - clear plastic tube with the needle on one end, and a cap for the needle. It was only a couple of bucks... Tim Mullen
- /html/shop-talk/2004-06/msg00120.html (7,437 bytes)
- 83. RE: Gasket making (score: 1)
- Author: "Mullen, Tim (IIS)" <Tim.Mullen@ngc.com>
- Date: Wed, 19 May 2004 08:47:25 -0700
- We once made a new head gasket for an air cooled dirt bike from an aluminum Coke can as a temporary fix. It worked so well, that it stayed in place until the next engine tear down was required. I hav
- /html/shop-talk/2004-05/msg00076.html (7,867 bytes)
- 84. RE: Upgrading Shop Electrical (score: 1)
- Author: "Mullen, Tim (IIS)" <Tim.Mullen@ngc.com>
- Date: Fri, 21 May 2004 08:42:46 -0700
- No help on what size wires you can get through the conduit, but you NEVER want to have the ground wire smaller than the hot wires - larger is okay, but never smaller. I'd say pretty much the same thi
- /html/shop-talk/2004-05/msg00081.html (7,415 bytes)
- 85. RE: Running new gas lines & gas fireplaces (score: 1)
- Author: <Tim.Mullen@ngc.com>
- Date: Fri, 2 Apr 2004 14:43:19 -0500
- May not be able in this case, but I've always been able to disassemble the pipes (starting from the furnace or hot water heater) back far enough that I've been able to replace a 90 degree elbow with
- /html/shop-talk/2004-04/msg00009.html (8,333 bytes)
- 86. RE: Gantry cranes....a follow-up (score: 1)
- Author: "Mullen, Tim (IIS)" <Tim.Mullen@ngc.com>
- Date: Thu, 15 Apr 2004 12:37:03 -0700
- I suspect that it's because the shipping price is actually included in the prices. I tend to collect the catalogs and buy what ever I'm going to order at the lowest price - usually around half the "
- /html/shop-talk/2004-04/msg00094.html (7,761 bytes)
- 87. RE: Tool inventory (score: 1)
- Author: <Tim.Mullen@ngc.com>
- Date: Tue, 2 Mar 2004 17:14:24 -0500
- This is something I need to do too... I would think that digital pictures of each drawer would be a good idea - I may have to start doing that (if I can ever organize my tools to actually get them al
- /html/shop-talk/2004-03/msg00005.html (7,747 bytes)
- 88. RE: Rubber hoses (score: 1)
- Author: <Tim.Mullen@ngc.com>
- Date: Mon, 22 Mar 2004 11:31:38 -0500
- I've had fair luck with McGuire's <sp?> Vinyl and Rubber Cleaner and Conditioner (or something like that) - it comes in a spray bottle and is used instead of things like Armor All. It tends to make r
- /html/shop-talk/2004-03/msg00102.html (7,249 bytes)
- 89. RE: carry around tool kit. (score: 1)
- Author: <Tim.Mullen@ngc.com>
- Date: Mon, 2 Feb 2004 10:10:24 -0500
- The ones that have towed my son's car have been pretty good - no problems at all. I guess it depends on the local area. <RantMode> One of my many pet peeves of living in the DC area. Around here, the
- /html/shop-talk/2004-02/msg00005.html (7,768 bytes)
- 90. RE: Prednisone & poison oak, (was Fun with my new toy, errrr, (score: 1)
- Author: <Tim.Mullen@ngc.com>
- Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2004 11:05:47 -0500
- I've had to take Prednisone a couple of times in the past to "cure" poison ivy - I have massive allergic reactions, not just itching. The Prednisone usually made me depressed. I recently had to take
- /html/shop-talk/2004-02/msg00104.html (8,702 bytes)
- 91. RE: Air hose/hose reel suggestions? (score: 1)
- Author: <Tim.Mullen@ngc.com>
- Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2004 13:04:03 -0500
- Since Harbor Freight has already been brought up, I've had one of these: http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/Displayitem.taf?itemnumber=96 hanging from the ceiling of my garage for about 15 years w
- /html/shop-talk/2004-02/msg00115.html (9,055 bytes)
- 92. RE: Disk brake problem - long and boring !! (score: 1)
- Author: <Tim.Mullen@ngc.com>
- Date: Fri, 27 Feb 2004 13:56:15 -0500
- I've seen the article. However, I have in fact had warped rotors, that the article says can't happen. The sides same thickness all around, but the sides were not parallel - they were so badly warped
- /html/shop-talk/2004-02/msg00126.html (9,374 bytes)
- 93. RE: Disk brake problem - long and boring !! (score: 1)
- Author: <Tim.Mullen@ngc.com>
- Date: Fri, 27 Feb 2004 18:52:54 -0500
- Actually, if you bought the books directly from Carrol, he included a "Screw to Win" sticker to put over the title "Nut, Bolts...". That's what he wanted to call the book, but the publishers wouldn'
- /html/shop-talk/2004-02/msg00137.html (8,517 bytes)
- 94. "Clip head nail" (score: 1)
- Author: <Tim.Mullen@ngc.com>
- Date: Fri, 9 Jan 2004 15:23:24 -0500
- Since I haven't received any messages for a couple of days and I did a bit of re-configuration on my email client, I'll ask a question instead of sending a "test" message... Any major disadvantages t
- /html/shop-talk/2004-01/msg00008.html (6,959 bytes)
- 95. RE: Tools (score: 1)
- Author: <Tim.Mullen@ngc.com>
- Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2004 13:01:55 -0500
- Gearwrenches. Oh, and the air compressor and air tools. Tim Mullen
- /html/shop-talk/2004-01/msg00102.html (7,402 bytes)
- 96. RE: rivet nuts (score: 1)
- Author: <Tim.Mullen@ngc.com>
- Date: Thu, 29 Jan 2004 14:09:55 -0500
- The first set of rivet nuts that I bought had a "two part" setting tool. One part was shaped like a nut (I don't think the inside was threaded) with "ribs" on the bottom. An Allen head screw was inse
- /html/shop-talk/2004-01/msg00113.html (8,074 bytes)
- 97. RE: carry around tool kit. (score: 1)
- Author: <Tim.Mullen@ngc.com>
- Date: Fri, 30 Jan 2004 18:14:02 -0500
- I think it much lower cost than that. I know that we just added each of our college age kids to our AAA "card" for something like $18 each - my son recently had his car break down, and it cost him (a
- /html/shop-talk/2004-01/msg00129.html (9,498 bytes)
- 98. RE: OBD-II scan tools (score: 1)
- Author: <Tim.Mullen@ngc.com>
- Date: Wed, 3 Dec 2003 11:17:02 -0500
- You forgot: <http://www.obd-2.com/> Although the web site is very spectacular, the program works well. I bought the TRICOM version (universal) and it works fine. I could have bought the cheaper versi
- /html/shop-talk/2003-12/msg00011.html (9,626 bytes)
- 99. RE: vinyl sheds (score: 1)
- Author: <Tim.Mullen@ngc.com>
- Date: Mon, 15 Dec 2003 12:06:49 -0500
- I bought a Rubbermaid shed about two years ago. It's 7 x 7 feet by about 6 feet tall at the sides with a peaked roof. It went together pretty eaisly. Total cost after discounts at Home Depot was abou
- /html/shop-talk/2003-12/msg00080.html (7,176 bytes)
- 100. RE: Drilling 4" hole through concrete (score: 1)
- Author: <Tim.Mullen@ngc.com>
- Date: Tue, 23 Dec 2003 14:09:23 -0500
- I don't know about the drilling a hole part, but you might want to rethink venting the dryer to the garage. The air coming out of the dryer is very moist, and you would make a very humid garage - gre
- /html/shop-talk/2003-12/msg00095.html (8,595 bytes)
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