- 41. Washing machine timer??? (score: 1)
- Author: "Karl Vacek" <KVacek@Ameritech.net>
- Date: Sun, 6 Feb 2005 16:52:18 -0600
- OK - since the Super Bowl isn't on yet, I have another little puzzle. Our 1987 Maytag washer finally broke this afternoon, after Jill had run 5-6 loads with no problem. The timer turns (sounds noisie
- /html/shop-talk/2005-02/msg00012.html (7,195 bytes)
- 42. Re: Washing machine timer??? (score: 1)
- Author: "Karl Vacek" <KVacek@Ameritech.net>
- Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2005 08:40:09 -0600
- I guess you throw your old cars away too ?
- /html/shop-talk/2005-02/msg00020.html (6,896 bytes)
- 43. Re: Chev truck radiator (score: 1)
- Author: "Karl Vacek" <KVacek@Ameritech.net>
- Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2005 08:49:35 -0600
- Apparently my first reply died because I forgot to clip off the trailer..... Dunno how you got a plastic tank - my 1993 Suburban K1500 4X4 has always had all metal. I'm pretty sure it's NOT because m
- /html/shop-talk/2005-02/msg00021.html (9,829 bytes)
- 44. Re: Rhino Ramps (score: 1)
- Author: "Karl Vacek" <KVacek@Ameritech.net>
- Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2005 10:34:51 -0600
- I'd bet that these ramps will fit almost any car - they have a long ramp and a very low front lip - maybe 1/4". My Mustang Cobra is low-hanging in front (larger floor jacks won't fit), but it'll be
- /html/shop-talk/2005-02/msg00026.html (8,466 bytes)
- 45. Re: Chev truck radiator (score: 1)
- Author: "Karl Vacek" <KVacek@Ameritech.net>
- Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2005 14:20:57 -0600
- I'll be happy to share my experience with you - I did the job last summer. While I was in there I fixed the defroster door that had stuck shut at every critical moment since we bought the vehicle, r
- /html/shop-talk/2005-02/msg00035.html (8,810 bytes)
- 46. Re: furnace question (again) (score: 1)
- Author: "Karl Vacek" <KVacek@Ameritech.net>
- Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2005 08:49:26 -0600
- On the Trane - look at those AC condenser coils and try to imagine how you'll ever clean them without destroying them. They're made up of tiny spines of extremely thin aluminum - a decent stream from
- /html/shop-talk/2005-02/msg00096.html (8,803 bytes)
- 47. West Coast help needed (score: 1)
- Author: "Karl Vacek" <KVacek@Ameritech.net>
- Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2005 18:37:33 -0600
- I'm trying to order 6 bundles of a particular Certainteed roofing product that's not distributed here in the Midwest. For whatever reason, they sell a particular line of premium shingles here, but no
- /html/shop-talk/2005-02/msg00108.html (7,151 bytes)
- 48. Re: West Coast help needed - Certainteed Tiles (score: 1)
- Author: "Karl Vacek" <KVacek@Ameritech.net>
- Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2005 20:57:10 -0600
- Thanks but... This lists lots of Certainteed products, but roofing is theoretically not sold to consumers so they don't list roofing distributors.
- /html/shop-talk/2005-02/msg00110.html (7,445 bytes)
- 49. West Coast help needed - Certainteed Tiles (score: 1)
- Author: "Karl Vacek" <KVacek@Ameritech.net>
- Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2005 22:50:31 -0600
- Thanks - you and several others suggested that I look under "Pro". Guess I just didn't think too much about the fact that I can click anywhere I want. Maybe it's just too late... of course that's the
- /html/shop-talk/2005-02/msg00113.html (8,256 bytes)
- 50. Re: Chrome moly and normalization (score: 1)
- Author: "Karl Vacek" <KVacek@Ameritech.net>
- Date: Sat, 1 Jan 2005 10:24:43 -0600
- It's a good idea. You need to bring the entire heat-affected area up to a very dull red color and allow it to slowly air cool without any breezes, etc. with Sure. Small things could be put into an ov
- /html/shop-talk/2005-01/msg00001.html (10,569 bytes)
- 51. Re: Voice Over IP Phone Services (score: 1)
- Author: "Karl Vacek" <KVacek@Ameritech.net>
- Date: Sat, 8 Jan 2005 17:51:45 -0600
- Just another side of this. Warning - a loooong boring side. We have SBC phone service here, and I understand that you have Verizon (I have their cell service). Maybe Verizon's not as competitive as S
- /html/shop-talk/2005-01/msg00047.html (10,548 bytes)
- 52. Re: Voice Over IP Phone Services (score: 1)
- Author: "Karl Vacek" <KVacek@Ameritech.net>
- Date: Sat, 8 Jan 2005 19:10:49 -0600
- competitive you left No doubt we've had LOTS of problems in the past, and I'm sure not pimping for SBC. I've hated them for years and craved the day I could switch to ANYBODY else. Only a couple of
- /html/shop-talk/2005-01/msg00049.html (9,261 bytes)
- 53. Why *not* Armor All ? (score: 1)
- Author: "Karl Vacek" <KVacek@Ameritech.net>
- Date: Wed, 12 Jan 2005 14:15:27 -0600
- What's wrong with Armor-All ?? I must've missed that one. I've always had OK luck with it. However, I have had a couple of experiences, and realize that there are some precautions and limitations to
- /html/shop-talk/2005-01/msg00064.html (7,854 bytes)
- 54. Re: Cordless Drill (score: 1)
- Author: "Karl Vacek" <KVacek@Ameritech.net>
- Date: Sun, 16 Jan 2005 21:20:23 -0600
- Well, there sure are lots of suggestions for 18 volt models..... I bought a DeWalt 14.4 volt driver-drill and it's had plenty of torque for everything I've needed, driving everything from tiny sheet
- /html/shop-talk/2005-01/msg00095.html (9,659 bytes)
- 55. Re: Telephone wiring (score: 1)
- Author: "Karl Vacek" <KVacek@Ameritech.net>
- Date: Tue, 18 Jan 2005 14:12:19 -0600
- connection. Unless you want to use HPNA, to do networking through the phone lines. In that case you need to connect the system all together anyway and you'll need a filter on every phone. Karl
- /html/shop-talk/2005-01/msg00106.html (7,598 bytes)
- 56. Re: Tool cabinets ... (score: 1)
- Author: "Karl Vacek" <KVacek@Ameritech.net>
- Date: Fri, 21 Jan 2005 11:21:54 -0600
- You could always drill out any rivets as they come loose (or just do it in the beginning if it's really a big concern) and use stainless pop rivets. Maybe that's what they used anyway..... Besides,
- /html/shop-talk/2005-01/msg00119.html (7,558 bytes)
- 57. Re: workshop floor (score: 1)
- Author: "Karl Vacek" <KVacek@Ameritech.net>
- Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2005 18:03:05 -0600
- Use treated plywood if you must do this. Personally I'd lay a vapor barrier then lay treated sleepers down flat 2' x 2' OC and fill between them with stone to support the plywood. Seam the plywood ov
- /html/shop-talk/2005-01/msg00146.html (9,238 bytes)
- 58. Re: leaf blower blues - part duex (score: 1)
- Author: "Karl Vacek" <KVacek@Ameritech.net>
- Date: Sun, 12 Dec 2004 19:33:49 -0600
- When my Echo leaf blower did that maybe 15 years ago, I put in a new diaphragm and while I was at it, a carb kit. No problem since. It's about 30 years old now, so it may be time for a new diaphragm
- /html/shop-talk/2004-12/msg00066.html (7,348 bytes)
- 59. Undercabinet lighting (score: 1)
- Author: "Karl Vacek" <KVacek@Ameritech.net>
- Date: Tue, 14 Dec 2004 18:06:30 -0600
- Warning - no automotive content. New kitchen cabinets will be here soon - like almost 60' of them. The culmination of a wifely demand of about 5 years ago, a project from Hell that really extended in
- /html/shop-talk/2004-12/msg00091.html (7,707 bytes)
- 60. Re: Source for left hand 1/4" pipe plug? (score: 1)
- Author: "Karl Vacek" <KVacek@Ameritech.net>
- Date: Tue, 21 Dec 2004 11:08:34 -0600
- Welding supply or cylinder gas supplier? Karl at a
- /html/shop-talk/2004-12/msg00143.html (7,669 bytes)
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