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221. Re: [Shop-talk] Next question: what the $%^& is this thing? (score: 1)
Author: David Hillman <hillman@planet-torque.com>
Date: Sat, 19 Sep 2015 10:29:13 -0400 (EDT)
It's a fused service disconnect, isn't it? An old one. Out of curiousity, does it have an Underwriters Lab stamp on it? I'm not generally a fan of old electrical bits in my house, so I'd rip it out,
/html/shop-talk/2015-09/msg00052.html (10,144 bytes)

222. Re: [Shop-talk] Harbor Freight flux core MIG welders (score: 1)
Author: David Hillman <hillman@planet-torque.com>
Date: Fri, 9 Oct 2015 19:34:41 -0400 (EDT)
The rule of thumb is amps * .001", so .090" would be your approximate maximum thickness with that unit. I wouldn't call it a total waste of money, but it'd have fairly limited utility for most. -- Da
/html/shop-talk/2015-10/msg00014.html (9,218 bytes)

223. Re: [Shop-talk] Floor scraper...but it's not that easy (score: 1)
Author: David Hillman <hillman@planet-torque.com>
Date: Tue, 3 Nov 2015 17:38:09 -0500 (EST)
Measuring is not a fool-proof way to distinguish. I can't believe someone suggested that. <http://inspectapedia.com/hazmat/Asbestos_Floor_Tile_ID.php> There exist tiles of many sizes with asbestos. T
/html/shop-talk/2015-11/msg00012.html (11,205 bytes)

224. Re: [Shop-talk] Moving heavy equipment (score: 1)
Author: David Hillman <hillman@planet-torque.com>
Date: Tue, 15 Dec 2015 14:37:37 -0500 (EST)
Some family recently relocated from Illinois to North Carolina. They used Upack.com, who dropped a 28x8x9' box trailer in their driveway, and a few days later, moved it to Fayetteville. We packed eve
/html/shop-talk/2015-12/msg00020.html (9,329 bytes)

225. Re: [Shop-talk] chains vs snow tires (score: 1)
Author: David Hillman <hillman@planet-torque.com>
Date: Tue, 19 Jan 2016 14:03:54 -0500 (EST)
[obligatory-resume]Since 1998, I've spent almost every winter racing mid-engined RWD cars on frozen lakes in Michigan and Wisconsin, whenever those lakes are hard enough -- over 300 races. I've tried
/html/shop-talk/2016-01/msg00043.html (14,037 bytes)

226. Re: [Shop-talk] chains vs snow tires (score: 1)
Author: David Hillman <hillman@planet-torque.com>
Date: Wed, 20 Jan 2016 13:19:59 -0500 (EST)
This is basically the biggest single advantage of rubber snow tires over chains or studs. You can just put them on when the first snowfall is forecast, and take them off a few months later. They will
/html/shop-talk/2016-01/msg00064.html (11,441 bytes)

227. [Shop-talk] Enough with vacuums, on to the opposite, compressed air (score: 1)
Author: David Hillman <hillman@planet-torque.com>
Date: Mon, 1 Feb 2016 12:24:43 -0500 (EST)
I have a filter/regulator/lubricator assembly from McMaster-Carr plumbed into the air lines in my shop ( part number 4957k54 if you are curious ). The filter bowl has failed, and is leaking substanti
/html/shop-talk/2016-02/msg00001.html (9,385 bytes)

228. Re: [Shop-talk] The one tool we have never discussed here! (score: 1)
Author: David Hillman <hillman@planet-torque.com>
Date: Mon, 1 Feb 2016 14:00:08 -0500 (EST)
I'm kind of amazed by Dyson, especially the commercials they are now running about how they allegedly torture test units. I have three of them... because I need three to have enough spare parts on ha
/html/shop-talk/2016-02/msg00004.html (9,637 bytes)

229. Re: [Shop-talk] Netflix and U-verse (score: 1)
Author: David Hillman <hillman@planet-torque.com>
Date: Sun, 10 Apr 2016 14:19:47 -0400 (EDT)
What, exactly, do you mean by "U-verse"? U-verse TV, or U-verse Internet? If you can get one, you can get both, and the latter is just a broadband connection... it doesn't care what you watch over th
/html/shop-talk/2016-04/msg00035.html (9,365 bytes)

230. Re: [Shop-talk] tubing bender dies (score: 1)
Author: David Hillman <hillman@planet-torque.com>
Date: Wed, 18 May 2016 16:26:56 -0400 (EDT)
Brad, For those minimal requirements, it seems like you'd be time way ahead making a simple bender from scratch, if you have some scrap metal handy. Here's the one I made a few years ago... <http://p
/html/shop-talk/2016-05/msg00021.html (10,098 bytes)

231. Re: [Shop-talk] It's raining compressors (score: 1)
Author: David Hillman <hillman@planet-torque.com>
Date: Tue, 24 May 2016 14:49:52 -0400 (EDT)
Generally, yes, but make sure the oil (if any) has time to drain back down before you start it. Or remove the compressor from the tank and transport in two pieces. -- David Hillman __________________
/html/shop-talk/2016-05/msg00036.html (9,444 bytes)

232. Re: [Shop-talk] Engine idling problem (score: 1)
Author: David Hillman <hillman@planet-torque.com>
Date: Mon, 3 Oct 2016 11:32:02 -0400 (EDT)
Usually called an "Italian Tuneup", in my experience. The joke is, rich doctor/dentist/whatever leaves his Ferrari -- which he only drives in traffic at slow speeds -- with a very expensive Italian c
/html/shop-talk/2016-10/msg00008.html (10,468 bytes)

233. Re: [Shop-talk] Mice (score: 1)
Author: David Hillman <hillman@planet-torque.com>
Date: Wed, 7 Dec 2016 11:43:33 -0500 (EST)
My house had mice when I bought it, but my cat took care of them in short order, and then my neighbors' mice, and then all the chipmunks in the neighborhood, most of the rabbits, a number of squirrel
/html/shop-talk/2016-12/msg00009.html (9,946 bytes)

234. Re: [Shop-talk] Holy m#therf*cking ChrI$t HOW TO GET A TRAILER ONTO THE HITCH (score: 1)
Author: David Hillman <hillman@planet-torque.com>
Date: Tue, 2 Oct 2018 00:35:36 -0400 (EDT)
As in, 'everything was marked 1 7/8' or as in 'I have measured everything and it actually is 1 7/8'. When something seems impossible and doesn't make sense, I start measuring. I usually find that som
/html/shop-talk/2018-10/msg00005.html (9,248 bytes)

235. Re: [Shop-talk] Extension cord length vs. wire gauge (score: 1)
Author: David Hillman <hillman@planet-torque.com>
Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2018 22:13:33 -0400 (EDT)
<http://www.paigewire.com/pumpWireCalc.aspx> -- David Hillman _______________________________________________ Shop-talk@autox.team.net Archive: http://www.team.net/pipermail/shop-talk
/html/shop-talk/2018-10/msg00114.html (10,692 bytes)

236. Re: [Shop-talk] Cutting holes in small project box (score: 1)
Author: David Hillman <hillman@planet-torque.com>
Date: Wed, 9 Sep 2020 17:39:25 -0400 (EDT)
For nice wiring ports, drill a hole using a regular bit, and insert an appropriately-sized grommet to both protect the wires and improve the cosmetics. For a rectangle, I would plasma cut it, but tha
/html/shop-talk/2020-09/msg00035.html (10,720 bytes)

237. Re: [Shop-talk] Plasma consumables (score: 1)
Author: David Hillman <hillman@planet-torque.com>
Date: Tue, 6 Oct 2020 14:38:12 -0400 (EDT)
Usually HTP America or EWS. https://usaweld.com/pages/plasma_cutting_parts https://weldingsupply.com/ Both are local to me, which is an advantage. Years ago, I bought a big assortment of consumables
/html/shop-talk/2020-10/msg00030.html (9,107 bytes)

238. Re: [Shop-talk] software (score: 1)
Author: David Hillman <hillman@planet-torque.com>
Date: Tue, 6 Oct 2020 15:53:26 -0400 (EDT)
This message is in MIME format. The first part should be readable text, while the remaining parts are likely unreadable without MIME-aware tools. --1823847789-2879929-1602014007=:47183 If that's all
/html/shop-talk/2020-10/msg00034.html (110,551 bytes)

239. Re: [Shop-talk] Tire studs (score: 1)
Author: David Hillman <hillman@planet-torque.com>
Date: Sun, 20 Dec 2020 17:06:48 -0500 (EST)
Buy some Kold Kutters, and screw them in from the outside. By far the easiest installation option. https://koldkutter.com/ I used to use these for ice-racers, with excellent results. I still have a b
/html/shop-talk/2020-12/msg00051.html (9,896 bytes)


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