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161. Re: Truck bed liners (score: 1)
Author: Eric Murray <ericm@lne.com>
Date: Tue, 24 Jul 2001 10:16:27 -0700
On a truck I had in the 80s I bolted a piece of 1/2" plywood to the tailgate. The latch mechanisim had four nice big bolts on the inside of the gate, so I just used slightly longer bolts to hold the
/html/shop-talk/2001-07/msg00120.html (8,446 bytes)

162. Re: weed trimmers (score: 1)
Author: Eric Murray <ericm@lne.com>
Date: Wed, 13 Jun 2001 07:34:52 -0700
I'll second the Stihl recommendation. We also have a Ryobi and it's a pile of $&^T&^% in comparison. The best weed-trimmer I have however is a 42" brush hog on the back of a compact diesel tractor. I
/html/shop-talk/2001-06/msg00020.html (8,586 bytes)

163. Re: Ride on mowers (was RE: weed trimmers) (score: 1)
Author: Eric Murray <ericm@lne.com>
Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2001 17:03:18 -0700
I have one (sold as a Sabre by my Deere dealer). I have the 16hp single-cylinder 42" hydrostatic. I'd recommend spending the extra $$ for a v-twin engine. The single is powerful enough, but it vibrat
/html/shop-talk/2001-06/msg00046.html (9,820 bytes)

164. Re: Ride on mowers (was RE: weed trimmers) (score: 1)
Author: Eric Murray <ericm@lne.com>
Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2001 11:38:21 -0700
The main reason is that I drive the Kubota a lot more, so I'm used to it. Secondary is that you can adjust your speed with both hands on the wheel, and every so often I'd like to change my speed whil
/html/shop-talk/2001-06/msg00058.html (10,960 bytes)

165. Re: Ride on mowers (was RE: weed trimmers) (score: 1)
Author: Eric Murray <ericm@lne.com>
Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2001 11:49:37 -0700
My wife keeps threatening to put one of those gimbal-mounted beer can holders on the Sabre for me. For me those are a big symbol of middle-aged suburban boringness. One other thing I should mention i
/html/shop-talk/2001-06/msg00060.html (9,980 bytes)

166. Re: Ride on mowers (was RE: weed trimmers) (score: 1)
Author: Eric Murray <ericm@lne.com>
Date: Fri, 22 Jun 2001 10:46:36 -0700
I thought about it and didn't do it, for these reasons: -ATVs are way expensive (like $5k+ for a good one!) -adding a mower's even more expensive -unless you get a reel mower, which is only good on s
/html/shop-talk/2001-06/msg00072.html (9,868 bytes)

167. Re: building a garage (score: 1)
Author: Eric Murray <ericm@lne.com>
Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2001 10:35:11 -0700
HI Rex. If you don't want to do the slab/framing yourself, you might check out the garages built by Tuffshed. They do the slab, framing and exterior, and doors. www.tuffshed.com A basic 24x24 'ranch
/html/shop-talk/2001-06/msg00097.html (8,640 bytes)

168. Re: building a garage (score: 1)
Author: Eric Murray <ericm@lne.com>
Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2001 12:07:10 -0700
They are, that's why I posted it... SV labor costs are higher. It'd be interesting to see what the same building costs in Texas. You can find out on their web site (or email me a valid TX zip code an
/html/shop-talk/2001-06/msg00099.html (9,147 bytes)

169. Re: building a garage (score: 1)
Author: Eric Murray <ericm@lne.com>
Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2001 13:14:55 -0700
Ok, I couldn't stand the suspense. In Dallas it's under $11k for the same 24x24 "ranch" garage that's 18.5k here. Makes one want to move. Eric /// /// shop-talk@autox.team.net mailing list /// To uns
/html/shop-talk/2001-06/msg00100.html (8,896 bytes)

170. Re: Washing Oily Rags (score: 1)
Author: Eric Murray <ericm@lne.com>
Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2001 09:06:35 -0700
When I was a teenager working on my first motorcycle, I put some oily rags in the washing machine. They got clean, but the inside of the washing machine was covered in oily goo. Mom wasn't too happy
/html/shop-talk/2001-04/msg00106.html (8,106 bytes)

171. fixing sealed double-paned windows (score: 1)
Author: Eric Murray <ericm@lne.com>
Date: Tue, 27 Feb 2001 11:06:28 -0800
Hi shop-talkers. My house has a big (about 4'x8') sealed double paned window in the master bedroom which recently stopped being sealed. There's quite a bit of condensation in it now. I think that it'
/html/shop-talk/2001-02/msg00117.html (7,295 bytes)

172. Re: Cool Magazines. (score: 1)
Author: Eric Murray <ericm@lne.com>
Date: Mon, 8 Jan 2001 11:49:11 -0800
What's IN Workbench? [..] By fab shop, do you mean tools or the shop itself? Thanks. They also have one of those tubing notchers that uses a hole saw on sale for $30. Are those any good? -- Eric Murr
/html/shop-talk/2001-01/msg00024.html (8,057 bytes)

173. Re: Getting a car into the garage. (score: 1)
Author: Eric Murray <ericm@lne.com>
Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2001 08:27:01 -0800
I can't find the URL, but I've seen pics on the net of some guy's pole barn shop. While pouring the slab, he embedded a chunk 'o metal which is intended to be an anchor point for a comealong, so he c
/html/shop-talk/2001-01/msg00048.html (9,368 bytes)

174. Re: Parts Cleaner Fluids.... (score: 1)
Author: Eric Murray <ericm@lne.com>
Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2001 12:52:45 -0800
I've had Simple green eat paint. It also doesn't protect against rust, and I'm not sure that it's all that good for aluminum. I wouldn't use it myself unless there wasn't anything better available. T
/html/shop-talk/2001-01/msg00054.html (8,562 bytes)

175. Re: 100- or 200-amp service for shop? (score: 1)
Author: Eric Murray <ericm@lne.com>
Date: Fri, 12 Jan 2001 11:09:18 -0800
It probably depends- you might need a bigger gauge wire to feed the bigger panel. If you have to make a long run of it, that might add up as big wire's not cheap. Still, I'd be tempted to do it mysel
/html/shop-talk/2001-01/msg00081.html (8,763 bytes)

176. Re: Manual intervention (score: 1)
Author: Eric Murray <ericm@lne.com>
Date: Sat, 20 Jan 2001 09:12:54 -0800
[..] I recently added a program to my majordomo setup that looks for, and strips out, MIME attachments. It's configurable to do the same for other stuff. I used to run Majordomo so that it would reje
/html/shop-talk/2001-01/msg00164.html (8,373 bytes)

177. Re: Manual intervention (score: 1)
Author: Eric Murray <ericm@lne.com>
Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2001 09:12:53 -0800
Figure about 1 rejected email per 50 subscribers per week. (depends on the list traffic of course, this would be for a list with ~50 postings a week). I deleted the message where Mark said how many l
/html/shop-talk/2001-01/msg00177.html (7,646 bytes)

178. Re: Powder-coat over enamel? (score: 1)
Author: Eric Murray <ericm@lne.com>
Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2001 13:44:20 -0800
All the powder-coating I have done has required absolutely clean metal- not even body filler. Powder coat works by electrostatically attracting plastic powder to the part, then heating it to ~400 deg
/html/shop-talk/2001-01/msg00190.html (7,627 bytes)

179. shop/slab questions (score: 1)
Author: Eric Murray <ericm@lne.com>
Date: Wed, 6 Dec 2000 08:20:39 -0800
My place was a working farm of some sort at the turn of the century. We're currently restoring the barn whose foundation had cracked along one side. The old concrete was easy to break up- it was ceme
/html/shop-talk/2000-12/msg00030.html (9,950 bytes)

180. Re: Humorous? Mouse control strategy (score: 1)
Author: Eric Murray <ericm@lne.com>
Date: Wed, 6 Dec 2000 16:59:12 -0800
I have, unfortunately. A couple summers ago my wife and I spent a weekend exracting honey from her bee hive for the first time. We got about 40 pounds of honey and filtered it through cheesecloth int
/html/shop-talk/2000-12/msg00044.html (9,813 bytes)


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