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281. Re: RTV adhesive. sealant (score: 1): Author: cak@dimebank.com (Chris Kantarjiev); Date: Fri, 31 Jan 1997 19:30:44 -0800; As with any adhesive, a clean surface is necessary. Acetone is one of the best cleaners for adhesives if the materials will tolerate it. 3M Adhesive Cleaner is amazing stuff. It seems to be exactly t; /html/shop-talk/1997-01/msg00120.html (6,658 bytes)
282. Re: Garage Floor Painting Questions (score: 1): Author: cak@dimebank.com (Chris Kantarjiev); Date: Thu, 5 Dec 1996 17:24:51 -0800; While we're asking about floors ... I'm going to be extending the pad in my garage shop. Some people have talked about insulating under the concrete. With what, I wonder?; /html/shop-talk/1996-12/msg00018.html (7,903 bytes)
283. Re: Micrometers (score: 1): Author: cak@dimebank.com (Chris Kantarjiev); Date: Mon, 16 Dec 1996 11:41:13 -0800; $200 is more than even Starrett wants for a new 3" caliper (I think the price is about $175). If you're willing to have an import rather than American made, you should be able to find one for under $; /html/shop-talk/1996-12/msg00059.html (7,106 bytes)
284. Re: Micrometers (score: 1): Author: cak@dimebank.com (Chris Kantarjiev); Date: Mon, 16 Dec 1996 15:36:09 -0800; I didn't realize that Starrett was considered a good make in calipers. They're the most highly regarded American made brand of precision measuring instrument. (Which, in many eyes, translates to the; /html/shop-talk/1996-12/msg00064.html (6,719 bytes)
285. Re: Pozi-drive and the Snap-On Man (score: 1): Author: cak@dimebank.com (Chris Kantarjiev); Date: Wed, 6 Nov 1996 12:48:43 -0800; It looks a lot like a Phillips screw. The shape of the grooves is slightly different, to better hold the fastener to the driver. (Remember, all these "advanced" fasteners were developed to speed asse; /html/shop-talk/1996-11/msg00009.html (8,680 bytes)
286. Re: garage heaters (score: 1): Author: cak@dimebank.com (Chris Kantarjiev); Date: Tue, 12 Nov 1996 10:50:01 -0800; And for a few sawbucks you can get a battery powered CO detector to put next to the smoke detector in your garage (you have one, right?) for those cold winter tuning sessions with the door only parti; /html/shop-talk/1996-11/msg00049.html (7,148 bytes)
287. Re: Air compressors yet again. (score: 1): Author: cak@dimebank.com (Chris Kantarjiev); Date: Wed, 20 Nov 1996 16:12:19 -0800; The oil-type compressors require somewhat higher maintenance (you have to remember to change the oil once in a while), are less buzzy when they run (a lot of people can't stand the sound of the oil-l; /html/shop-talk/1996-11/msg00088.html (9,528 bytes)
288. Re: Metal Lathes (score: 1): Author: cak@dimebank.com (Chris Kantarjiev); Date: Wed, 4 Sep 1996 14:40:43 -0700; I'm consodering bying a metal lathe for my garage. By all means, check out rec.crafts.metalworking and the MetalWeb News (http://tbr.state.tn.us/~wgray/index.html) where you will find lots of opinion; /html/shop-talk/1996-09/msg00001.html (7,016 bytes)
289. Re: Metal Lathes (score: 1): Author: cak@dimebank.com (Chris Kantarjiev); Date: Wed, 4 Sep 1996 15:49:12 -0700; Not to mention that a used US machine can be cheaper. Our 15"er is a old 1906 line lathe with an electric motor on top to turn the drum. Absolutely. I was going to say "but you have to know what to l; /html/shop-talk/1996-09/msg00003.html (7,258 bytes)
290. Re: Painting (score: 1): Author: cak@dimebank.com (Chris Kantarjiev); Date: Thu, 12 Sep 1996 11:19:32 -0700; Try oven cleaner on a small section. It will take off the paint; the question is whether or not it will damage the aluminum.; /html/shop-talk/1996-09/msg00018.html (6,596 bytes)
291. Re: Radiant Heat in shop floor (score: 1): Author: cak@dimebank.com (Chris Kantarjiev); Date: Thu, 26 Sep 1996 10:44:30 -0700; In Europe, radiant floor heat is comon and wonderful. In California, it has a bad rap because of a man named Eichler; he built cheap and quick homes in the SF Bay ARea just after WWII. They all had r; /html/shop-talk/1996-09/msg00062.html (8,034 bytes)
292. Re: Tools rusting :-( (score: 1): Author: cak@dimebank.com (Chris Kantarjiev); Date: Thu, 8 Aug 1996 11:02:11 -0700; An old machinist's trick is to put a block of camphor in the toolchest to help avoid surface rust. (You can probably find camphor at your drugstore - ask.); /html/shop-talk/1996-08/msg00039.html (6,769 bytes)
293. Re: Brake fluid disposal (score: 1): Author: cak@dimebank.com (Chris Kantarjiev); Date: Thu, 8 Aug 1996 11:47:52 -0700; /html/shop-talk/1996-08/msg00040.html (7,117 bytes)
294. Re: Mini-garage... (score: 1): Author: cak@dimebank.com (Chris Kantarjiev); Date: Fri, 30 Aug 1996 10:44:34 -0700; I guess I look at shop space in the same way I look at tools. I spend money on good tools because it makes doing the work easier and lessens the frustration - not because I expect to resell the tool; /html/shop-talk/1996-08/msg00085.html (8,751 bytes)
295. re: Odd screws & bolts (score: 1): Author: cak@dimebank.com (Chris Kantarjiev); Date: Tue, 30 Jul 1996 10:11:18 -0700; Searching "The Monster List" http://www.dimebank.com/monster/vendors.html for "BSP Whitworth" yields 9 companies that may help you in your quest (hmm, Dave Bean isn't one of them, gotta fix that). Th; /html/shop-talk/1996-07/msg00036.html (7,640 bytes)
296. Looking for diagnostic instruments (score: 1): Author: cak@dimebank.com (Chris Kantarjiev); Date: Wed, 5 Jun 1996 15:04:12 -0700; I'm looking for a couple of (good used) diagnostic tools for my home shop: a Sun distributor analyzer, and a four-gas exhaust analyzer. The Sun (there may be other brands, too) is a gizmo that spins; /html/shop-talk/1996-06/msg00001.html (6,999 bytes)
297. more garage notes (score: 1): Author: cak@dimebank.com (Chris Kantarjiev); Date: Tue, 9 Jan 1996 22:34:01 -0800; http://pop3.dcc.edu/vettenet/garage.html Has a bunch of notes about building a garage. The first item is rather controversial: whether or not to use PVC for air plumbing. Some folks say it's fine, so; /html/shop-talk/1996-01/msg00022.html (9,195 bytes)
298. Re: more garage notes (score: 1): Author: cak@dimebank.com (Chris Kantarjiev); Date: Thu, 11 Jan 1996 22:18:44 -0800; Do you mean that 3/4" copper pipe is flexible enough to feed into the studs, or that it should be cut and spliced? I was planning to notch the studs and put nail plates over, but using copper would b; /html/shop-talk/1996-01/msg00043.html (9,666 bytes)
299. Re: benches (score: 1): Author: cak@dimebank.com (Chris Kantarjiev); Date: Mon, 15 Jan 1996 13:37:46 -0800; How did you fasten this? I always drive screws from the top into the frame, then glue the masonite over it to hide the screw heads. I'm clearly missing a trick here...; /html/shop-talk/1996-01/msg00082.html (7,170 bytes)
300. Re: Electrical ducting (score: 1): Author: cak@dimebank.com (Chris Kantarjiev); Date: Wed, 24 Jan 1996 10:05:26 -0800; The annoying thing that I learned last night is that since my workshop is in a garage, all circuits with outlets should be (according to code) be protected by GFCI. This means no neutral sharing (I b; /html/shop-talk/1996-01/msg00149.html (8,771 bytes)

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