- 181. Re: Gear Oil (score: 1)
- Author: cak@dimebank.com (Chris Kantarjiev)
- Date: Wed, 9 Jun 1999 11:12:58 -0700
- I use a Redline product, which is rated something like 85W140, in our Ferrari's rear end (which calls for something between 140 and 250W, depending on application). Seems to work fine, diff doesn't g
- /html/shop-talk/1999-06/msg00038.html (6,980 bytes)
- 182. Re: Palm ratchet? (score: 1)
- Author: cak@dimebank.com (Chris Kantarjiev)
- Date: Wed, 16 Jun 1999 14:02:36 -0700
- I have a) cheesy stubby handle from JC Witless or Harbor Freight b) Wright "mini" 3/8 ratchet handle (the size of a 1/4" ratchet handle but 3/8" drive - get yours from Imparts). c) Snap-On palm ratch
- /html/shop-talk/1999-06/msg00085.html (7,615 bytes)
- 183. Re: HELP freeing stuck wheel bearing (score: 1)
- Author: cak@dimebank.com (Chris Kantarjiev)
- Date: Fri, 18 Jun 1999 17:37:01 -0700
- Grind it off - do what you were trying to do with the hacksaw, but with a small grinding wheel. Messy, messy, but effective. Did this on a Mazda Rx-2 that I'd driven 60 miles on a broken bearing... O
- /html/shop-talk/1999-06/msg00098.html (7,087 bytes)
- 184. Re: HELP freeing stuck wheel bearing (score: 1)
- Author: cak@dimebank.com (Chris Kantarjiev)
- Date: Fri, 18 Jun 1999 18:38:17 -0700
- I agree - a thin cutoff disk is a much better choice. I used a 1/4" drill motor and a grinding wheel because that's what I had. (I also did it with the spindle on the car!) Wear eye protection. Cover
- /html/shop-talk/1999-06/msg00100.html (7,202 bytes)
- 185. Re: More on high quality connectors (score: 1)
- Author: cak@dimebank.com (Chris Kantarjiev)
- Date: Mon, 28 Jun 1999 09:48:24 -0700
- Aircraft "standard practice" is soldered connections with three layers of heat shrink as vibration relief - the inner layer is the longest, successive layers somewhat shorter. I don't always go this
- /html/shop-talk/1999-06/msg00187.html (6,656 bytes)
- 186. Re: E-Z Out (score: 1)
- Author: cak@dimebank.com (Chris Kantarjiev)
- Date: Fri, 14 May 1999 10:51:23 -0700
- Sorry, unless they come to you with a portable EDM machine, they're not going to have much luck.
- /html/shop-talk/1999-05/msg00067.html (7,833 bytes)
- 187. Re: Drill bits, list (was: E-Z out) (score: 1)
- Author: cak@dimebank.com (Chris Kantarjiev)
- Date: Sat, 15 May 1999 11:16:33 -0700
- Try an "industrial hardware store" (look in the yellow pages) or Grainger/McMaster-Carr/MSC. Usually you can find stubby left-hand bits in an assortment of five sizes... Invaluable for this kind of w
- /html/shop-talk/1999-05/msg00073.html (7,029 bytes)
- 188. Re: Temporary Shop floors (score: 1)
- Author: cak@dimebank.com (Chris Kantarjiev)
- Date: Tue, 9 Mar 1999 11:06:35 -0800
- Wear rubber boots and rubber gloves...
- /html/shop-talk/1999-03/msg00026.html (7,693 bytes)
- 189. Re: Singing the praises of Simple Green (NOT!) (score: 1)
- Author: cak@dimebank.com (Chris Kantarjiev)
- Date: Wed, 10 Feb 1999 18:59:59 -0800
- The big difference, according to my nose, is that the purple stuff has ammonia in it. Ammonia will take latex paint right off (I use a dilute solution as a stripper for same) but usually doesn't both
- /html/shop-talk/1999-02/msg00064.html (7,769 bytes)
- 190. RE: Painting floors (score: 1)
- Author: cak@dimebank.com (Chris Kantarjiev)
- Date: Tue, 5 Jan 1999 14:32:25 -0800
- We etched and painted our concrete pool every summer while I was growing up. The standard implements were five gallon buckets of muriatic acid (metal in those days), and small bristle brushes on long
- /html/shop-talk/1999-01/msg00023.html (8,071 bytes)
- 191. Re: Heating Garage (score: 1)
- Author: cak@dimebank.com (Chris Kantarjiev)
- Date: Thu, 7 Jan 1999 16:06:07 -0800
- You didn't want that drywall anyway. All it does is look bad and absorb moisture.
- /html/shop-talk/1999-01/msg00062.html (7,397 bytes)
- 192. Re: Heating Garage (score: 1)
- Author: cak@dimebank.com (Chris Kantarjiev)
- Date: Thu, 7 Jan 1999 16:16:29 -0800
- What *I* like is 1/2" plywood covered with 1/8" melamine sheets - the stuff whiteboards are made of, available at home centers for lining shower stalls. Brilliant white, nothing sticks, and the whole
- /html/shop-talk/1999-01/msg00064.html (7,761 bytes)
- 193. Re: Heating Garage (score: 1)
- Author: cak@dimebank.com (Chris Kantarjiev)
- Date: Thu, 7 Jan 1999 17:40:41 -0800
- I put up drywall in my shop just for lighting. A lot brighter in there with the same light than pink insulation or black tar paper walls. Absolutely - which is why I put up the white melamine. Folks,
- /html/shop-talk/1999-01/msg00074.html (8,488 bytes)
- 194. Re: Heating Garage (score: 1)
- Author: cak@dimebank.com (Chris Kantarjiev)
- Date: Fri, 8 Jan 1999 12:48:19 -0800
- Yup, I'm going through that right now. One wall of my detached garage is less than 6' from the property line, so it must have a 1-hour fire-resist rating. (It also has to be constructed such that it
- /html/shop-talk/1999-01/msg00109.html (8,442 bytes)
- 195. Re: Workbench plans (score: 1)
- Author: cak@dimebank.com (Chris Kantarjiev)
- Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1999 15:00:10 -0800
- I believe that galvanized steel would be much cheaper (go to a HVAC place) and equally servicable. That's what I plan to use when I build my new bench.
- /html/shop-talk/1999-01/msg00139.html (7,773 bytes)
- 196. Re: Bolts and Things (score: 1)
- Author: cak@dimebank.com (Chris Kantarjiev)
- Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1999 20:25:30 -0800
- Check out The Roadster Factory for your bag of bolts. They have similar packages for Triumphs - not one bag for the whole car, but packages for fenders, bumpers, etc. They started doing MGBs half a d
- /html/shop-talk/1999-01/msg00233.html (7,402 bytes)
- 197. Re: degreasers (score: 1)
- Author: cak@dimebank.com (Chris Kantarjiev)
- Date: Fri, 29 Jan 1999 16:17:10 -0800
- I'd start with Kreen (from Kano Labs, the folks whomake Kroil) and follow with Simple Green and a pressure washer. Failing that, with Simple Green and a toothbrush. TSP is TriSodiumPhosphate, also a
- /html/shop-talk/1999-01/msg00269.html (7,430 bytes)
- 198. Re: degreasers (score: 1)
- Author: cak@dimebank.com (Chris Kantarjiev)
- Date: Fri, 29 Jan 1999 16:32:04 -0800
- Easy-Off (or any other lye-based degreaser) will eat all the aluminum it touches. BE CAREFUL.
- /html/shop-talk/1999-01/msg00270.html (7,258 bytes)
- 199. degreasers (score: 1)
- Author: cak@dimebank.com (Chris Kantarjiev)
- Date: Fri, 29 Jan 1999 16:44:10 -0800
- I mistyped - Kreen is Kano's "motor tonic". The degreaser you want is FLOWAY.
- /html/shop-talk/1999-01/msg00271.html (7,152 bytes)
- 200. Re: Laycock de Normanville Overdrive (score: 1)
- Author: cak@dimebank.com (Chris Kantarjiev)
- Date: Fri, 29 Jan 1999 18:17:19 -0800
- Name: O/D Spares Address: Unit A2 Wolston Business Park Main Street Wolston, North Coventry CV8 3FU Phone: (+44 1203) 543 686 (+44 1203) 544 973 fax They can probably help you identify it exactly.
- /html/shop-talk/1999-01/msg00274.html (6,801 bytes)
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