- 1. displaying load on generator (score: 1)
- Author: "john niolon" <jniolon@bham.rr.com>
- Date: Tue, 7 Mar 2006 15:45:07 -0600
- I've replaced my old military surplus 7kw gen set with a shiny new Generac Elite 30 kw unit... all the bells and whistles..auto start and exercise...auto switch over, etc.. one thing it doesn't have
- /html/shop-talk/2006-03/msg00053.html (8,223 bytes)
- 2. armored cable (score: 1)
- Author: "john niolon" <jniolon@bham.rr.com>
- Date: Sun, 5 Feb 2006 11:07:57 -0600
- maybe an easier fix... take a piece of heat shrink tubing as long as you can slide on the wire....blow some heat on it with a heat gun OR just shrink the end that's exposed... that will hold it in p
- /html/shop-talk/2006-02/msg00008.html (8,001 bytes)
- 3. battery for winch gantry (score: 1)
- Author: "john niolon" <jniolon@bham.rr.com>
- Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2006 06:16:15 -0600
- have you though of mounting the battery/charger at floor level and running heavy cable up to the winch.. Maybe a couple of #4 stranded copper cables (or even #2 welding cable) clamped to the gantry
- /html/shop-talk/2006-02/msg00015.html (7,907 bytes)
- 4. Fw: battery for winch gantry (score: 1)
- Author: "john niolon" <jniolon@bham.rr.com>
- Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2006 08:50:59 -0600
- have you though of mounting the battery/charger at floor level and running heavy cable up to the winch.. Maybe a couple of #4 stranded copper cables (or even #2 welding cable) clamped to the gantry
- /html/shop-talk/2006-02/msg00016.html (6,797 bytes)
- 5. shelving (score: 1)
- Author: "john niolon" <jniolon@bham.rr.com>
- Date: Wed, 15 Feb 2006 07:20:17 -0600
- I agree with Nolan... cheaper overall to just buy some and install.....The metal ones he mentioned are great..just put in 6 sets this weekend for son-in-law's office/storage. Flexible and easy to dea
- /html/shop-talk/2006-02/msg00039.html (8,625 bytes)
- 6. replacing kitchen sink faucet... if it was easy...? (score: 1)
- Author: "john niolon" <jniolon@bham.rr.com>
- Date: Sun, 19 Feb 2006 17:29:32 -0600
- Valve in my one handle kitchen sink faucet set is bad and won't let the hand sprayer work...(it's all one piece with no separate diverter valve). So I figure, buy the kit... 15 minutes and I'm sprayi
- /html/shop-talk/2006-02/msg00062.html (9,355 bytes)
- 7. Fw: Duct work (score: 1)
- Author: "john niolon" <jniolon@bham.rr.com>
- Date: Tue, 28 Feb 2006 05:31:45 -0600
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- /html/shop-talk/2006-02/msg00070.html (8,373 bytes)
- 8. battery minders ??? (score: 1)
- Author: "john niolon" <jniolon@bham.rr.com>
- Date: Tue, 17 Jan 2006 14:53:06 -0600
- A: Yes, you can use it on Optima batteries for short periods (2-3 months) at a time. If you need to maintain your Optima batteries for longer periods, you should get the BatteryMINDer adjusted for Op
- /html/shop-talk/2006-01/msg00065.html (7,961 bytes)
- 9. core drilling brick (score: 1)
- Author: "john niolon" <jniolon@bham.rr.com>
- Date: Sat, 21 Jan 2006 11:29:16 -0600
- installing a standby generator and need to core drill a brick wall... need a 1.5" hole thru one course of brick... from there I can use a hole saw thru particle board and sheetrock... I know you can
- /html/shop-talk/2006-01/msg00076.html (8,249 bytes)
- 10. core drillling (score: 1)
- Author: "john niolon" <jniolon@bham.rr.com>
- Date: Sat, 21 Jan 2006 15:06:16 -0600
- Chris is right... I need to remove a smooth circle 1=" in diameter thru a brick wall.... I'm afraid of percussion or hammer drilling as I might break the brick and this is a very visible location...
- /html/shop-talk/2006-01/msg00080.html (7,658 bytes)
- 11. Re: Gas line installation (score: 1)
- Author: "john niolon" <jniolon@bham.rr.com>
- Date: Sat, 28 Jan 2006 16:30:31 -0600
- I would also use something protective.... not copper say.... 1/2" black pipe till I got it inside and protected from accidental contact.. and support it with something like vibration damping clamps..
- /html/shop-talk/2006-01/msg00101.html (8,181 bytes)
- 12. satellite receivers and VCRs (score: 1)
- Author: "john niolon" <jniolon@bham.rr.com>
- Date: Wed, 7 Dec 2005 09:11:06 -0600
- shop content... I watch tv in the shop... I've got the standard Dish Network setup... 4 sets , 2 receivers. Main TVs (connected to receivers) are set to channel 3... remotes are set to Channel 60. I
- /html/shop-talk/2005-12/msg00079.html (8,756 bytes)
- 13. Re: satellite receivers and VCRs (score: 1)
- Author: "john niolon" <jniolon@bham.rr.com>
- Date: Wed, 7 Dec 2005 11:07:11 -0600
- well duh.... thanks Bill and Inch... after I pulled everything out from the wall I found the output jacks and the input jacks and connected them (with appropriate color codes even) and things work pe
- /html/shop-talk/2005-12/msg00090.html (7,973 bytes)
- 14. sats and dvd and av switches OH MY !!! (score: 1)
- Author: "john niolon" <jniolon@bham.rr.com>
- Date: Wed, 7 Dec 2005 12:34:32 -0600
- what I understand is this.... you want two receivers to control 4 tvs right ?? and any tv should be tunable to any channel at any time ??? right ??? Dish Network does that now with two receivers wit
- /html/shop-talk/2005-12/msg00098.html (7,895 bytes)
- 15. 20# propane tanks - half full or half empty??? (score: 1)
- Author: "john niolon" <jniolon@bham.rr.com>
- Date: Sat, 10 Dec 2005 07:47:54 -0600
- At Christmas we have a crowd at my house. To help with overflow I always wrap my screened porch with poly to block the wind and put two propane 25K infrared heaters out there. in 280 weather it stays
- /html/shop-talk/2005-12/msg00150.html (9,488 bytes)
- 16. leaky tires (score: 1)
- Author: "john niolon" <jniolon@bham.rr.com>
- Date: Thu, 24 Nov 2005 17:16:33 -0600
- shop-talk supported in part by Fat Chance Garage http://fatchancegarage.com I've just built a trailer for a portable welder... found a van rear axle with a reasonably good set of tires at the salvage
- /html/shop-talk/2005-11/msg00122.html (8,095 bytes)
- 17. mig welders (score: 1)
- Author: "john niolon" <jniolon@bham.rr.com>
- Date: Wed, 12 Oct 2005 19:04:28 -0500
- Miller and Hobart are same company... Hobart is their consumer product, Miller is their commercial product... both are excellent machines. Lincoln is also a name brand machine and a good choice. par
- /html/shop-talk/2005-10/msg00090.html (8,953 bytes)
- 18. jumper cable hickey things (score: 1)
- Author: "john niolon" <jniolon@bham.rr.com>
- Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2005 16:40:29 -0500
- I got a set at NAPA with the leads already attached.... john like old ford trucks ??? check out my site http://jniolon.clubfte.com or our mother ship at www.ford-trucks.com
- /html/shop-talk/2005-09/msg00061.html (6,478 bytes)
- 19. home standby generator (score: 1)
- Author: "john niolon" <jniolon@bham.rr.com>
- Date: Wed, 21 Sep 2005 21:15:04 -0500
- Hurricane Katrina left us with no electrical service for 5 days and my wife with 6 wedding cakes to decorate and deliver. Rule #1... You can't do wedding cakes in Alabama without A/C. My little nat g
- /html/shop-talk/2005-09/msg00102.html (8,311 bytes)
- 20. speaking of fuel tanks (score: 1)
- Author: "john niolon" <jniolon@bham.rr.com>
- Date: Mon, 18 Jul 2005 21:32:40 -0500
- had a friend weld up a tank for a fuel tank for my gas powered welder... what is the best way to leak test it ?? got a 2" filler neck (threaded) and a 1/4" outlet line . It's about 16 gallons... it's
- /html/shop-talk/2005-07/msg00107.html (6,798 bytes)
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