- 81. Re: Building a shop (score: 1)
- Author: "Elton Clark" <lotus.tony@airmail.net>
- Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2004 00:39:06 -0600
- My part of Texas has 'way too much humidity for "swamp boxes" but if your figure is 20% or less during the hottest summer, charts indicate a decent temperature drop of 20-25 degrees. I went with AC i
- /html/shop-talk/2004-02/msg00038.html (8,520 bytes)
- 82. Re: tools on wheels (score: 1)
- Author: "TONY CLARK" <lotus.tony@airmail.net>
- Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2004 10:40:38 -0600
- To facilitate my similar storage problem, I just mounted two height-adjustable wheel assemblies off an old junk lawn mower on one end of my "Rong Fu" (Buffalo) band saw. I just retract the wheels whe
- /html/shop-talk/2004-02/msg00074.html (7,045 bytes)
- 83. Re: Garage Door Adjustment (score: 1)
- Author: "Elton Clark" <lotus.tony@airmail.net>
- Date: Mon, 5 Jan 2004 00:13:05 -0600
- This isn't critical . . .all the doors I've seen use a one piece solid shaft and therefore balance is not affected noticeably if the springs are of somewhat different tension . . It IS important to g
- /html/shop-talk/2004-01/msg00005.html (7,129 bytes)
- 84. Re: Powder Coating Question (score: 1)
- Author: "TONY CLARK" <lotus.tony@airmail.net>
- Date: Wed, 14 Jan 2004 18:46:18 -0600
- Lots of sports car and race car builders are influenced by the words of the late Carroll Smith. He didn't much like powder coating on chassis or suspension pieces . . he had the idea that one couldn'
- /html/shop-talk/2004-01/msg00053.html (8,011 bytes)
- 85. Plasma Cutting (score: 1)
- Author: "Elton Clark" <lotus.tony@airmail.net>
- Date: Fri, 16 Jan 2004 21:53:28 -0600
- Great site with more than you want to know about "Plasma Cutting" http://www.hypertherm.com/technology/plasma_history.htm#top
- /html/shop-talk/2004-01/msg00054.html (6,338 bytes)
- 86. Re: Trailer idea (score: 1)
- Author: "Elton Clark" <lotus.tony@airmail.net>
- Date: Sun, 18 Jan 2004 13:42:03 -0600
- How we gonna load this trailer/tank? If by using a front-end loader from the side, you're only going to have a 2-3 foot wide target and most loader buckets are wider. Tony, no shoveling allowed
- /html/shop-talk/2004-01/msg00057.html (7,184 bytes)
- 87. Re: Tools (score: 1)
- Author: "Elton Clark" <lotus.tony@airmail.net>
- Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2004 12:36:51 -0600
- necessarily need but you wouldn't do without them now? Those 4 1/2" $5.95 Chinese disc grinders! I keep a good Makita for serious grinding but I have several of the "cheapos" that I keep handy with:
- /html/shop-talk/2004-01/msg00071.html (7,529 bytes)
- 88. Re: Tools (score: 1)
- Author: "TONY CLARK" <lotus.tony@airmail.net>
- Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2004 16:14:09 -0600
- Maybe a tad quieter but still much noisier than a 12 year old Makita.
- /html/shop-talk/2004-01/msg00077.html (8,014 bytes)
- 89. Re: Balancing wheels@home (score: 1)
- Author: "Elton Clark" <lotus.tony@airmail.net>
- Date: Sun, 14 Dec 2003 09:19:46 -0600
- There is a segment on the Yokohama site which explains the importance of and the relationship between static and dynamic balance. http://www.yokohamatire.com/utbalancing.asp You'll probably find that
- /html/shop-talk/2003-12/msg00060.html (7,737 bytes)
- 90. Re: Balancing wheels - DIY (score: 1)
- Author: "Elton Clark" <lotus.tony@airmail.net>
- Date: Mon, 15 Dec 2003 01:03:52 -0600
- problem. Maybe so but I would add the caveat that the need for dynamic balance increases hugely with the width/diameter ratio . . wide tire dynamic imbalance will be magnified compared to the same we
- /html/shop-talk/2003-12/msg00076.html (8,555 bytes)
- 91. Re: Drilling 4" hole through concrete (score: 1)
- Author: "Elton Clark" <lotus.tony@airmail.net>
- Date: Tue, 23 Dec 2003 12:32:27 -0600
- I hate wasting all that good heat myself but I wouldn't want to pump all that super saturated humidity into my garage . . How about running the heated air through a junkyard radiator as a heat-exchan
- /html/shop-talk/2003-12/msg00093.html (8,365 bytes)
- 92. Neat Tool Nomination: (score: 1)
- Author: "TONY CLARK" <lotus.tony@airmail.net>
- Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2003 16:07:13 -0600
- If you have a convenient "PARTS PLUS" auto parts store, check this out: One of their fall specials is a 1/4" & 3/8" dual drive rachet with a flex head. Yep, it had a 1/4" on one side and a 3/8" on th
- /html/shop-talk/2003-11/msg00087.html (6,762 bytes)
- 93. Re: "Goos Enough" but Good Value (score: 1)
- Author: "TONY CLARK" <lotus.tony@airmail.net>
- Date: Sun, 23 Nov 2003 16:19:00 -0600
- When I'm trying to justify my "cheap" tools, I drag out my Harbor Freight 3/4" drive socket and handle set. It cost about $40 dollars for the whole set and each _socket_ likely costs that much off th
- /html/shop-talk/2003-11/msg00139.html (8,415 bytes)
- 94. Re: Engineering Question Regarding Splined Shafts (score: 1)
- Author: "TONY CLARK" <lotus.tony@airmail.net>
- Date: Sat, 18 Oct 2003 20:50:00 -0500
- For what it's worth: When the "American Society of Agricultural Engineers" recognized that the increasing horsepower of tractors was stressing the 1 3/8" 6 spline 540 RPM power-take-off shaft of the
- /html/shop-talk/2003-10/msg00085.html (8,385 bytes)
- 95. Re: autobody panel recommendation wanted (score: 1)
- Author: "Elton Clark" <lotus.tony@airmail.net>
- Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2003 11:25:18 -0500
- Aircraft Spruce, http://www.aircraftspruce.com , the supplier of choice for the world of homebuilt aircraft, is the best source for Cleco products of all sizes and types. The simple ones you mention
- /html/shop-talk/2003-10/msg00095.html (8,334 bytes)
- 96. Re: battery charger safety feature (score: 1)
- Author: "TONY CLARK" <lotus.tony@airmail.net>
- Date: Fri, 5 Sep 2003 17:03:16 -0500
- I found the same "brilliant" feature on the "jumper battery" I bought from Sam's . . I talked to a Vector Company engineer and he explained about hydrogen out-gasing and explosions and admitted that
- /html/shop-talk/2003-09/msg00019.html (7,920 bytes)
- 97. Re: More concrete floor (score: 1)
- Author: "Elton Clark" <lotus.tony@airmail.net>
- Date: Thu, 11 Sep 2003 10:40:47 -0500
- A couple of footnotes aimed at concrete floor maintenance: My experience with the muratic acid etching process taught me that one can't be too careful with the venting or the protection of bare metal
- /html/shop-talk/2003-09/msg00071.html (8,692 bytes)
- 98. Re: Speaking of trailers... (score: 1)
- Author: "Elton Clark" <lotus.tony@airmail.net>
- Date: Tue, 23 Sep 2003 14:08:15 -0500
- I agree . . If the tow vehicle and the trailer both have good tires and brakes, one "panic stop" might well launch the cargo to a new home atop the truck. Tony
- /html/shop-talk/2003-09/msg00143.html (7,594 bytes)
- 99. Re: anybody know how to recover data? (score: 1)
- Author: "Elton Clark" <lotus.tony@airmail.net>
- Date: Tue, 19 Aug 2003 21:23:07 -0500
- These people can fix you up and cure that depression as well: http://www.recallusa.com/camera_card_recovery.html Tony Clark /// unsubscribe/change address requests to majordomo@autox.team.net or try
- /html/shop-talk/2003-08/msg00062.html (7,047 bytes)
- 100. Re: Left twist drill bits (score: 1)
- Author: "Elton Clark" <lotus.tony@airmail.net>
- Date: Sat, 23 Aug 2003 21:09:38 -0500
- Since about the only good reason for owning left-hand twist bits is for broken bolt/stud extraction, I suggest one might want a higher quality brand than the tools that "Pep Boys" usually stock. I'd
- /html/shop-talk/2003-08/msg00108.html (7,776 bytes)
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