- 1. Re: Heat question (score: 1)
- Author: David Hillman <hillman@planet-torque.com>
- Date: Tue, 6 Dec 2005 23:50:13 -0500 (EST)
- Speaking of which, is it really? I've been shopping for radiant to retrofit into my family room, and was surprised to find that my electricity costs just a bit over twice as much as my natural gas pe
- /html/shop-talk/2005-12/msg00076.html (8,210 bytes)
- 2. Re: Heat question (score: 1)
- Author: David Hillman <hillman@planet-torque.com>
- Date: Wed, 7 Dec 2005 10:33:24 -0500 (EST)
- I tend to leave the furniture in my house, most of the time ;) I know what you're getting at here, though. This is basically my problem. I'm fine with dropping $8/ft^2 on comfort, but my wife would b
- /html/shop-talk/2005-12/msg00080.html (8,217 bytes)
- 3. Re: satellite receivers and VCRs (score: 1)
- Author: David Hillman <hillman@planet-torque.com>
- Date: Wed, 7 Dec 2005 13:03:00 -0500 (EST)
- "mkdir /var/spool/mqueue/" ;) -- David "not Eric" Hillman
- /html/shop-talk/2005-12/msg00095.html (7,873 bytes)
- 4. Re: LED "Shake" flashlights (score: 1)
- Author: David Hillman <hillman@planet-torque.com>
- Date: Thu, 17 Nov 2005 12:40:45 -0500 (EST)
- shop-talk supported in part by Fat Chance Garage http://fatchancegarage.com I got one for Christmas a year or two ago. If I shake it for like a week, it makes a brief flash like a turnsignal. Perhaps
- /html/shop-talk/2005-11/msg00100.html (8,050 bytes)
- 5. Electric Radiant Floor Heating (score: 1)
- Author: David Hillman <hillman@planet-torque.com>
- Date: Thu, 17 Nov 2005 16:28:41 -0500 (EST)
- shop-talk supported in part by Fat Chance Garage http://fatchancegarage.com I know this has come up here before, so hopefully someone can just point me in the right direction. We've got a ~400 ft^2 g
- /html/shop-talk/2005-11/msg00104.html (7,614 bytes)
- 6. Re: very small utility trailer (score: 1)
- Author: David Hillman <hillman@planet-torque.com>
- Date: Wed, 12 Oct 2005 11:53:25 -0400 (EDT)
- I've had mine over 100... but it does have 14" wheels, independent suspension, and occasionally race tires. Six-wheel drifts not unheard-of, either. http://planet-torque.com/garage/rig1.jpg -- David
- /html/shop-talk/2005-10/msg00083.html (8,314 bytes)
- 7. Re: tire goo (score: 1)
- Author: David Hillman <hillman@planet-torque.com>
- Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2005 12:27:00 -0400 (EDT)
- They'll be fine. I used Tire Slime to seal this set, which have 600 holes in each tire, and 3 of them hold air indefinitely. The fourth needs a little more Slime, but is usable. http://planet-torque.
- /html/shop-talk/2005-10/msg00100.html (7,805 bytes)
- 8. Re: tire goo (score: 1)
- Author: David Hillman <hillman@planet-torque.com>
- Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2005 14:08:18 -0400 (EDT)
- Yes, that's a frozen lake... Sinnissippi, in fact, in Wisconsin. Where are you? They do it all over the world. http://planet-torque.com/iceracing/world.html Of course the T-tops are off! They're dead
- /html/shop-talk/2005-10/msg00104.html (7,266 bytes)
- 9. Re: home networking (score: 1)
- Author: David Hillman <hillman@planet-torque.com>
- Date: Mon, 27 Jun 2005 21:28:19 -0400 (EDT)
- Don't even bother. If you don't already, you will soon have a laptop or other portable device. For that reason, plus it's a lot easier, go wireless. Buy a wireless access point for $75 at MicroCenter
- /html/shop-talk/2005-06/msg00074.html (8,030 bytes)
- 10. Re: home networking (score: 1)
- Author: David Hillman <hillman@planet-torque.com>
- Date: Tue, 28 Jun 2005 10:08:49 -0400 (EDT)
- I'm not going to turn this into a wire debate, and if you guys like drilling holes in your walls, far be it from me to stop you ;) I can max-out my cable modem bandwidth from any of the wireless comp
- /html/shop-talk/2005-06/msg00081.html (9,865 bytes)
- 11. Re: genie vs. craftsman openers? (score: 1)
- Author: David Hillman <hillman@planet-torque.com>
- Date: Sat, 25 Sep 2004 09:42:26 -0400 (EDT)
- When I was shopping last year, I wanted to get a Craftsman. Turns out the Craftsman units were all made in Mexico ( or maybe China, I don't remember ). So were all the others I could find... except G
- /html/shop-talk/2004-09/msg00176.html (6,919 bytes)
- 12. Painting steel wheels? (score: 1)
- Author: David Hillman <hillman@planet-torque.com>
- Date: Fri, 23 Aug 2002 14:14:03 -0400 (EDT)
- I'm sure there must be a good "how-to" out there somehwere, but I can't find it. How can I paint a set of black Toyota OEM steel wheels silver and have the paint stay on through a few winters? Obviou
- /html/shop-talk/2002-08/msg00210.html (7,511 bytes)
- 13. RE: Painting steel wheels? (score: 1)
- Author: David Hillman <hillman@planet-torque.com>
- Date: Fri, 23 Aug 2002 21:05:06 -0400 (EDT)
- Thanks for the help everyone. Now, instead of having no idea where to start, I have about 10 choices ;) -- D a v i d H i l l m a n hillman@planet-torque.com /// unsubscribe/change address requests to
- /html/shop-talk/2002-08/msg00214.html (7,297 bytes)
- 14. Re: paintball guns (score: 1)
- Author: David Hillman <hillman@planet-torque.com>
- Date: Tue, 25 Jun 2002 17:12:54 -0400 (EDT)
- Don't know if they work, but put "deer repellent" in Google.com for other options. Chemical and electrical. How about mounting deer whistles to your lawn-mower blades and leaving it idling in the yar
- /html/shop-talk/2002-06/msg00120.html (7,953 bytes)
- 15. Re: paintball guns (score: 1)
- Author: David Hillman <hillman@planet-torque.com>
- Date: Tue, 25 Jun 2002 17:26:48 -0400 (EDT)
- Turn the mower upside down; problem solved. ( The whistles you mount to your car's bumper are not supposed to attract deer, but I've never used them. ) -- D a v i d H i l l m a n hillman@planet-torqu
- /html/shop-talk/2002-06/msg00124.html (8,108 bytes)
- 16. Re: Grainger (score: 1)
- Author: David Hillman <hillman@planet-torque.com>
- Date: Wed, 1 May 2002 09:39:59 -0400 (EDT)
- Or just go to McMaster.com and buy from them. They don't care who you are, or how much you buy, and their whole catalog is online. -- D a v i d H i l l m a n hillman@planet-torque.com /// unsubscribe
- /html/shop-talk/2002-05/msg00005.html (7,897 bytes)
- 17. Re: Grainger (score: 1)
- Author: David Hillman <hillman@planet-torque.com>
- Date: Wed, 1 May 2002 13:10:49 -0400 (EDT)
- McMaster-Carr has a warehouse in or near Chicago. When I order online I generally find a box on my suburban doorstep within 24 hours. -- D a v i d H i l l m a n hillman@planet-torque.com /// unsubscr
- /html/shop-talk/2002-05/msg00014.html (7,684 bytes)
- 18. RE: [slightly OT] vehicle mass, tread width, and hydroplaning (score: 1)
- Author: David Hillman <hillman@planet-torque.com>
- Date: Tue, 15 Jan 2002 20:17:31 -0500 (EST)
- They aren't going to work much at all in snow or on ice. I had RE-92s as OEM on my Subaru, and I autocrossed them on snow, on ice, and on pavement. I found them poor on each surface. There is no excu
- /html/shop-talk/2002-01/msg00103.html (10,744 bytes)
- 19. Re: [slightly OT] vehicle mass, tread width, and hydroplaning (score: 1)
- Author: David Hillman <hillman@planet-torque.com>
- Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2002 10:08:27 -0500 (EST)
- No. If you care about controlling your vehicle ( and *not* rolling over and dying ), you should keep proper tires on it. If you don't mind sliding around out-of-control and having no options to avoid
- /html/shop-talk/2002-01/msg00110.html (10,537 bytes)
- 20. Abernathy Vise and Tool (score: 1)
- Author: David Hillman <hillman@planet-torque.com>
- Date: Fri, 25 Jan 2002 22:33:50 -0500 (EST)
- I have an unimportant question, and this seems like the best place to get it answered ;) When we bought this house a few years ago, it came with a workbench in the garage that had a very old, semi-fu
- /html/shop-talk/2002-01/msg00197.html (7,434 bytes)
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