- 221. RE: Lifts (score: 1)
- Author: cak@dimebank.com (Chris Kantarjiev)
- Date: Fri, 19 Jun 1998 13:19:04 -0700
- There's a company out there called something like "Parking Solutions" that does stackers, both above and below-ground. (Below-ground is my dream, I think - a drop down lift at the end of the driveway
- /html/shop-talk/1998-06/msg00078.html (6,692 bytes)
- 222. garage stuff (score: 1)
- Author: cak@dimebank.com (Chris Kantarjiev)
- Date: Fri, 19 Jun 1998 13:45:50 -0700
- It seems we go through this every three months - hey Mark, how come the archives don't work any more? My three most important criteria for workspace are light power storage Space should be on that li
- /html/shop-talk/1998-06/msg00080.html (10,331 bytes)
- 223. Re: Solvent Storage (score: 1)
- Author: cak@dimebank.com (Chris Kantarjiev)
- Date: Thu, 7 May 1998 08:03:41 -0700
- But the expanded mesh cabs really only prevent shrapnel, because if a propane tank goes, it goes. With solvents, you'd like to have them in steel to try to avoid the heat fro the fire *and* prevent t
- /html/shop-talk/1998-05/msg00053.html (7,022 bytes)
- 224. Re: Leak-Down Testing (score: 1)
- Author: cak@dimebank.com (Chris Kantarjiev)
- Date: Thu, 21 May 1998 10:17:17 -0700
- If you're in the US, there is absolutely no point in building your own leak down tester, when you can buy a very nice one for $50 or so from Aircraft Spruce and Specialty, complete with gauge set, re
- /html/shop-talk/1998-05/msg00085.html (7,910 bytes)
- 225. RE: Leak-Down Testing (score: 1)
- Author: cak@dimebank.com (Chris Kantarjiev)
- Date: Thu, 21 May 1998 10:59:39 -0700
- Somewhere, I have detailed instructions on building one. If people really care, I can dig them out. But like I said ... just buy one from AS&S. I made one from the instructions mentioned above, it wo
- /html/shop-talk/1998-05/msg00087.html (8,027 bytes)
- 226. Re: Leak-Down Testing (score: 1)
- Author: cak@dimebank.com (Chris Kantarjiev)
- Date: Thu, 21 May 1998 16:19:04 -0700
- do you have contact information for these folks ? Use the Monster List, of course. www.dimebank.com/monster
- /html/shop-talk/1998-05/msg00091.html (7,848 bytes)
- 227. Re: Engine Paint (score: 1)
- Author: cak@dimebank.com (Chris Kantarjiev)
- Date: Mon, 6 Apr 1998 11:20:32 -0700
- My A series engines get primed with VHT "cast iron grey" engine paint in a rattle can, and then final coated with whatever batch of A series green I bought recently, also in a rattle can. I've found
- /html/shop-talk/1998-04/msg00021.html (6,998 bytes)
- 228. Re: Engine Paint (score: 1)
- Author: cak@dimebank.com (Chris Kantarjiev)
- Date: Mon, 6 Apr 1998 13:56:40 -0700
- You can probably get the green stuff cheaper than Moss; I haven't bought any for a while. mini Mania has it, and I've also imported it from the UK as part of a larger order. Also look up Bill Hirsch
- /html/shop-talk/1998-04/msg00023.html (7,233 bytes)
- 229. Re: calipers or mikes (score: 1)
- Author: cak@dimebank.com (Chris Kantarjiev)
- Date: Mon, 13 Apr 1998 16:44:41 -0700
- As with most things in life, it depends. If you are measuring bores and cranks to the level of accuracy that allows you to determine if they've been ground zero, once or twice, a dial caliper will be
- /html/shop-talk/1998-04/msg00036.html (8,071 bytes)
- 230. Re: calipers or mikes (score: 1)
- Author: cak@dimebank.com (Chris Kantarjiev)
- Date: Tue, 14 Apr 1998 12:30:16 -0700
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 10th of what? "tenths" in machinist's lingo means one tenth of one one thousandth of an inch: .0001", in other words. Most mics achieve this with a vernier scale around the ba
- /html/shop-talk/1998-04/msg00040.html (8,148 bytes)
- 231. Re: Press (score: 1)
- Author: cak@dimebank.com (Chris Kantarjiev)
- Date: Fri, 17 Apr 1998 18:18:56 -0700
- I'm just looking for a press, at the moment to change some u-joints. What do you suggest for this essential automotive tool? I use my 4" Wilton machinist's vise.
- /html/shop-talk/1998-04/msg00058.html (6,813 bytes)
- 232. Re: Cheap workbench advice wanted. (score: 1)
- Author: cak@dimebank.com (Chris Kantarjiev)
- Date: Sat, 18 Apr 1998 16:00:53 -0700
- Masonite is a good choice; glue it down, and you can easily peel it up when you've destroyed it. It's probably worth coating it with a clear acrylic, so it doesn't absorb spills. Be aware that any no
- /html/shop-talk/1998-04/msg00072.html (9,176 bytes)
- 233. Re: Cheap workbench advice wanted. (score: 1)
- Author: cak@dimebank.com (Chris Kantarjiev)
- Date: Sat, 18 Apr 1998 16:04:01 -0700
- There's a real conflict between comfortable bench height fr work, and for the vise. The top of the vise wants to be at elbow height. For a vise of any size, that makes the bench too low. Consider, si
- /html/shop-talk/1998-04/msg00073.html (9,021 bytes)
- 234. Re: Cheap workbench advice wanted. (score: 1)
- Author: cak@dimebank.com (Chris Kantarjiev)
- Date: Sat, 18 Apr 1998 17:09:22 -0700
- Yah, they're called "duck boards" (no, I don't know why). I's a viable alternative. But having a lower bench can also be nice if you find yourself working on tall stuff..
- /html/shop-talk/1998-04/msg00075.html (8,864 bytes)
- 235. Re: Loc-Tite vs. Anti-Sieze (score: 1)
- Author: cak@dimebank.com (Chris Kantarjiev)
- Date: Wed, 29 Apr 1998 09:37:15 -0700
- For those of you that are A series fans - indeed, the thermostat housing is the main culprit of corrosion, and there's a *real* fix now - APT got together with ARP and now sell stainless studs and nu
- /html/shop-talk/1998-04/msg00143.html (8,051 bytes)
- 236. Re: Reaming (score: 1)
- Author: cak@dimebank.com (Chris Kantarjiev)
- Date: Thu, 30 Apr 1998 15:43:18 -0700
- "Half the speed and twice the feed", compared to the speed you ran the drill bit to make the hole.
- /html/shop-talk/1998-04/msg00152.html (6,107 bytes)
- 237. Re: Air grease guns (score: 1)
- Author: cak@dimebank.com (Chris Kantarjiev)
- Date: Tue, 17 Mar 1998 09:47:46 -0800
- I've been working with a small, one-handed grease gun from Plews for a number of years and am very happy with it; the main drawback is that it requires me to find the tiny cartridges that it uses, wh
- /html/shop-talk/1998-03/msg00018.html (6,984 bytes)
- 238. Re: Garage heaters (score: 1)
- Author: cak@dimebank.com (Chris Kantarjiev)
- Date: Tue, 17 Mar 1998 11:34:55 -0800
- Does anyone have experience with those ceiling mounted cube shaped heaters often found in warehouses and garages? They seem to work great, but I don't know how efficient they are. And it may be hard
- /html/shop-talk/1998-03/msg00024.html (7,103 bytes)
- 239. Re: Air grease guns (score: 1)
- Author: cak@dimebank.com (Chris Kantarjiev)
- Date: Thu, 19 Mar 1998 17:16:55 -0800
- And while we're on the topic: Fuel injection rigs have the same accident after-effects; injecting gas or diesel into your skin at high pressure leads to amputation. Running water from a pressure wash
- /html/shop-talk/1998-03/msg00069.html (6,886 bytes)
- 240. Re: Atlas lathes and Shopsmiths (score: 1)
- Author: cak@dimebank.com (Chris Kantarjiev)
- Date: Wed, 25 Mar 1998 23:48:47 -0800
- Don't have an extra 3 jaw chuck for a 1 inch by 10 thread spindle, do you? ;-) Try Dave Sobel. See the bottom of web.dimebank.com/FrankenLathe.html
- /html/shop-talk/1998-03/msg00130.html (7,649 bytes)
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