One trick a buddy's dad told us years ago -- Pour off the excess liquid and stir a little liquid at a time into the "putty" at the bottom. Lots less mess and spillage. Once you get the sludge softene
Do you have any old Chinese nutdrivers that don't spin in the handle ? Most of my HF "bargain" ones do. Karl _______________________________________________ Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donat
Absolutely. Phosphoric acid is the active ingredient in most "metal prep" priducts, and it works on aluminum too. For a final treatment, you might want / need to use a conversion coating product, ty
That's unlikely - he lives in Canada, not Chicago. Or is there an el somewhere else ?? ;-) _______________________________________________ Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html Shop-talk m
"Trevor Boicey" wrote... I bought a then-expensive speed-control Dremel tool 20 years ago to replace a WWII-era rotary tool that we needed at the plant (and for all I know whoever stold it is probabl
First off, the space will need decent ventilation to keep the machines cool. If the dust collector lets any dust escape, a little room and everything in it will get really dirty really fast. That wil
MJB had said about a week ago that he had some server problems - perhaps that was it ?? _______________________________________________ Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html Shop-talk mail
I've have the government coupons for TV converter boxes for a while, and need to use them within a week. The big-box stores tend to have only one brand, no choice or features to decide on. TV isn't a
I've been running the manufacturer-recommended 5W-30 in my 2 modern cars, both current-generation American V-8's, each purchased used with 25,000 and 36,000 miles on them, and I've used synthetic sin
But cutting out a section and gluing in a new piece is simple - just use non-stopped couplings. They slide completely over the pipe and get out of the way. That gives you telescoping and doesn't requ
You have a great gun in that Binks #18. It's capable of painting the highest quality finish possible on your car. You know how to use it, and would have some advantage over having to learn how to us
John, John, John - That's Purdue - as in one of the foremost engineering schools in the country and alma mater to at least two of us list members. This might be what you meant: http://rebar.ecn.purdu
My reply sounded kind of wise-ass - but I was just trying (poorly) to be funny. Sorry - I really didn't mean to be a jerk, although it's kinda congenital with me... __________________________________
Hey - I didn't name anyone - you came out of the slide-rule case all by yourself !! Karl _______________________________________________ Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html Shop-talk ma
Wow - UNIX ? E-mail ? Sounds pretty modern. When I was at Purdue we had an IBM 7094, and Fortran was translated onto tape by an IBM 1401 from the cards we punched. About the computing power of a desk
VAX - that's one of those new minicomputers, isn't it ?? I overheard a couple of the guys who were standing between the 403 Lister and the [damn - I can't remember the number any more] Burster the ot
But do you remember SUVON ? State Universities VOice Network. You could go to the Union and use one of the campus phones on the second floor (second from the aisle if I remember right) and by punchi
Maybe they'd be more comfortable with 78's then - a large proportion of them were one-sided Karl _______________________________________________ Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html Shop-
Thanks - that site led me to this. Another way to fritter away time instead of working ;-) http://www.oldchristmaslights.com/ There's loads of info on the history of bubble lights, identification cha
Zackly how most air-powered pumps work. Paint, oil, grease, etc. piston pumps work that way. The air and fluid circuits are completely divorced - a leak in one will typically leak to the outside, not