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101. Re: [Shop-talk] Pressure washers (score: 1)
Author: "David C." <cavanadd@verizon.net>
Date: Wed, 28 May 2008 20:00:43 -0700
Since we're talking about pressure washers.... I have used a number of rental pressure washers, mostly big Honda 3500 PSI units, for cleaning my deck, prepping the house for painting, and so on. They
/html/shop-talk/2008-05/msg00239.html (9,002 bytes)

102. Re: [Shop-talk] oxy-acetylene cutting (score: 1)
Author: "David C." <cavanadd@verizon.net>
Date: Wed, 28 May 2008 20:09:13 -0700
First, what size tip are you using? How thick is the metal? It sounds like you are probably using a "normal" OO size tip (or so), and your pressures sound spot on. We had exactly the same problem wit
/html/shop-talk/2008-05/msg00240.html (9,682 bytes)

103. Re: [Shop-talk] EDGER BLADES (score: 1)
Author: "David C." <cavanadd@verizon.net>
Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2008 20:32:03 -0700
I imagine the regular edger blades are made from a medium carbon steel, something with enough carbon in it to make it heat treatable and then annealed. Regular mild steel, like you probably made your
/html/shop-talk/2008-06/msg00104.html (7,116 bytes)

104. Re: [Shop-talk] I need help with staining new windows (score: 1)
Author: "David C." <cavanadd@verizon.net>
Date: Sun, 29 Jun 2008 21:27:25 -0700
One way to even stain out is to apply a wash coat of shellac. Get a can of clear shellac; Zinser is the brand I see most often. They sell clear and amber. You want the clear. Then you want to cut it
/html/shop-talk/2008-06/msg00127.html (8,849 bytes)

105. Re: [Shop-talk] blast cabinet media (score: 1)
Author: "David C." <cavanadd@verizon.net>
Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2008 16:21:07 -0700
Unless you have been using it exclusively to blast lead based paint, I doubt if there would be any disposal issues; it's mostly glass and rust, I imagine. A lot of the people that got in trouble with
/html/shop-talk/2008-07/msg00101.html (8,407 bytes)

106. Re: [Shop-talk] What is this tool? (score: 1)
Author: "David C." <cavanadd@verizon.net>
Date: Fri, 08 Aug 2008 22:28:17 -0700
Web stretchers are used by upholsterers for stretching webbing....Canvas or other fabric webbing used for seat support in upholstered furniture. You tack one end of the web to the (wood chair) frame,
/html/shop-talk/2008-08/msg00061.html (9,239 bytes)

107. [Shop-talk] OT: Windows Vista (score: 1)
Author: "David C." <cavanadd@verizon.net>
Date: Sat, 09 Aug 2008 19:46:31 -0700
It's about time to upgrade to a new computer. My old desktop is about 5 years old and only has 1/2 gig of ram and a 60 gig HDD, although I haven't even used half of it. I'm going to get a low end des
/html/shop-talk/2008-08/msg00070.html (7,750 bytes)

108. Re: [Shop-talk] OT: Windows Vista (score: 1)
Author: "David C." <cavanadd@verizon.net>
Date: Sun, 10 Aug 2008 01:16:53 -0700
Thanks for your comments. I hadn't intended to start an XT vs Vista conflagration, although I'm not surprised that it happened. I have been using personal computers since '82 or '83 when I got my fir
/html/shop-talk/2008-08/msg00077.html (9,009 bytes)

109. Re: [Shop-talk] Liquid paint stripper? (score: 1)
Author: "David C." <cavanadd@verizon.net>
Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2008 19:32:13 -0700
I was in the Orange Borg the other day to buy a gallon of regular Jasco extra strength paint stripper. I saw they had Kleen Strip "sprayable" stripper: http://tinyurl.com/63lbef You might give it a t
/html/shop-talk/2008-08/msg00108.html (8,708 bytes)

110. Re: [Shop-talk] Liquid paint stripper? (score: 1)
Author: "David C." <cavanadd@verizon.net>
Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2008 19:37:39 -0700
Another old fashioned way to remove the paint would be to go to the hardware store and get a can of lye and mix up a solution of lye and hot water and soak the hinges in this for a couple of days. Yo
/html/shop-talk/2008-08/msg00109.html (8,991 bytes)

111. Re: [Shop-talk] HB Drill press (score: 1)
Author: "David C." <cavanadd@verizon.net>
Date: Mon, 25 Aug 2008 19:33:22 -0700
Lot of truth in that. I have an old four speed Chinese benchtop drill press I got probably 20 years ago. I added an intermediate step pulley to give me a bunch of lower speeds for large metal drill b
/html/shop-talk/2008-08/msg00175.html (7,871 bytes)

112. Re: [Shop-talk] 6 volts (score: 1)
Author: "David C." <cavanadd@verizon.net>
Date: Tue, 02 Sep 2008 19:18:43 -0700
And yet another somewhat unrelated data point.... Back in the late '70s I had a '51 (or so) GMC half ton pickup. 6 volt system, starter via a pedal on the floor. Ignition switch was a toggle on the d
/html/shop-talk/2008-09/msg00039.html (9,127 bytes)

113. Re: [Shop-talk] YOU HAVE GOT TO BE %*@)ING WITH ME! (really easy (score: 1)
Author: "David C." <cavanadd@verizon.net>
Date: Fri, 05 Sep 2008 18:54:42 -0700
And fortunately, lawn tractor batteries are pretty universal. You can get them at Wally World for $25 or $30, usually. Dave C _______________________________________________ Support Team.Net http://w
/html/shop-talk/2008-09/msg00076.html (8,048 bytes)

114. Re: [Shop-talk] Levels (score: 1)
Author: "David C." <cavanadd@verizon.net>
Date: Mon, 15 Sep 2008 18:04:25 -0700
And I'm (sorta) firmly in that camp, too. Case in point: Yesterday a friend of mine brought over the front axles and U-joints out of his Jeep Wrangler (that I sold him about two months ago). He wante
/html/shop-talk/2008-09/msg00191.html (10,621 bytes)

115. [Shop-talk] Heat Pumps? (score: 1)
Author: "David C." <cavanadd@verizon.net>
Date: Sat, 20 Sep 2008 19:46:05 -0700
We're thinking of installing a heat pump in the near/medium term (this year or next). We live in the north Puget Sound area, so it never gets really cold, and the summers are moderate, but July and A
/html/shop-talk/2008-09/msg00241.html (8,177 bytes)

116. Re: [Shop-talk] Heat Pumps? (part 1 of 2) (score: 1)
Author: "David C." <cavanadd@verizon.net>
Date: Sun, 21 Sep 2008 19:55:52 -0700
Thanks, John; all good info. I am considering an air to air heat pump. We considered geothermal, but the cost would be prohibitive, and our soil type (hardpan clay) wouldn't work well with a heat exc
/html/shop-talk/2008-09/msg00247.html (10,975 bytes)

117. Re: [Shop-talk] Moss removal from roof? (score: 1)
Author: "David C." <cavanadd@verizon.net>
Date: Mon, 22 Sep 2008 20:00:03 -0700
1+ on the zinc sulfate. I lived in the Granite Falls area about 50 miles north of Seattle. Low slope comp roof (modular home) under douglas fir trees. Moss grew overnight. Zinc strips nailed on the p
/html/shop-talk/2008-09/msg00264.html (9,327 bytes)

118. Re: [Shop-talk] aluminum house wiring (score: 1)
Author: "David C." <cavanadd@verizon.net>
Date: Mon, 29 Sep 2008 21:55:02 -0700
My folks bought a house in '70 that was wired with aluminum. Most of the houses in the subdivision were, and there were a lot of house fires, mostly in the attics, as I recall. They were 1 1/2 story
/html/shop-talk/2008-09/msg00309.html (8,860 bytes)

119. [Shop-talk] Dangerous tool gloat (score: 1)
Author: "David C." <cavanadd@verizon.net>
Date: Tue, 30 Sep 2008 19:39:44 -0700
I just picked up what could possibly be my most dangerous tool- a Hitachi NR83A2 framing nailer. It's awesome. I have a small framing job coming up (framing in a 12 x 12 foot rolling door opening on
/html/shop-talk/2008-09/msg00314.html (7,855 bytes)

120. Re: [Shop-talk] Oil grade selection (score: 1)
Author: "David C." <cavanadd@verizon.net>
Date: Tue, 21 Oct 2008 22:44:24 -0700
I'm not a mechanic, and don't play one on TV or anywhere else. However, I feel your same discomfort for 5W oils. When I got my new 2003 GMC 1/2 ton truck, the owners manual recommended 5W30 oil but s
/html/shop-talk/2008-10/msg00107.html (10,808 bytes)


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