- 21. [Shop-talk] computer virus question (score: 111)
- Author: dmscheidt at gmail.com (David Scheidt)
- Date: Thu, 8 Mar 2012 15:28:16 -0600
- So, you blame Apple for your IT staff being incompetent? Might want to check your assumptions there.... I don't think Tim Cook was responsible for hiring them, and apple's stuff plays perfectly well
- /html/shop-talk/2012-03/msg00074.html (11,162 bytes)
- 22. [Shop-talk] Building a shed on skids (score: 111)
- Author: dmscheidt at gmail.com (David Scheidt)
- Date: Thu, 5 Apr 2012 18:11:39 -0500
- no to but You might also look into a trailer. It doesn't have to work well.... chain may When I worked in a warehouse, we had some scissor-like pullers, for pulling pallets that we couldn't get a for
- /html/shop-talk/2012-04/msg00005.html (10,258 bytes)
- 23. [Shop-talk] Lubricating garage door cables (score: 105)
- Author: dmscheidt at gmail.com (David Scheidt)
- Date: Sun, 2 Jan 2011 22:10:55 -0500
- I don't think I've even heard of anyone lubricating their garage door wire ropes. Typically, they're lubricated to protect the ropes, not the sheaves of blocks. There's lots of friction inside a rope
- /html/shop-talk/2011-01/msg00250.html (8,483 bytes)
- 24. [Shop-talk] shop lighting (score: 105)
- Author: dmscheidt at gmail.com (David Scheidt)
- Date: Mon, 3 Jan 2011 22:03:34 -0500
- While dying tubes can flicker a lot (and often at mains frequency, which most people can notice, if one of the cathodes is worn out more than the other), some magnetic ballasts flicker more than othe
- /html/shop-talk/2011-01/msg00257.html (9,176 bytes)
- 25. [Shop-talk] car dolly replacement casters (score: 105)
- Author: dmscheidt at gmail.com (David Scheidt)
- Date: Thu, 6 Jan 2011 16:48:54 -0500
- On Thu, Jan 6, 2011 at 1:43 PM, Steven Trovato <strovato at optonline.net> wrote: Seems rather Procrustean! the dollies I've looked at have used a threaded stem caster. It should be no problem to fin
- /html/shop-talk/2011-01/msg00278.html (9,442 bytes)
- 26. [Shop-talk] Yet another TIG Welder question (score: 105)
- Author: dmscheidt at gmail.com (David Scheidt)
- Date: Fri, 7 Jan 2011 22:37:01 -0500
- heavier) transistors Those are four big, high-power IGBTs. Last time I looked, they cost about 200 bucks a pop. That's low volume pricing; nobody making welders is paying anything like that, but it's
- /html/shop-talk/2011-01/msg00294.html (10,395 bytes)
- 27. [Shop-talk] Plasma Cutter- the review (score: 105)
- Author: dmscheidt at gmail.com (David Scheidt)
- Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2011 12:33:49 -0500
- In general, they require an external air source. There are some smallish units with a built in compressor; I've seen HVAC people use them. I expect they're expensive for what they are, as they're int
- /html/shop-talk/2011-01/msg00321.html (9,330 bytes)
- 28. [Shop-talk] Plasma Cutter- the review (score: 105)
- Author: dmscheidt at gmail.com (David Scheidt)
- Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2011 17:34:39 -0500
- That seems like an incredible amount of air. I've used a much bigger miller, which lists its requirement as 6.75 SCFM. I'm willing to say that cheap chinese tools use more air, but three times as muc
- /html/shop-talk/2011-01/msg00335.html (9,910 bytes)
- 29. [Shop-talk] Welding cart idea (score: 105)
- Author: dmscheidt at gmail.com (David Scheidt)
- Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2011 14:55:12 -0500
- I don't know that a single cart makes sense. For one thing, I wonder how much you'll use the torch now that you've got the plasma cutter. The people I know who have both rarely use the torch. For me,
- /html/shop-talk/2011-01/msg00351.html (8,996 bytes)
- 30. [Shop-talk] Well pump alarm question (score: 105)
- Author: dmscheidt at gmail.com (David Scheidt)
- Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2011 11:38:11 -0500
- I don't know about your particular requirement, but that sort of failure is pretty common. I know there are motor controllers that will lock out a pump if it runs too long, or starts too often. Well
- /html/shop-talk/2011-01/msg00363.html (9,736 bytes)
- 31. [Shop-talk] Best dishwasher? (score: 105)
- Author: dmscheidt at gmail.com (David Scheidt)
- Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2011 12:42:03 -0500
- (This isn't directly related to particular dishwashers or picking one, just seems like a suitable time to bring it up.) One thing to think about with a dishwasher that's not working as well as it use
- /html/shop-talk/2011-01/msg00418.html (10,213 bytes)
- 32. [Shop-talk] Phone line management (score: 105)
- Author: dmscheidt at gmail.com (David Scheidt)
- Date: Sat, 29 Jan 2011 09:50:09 -0500
- What about google voice? You get a number from them, and then can control where calls to that number are actually directed. You can set it to ring a number of phones, all at once, or one after anothe
- /html/shop-talk/2011-01/msg00467.html (9,206 bytes)
- 33. [Shop-talk] best oem hose clamp pliers? (score: 105)
- Author: dmscheidt at gmail.com (David Scheidt)
- Date: Sun, 30 Jan 2011 18:11:56 -0500
- Lisle make a tooll that's not bad. -- David Scheidt dmscheidt at gmail.com
- /html/shop-talk/2011-01/msg00477.html (7,814 bytes)
- 34. [Shop-talk] best oem hose clamp pliers? (score: 105)
- Author: dmscheidt at gmail.com (David Scheidt)
- Date: Sun, 30 Jan 2011 22:54:53 -0500
- Flat band clamps are generally not reusable. The big advantage of them (beyond being easier to install with mechanized equipment.) is that they're constant tension, within a range of diameters. AS th
- /html/shop-talk/2011-01/msg00484.html (9,141 bytes)
- 35. [Shop-talk] Portable garage heater (score: 105)
- Author: dmscheidt at gmail.com (David Scheidt)
- Date: Tue, 1 Feb 2011 09:15:17 -0500
- Mr. We've got a bit more than that, 25X40ish, with 30 ft at the roof peak. It's completely uninsulated (well, the overhead doors are insulated) and unfinished (exterior walls are 3/8" (maybe 1/2) ply
- /html/shop-talk/2011-02/msg00123.html (9,097 bytes)
- 36. [Shop-talk] Sagging storm door hinges? (score: 105)
- Author: dmscheidt at gmail.com (David Scheidt)
- Date: Sun, 6 Feb 2011 01:07:36 -0500
- B The and, is the any themselves. to a hinges the I've seen a lot of alluminun storm doors that are racked. The corner frame joints come loose, and it sags. I've fixed some by attaching L brackets in
- /html/shop-talk/2011-02/msg00150.html (9,103 bytes)
- 37. [Shop-talk] Hanging things on concrete walls (score: 105)
- Author: dmscheidt at gmail.com (David Scheidt)
- Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2011 23:31:24 -0500
- The "sticky 3m stuff" describes 1/3 of the products in the 3m catalog! Which one (or at least, what sort of one?)? The wall's painted, right? How cold is it? -- David Scheidt dmscheidt at gmail.com
- /html/shop-talk/2011-02/msg00153.html (8,894 bytes)
- 38. [Shop-talk] Electrolytic Rust Removal on a large part (score: 105)
- Author: dmscheidt at gmail.com (David Scheidt)
- Date: Sat, 19 Feb 2011 13:48:48 -0500
- B I've If surface area is important (which isn't surprising, it's the controlling limit in a lot of reactions.), how about using something like the mesh that's used in concrete work? It's cheap, it's
- /html/shop-talk/2011-02/msg00187.html (9,812 bytes)
- 39. [Shop-talk] Cleaning up spilled mineral oil on carpet (score: 105)
- Author: dmscheidt at gmail.com (David Scheidt)
- Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2011 15:15:33 -0500
- some no Can you remove the carpets? If you can, they can be cleaned. If you can't, pay someone who owns a suitable to do it. You'll have less than satisfactory results with any bulk absorbant. (thoug
- /html/shop-talk/2011-02/msg00196.html (9,545 bytes)
- 40. [Shop-talk] gah. Moron press. (score: 105)
- Author: dmscheidt at gmail.com (David Scheidt)
- Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2011 23:33:59 -0500
- I just saw a news story about home improvement projects you shouldn't do your self. (I'm not going to name it, because well, it's crap, and screw their advertisers.) It lists; tilling plumbing wiring
- /html/shop-talk/2011-02/msg00244.html (7,808 bytes)
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