- 181. Re: [Shop-talk] To kill a refrigerator (score: 1)
- Author: "David Scheidt" <dmscheidt@gmail.com>
- Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2007 09:52:04 -0400
- Curtains. -- David Scheidt dmscheidt@gmail.com _______________________________________________ Shop-talk mailing list http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/shop-talk
- /html/shop-talk/2007-09/msg00077.html (7,331 bytes)
- 182. Re: [Shop-talk] Hydraulic jack failure (score: 1)
- Author: "David Scheidt" <dmscheidt@gmail.com>
- Date: Sun, 16 Sep 2007 17:47:15 -0400
- Be glad you put it on stands! It's been my experience that you fix a jack like this by buying a new one. My experience with Chinese-made floor jacks has been dreadful. They seem to last about 10 uses
- /html/shop-talk/2007-09/msg00098.html (7,726 bytes)
- 183. Re: [Shop-talk] Of mice and...Jeeps! (score: 1)
- Author: "David Scheidt" <dmscheidt@gmail.com>
- Date: Sun, 16 Sep 2007 20:58:16 -0400
- Dang right! That's about right. Subaru had some really funky carbs. It's got oxygen sensors. It's got EVAP stuff. And it's got that computer. -- David Scheidt dmscheidt@gmail.com ____________________
- /html/shop-talk/2007-09/msg00103.html (8,083 bytes)
- 184. Re: [Shop-talk] Parts Washers (score: 1)
- Author: "David Scheidt" <dmscheidt@gmail.com>
- Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2007 00:16:46 -0400
- They tend to need heat to work well. If you can keep a tank at 120F or so, plain old dishwasher detergent (the powered stuff you put in the machine) and water do a fine job, better than room-temperat
- /html/shop-talk/2007-09/msg00160.html (8,481 bytes)
- 185. Re: [Shop-talk] Parts Washers (score: 1)
- Author: "David Scheidt" <dmscheidt@gmail.com>
- Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2007 00:57:11 -0400
- I've used a tank that was about 10 gallons of water and a box of electrosol, with a water heater element, which kept things warm, but not hot water hot. No pump. Overnight soaking got the stuff as cl
- /html/shop-talk/2007-09/msg00162.html (8,428 bytes)
- 186. Re: [Shop-talk] Source (or alternative) for Phosphoric Acid (score: 1)
- Author: "David Scheidt" <dmscheidt@gmail.com>
- Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2007 23:13:01 -0400
- At one point, Coca-cola were the largest users of phosphoric acid in the world. I don't know if they still are, but I've my doubts. -- David Scheidt dmscheidt@gmail.com ______________________________
- /html/shop-talk/2007-09/msg00190.html (7,752 bytes)
- 187. Re: [Shop-talk] LOWE'S big sale (score: 1)
- Author: "David Scheidt" <dmscheidt@gmail.com>
- Date: Mon, 24 Sep 2007 14:09:40 -0400
- the exact obligations are a function of state laws. Most states have exceptions for "printer's errors", limited quantity items, and the like. -- David Scheidt dmscheidt@gmail.com ____________________
- /html/shop-talk/2007-09/msg00229.html (7,534 bytes)
- 188. Re: [Shop-talk] Renting scaffolding - bad example (score: 1)
- Author: "David Scheidt" <dmscheidt@gmail.com>
- Date: Fri, 28 Sep 2007 01:09:48 -0400
- Another "Don't try this at home" scaffolding shot: http://www.safetycenter.navy.mil/photo/archive/archive_201-250/photo243.htm Some amazing idiots. -- David Scheidt dmscheidt@gmail.com ______________
- /html/shop-talk/2007-09/msg00260.html (9,793 bytes)
- 189. Re: [Shop-talk] Harbor Freight & spare parts(was: MIG Welders 115 v (score: 1)
- Author: "David Scheidt" <dmscheidt@gmail.com>
- Date: Fri, 28 Sep 2007 12:48:15 -0400
- I've got an HTP MIG welder, the low-end 120V machine which they no longer sell. It's a fine machine. It uses a tweco-compatible torch, so consumables are available anywhere. -- David Scheidt dmscheid
- /html/shop-talk/2007-09/msg00265.html (8,162 bytes)
- 190. Re: [Shop-talk] Generators (score: 1)
- Author: "David Scheidt" <dmscheidt@gmail.com>
- Date: Sat, 29 Sep 2007 12:25:41 -0400
- What about about epoxying a stud in place? _______________________________________________ Shop-talk mailing list http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/shop-talk
- /html/shop-talk/2007-09/msg00274.html (7,687 bytes)
- 191. Re: [Shop-talk] Fw: Harbor Freight & spare parts(was: MIG Welders (score: 1)
- Author: "David Scheidt" <dmscheidt@gmail.com>
- Date: Sat, 29 Sep 2007 23:24:17 -0400
- You want to give me a cite for that claim? I'm aware of no such requirement. GM, and every other car maker, knows that there's money to be made selling parts. That's not the case for cheap tools, whe
- /html/shop-talk/2007-09/msg00288.html (8,558 bytes)
- 192. Re: [Shop-talk] Fw: Harbor Freight & spare parts(was: MIG Welders (score: 1)
- Author: "David Scheidt" <dmscheidt@gmail.com>
- Date: Sun, 30 Sep 2007 00:57:23 -0400
- I've heard this (with different time periods) a number of times, but no one has ever been able to come up with an actual cite. I've run into cars I couldn't get parts for that were only two or three
- /html/shop-talk/2007-09/msg00290.html (8,962 bytes)
- 193. Re: [Shop-talk] Generator thread (score: 1)
- Author: "David Scheidt" <dmscheidt@gmail.com>
- Date: Mon, 1 Oct 2007 11:08:03 -0400
- Yup. They're cheap because you only buy a generator, not an engine. If you use them for more than a few hours, I expect the running costs are much higher. Wear on a tractor engine is more expensive t
- /html/shop-talk/2007-10/msg00002.html (6,684 bytes)
- 194. Re: [Shop-talk] fresh oil stain on concrete floor (score: 1)
- Author: "David Scheidt" <dmscheidt@gmail.com>
- Date: Sun, 30 Sep 2007 13:30:26 -0400
- After you've let the ground in kitty litter sit for a day or so, dry cement works well. It's caustic, so don't let the powder get all over things. -- David Scheidt dmscheidt@gmail.com _______________
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- 195. Re: [Shop-talk] Generator thread (score: 1)
- Author: "David Scheidt" <dmscheidt@gmail.com>
- Date: Sun, 30 Sep 2007 23:08:23 -0400
- That's generally true. Larger stationary engines are often somewhat more efficient than smaller portable ones. Some of that is native to larger engines being more efficient, but a lot of it is becaus
- /html/shop-talk/2007-09/msg00311.html (8,115 bytes)
- 196. Re: [Shop-talk] Generator thread (score: 1)
- Author: "David Scheidt" <dmscheidt@gmail.com>
- Date: Mon, 1 Oct 2007 23:24:54 -0400
- This shouldn't be a problem, as long as you're not at the absolute limit of the tractor. Tractors should be able to provide a consistent 540 RPMs on the PTO shaft. That's what the throttle governor i
- /html/shop-talk/2007-10/msg00013.html (8,287 bytes)
- 197. Re: [Shop-talk] Generator thread (score: 1)
- Author: "David Scheidt" <dmscheidt@gmail.com>
- Date: Tue, 2 Oct 2007 12:24:24 -0400
- The rule of thumb for these things is 2HP, at the PTO shaft, per 1kW. That's 66% input efficiency; the northern one is claiming 75%, which is unlikely, at best. -- David Scheidt dmscheidt@gmail.com _
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- 198. Re: [Shop-talk] Eastwood vs Harbor Freight (score: 1)
- Author: "David Scheidt" <dmscheidt@gmail.com>
- Date: Wed, 3 Oct 2007 13:05:09 -0400
- I don't know about these parts in particular, but there are all sorts of things that are like this. One set of boxes out the door gets a fancy name on them, the next doesn't have any name at all. The
- /html/shop-talk/2007-10/msg00028.html (7,993 bytes)
- 199. Re: [Shop-talk] Eastwood vs Harbor Freight (score: 1)
- Author: "David Scheidt" <dmscheidt@gmail.com>
- Date: Fri, 5 Oct 2007 11:56:05 -0400
- This is pretty common among all the big-box places, not just home-improvement type places. Sometimes it's the same product, but with a new model number and packaging, to make it harder to say "It's c
- /html/shop-talk/2007-10/msg00051.html (9,673 bytes)
- 200. Re: [Shop-talk] Eastwood vs Harbor Freight (score: 1)
- Author: "David Scheidt" <dmscheidt@gmail.com>
- Date: Fri, 5 Oct 2007 13:53:58 -0400
- A whole bunch of reasons. The credit terms offered by home depot may not be as favorable as a specialty supplier. The people at HD have no clue about anything they sell, while the specialty supplier
- /html/shop-talk/2007-10/msg00057.html (9,195 bytes)
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