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21. Hub caps (score: 1)
Author: "David C." <cavanadd@verizon.net>
Date: Sat, 23 Jul 2005 13:50:06 -0700
I have a 2004 GMC half ton 2WD pick up with factory aluminum wheels and 7" (nominal) hubcaps. The problem is the hub caps don't stay on the wheels worth a damn and I have lost both of the rears. The
/html/shop-talk/2005-07/msg00130.html (6,616 bytes)

22. Automatic rotary levels? (score: 1)
Author: "David C." <cavanadd@verizon.net>
Date: Sun, 24 Jul 2005 21:02:00 -0700
I have to do quite a bit of dirt work, landscaping and leveling around my property over the next couple of years, and I have always wanted an automatic rotary level. I used one at work for a big leve
/html/shop-talk/2005-07/msg00131.html (7,275 bytes)

23. Re: Automatic rotary levels? (score: 1)
Author: "David C." <cavanadd@verizon.net>
Date: Mon, 25 Jul 2005 09:24:25 -0700
That's all over my head- I'm a mechanical guy, not a civil. Got any links or references to being a do-it-yourself home Civil Engineer? The more I do, the less I know.... Thanks Dave
/html/shop-talk/2005-07/msg00138.html (7,217 bytes)

24. Re: Removing oil stains from concrete (score: 1)
Author: "David C." <cavanadd@verizon.net>
Date: Tue, 14 Mar 2006 19:56:32 -0800
I have had good luck with powdered trisodium phosphate, wet the stains, put the TSP on the stain, scrub in well, let soak a while and rinse. I've also used good old fashioned oven cleaner. I also use
/html/shop-talk/2006-03/msg00077.html (7,319 bytes)

25. RE: HF Dual MIG Welder (score: 1)
Author: "David C." <cavanadd@verizon.net>
Date: Sun, 26 Mar 2006 12:17:33 -0800
I'm in the same boat as John. I have some astigmatism and I'm "moderately" (around 20/350) nearsighted. I wear line-less bifocals most of the time but have a regular pair of bifocal safety glasses I
/html/shop-talk/2006-03/msg00153.html (8,938 bytes)

26. Re: Painting vinyl exterior siding (score: 1)
Author: "David C." <cavanadd@verizon.net>
Date: Sat, 06 May 2006 16:14:00 -0700
I don't know if you even CAN paint vinyl siding (successfully). I would think the paint would just peel off, unless you used a hot solvent based paint like Krylon Fusion, and it would take a LOT of s
/html/shop-talk/2006-05/msg00001.html (7,556 bytes)

27. Rodents (score: 1)
Author: "David C." <cavanadd@verizon.net>
Date: Sun, 07 May 2006 16:22:05 -0700
OK, great something or some THING is in it. This morning I turned it on and sure enough, something is in there. Hardly turns at all on low and sort of...smells. Not a good sign. There's a little trap
/html/shop-talk/2006-05/msg00007.html (8,010 bytes)

28. Re: OT: Digging dog (score: 1)
Author: "David C." <cavanadd@verizon.net>
Date: Sun, 07 May 2006 18:56:05 -0700
Run a hot wire along the bottom of the fence. You should be able to get a charger, the wire and insulators at the local farm co-op. Any of the Cenex stores in Everett, Monroe, Snohomish, Marysville o
/html/shop-talk/2006-05/msg00010.html (8,088 bytes)

29. Re: How the h*ll do you load a grease gun? (score: 1)
Author: "David C." <cavanadd@verizon.net>
Date: Sun, 21 May 2006 18:06:00 -0700
Filling them without cartridges is a REAL pain. When I was a sailor a long time ago we didn't get grease in cartridges. We got it in five gallon pails. Manually filling grease guns from those is a RE
/html/shop-talk/2006-05/msg00056.html (6,576 bytes)

30. RE: How the h*ll...now Grease? (score: 1)
Author: "David C." <cavanadd@verizon.net>
Date: Mon, 22 May 2006 19:31:32 -0700
Speaking of grease, is there anyone that would like to recommend a good (more or less) universal grease to use around the shop for greasing jeep suspensions, tractor loader pivots,, backhoe buckets,
/html/shop-talk/2006-05/msg00063.html (7,664 bytes)

31. RE: Weed killer or burn off the weeds? (score: 1)
Author: "David C." <cavanadd@verizon.net>
Date: Wed, 21 Jun 2006 20:49:11 -0700
Which reminded me of something. Years ago I used to buy a petroleum solvent called Varsol in bulk at the gas station. I used it to clean motorcycle parts, it was kind of like paint thinner. You could
/html/shop-talk/2006-06/msg00033.html (9,839 bytes)

32. Re: concrete pad or? (score: 1)
Author: "David C." <cavanadd@verizon.net>
Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2006 20:19:33 -0700
You might consider Polypavement http://www.polypavement.com/. It's an emulsion you mix with dirt and then compact. The website is really interesting, and it looks like the military and government use
/html/shop-talk/2006-07/msg00012.html (7,502 bytes)

33. Re: air jack cylinders (score: 1)
Author: "David C." <cavanadd@verizon.net>
Date: Thu, 13 Jul 2006 19:50:16 -0700
I've had pretty good luck removing rust with citric acid, assuming the part is small enough to submerge in a bucket or big pan. I use it to remove rust from old tools. It attacks the rust but won't h
/html/shop-talk/2006-07/msg00018.html (7,495 bytes)

34. Re: Concrete mixer question (score: 1)
Author: "David C." <cavanadd@verizon.net>
Date: Mon, 18 Sep 2006 20:48:55 -0700
FWIW, I have one of the $189 concrete mixers, too. http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=31979 No problems, other than when we took it to a friend's to pour a deck stair pa
/html/shop-talk/2006-09/msg00063.html (6,981 bytes)

35. Re: Infrared bathroom heater (score: 1)
Author: "David C." <cavanadd@verizon.net>
Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2006 19:42:19 -0700
We just had a single lamp fixture installed over the shower in the master bath. (We have a small forced air heater in the wall, but unless you turn it on early it doesn't heat the shower area very we
/html/shop-talk/2006-10/msg00062.html (8,648 bytes)

36. Re: Need a 3/4 HP Motor (score: 1)
Author: "David C." <cavanadd@verizon.net>
Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2006 19:46:01 -0700
Grainger's or Johnstone Supply. Some of the Grainger's are pretty one-way about selling OTC to the public, but some others don't seem to care.
/html/shop-talk/2006-10/msg00064.html (6,909 bytes)

37. Re: Infrared bathroom heater (score: 1)
Author: "David C." <cavanadd@verizon.net>
Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2006 20:10:34 -0700
Don't tell my wife. I have enough projects.....
/html/shop-talk/2006-10/msg00065.html (8,015 bytes)

38. RE: Measuring tool recommendations? (score: 1)
Author: "David C." <cavanadd@verizon.net>
Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2006 20:04:55 -0800
Yeah, what Randall and others said. I've been doing amateur machine work for ten or fifteen years and I have a good Mitutoyo 0-1" mike I almost never use, and a number of Harbor Freight/Enco digital
/html/shop-talk/2006-11/msg00084.html (8,868 bytes)

39. Re: Electrical power question (score: 1)
Author: "David C." <cavanadd@verizon.net>
Date: Thu, 14 Dec 2006 19:47:56 -0800
Or build a paralleling switchboard, but that's a whole 'nother topic. Dave C
/html/shop-talk/2006-12/msg00029.html (6,786 bytes)

40. diesel generators (score: 1)
Author: "David C." <cavanadd@verizon.net>
Date: Thu, 14 Dec 2006 23:42:11 -0800
As you might have seen on the news (or experienced, for our PNW folks) we had a nasty windstorm last week and pretty much the entire Puget Sound area went black. I live out in the boonies and have a
/html/shop-talk/2006-12/msg00054.html (8,435 bytes)


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