- 41. Re: Painting small parts (score: 10)
- Author: Eric Murray <ericm@lne.com>
- Date: Tue, 2 Nov 1999 09:57:57 -0800
- Maybe. I put the fan a ways down the duct on the theory that more of the volatile compounds would evaporate, or would be at a lower concentration, by the time they reached the fan motor. Also, when s
- /html/shop-talk/1999-11/msg00029.html (8,111 bytes)
- 42. shop building costs? (score: 10)
- Author: Eric Murray <ericm@lne.com>
- Date: Wed, 10 Nov 1999 11:13:39 -0800
- Does anyone have an idea what typical costs for a wood-frame shop building in Santa Clara/Silicon Valley area is? (yea, I know it varies a lot, just a ballpark or an "I built an XYZ type/size buildin
- /html/shop-talk/1999-11/msg00097.html (6,531 bytes)
- 43. Re: Another frozen fastner question (score: 10)
- Author: Eric Murray <ericm@lne.com>
- Date: Mon, 15 Nov 1999 07:55:20 -0800
- I third it. They're really useful. Can you heat the wheel where the screw is from the back? Even getting the area around the screw "sorta warm" can help. -- Eric Murray Security Consultant-- crypto,
- /html/shop-talk/1999-11/msg00110.html (7,367 bytes)
- 44. Re: refurbished chain saw (score: 10)
- Author: Eric Murray <ericm@lne.com>
- Date: Tue, 5 Oct 1999 17:26:44 -0700
- I got a reconditioned Homelite from Harbor Freight, and the oiler was broken, making the saw pretty much useless. Actually, I managed to use it to cut down a small tree, by stopping every so often an
- /html/shop-talk/1999-10/msg00023.html (7,393 bytes)
- 45. Re: siamese compressors (score: 10)
- Author: Eric Murray <ericm@lne.com>
- Date: Thu, 2 Sep 1999 16:38:05 -0700
- Seems like you could just tee them into the distribution lines. If you run only one compressor, the other's tank would just act like extra air lines or an 'air pig' (tank with no compressor) plumbed
- /html/shop-talk/1999-09/msg00001.html (7,925 bytes)
- 46. Re: siamese compressors (score: 10)
- Author: Eric Murray <ericm@lne.com>
- Date: Fri, 3 Sep 1999 09:45:12 -0700
- It's unlikely that both compressors will have the same cut-in/out points. So, say that compressor A is set up for cut-in at 110 and out at 140, and compressor B is set up for cut-in at 100 and out at
- /html/shop-talk/1999-09/msg00004.html (10,256 bytes)
- 47. Re: Safety Wire (score: 10)
- Author: Eric Murray <ericm@lne.com>
- Date: Sat, 17 Jul 1999 13:37:16 -0700
- You should use a 'soft' wire which does not work-harden. Usually stainless steel wire is used. Stainless safety wire comes in three common diameters- .023, .032 and .040 (or is it .042?). I prefer th
- /html/shop-talk/1999-07/msg00030.html (8,649 bytes)
- 48. Re: E-Z Out (score: 10)
- Author: Eric Murray <ericm@lne.com>
- Date: Fri, 14 May 1999 08:11:30 -0700
- When I have had this happen, I've managed to grind out the E-Z out with a carbide bit in a Dremel tool. Takes a while. I have used a different design 'E-Z out' made by Rigid. These consist of rods of
- /html/shop-talk/1999-05/msg00057.html (8,862 bytes)
- 49. broken crank (score: 10)
- Author: Eric Murray <ericm@lne.com>
- Date: Mon, 17 May 1999 08:26:56 -0700
- If the crank is a pressed-together type, you might be able to get a crank-builder to replace the end that's broken. That might be cheaper than replacing the crank. You will still have to split the ca
- /html/shop-talk/1999-05/msg00082.html (6,909 bytes)
- 50. Re: briggs&stratton engine replacement (score: 10)
- Author: Eric Murray <ericm@lne.com>
- Date: Tue, 27 Apr 1999 07:41:29 -0700
- Northern Hydraulic has a bunch of engines. I think that they sell a Honda engine which is a direct bolt-in replacement for the normal BS 5hp, for just a little bit more $$. I've got Honda and BS util
- /html/shop-talk/1999-04/msg00084.html (7,310 bytes)
- 51. Re: rounded off nut removal (score: 10)
- Author: Eric Murray <ericm@lne.com>
- Date: Sun, 7 Feb 1999 12:15:55 -0800
- If that doesn't work, try slitting the nut with a cut-off wheel in a dremel tool. Even if you don't slice all the way throught the nut, cutting most of the way through will loosen it up. -- Eric Murr
- /html/shop-talk/1999-02/msg00026.html (9,149 bytes)
- 52. Re: Singing the praises of Simple Green (NOT!) (score: 10)
- Author: Eric Murray <ericm@lne.com>
- Date: Wed, 10 Feb 1999 19:44:49 -0800
- Simple Green also eats some paints. The purple stuff is, according to its label, not for use on aluminum. -- Eric Murray N*Able Technologies www.nabletech.com (email: ericm at the sites lne.com or na
- /html/shop-talk/1999-02/msg00066.html (8,334 bytes)
- 53. Re: Heating a Garage (score: 10)
- Author: Eric Murray <ericm@lne.com>
- Date: Thu, 7 Jan 1999 08:26:17 -0800
- If your garage has poor insulation, consider fixing that first. I have a 3-car (really 10 motorcycle and one lawn tractor) garage, with a large attic. The attic wasn't finished and wasn't insulated,
- /html/shop-talk/1999-01/msg00040.html (8,775 bytes)
- 54. Re: Heating a Garage (score: 10)
- Author: Eric Murray <ericm@lne.com>
- Date: Thu, 7 Jan 1999 11:49:16 -0800
- If those are the sort of roll-up doors which have ~2-foot sections that run on wheels in a track, I have the same kind of doors. Mine're pretty cheap, the backs are just made of pressboard. How would
- /html/shop-talk/1999-01/msg00052.html (8,700 bytes)
- 55. Re: Curtain doors (was RE: Garage Headroom for Lift) (score: 10)
- Author: Eric Murray <ericm@lne.com>
- Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1999 14:15:42 -0800
- Maybe they're just confused by your terminology. I've always heard those called "roll-up" doors. The ones I've used have had a long loop of chain like a hoist's that you pull one way to open, the oth
- /html/shop-talk/1999-01/msg00244.html (8,680 bytes)
- 56. Re: Setting up shop (score: 10)
- Author: Eric Murray <ericm@lne.com>
- Date: Mon, 17 Aug 1998 18:05:37 -0700 (PDT)
- I run air tools and small paint guns for motorcycles off a 2hp compressor. I don't think that I can use HPLV paint guns, or air sanders that require 11cfm. But for air impact drivers (the best reason
- /html/shop-talk/1998-08/msg00113.html (9,539 bytes)
- 57. Re: Compressors (score: 10)
- Author: Eric Murray <ericm@lne.com>
- Date: Fri, 21 Aug 1998 11:12:36 -0700 (PDT)
- Why don't we write a compressor FAQ and gang-FAQ newbies with it when they ask about compressors or shop air? It's not like the compressor questions are going to stop any time soon unless the list i
- /html/shop-talk/1998-08/msg00150.html (7,650 bytes)
- 58. Re: Painting fans? (score: 10)
- Author: Eric Murray <ericm@lne.com>
- Date: Fri, 28 Aug 1998 16:33:35 -0700 (PDT)
- When I built a half-assed paint booth using plastic sheets I set up a fan to exaust air rather than to blow it in. The theory being that it wouldn't stir up as much dust that way. Use a respirator, y
- /html/shop-talk/1998-08/msg00187.html (8,062 bytes)
- 59. polishing stainless (score: 10)
- Author: Eric Murray <ericm@lne.com>
- Date: Sat, 4 Jul 1998 18:02:11 -0700 (PDT)
- Fellow gear-heads: How do you polish stainless steel? I have a polished stainless muffler that's now scratched up where a loose bracket gouged it. I used a wire wheel in a dremel tool to smooth out t
- /html/shop-talk/1998-07/msg00019.html (6,963 bytes)
- 60. Re: Portable Generators (score: 10)
- Author: Eric Murray <ericm@lne.com>
- Date: Sun, 21 Jun 1998 10:19:46 -0700 (PDT)
- My girlfriend can pull-start our Honda 5000 watt generator with ease. She's not a big woman either. She can pull-start the 10hp Briggs engined chipper only after it's warmed up. The Honda has an opti
- /html/shop-talk/1998-06/msg00091.html (7,978 bytes)
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