- 41. Re: How likely am i to be able to pull electrical wire? (score: 1)
- Author: jamesf@groupwbench.org
- Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2007 09:37:35 -0400 (EDT)
- Pretty unlikely. I've had walls to the bare framing and it was all I could do to get the cable through the 3 2x4s that usually make up a corner. You will expend far less energy cutting out the drywa
- /html/shop-talk/2007-06/msg00043.html (7,531 bytes)
- 42. Re: While we're on the wiring subject (score: 1)
- Author: jamesf@groupwbench.org
- Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2007 12:36:51 -0400 (EDT)
- In my opinion, if you have to ask this, you aren't ready to do it. Read "Wiring Simplified" http://www.amazon.com/Wiring-Simplified-Based-National-Electrical/dp/0971977909 Then have someone who know
- /html/shop-talk/2007-06/msg00047.html (7,570 bytes)
- 43. Levelling bookcases (score: 1)
- Author: Jim Franklin <jamesf@groupwbench.org>
- Date: Sat, 16 Jun 2007 16:49:23 -0400
- Here's one for a quiet Saturday. I'm installing a couple of walls' worth of Ikea bookcases. They will sit on an 80 year old hardwood floor which is no longer close to level. I need something that wil
- /html/shop-talk/2007-06/msg00061.html (6,917 bytes)
- 44. Re: [Shop-talk] Levelling bookcases (score: 1)
- Author: Jim Franklin <jamesf@groupwbench.org>
- Date: Sun, 17 Jun 2007 00:18:44 -0400
- I'm far too lazy to stage them, mark the location and re-place for scribing. :-) (The same goes for making a false floor- it'd be nice & stable but I don't have the tools or patience to make one that
- /html/shop-talk/2007-06/msg00068.html (7,038 bytes)
- 45. Re: [Shop-talk] Need Generator Help (score: 1)
- Author: Jim Franklin <jamesf@groupwbench.org>
- Date: Sun, 17 Jun 2007 06:27:52 -0400
- Is it for your house, RV, ??? You checked that none of the on/off switches got turned off accidentally or that no safetly mechanisms were tripped? Spark plug wire or other wire didn't vibrate or get
- /html/shop-talk/2007-06/msg00070.html (7,591 bytes)
- 46. Re: [Shop-talk] Levelling bookcases (score: 1)
- Author: Jim Franklin <jamesf@groupwbench.org>
- Date: Sun, 17 Jun 2007 20:53:51 -0400
- I could, but then I'd need something to protect the hardwood floor. Also, I wouldn't be able to reach the ones in the back; there's a plinth covering the space under the bottom shelf. I did secure th
- /html/shop-talk/2007-06/msg00076.html (8,368 bytes)
- 47. Re: [Shop-talk] GFCI tripping (score: 1)
- Author: jamesf@groupwbench.org
- Date: Thu, 5 Jul 2007 10:50:12 -0400 (EDT)
- I do know that treadmills specifically will trip arc-fault breakers, which are now required in bedrooms, so I'd bet they play havoc with the logic of a GFCI too. Is there anything in the manual rega
- /html/shop-talk/2007-07/msg00072.html (7,015 bytes)
- 48. [Shop-talk] Ejection pump system problem (score: 1)
- Author: jamesf@groupwbench.org
- Date: Thu, 5 Jul 2007 23:55:05 -0400 (EDT)
- Hi...I'm visiting a friend who is housesitting a friend of hers. That place has what appears to be a whole house sewage sump pump/ejection system, i.e. a large sealed (sort of) cylindrical tank burie
- /html/shop-talk/2007-07/msg00103.html (7,580 bytes)
- 49. Re: [Shop-talk] Ejection pump system problem (score: 1)
- Author: jamesf@groupwbench.org
- Date: Fri, 6 Jul 2007 11:25:44 -0400 (EDT)
- They're bringing me beer :-) I'm from MA so I only "know" what I infer, but I hear that runoff, like from your roof, doesn't belong to you unless explicitly stated in the deed. Runoff here feeds Veg
- /html/shop-talk/2007-07/msg00116.html (7,836 bytes)
- 50. [Shop-talk] work carts? (score: 1)
- Author: Jim Franklin <jamesf@groupwbench.org>
- Date: Sun, 23 Sep 2007 16:27:18 -0400
- I have a friend wants to buy one of these. Any comments? Experiences? http://www.northerntool.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_6970_200332049_200332049 thanks, jim
- /html/shop-talk/2007-09/msg00213.html (6,736 bytes)
- 51. [Shop-talk] Marvin replacement sashes? (score: 1)
- Author: Jim Franklin <jamesf@groupwbench.org>
- Date: Thu, 04 Oct 2007 21:19:08 -0400
- Marvin makes these to replace original double hung sashes. Nice in that you don't have to remove the existing trim and you get to keep the same glass area unlike replacement windows. Has anyone tried
- /html/shop-talk/2007-10/msg00044.html (6,612 bytes)
- 52. Re: [Shop-talk] Wholesale Auto Parts (Otto? Otto parts?) (score: 1)
- Author: Jim Franklin <jamesf@groupwbench.org>
- Date: Sun, 07 Oct 2007 11:42:56 -0400
- Goodyear stores, in my opinion, make Sears' service dept gouging fiasco of a few years ago look like child's play. Yet every Saturday I see the line out the door. jim ________________________________
- /html/shop-talk/2007-10/msg00099.html (7,402 bytes)
- 53. [Shop-talk] Removing latex paint from poly floor (score: 1)
- Author: Jim Franklin <jamesf@groupwbench.org>
- Date: Sun, 07 Oct 2007 15:31:30 -0400
- I painted my baseboard molding and in some places the tape didn't seal and there's paint on the (3 week old) polyurethane floor. How can I remove this without affecting the poly? The floor isn't smoo
- /html/shop-talk/2007-10/msg00102.html (7,237 bytes)
- 54. Re: [Shop-talk] Removing latex paint from poly floor (score: 1)
- Author: Jim Franklin <jamesf@groupwbench.org>
- Date: Sun, 07 Oct 2007 17:46:28 -0400
- I used denatured since I had to go buy some anyway, but worked like a charm. thanks, jim _______________________________________________ Shop-talk mailing list http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/
- /html/shop-talk/2007-10/msg00105.html (7,550 bytes)
- 55. [Shop-talk] Geothermal (was:Re: garage heating, electric vs. gas) (score: 1)
- Author: Jim Franklin <jamesf@groupwbench.org>
- Date: Thu, 18 Oct 2007 19:55:16 -0400
- How does the ground temperature not eventually reach equilibrium with the shop? I can't see the transfer of heat in dirt being fast enough to absorb a summer's worth of 85+ temps. jim _______________
- /html/shop-talk/2007-10/msg00301.html (7,516 bytes)
- 56. [Shop-talk] Keeping driveway under deck dry (score: 1)
- Author: Jim Franklin <jamesf@groupwbench.org>
- Date: Thu, 18 Oct 2007 20:34:18 -0400
- I'm looking to keep the driveway under my deck dry, or at least free from raindrops so I can work under there in the rain. I remember seeing a product in a mag years ago but cannot recall even how it
- /html/shop-talk/2007-10/msg00303.html (7,458 bytes)
- 57. Re: [Shop-talk] Keeping driveway under deck dry (score: 1)
- Author: Jim Franklin <jamesf@groupwbench.org>
- Date: Thu, 18 Oct 2007 21:44:42 -0400
- All set now. Thanks! jim _______________________________________________ Shop-talk mailing list http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/shop-talk
- /html/shop-talk/2007-10/msg00306.html (6,875 bytes)
- 58. Re: [Shop-talk] plumping question (score: 1)
- Author: Jim Franklin <jamesf@groupwbench.org>
- Date: Sun, 28 Oct 2007 09:47:25 -0400
- Every single time this has happaned to me, it's been tree roots in the main sewer line. About 20% of the time, the shower or other low lying drain will back up when we flushed the toilet, but rarely
- /html/shop-talk/2007-10/msg00421.html (7,840 bytes)
- 59. Re: [Shop-talk] plumping question (score: 1)
- Author: Jim Franklin <jamesf@groupwbench.org>
- Date: Mon, 29 Oct 2007 08:31:00 -0400
- I figured he was readying his place for Thanksgiving... jim _______________________________________________ Shop-talk mailing list http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/shop-talk
- /html/shop-talk/2007-10/msg00439.html (8,127 bytes)
- 60. Re: [Shop-talk] Replacing Asbestos Insulation (score: 1)
- Author: Jim Franklin <jamesf@groupwbench.org>
- Date: Sun, 16 Dec 2007 20:59:39 -0500
- You can order the large size fiberglass from a heating supply store, but it isn't cheap. As for alternatives, we came up with a few last night at a party. Best was the corrgated cardboard with facing
- /html/shop-talk/2007-12/msg00218.html (8,100 bytes)
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