- 61. Re: Shop Update (score: 1)
- Author: Steven Trovato <strovato@optonline.net>
- Date: Sun, 26 Sep 2004 21:08:22 -0400
- The local Tech School where I recently took a welding course has floors coated with something clear. Anyone know what that might be? It doesn't look quite as fancy as a painted floor, but it provides
- /html/shop-talk/2004-09/msg00203.html (7,017 bytes)
- 62. Re: POR-15 or RustBullet? (score: 1)
- Author: Steven Trovato <strovato@optonline.net>
- Date: Thu, 30 Sep 2004 16:26:34 -0400
- It is my understanding that POR-15 (and some other similar products) are not UV stable. They change from black to "ugly" if exposed to the sun. Check into this before you do an outdoor gate, unless y
- /html/shop-talk/2004-09/msg00229.html (7,463 bytes)
- 63. Re: One last thing about blasting cabinets and safety (score: 1)
- Author: Steven Trovato <strovato@optonline.net>
- Date: Tue, 03 Aug 2004 01:04:56 -0400
- What do you mean by "one in back for safety"?
- /html/shop-talk/2004-08/msg00016.html (6,873 bytes)
- 64. Re: Keeping mice out of the shed (score: 1)
- Author: Steven Trovato <strovato@optonline.net>
- Date: Fri, 13 Aug 2004 16:45:04 -0400
- I prefer the regular "snap" type traps. At least they usually dispatch the mouse quickly. I have no great sympathy for rodents, but finding live mice desperately trying to escape from a glue trap is
- /html/shop-talk/2004-08/msg00094.html (7,907 bytes)
- 65. Re: dumb electricity question (score: 1)
- Author: Steven Trovato <strovato@optonline.net>
- Date: Tue, 17 Aug 2004 17:31:55 -0400
- September issue of "Fine Homebuilding" has an article called "Installing a Circuit Breaker in an Existing Panel".
- /html/shop-talk/2004-08/msg00140.html (7,102 bytes)
- 66. Re: dumb electricity question (score: 1)
- Author: Steven Trovato <strovato@optonline.net>
- Date: Tue, 17 Aug 2004 23:32:00 -0400
- That's what I thought at first, but there is a bit more to the article than what the title suggests. Fine Homebuilding is still one of my favorite publications. No magazine has ALL the articles perfe
- /html/shop-talk/2004-08/msg00142.html (7,687 bytes)
- 67. RE: car ramps (score: 1)
- Author: Steven Trovato <strovato@optonline.net>
- Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2004 13:25:11 -0400
- One solution I've heard for this (though not tried myself) is to attach a strip of carpet to the bottom part of the ramp, such that the tires drive on the carpet first. Ramps can't slide then.
- /html/shop-talk/2004-08/msg00201.html (7,162 bytes)
- 68. RE: Blasting Sand (score: 1)
- Author: Steven Trovato <strovato@optonline.net>
- Date: Mon, 26 Jul 2004 22:33:26 -0400
- I have found that some rental places rent sandblasting equipment. Those that do, will also carry some abrasives. Not necessarily a lot of selection though. Mine carries black beauty.
- /html/shop-talk/2004-07/msg00115.html (8,060 bytes)
- 69. Re: Blasting Sand (score: 1)
- Author: Steven Trovato <strovato@optonline.net>
- Date: Mon, 26 Jul 2004 23:48:13 -0400
- While we're on the subject, where do you guys get your glass beads, and what size/coarseness do you use?
- /html/shop-talk/2004-07/msg00117.html (8,123 bytes)
- 70. Re: Sand media for sandblasting. (score: 1)
- Author: Steven Trovato <strovato@optonline.net>
- Date: Fri, 11 Jun 2004 18:22:56 -0400
- I don't know if this is an urban construction legend, but I've been told that during construction, if the plumbing is not yet operational, the workers have been known to use these pails "when nature
- /html/shop-talk/2004-06/msg00064.html (8,194 bytes)
- 71. Re: Pinstripe removal (score: 1)
- Author: Steven Trovato <strovato@optonline.net>
- Date: Wed, 16 Jun 2004 17:44:12 -0400
- Eastwood has a tool for this: http://www.eastwoodco.com/shopping/product/detailmain.jsp?itemType=PRODUCT&RS=1&itemID=5218&keyword=pinstripe+removal+tool I've never used it, so I don't know how well i
- /html/shop-talk/2004-06/msg00126.html (8,089 bytes)
- 72. Re: Frosting Window Glass (score: 1)
- Author: Steven Trovato <strovato@optonline.net>
- Date: Sat, 01 May 2004 18:05:01 -0400
- Well, there's paint that is applied with a brush. It dries into a frosty sort of snowflake pattern. I don't know if that qualifies as "permanent". Glass can be etched by sandblasting, but you can't r
- /html/shop-talk/2004-05/msg00002.html (7,341 bytes)
- 73. Re: winch for auto trailer - ? (score: 1)
- Author: Steven Trovato <strovato@optonline.net>
- Date: Mon, 03 May 2004 16:59:22 -0400
- Keep in mind that you can always use a pulley block to approximately double the pulling power. That way on the rare occasion that your pulling the 5000 pounder with 4 flat tires, there is an alternat
- /html/shop-talk/2004-05/msg00020.html (7,483 bytes)
- 74. Re: GOOD Two-Line Cordless Phones? (score: 1)
- Author: Steven Trovato <strovato@optonline.net>
- Date: Thu, 27 May 2004 15:05:13 -0400
- I have the Siemens 8825. I've been reasonably happy with it. I've read that some people have had problems with it, but mine has worked fine for a couple of years now. It's 2.4GHz and $230 at Amazon,
- /html/shop-talk/2004-05/msg00090.html (7,638 bytes)
- 75. Re: Battery Voltages (score: 1)
- Author: Steven Trovato <strovato@optonline.net>
- Date: Tue, 13 Apr 2004 16:16:53 -0400
- There is no hard and fast rule. I don't save batteries that test lower then their "advertised" voltage. That is, less than 9V for a 9V battery, or less than 1.5V for most everything else. For some us
- /html/shop-talk/2004-04/msg00075.html (7,684 bytes)
- 76. Re: Florescent lighting (score: 1)
- Author: Steven Trovato <strovato@optonline.net>
- Date: Tue, 02 Mar 2004 23:05:01 -0500
- I use the 4 foot shoplights. I found that they were much less expensive than the longer ones. They're also easier to transport, bulbs are easier to transport, easier to install and it's easier to spr
- /html/shop-talk/2004-03/msg00016.html (7,840 bytes)
- 77. Re: Anybody know anything about rigging a boat launch? (score: 1)
- Author: Steven Trovato <strovato@optonline.net>
- Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2004 23:09:15 -0500
- Standard protocol where I boat (Candlewood Lake, Connecticut) is to leave the boat in the water for the season. Generally the strategies for lifting boats out of the water are to try to protect more
- /html/shop-talk/2004-03/msg00050.html (9,132 bytes)
- 78. Re: Anybody know anything about rigging a boat launch? (score: 1)
- Author: Steven Trovato <strovato@optonline.net>
- Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2004 00:40:13 -0500
- Are you allowed to put in a mooring? You just sink a bunch of heavy stuff with a chain attached. Then you attach a floating buoy. Best to buy an "official" one, with appropriate stripe to keep the au
- /html/shop-talk/2004-03/msg00053.html (9,805 bytes)
- 79. Re: o/t: Battery cut off switch. (score: 1)
- Author: Steven Trovato <strovato@optonline.net>
- Date: Mon, 22 Mar 2004 13:36:32 -0500
- Check out http://www.batterybrain.com/. They have a model that works with a remote!
- /html/shop-talk/2004-03/msg00105.html (6,842 bytes)
- 80. Re: Air hose/hose reel suggestions? (score: 1)
- Author: Steven Trovato <strovato@optonline.net>
- Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2004 13:08:09 -0500
- Can you explain what you mean by this? -Steve
- /html/shop-talk/2004-02/msg00116.html (7,520 bytes)
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