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161. Re: [Shop-talk] Socket holders (score: 1): Author: "David Scheidt" <dmscheidt@gmail.com>; Date: Sun, 1 Jul 2007 20:44:23 -0400; I very much prefer socket rails, with springy clip things, for sockets that I carry around. It makes it very easy to grab the 3/8" drive standard set, and know I've got a complete set. It's also easy; /html/shop-talk/2007-07/msg00011.html (8,580 bytes)
162. Re: [Shop-talk] Socket holders (score: 1): Author: "David Scheidt" <dmscheidt@gmail.com>; Date: Sun, 1 Jul 2007 21:32:12 -0400; there's a substantial difference in the quality of the clips, I find. Most of my rails are Snap-On, as they're what the sockets come on. These work much better than the crappy ones I got from horribl; /html/shop-talk/2007-07/msg00013.html (8,656 bytes)
163. Re: [Shop-talk] Socket holders (score: 1): Author: "David Scheidt" <dmscheidt@gmail.com>; Date: Tue, 3 Jul 2007 13:58:41 -0400; I bet you've used the 6.3mm socket a hundred times or more. You just use the one that's labeled 1/4 inch. -- David Scheidt dmscheidt@gmail.com _______________________________________________ Shop-tal; /html/shop-talk/2007-07/msg00042.html (8,906 bytes)
164. Re: [Shop-talk] Socket holders (score: 1): Author: "David Scheidt" <dmscheidt@gmail.com>; Date: Tue, 3 Jul 2007 14:03:30 -0400; The smallish toolkit that lives in my Land-Rover is set up like this. It's got a set of combination wrenches, a 3/8 ratchet, an extension, a universal, and a socket rail. I took a couple of the socke; /html/shop-talk/2007-07/msg00043.html (9,143 bytes)
165. Re: [Shop-talk] Screwdrivers (score: 1): Author: "David Scheidt" <dmscheidt@gmail.com>; Date: Tue, 3 Jul 2007 15:08:41 -0400; Lately, I've been avoiding the screwdriver finding problem by using a ratcheting interchangeable bit driver. The half dozen bits that fit in the bottom serve for about 75% of my needs; a fairly small; /html/shop-talk/2007-07/msg00046.html (7,146 bytes)
166. Re: [Shop-talk] Metric Hardware (score: 1): Author: "David Scheidt" <dmscheidt@gmail.com>; Date: Thu, 5 Jul 2007 23:26:46 -0400; Should have gone to a brit car shop. Tripod mount screws are whitworth! 1/4 inch for most small cameras, 3/8 for biger ones. Both whit sizes are have the same thread pitch as unc threads(20 and 16, r; /html/shop-talk/2007-07/msg00100.html (7,888 bytes)
167. Re: [Shop-talk] Cell Phone to POTS-Jack Adaptor? (score: 1): Author: "David Scheidt" <dmscheidt@gmail.com>; Date: Fri, 6 Jul 2007 14:01:32 -0400; They exist. They're not cheap, though. I also don't know how well they work for data. Credit card processing is probably okay, given the low baud rate. It's also worth talking to your credit card pro; /html/shop-talk/2007-07/msg00122.html (8,889 bytes)
168. Re: [Shop-talk] Metric Hardware (score: 1): Author: "David Scheidt" <dmscheidt@gmail.com>; Date: Fri, 6 Jul 2007 19:19:52 -0400; Whitworth bolts are referred to by their major diamter and pitch, just like American ones. A number of the diameters have the same pitch as the American (UNC) bolt does. Tools for whitworth are named; /html/shop-talk/2007-07/msg00128.html (9,681 bytes)
169. Re: [Shop-talk] Metric Hardware (score: 1): Author: "David Scheidt" <dmscheidt@gmail.com>; Date: Sat, 7 Jul 2007 13:58:14 -0400; It's my understanding that BS 1083:1965 says BSW and BSF bolts and nuts of the same diameter have the same size hex. I don't have a copy of the standard, though, and I'm relying on Industrial Press t; /html/shop-talk/2007-07/msg00131.html (9,159 bytes)
170. Re: [Shop-talk] Metric Hardware (score: 1): Author: "David Scheidt" <dmscheidt@gmail.com>; Date: Sun, 8 Jul 2007 11:09:26 -0400; The CD is nothing more than a bunch of encrypted PDFs. It's a pain in the neck to deal with. It also won't work on anything but windows. Buy the book. You'll be able to use it for 50 years, and it's; /html/shop-talk/2007-07/msg00139.html (8,869 bytes)
171. Re: [Shop-talk] Metric Hardware (score: 1): Author: "David Scheidt" <dmscheidt@gmail.com>; Date: Mon, 9 Jul 2007 11:49:08 -0400; It's also possible that there were people making coarse-threaded bolts with the larger heads even after the standards changed. There was a market -- maintenance of all those old machines, steam engin; /html/shop-talk/2007-07/msg00154.html (8,931 bytes)
172. Re: [Shop-talk] Airline Piping (score: 1): Author: "David Scheidt" <dmscheidt@gmail.com>; Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2007 16:35:32 -0400; Don't install the pipes level. Run a tilted loop, with the low point at the point where the compressor feed connects to the loop. It's easier if that's in a corner, of course. On that drop, connect t; /html/shop-talk/2007-08/msg00025.html (8,321 bytes)
173. Re: [Shop-talk] Airline Piping (score: 1): Author: "David Scheidt" <dmscheidt@gmail.com>; Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2007 20:56:41 -0400; The problem with the setup in their illustration is that they've got the drain at the opposite end of the pipe from the compressor. It's my experience that once the fairly hot and moisture-laden air; /html/shop-talk/2007-08/msg00028.html (8,100 bytes)
174. Re: [Shop-talk] Satallite Internet Service (score: 1): Author: "David Scheidt" <dmscheidt@gmail.com>; Date: Sun, 19 Aug 2007 22:44:05 -0400; I've no direct experience with huges, so I'll restrict myself to making general technical comments that apply to all satellite data links. They're laggy. There's an inherent delay of about a quarter; /html/shop-talk/2007-08/msg00054.html (8,854 bytes)
175. Re: [Shop-talk] Airline Piping (score: 1): Author: "David Scheidt" <dmscheidt@gmail.com>; Date: Sun, 19 Aug 2007 23:37:49 -0400; There are drains that only trip when the fluid level reaches a certain point. I know donaldson makes some, but I've only seen them on big (1000 cfm or so) compressors. They also don't dump any air, j; /html/shop-talk/2007-08/msg00057.html (8,627 bytes)
176. Re: [Shop-talk] Satellite Internet Service (score: 1): Author: "David Scheidt" <dmscheidt@gmail.com>; Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2007 10:20:05 -0400; He said his friend was in rural Vermont. Unlike Central Texas, there's terrain there. What sort of fixed wireless do you do? I've got service from a provider using Motorola's Canopy system. It's fast; /html/shop-talk/2007-08/msg00065.html (7,784 bytes)
177. Re: [Shop-talk] To kill a refrigerator (score: 1): Author: "David Scheidt" <dmscheidt@gmail.com>; Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2007 13:00:19 -0400; Payback for a refrigerator that was built in the 70's is probably a bit less than 2 years. I'd bet the savings are about the cost of financing it. -- David Scheidt dmscheidt@gmail.com _______________; /html/shop-talk/2007-08/msg00119.html (9,473 bytes)
178. Re: [Shop-talk] To kill a refrigerator (score: 1): Author: "David Scheidt" <dmscheidt@gmail.com>; Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2007 13:49:03 -0400; My grandmother still uses a Frigidaire she bought in the late '40s. I shudder to think what it costs to run! -- David Scheidt dmscheidt@gmail.com _______________________________________________ Shop-; /html/shop-talk/2007-08/msg00127.html (9,239 bytes)
179. Re: [Shop-talk] RTV Silicone (score: 1): Author: "David Scheidt" <dmscheidt@gmail.com>; Date: Sat, 1 Sep 2007 15:41:59 -0400; I've got a number of all-stainless steel vacuum flasks. They're amazingly more efficient at keeping things hot than my old glass-lined Thermos. If I preheat it with boiling water, I've got a half-lit; /html/shop-talk/2007-09/msg00006.html (6,880 bytes)
180. Re: [Shop-talk] tubeless (and airless) tires (score: 1): Author: "David Scheidt" <dmscheidt@gmail.com>; Date: Tue, 4 Sep 2007 19:38:18 -0400; When I did this for a living, the technique was to remove the tire, buff the beads (we used a special buffing wheel in a drill, that wouldn't remove good paint, but took off loose paint, dirt, and ru; /html/shop-talk/2007-09/msg00038.html (9,425 bytes)

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