- 61. Re: [SPAM] Re: New Mini Specs (score: 1)
- Author: Chris Kantarjiev <cak@dimebank.com>
- Date: Thu, 9 Jan 2003 14:44:25 -0800 (PST)
- Not to be (too much of) a grump, but ... could y'all take this over to the mini list, instead? Personally, I find the new Mini pretty uninteresting. /// unsubscribe/change address requests to majordo
- /html/shop-talk/2003-01/msg00026.html (6,770 bytes)
- 62. Re: Best way to remove broken bolts (score: 1)
- Author: Chris Kantarjiev <cak@dimebank.com>
- Date: Mon, 20 Jan 2003 10:03:03 -0800 (PST)
- Check out http://bosphorus.dimebank.com/tech/BrokenBolt.html for a long disccussion of "tried and sometimes true" techniques... /// unsubscribe/change address requests to majordomo@autox.team.net or
- /html/shop-talk/2003-01/msg00078.html (8,794 bytes)
- 63. RE: Best way to remove broken bolts (score: 1)
- Author: Chris Kantarjiev <cak@dimebank.com>
- Date: Mon, 20 Jan 2003 12:23:29 -0800 (PST)
- Since I wrote the page, I take small exception to your comments :-) I've had reasonable success with EZouts. That said, I am very careful when I use them, consider them a tool of last resort, and ha
- /html/shop-talk/2003-01/msg00080.html (9,324 bytes)
- 64. Re: V8 Olds Engine head gasket (score: 1)
- Author: Chris Kantarjiev <cak@dimebank.com>
- Date: Sun, 26 Jan 2003 09:42:26 -0800 (PST)
- Good straightedge (steel ruler) and feeler gauge. Lay the thin edge of the straightedge across the diagonal of the block/head, and try to slide the feeler gauge under (or look for light gaps). Then
- /html/shop-talk/2003-01/msg00160.html (7,797 bytes)
- 65. Re: garage heater safety (score: 1)
- Author: Chris Kantarjiev <cak@dimebank.com>
- Date: Wed, 29 Jan 2003 16:27:54 -0800 (PST)
- The other reason to keep the garage "warm" in California is to avoid rust caused by condensation. Since we get all our precipitation in a 3 month period (what you folks call winter), the air is quite
- /html/shop-talk/2003-01/msg00175.html (7,604 bytes)
- 66. Re: More questions about measuring instruments (score: 1)
- Author: Chris Kantarjiev <cak@dimebank.com>
- Date: Tue, 3 Dec 2002 11:26:33 -0800 (PST)
- I think that the telescoping sets are really hard to use repeatably, especially when trying to do measurements to a tenth (0.0001"). You might want to borrow a set and see - or buy a cheap set and se
- /html/shop-talk/2002-12/msg00009.html (7,449 bytes)
- 67. Re: Tools Brands (was Re: More questions about measuring (score: 1)
- Author: Chris Kantarjiev <cak@dimebank.com>
- Date: Tue, 3 Dec 2002 12:11:52 -0800 (PST)
- Kobalt is good stuff. So is Blue Point (the snap-on "house brand"). So are Facom and USAG (European brands that are hard to find here, that go for close to Snap-On prices). Husky wrenches are surpris
- /html/shop-talk/2002-12/msg00012.html (8,299 bytes)
- 68. Re: Water pumps (score: 1)
- Author: Chris Kantarjiev <cak@dimebank.com>
- Date: Mon, 30 Dec 2002 11:19:54 -0800 (PST)
- OK, since we're talking about pumps ... How do I go about draining and refilling the system, in particular the pressure tank? I'm assuming that the tank is basically empty, the air pocket at the top
- /html/shop-talk/2002-12/msg00182.html (7,479 bytes)
- 69. Re: Planning ahead- running power to the garage (score: 1)
- Author: Chris Kantarjiev <cak@dimebank.com>
- Date: Fri, 1 Nov 2002 09:19:48 -0800 (PST)
- Make it bigger - I used 2". If nothing else, it makes the pull easier. Pull everything you think you're going to want. I recommend one of the multi-conductor bundles that have a couple of phone line
- /html/shop-talk/2002-11/msg00008.html (9,846 bytes)
- 70. RE: Planning ahead- running power to the garage (score: 1)
- Author: Chris Kantarjiev <cak@dimebank.com>
- Date: Fri, 1 Nov 2002 12:40:15 -0800 (PST)
- Three phase will cost a lot. There's also going to be a premium to pay if you try to get service that's over what they consider "standard household" - especially if the local transformer and feeder w
- /html/shop-talk/2002-11/msg00024.html (9,346 bytes)
- 71. RE: Pouring a garage floor (score: 1)
- Author: Chris Kantarjiev <cak@dimebank.com>
- Date: Fri, 8 Nov 2002 11:43:43 -0800 (PST)
- Put in more (thicker) reinforcing than you expect to need - I used a rebar grid for my L-shaped twocar garage/shop. I also highly recommend a vapor barrier and some blueboard under the slab. /// unsu
- /html/shop-talk/2002-11/msg00107.html (7,949 bytes)
- 72. Re: Pouring a garage floor (score: 1)
- Author: Chris Kantarjiev <cak@dimebank.com>
- Date: Fri, 8 Nov 2002 15:48:19 -0800 (PST)
- The blueboard helps keep your feet (or back, when you're lying down) from getting quite so cold in the winter. Sorry, I don't remember what thickness for the vapor barrier; someone else will pipe up,
- /html/shop-talk/2002-11/msg00118.html (8,016 bytes)
- 73. Re: virus on my machine.... read this !! (score: 1)
- Author: Chris Kantarjiev <cak@dimebank.com>
- Date: Tue, 8 Oct 2002 20:56:16 -0700 (PDT)
- http://www.virusbtn.com/resources/hoaxes/jdb.xml for details! /// unsubscribe/change address requests to majordomo@autox.team.net or try /// http://www.team.net/mailman/listinfo /// Archives at http:
- /html/shop-talk/2002-10/msg00041.html (8,105 bytes)
- 74. please don't let my pump freeze... (score: 1)
- Author: Chris Kantarjiev <cak@dimebank.com>
- Date: Fri, 11 Oct 2002 11:54:08 -0700 (PDT)
- In the fine tradition of asking questions that have little to do with a shop but that will certainly tap into the collective wisdom of this list... We bought a cabin in the Sierra last February. It c
- /html/shop-talk/2002-10/msg00061.html (9,248 bytes)
- 75. Re: please don't let my pump freeze... (score: 1)
- Author: Chris Kantarjiev <cak@dimebank.com>
- Date: Fri, 11 Oct 2002 14:59:03 -0700 (PDT)
- If I tell people where it is, everyone will come over and drink my beer! We're in Oakhurst, about 10 miles south of the Wawona entrance to YNP. 3200 feet. Not as cold as Tahoe. I haven't been drainin
- /html/shop-talk/2002-10/msg00067.html (8,138 bytes)
- 76. Re: DIY phase converter (score: 1)
- Author: Chris Kantarjiev <cak@dimebank.com>
- Date: Sat, 19 Oct 2002 11:20:55 -0700 (PDT)
- Check over in rec.crafts.metalworking - a bunch of 3phase experts live there. /// unsubscribe/change address requests to majordomo@autox.team.net or try /// http://www.team.net/mailman/listinfo /// A
- /html/shop-talk/2002-10/msg00095.html (6,681 bytes)
- 77. Re: On the subject of oil disasters (score: 1)
- Author: Chris Kantarjiev <cak@dimebank.com>
- Date: Tue, 22 Oct 2002 13:05:58 -0700 (PDT)
- The dust can be a problem - I can understand an engine builder not wanting it. I've heard really good things about hulled rice ash, or something like that, as opposed to the clay-based kitty litter..
- /html/shop-talk/2002-10/msg00121.html (7,866 bytes)
- 78. RE: shop lighting. (score: 1)
- Author: Chris Kantarjiev <cak@dimebank.com>
- Date: Mon, 9 Sep 2002 13:52:49 -0700 (PDT)
- And pay attention to the reflector/diffuser. Those $9 shop lights cost only $9 because they are terribly lights. Put one side by side with a fixture that has a full reflector that's nicely curved and
- /html/shop-talk/2002-09/msg00035.html (6,788 bytes)
- 79. Re: Speaking of exhausts... (score: 1)
- Author: Chris Kantarjiev <cak@dimebank.com>
- Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2002 10:24:45 -0700 (PDT)
- This could be as simple as two vents, one on either side, one low down and one high up. Convection will do the rest. Put a flap-style dryer vent on the upper one to prevent most of the moisture from
- /html/shop-talk/2002-08/msg00103.html (8,143 bytes)
- 80. RE: Multiple 220v outlets (score: 1)
- Author: Chris Kantarjiev <cak@dimebank.com>
- Date: Wed, 21 Aug 2002 08:02:46 -0700 (PDT)
- The last line, of course, is key. I did my garage this way, too. The story I got is that inpectors prefer this because it avoids the problem of a "device" (read outlet) failing and leaving, say, the
- /html/shop-talk/2002-08/msg00196.html (8,490 bytes)
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