- 321. Re: [Shop-talk] It's spring... (score: 1)
- Author: "David Scheidt" <dmscheidt@gmail.com>
- Date: Sun, 23 Mar 2008 20:19:03 -0400
- It's not that hard to cut bricks using a bolster -- that's the wide-bladed chisel used for cutting bricks. It needs to be wider than the brick. Score the back side, flip it over, and whack it with th
- /html/shop-talk/2008-03/msg00159.html (7,472 bytes)
- 322. Re: [Shop-talk] Bexane (score: 1)
- Author: "David Scheidt" <dmscheidt@gmail.com>
- Date: Sun, 30 Mar 2008 17:12:35 -0400
- Yes, they're different, and no, they're not. Epoxy packagers buy their basic resin and hardeners from a fairly small group of manufacturers. They then add their own fillers, modifiers, colors, etc. T
- /html/shop-talk/2008-03/msg00186.html (8,065 bytes)
- 323. Re: [Shop-talk] press brake adapter? (score: 1)
- Author: "David Scheidt" <dmscheidt@gmail.com>
- Date: Wed, 9 Apr 2008 18:13:03 -0400
- I built one a few years ago. I used 1X1 (by 3/16 thick, I think) angle for the bottom, welded to a 1/4" bar stock. The top was a 1X1 square rod. That was welded to a 1/4" bar stock, too. the dies wer
- /html/shop-talk/2008-04/msg00010.html (8,874 bytes)
- 324. Re: [Shop-talk] resistance (tong type) spot welders (score: 1)
- Author: "David Scheidt" <dmscheidt@gmail.com>
- Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2008 13:59:48 -0400
- The eastwood is made by a company "renowned for quality welding equipment" that I've never heard of, nor can find with google. I suspect it's the same product sold by HF, for three times as much mone
- /html/shop-talk/2008-04/msg00024.html (7,898 bytes)
- 325. Re: [Shop-talk] Air Hose Reel (score: 1)
- Author: "David Scheidt" <dmscheidt@gmail.com>
- Date: Mon, 21 Apr 2008 09:50:54 -0400
- I have no opinion about that hose reel. I'll ask, instead, have you ever used one? I can't stand them. The hose is always retracting, which is a pain. I'd much rather have a short hose. With your gar
- /html/shop-talk/2008-04/msg00041.html (7,649 bytes)
- 326. Re: [Shop-talk] Decent grease in mini-cartridges? (score: 1)
- Author: "David Scheidt" <dmscheidt@gmail.com>
- Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2008 13:26:11 -0400
- Yes. What are you lubing that a lithium soap grease isn't good enough? I've put a zerk on my mini gun, so I can fill it from a bigger one. -- David Scheidt dmscheidt@gmail.com _______________________
- /html/shop-talk/2008-04/msg00069.html (8,167 bytes)
- 327. Re: [Shop-talk] a question on portable air tanks (score: 1)
- Author: "David Scheidt" <dmscheidt@gmail.com>
- Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2008 12:57:39 -0400
- There's a standard lifespan for them. It's 10 to 15 years, as I recall. It's not as though they blow up when the date comes around. It's somewhere between CYA and lifespan. -- David Scheidt dmscheidt
- /html/shop-talk/2008-04/msg00088.html (8,359 bytes)
- 328. Re: [Shop-talk] lifts (was: jack stands) (score: 1)
- Author: "David Scheidt" <dmscheidt@gmail.com>
- Date: Thu, 1 May 2008 09:49:34 -0400
- I don't have one. But I've done lots of work under one. The shop I used to work for had one (well, a five ton one). We used it to lift the front of trucks that wouldn't fit on the lift. Sometimes, I'
- /html/shop-talk/2008-05/msg00006.html (7,460 bytes)
- 329. Re: [Shop-talk] car ramps (score: 1)
- Author: "David Scheidt" <dmscheidt@gmail.com>
- Date: Thu, 1 May 2008 16:15:13 -0400
- I've got a pair of ramps, the brand of which I don't know. They came with a set of plastic extensions. I don't need them for most cars or trucks, but they're handy for low sports things. -- David Sch
- /html/shop-talk/2008-05/msg00018.html (8,576 bytes)
- 330. Re: [Shop-talk] Grainger?? (score: 1)
- Author: "David Scheidt" <dmscheidt@gmail.com>
- Date: Fri, 2 May 2008 20:43:31 -0400
- Near as I can tell, their motivation is not having to deal with people who might ask questions. -- David Scheidt dmscheidt@gmail.com _______________________________________________ Support Team.Net h
- /html/shop-talk/2008-05/msg00037.html (8,272 bytes)
- 331. Re: [Shop-talk] Head studs (score: 1)
- Author: "David Scheidt" <dmscheidt@gmail.com>
- Date: Mon, 5 May 2008 10:53:52 -0400
- Use anti-seize on the threads of the studs, too. -- David Scheidt dmscheidt@gmail.com _______________________________________________ Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html Shop-talk mailin
- /html/shop-talk/2008-05/msg00065.html (7,668 bytes)
- 332. Re: [Shop-talk] Head studs (score: 1)
- Author: "David Scheidt" <dmscheidt@gmail.com>
- Date: Tue, 6 May 2008 00:15:32 -0400
- Anti-seize serves as a thread lubricant, and helps ensure that the engine comes apart the next time you take it apart. Loctite does that, with the bonus of not coming apart before you take it apart.
- /html/shop-talk/2008-05/msg00074.html (8,466 bytes)
- 333. Re: [Shop-talk] jack bleeding (score: 1)
- Author: "David Scheidt" <dmscheidt@gmail.com>
- Date: Tue, 6 May 2008 09:38:52 -0400
- Yes. Most likely failure is the check valve in the pump, which is intended to keep the pressurized fluid from taking the easy route back to reservoir, and not the hard one to the lifting cylinder. --
- /html/shop-talk/2008-05/msg00083.html (8,508 bytes)
- 334. Re: [Shop-talk] jack bleeding (score: 1)
- Author: "David Scheidt" <dmscheidt@gmail.com>
- Date: Tue, 6 May 2008 12:04:57 -0400
- In theory. One of the things that distinguishes good jacks is that they're designed to be taken apart, fixed, and put back together. Cheaper ones aren't; they've got stamped bits, welded covers, and
- /html/shop-talk/2008-05/msg00088.html (9,300 bytes)
- 335. Re: [Shop-talk] Amusing problem for auto mechanics! (score: 1)
- Author: "David Scheidt" <dmscheidt@gmail.com>
- Date: Wed, 7 May 2008 15:36:22 -0400
- My parents have stories about one of their neighbor's cat when they lived in Ithaca. The cat, with the predictive name of "Mincemeat", would climb up next to the radiators of recently parked cars. It
- /html/shop-talk/2008-05/msg00091.html (8,097 bytes)
- 336. Re: [Shop-talk] Amusing problem for auto mechanics! (score: 1)
- Author: "David Scheidt" <dmscheidt@gmail.com>
- Date: Wed, 7 May 2008 17:53:16 -0400
- Or stupid. Of course, this was the early 60s. Cars had more space under the hood then. -- David Scheidt dmscheidt@gmail.com _______________________________________________ Support Team.Net http://www
- /html/shop-talk/2008-05/msg00096.html (7,912 bytes)
- 337. Re: [Shop-talk] Did we ever come to a conclusion about (score: 1)
- Author: "David Scheidt" <dmscheidt@gmail.com>
- Date: Wed, 14 May 2008 13:30:22 -0400
- Are you sure you've got Li-ion AA batteries? I've never seen, nor even heard of such a thing. There are Li-ion cells roughly the shape of an AA battery, but they're 3.6 V a cell. NiMh batteries, on t
- /html/shop-talk/2008-05/msg00152.html (9,907 bytes)
- 338. Re: [Shop-talk] Tractor wheels (score: 1)
- Author: "David Scheidt" <dmscheidt@gmail.com>
- Date: Thu, 15 May 2008 20:57:40 -0400
- Reduces the amount of ground the front wheels are on, which means you can plant rows of crops closer together. It also results in reduced steering effort, which is important, as few, if any, tricycle
- /html/shop-talk/2008-05/msg00158.html (7,764 bytes)
- 339. Re: [Shop-talk] breaker tripping on compressor (score: 1)
- Author: "David Scheidt" <dmscheidt@gmail.com>
- Date: Fri, 16 May 2008 08:33:03 -0400
- Bad pressure switch, letting the output pressure get too high? -- David Scheidt dmscheidt@gmail.com _______________________________________________ Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html Sh
- /html/shop-talk/2008-05/msg00164.html (7,472 bytes)
- 340. Re: [Shop-talk] water pumps (score: 1)
- Author: "David Scheidt" <dmscheidt@gmail.com>
- Date: Mon, 19 May 2008 22:12:03 -0400
- A fire truck. Duh. Oh. Never mind, then. -- David Scheidt dmscheidt@gmail.com _______________________________________________ Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html Shop-talk mailing list h
- /html/shop-talk/2008-05/msg00193.html (7,424 bytes)
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