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141. Re: Gasket and Gasket-less Sealers - Summary (score: 1): Author: cak@dimebank.com (Chris Kantarjiev); Date: Mon, 20 Nov 2000 13:32:57 -0800; False. For exhaust manifolds, I use copperkote or some variant thereof. Also use this in turbo assembly. I don't like RTV in this application. There's a specific application on the ALFA Spica-inject; /html/shop-talk/2000-11/msg00103.html (8,113 bytes)
142. Re: engine lathe? (score: 1): Author: cak@dimebank.com (Chris Kantarjiev); Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2000 17:39:29 -0800; 16x40 is so big that you probably don't really want it in your shop... but take a look here. http://www.mermac.com/advice.html; /html/shop-talk/2000-11/msg00109.html (6,766 bytes)
143. now I'm all confused (score: 1): Author: cak@dimebank.com (Chris Kantarjiev); Date: Sat, 25 Nov 2000 14:24:59 -0800; I'm trying to pre-wire the "back porch" of my garage for an eventual welder purchase - I have in mind to buy an EconoTig or 180SD or Synchro 250; I expect that I will have occasion to weld 1/8 alumin; /html/shop-talk/2000-11/msg00116.html (7,374 bytes)
144. Re: florescent trouble lights (score: 1): Author: cak@dimebank.com (Chris Kantarjiev); Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2000 11:01:54 -0800; One thing about (some of) the fluorescent trouble lights is that they are transformer operated - mine has a built-in "wall wart" at the plug end. This is moderately annoying at times, and clunky at b; /html/shop-talk/2000-11/msg00141.html (8,036 bytes)
145. Re: FAQ: Wiring a shop (score: 1): Author: cak@dimebank.com (Chris Kantarjiev); Date: Mon, 9 Oct 2000 13:18:57 -0700; I did something very similar. The only thing you haven't mentioned is GFCI outlets - I had the same goal of having every box be easily switchable from 110 to 220, but ultimately made up several strin; /html/shop-talk/2000-10/msg00038.html (8,596 bytes)
146. Re: FAQ: Wiring a shop (score: 1): Author: cak@dimebank.com (Chris Kantarjiev); Date: Mon, 9 Oct 2000 17:15:43 -0700; I considered this. It's an expensive solution, but that's not what stopped me - a local electrician convinced me that this does not give proper (to-code) GFCI protection to the 110V legs. I don't re; /html/shop-talk/2000-10/msg00040.html (8,420 bytes)
147. Re: FAQ: Wiring a shop (score: 1): Author: cak@dimebank.com (Chris Kantarjiev); Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2000 15:31:09 -0700; Use different colored outlets to distinguish the multiple circuit in a box - I used white and ivory. If you're running three circuits along a particular wall, you can get brown, too. Mark the breaker; /html/shop-talk/2000-10/msg00055.html (8,853 bytes)
148. Re: FAQ: Wiring a shop (score: 1): Author: cak@dimebank.com (Chris Kantarjiev); Date: Thu, 12 Oct 2000 18:13:56 -0700; Yeah, I've got a cheapy from JC Whitney. It's fine, except that the hose is small diameter, and the reel center leaks. I put a ball valve on the input, which is fine, except that you need to be able; /html/shop-talk/2000-10/msg00066.html (7,740 bytes)
149. Re: FAQ: Wiring a shop (score: 1): Author: cak@dimebank.com (Chris Kantarjiev); Date: Fri, 13 Oct 2000 09:06:13 -0700; That cheapy reel sounds like mine. I'd put it at the head of the driveway except that the hose is such small diameter that it's not useful for several things ... like sandblasting. Not yet clear wher; /html/shop-talk/2000-10/msg00069.html (7,680 bytes)
150. Re: Air driers (score: 1): Author: cak@dimebank.com (Chris Kantarjiev); Date: Fri, 13 Oct 2000 11:01:20 -0700; Is there an archive for this list? :-) Here's what I have. The compressor (oilless, noisy) sits outside in a little shed to try to quiet the noise. I have a 50' hose coiled up in a 5 gallon bucket wi; /html/shop-talk/2000-10/msg00073.html (7,988 bytes)
151. Re: Anti-Freeze (score: 1): Author: cak@dimebank.com (Chris Kantarjiev); Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2000 09:09:32 -0700; Propylene glycol (the original brand was Sierra, though I see that Prestone is selling a similar product now) is the chief component of the low toxicity anti-freezes (i.e., it won't kill your cat or; /html/shop-talk/2000-10/msg00113.html (7,693 bytes)
152. Re: Fancy mechanic's gloves (score: 1): Author: cak@dimebank.com (Chris Kantarjiev); Date: Thu, 14 Sep 2000 16:32:00 -0700; I just bought a box of "fancy" nitrile gloves. Haven't had a chance to use them in anger yet... what I use for nasty jobs is cotton gloves with the rubber dots on them. They're pretty heat resistant,; /html/shop-talk/2000-09/msg00033.html (7,995 bytes)
153. Re: Lathe question forwarded (score: 1): Author: cak@dimebank.com (Chris Kantarjiev); Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2000 11:45:56 -0700; The real goal here is not to make the lathe level, so much as it is to remove twist from the bed. (If a lathe had to be level to operate accurately, lathes on ships wouldn't work very well.) Using a; /html/shop-talk/2000-09/msg00117.html (7,711 bytes)
154. Re: Storing Parts (score: 1): Author: cak@dimebank.com (Chris Kantarjiev); Date: Mon, 7 Aug 2000 11:16:52 -0700; I recently unearthed my lathe after two years of storage outside under a tarp - it suffered no apparent rusting. I had sprayed down all exposed surfaces with a product from Brownell's that combines a; /html/shop-talk/2000-08/msg00039.html (8,081 bytes)
155. Re: NPSH threads? (score: 1): Author: cak@dimebank.com (Chris Kantarjiev); Date: Mon, 3 Jul 2000 11:11:46 -0700; That would be National Pipe Straight Hose thread: http://www.guardianfire.com/pricelist/page_21.htm; /html/shop-talk/2000-07/msg00001.html (6,601 bytes)
156. Re: Logan lathe info (score: 1): Author: cak@dimebank.com (Chris Kantarjiev); Date: Fri, 2 Jun 2000 09:05:31 -0700; Logan Actuators is still in business, supporting Logan lathes. Scott Logan is very active on the rec.crafts.metalworking group. The Logan lathes are lovely old things. Check out www.loganact.com ...; /html/shop-talk/2000-06/msg00009.html (6,779 bytes)
157. Re: Hardwood Shop Floors (score: 1): Author: cak@dimebank.com (Chris Kantarjiev); Date: Fri, 2 Jun 2000 09:19:51 -0700; It's some sort of urethane. I'm scheduled to have my new floor done in a couple of weeks. We put down some pricey epoxy but it was either too damp or too cold or who knows what ... it's all coming up; /html/shop-talk/2000-06/msg00011.html (7,786 bytes)
158. RE: gas line install (score: 1): Author: cak@dimebank.com (Chris Kantarjiev); Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2000 16:29:14 -0700; Save yourself a lot of trouble. Measure the run and buy flex gas pipe in something close to the proper length and diameter - then you don't have to deal with cutting and threading and making sure the; /html/shop-talk/2000-04/msg00021.html (6,695 bytes)
159. Re: Carb sync's (score: 1): Author: cak@dimebank.com (Chris Kantarjiev); Date: Mon, 17 Apr 2000 12:53:27 -0700; Dave Bean Engineering (among others) sell these. Can't think of the name at the moment, though ...; /html/shop-talk/2000-04/msg00028.html (6,465 bytes)
160. Re: Miata tires? (score: 1): Author: cak@dimebank.com (Chris Kantarjiev); Date: Thu, 30 Mar 2000 18:21:57 -0800; The Bridgestone RE92s don't suck, either.; /html/shop-talk/2000-03/msg00097.html (6,958 bytes)

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