- 1. Re: frame off restoration (score: 1)
- Author: "Hamish Hubbard (and Ode)" <ode@ihug.co.nz>
- Date: Wed, 11 Nov 1998 14:23:54 +1300
- There are many ways to organise the work. On a restoration I have started, I have made a chart of each of the car's major components (i.e. electrical, suspension, interior, etc), breaking each catego
- /html/shop-talk/1998-11/msg00050.html (8,220 bytes)
- 2. CFM vs. SCFM (don't read if the word "compressor" makes you tense) (score: 1)
- Author: "Hamish Hubbard (and Ode)" <ode@ihug.co.nz>
- Date: Mon, 31 Aug 1998 18:55:03 +1200
- (I've looked everywhere but can't find the info and it's another week until the Snap On guy is in my area). In the Snap On catalogue the air tools have an air consumption listed in CFM and SCFM. My q
- /html/shop-talk/1998-09/msg00000.html (6,893 bytes)
- 3. Re: Removing Engine Sludge (score: 1)
- Author: "Hamish Hubbard (and Ode)" <ode@ihug.co.nz>
- Date: Sat, 26 Sep 1998 17:46:49 +1200
- The sludge is really only in the bottom of the sump, not the rest of the engine, though there may be other buildups in the rest of the engine of crud depending on age, the sludge in the sump could be
- /html/shop-talk/1998-09/msg00031.html (7,980 bytes)
- 4. Setting up shop (score: 1)
- Author: "Hamish Hubbard (and Ode)" <ode@ihug.co.nz>
- Date: Sun, 16 Aug 1998 16:56:06 +1200
- I'm about to start some serious car restoration work (as opposed to tinkering out on the driveway). I have an adequately sized space in a garage in which to work, which is a new experience. I have a
- /html/shop-talk/1998-08/msg00099.html (9,339 bytes)
- 5. Re: Setting up shop (score: 1)
- Author: "Hamish Hubbard (and Ode)" <ode@ihug.co.nz>
- Date: Mon, 17 Aug 1998 11:10:09 +1200
- Unfortunately, that brand is not available here, but FWIW even the worst rubbish tools are guaranteed for life. The catch being that the tools are often only imported for a brief time, and no-one eve
- /html/shop-talk/1998-08/msg00111.html (8,348 bytes)
- 6. Setting up shop (score: 1)
- Author: "Hamish Hubbard (and Ode)" <ode@ihug.co.nz>
- Date: Mon, 17 Aug 1998 12:27:14 +1200
- Thanks to all for the responses (too many to reply to individually). I have summaries the answers for which I still have some more queries: Tools - unfortunately no Sears Craftsman in New Zealand. Re
- /html/shop-talk/1998-08/msg00112.html (9,292 bytes)
- 7. Compressors (score: 1)
- Author: "Hamish Hubbard (and Ode)" <ode@ihug.co.nz>
- Date: Thu, 20 Aug 1998 12:18:11 +1200
- Well, I discovered that 3-phase power is very difficult to get installed in your home in New Zealand so the maximum power limit on a compressor I could buy would be around 2.5hp (2.5 "true" hp). In t
- /html/shop-talk/1998-08/msg00140.html (8,046 bytes)
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