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1. Re: OT: Pergo flooring (score: 1)
Author: Stuart MacMillan <macmillan@home.com>
Date: Mon, 09 Jul 2001 12:37:22 -0700
I too have floor covering issues in an old house we are refurbishing for sale. Pergo is a good product and reasonably easy to install, but as one crusty old craftsman said to me "Pergo? It's just a p
/html/shop-talk/2001-07/msg00021.html (8,070 bytes)

2. Re: sudden impact; or, Two minute hand-grenades (score: 1)
Author: Stuart MacMillan <macmillan@home.com>
Date: Wed, 13 Jun 2001 08:58:38 -0700
It all depends on your budget and your use. My philosophy as an amateur is to buy mostly cheap tools and replace them if they break. Frankly, the only tools I've broken have been Craftsman and Snap-o
/html/shop-talk/2001-06/msg00022.html (8,279 bytes)

3. Interesting article on Snap-On (score: 1)
Author: Stuart MacMillan <macmillan@home.com>
Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2001 11:31:04 -0700
I once considered buying a Snap-On franchise and found this article as part of my research. http://www.strategy-business.com/casestudy/98105/page1.html -- Stuart MacMillan Seattle '84 Vanagon Westfal
/html/shop-talk/2001-06/msg00027.html (7,122 bytes)

4. Re: Interesting article on Snap-On (score: 1)
Author: Stuart MacMillan <macmillan@home.com>
Date: Sat, 16 Jun 2001 10:34:42 -0700
The business is expensive, but you can get in for $25,000 cash and use company financing for the rest. B and D apply, plus: No routes are available in Seattle, and I really didn't like the idea of ca
/html/shop-talk/2001-06/msg00036.html (8,032 bytes)

5. Re: coolant loss (score: 1)
Author: Stuart MacMillan <macmillan@home.com>
Date: Fri, 22 Jun 2001 12:12:38 -0700
I've had good luck over the years with Bar's Leak. It's fixed more than one small leak for me, and hasn't done any harm. I'm using it now in the '65, and it sealed a weep at the head gasket just fine
/html/shop-talk/2001-06/msg00075.html (7,595 bytes)

6. Re: At home powder coating (score: 1)
Author: Stuart MacMillan <macmillan@home.com>
Date: Fri, 22 Jun 2001 12:15:53 -0700
http://www.nextek.net/BuckeyeTriumphs/technical/PowderCoating/powder_coating_equipment.htm It has a bigger power supply than the Eastwood, and costs less to boot. I just got mine, and now I'm lookin
/html/shop-talk/2001-06/msg00076.html (7,780 bytes)

7. Anybody know anything about exhaust analyzers? (score: 1)
Author: Stuart MacMillan <macmillan@home.com>
Date: Mon, 25 Jun 2001 08:35:25 -0700
CO testers are pretty cheap, Moss and J.C. Whitney sell the same one (Moss wants $10 more): http://jcwhitney.com/product.jhtml?CATID=35066&BQ=jcw2 $169.95 I'd really like to be able to test HC too, b
/html/shop-talk/2001-06/msg00083.html (7,590 bytes)

8. Re: Finding a vacuum leak (score: 1)
Author: Stuart MacMillan <macmillan@home.com>
Date: Tue, 08 May 2001 15:54:01 -0700
I've use the propane method many times, and I've only gotten a few "pops" when it pools someplace and decides to go off. Just a little flow from your unlit torch is enough, and only test small areas
/html/shop-talk/2001-05/msg00061.html (8,724 bytes)

9. Re: Sand-blasting and lead loading (score: 1)
Author: Stuart MacMillan <macmillan@home.com>
Date: Mon, 21 May 2001 08:25:38 -0700
I've done a little lead filling. I just did a small seam where polyester filler would crack, and it was pretty easy. I think working a large area would be challenging for the novice, but possible wit
/html/shop-talk/2001-05/msg00083.html (7,912 bytes)

10. Re: Plastic film removal (score: 1)
Author: Stuart MacMillan <macmillan@home.com>
Date: Wed, 23 May 2001 08:10:23 -0700
The standard technique for removing baked on plastic window tinting is to soak the glass in household ammonia for a day or two. It might also dissolve the aluminum, but try a test spot and see. If it
/html/shop-talk/2001-05/msg00102.html (8,007 bytes)

11. Problem with engine hoist (score: 1)
Author: Stuart MacMillan <macmillan@home.com>
Date: Fri, 09 Mar 2001 08:20:17 -0800
Help! The hydraulic ram on my engine hoist randomly releases, causing the engine to drop fairly rapidly. You can pump it back up, but it just doesn't seem to hold for more than a few minutes. The ope
/html/shop-talk/2001-03/msg00021.html (7,260 bytes)

12. Re: fixing sealed double-paned windows (score: 1)
Author: Stuart MacMillan <macmillan@home.com>
Date: Tue, 27 Feb 2001 11:45:20 -0800
Boy, as my house hits 20 years old and the warranty on these d**n things expires they are all starting to go. I've got four that have completely failed now, and the word is replacement is the only so
/html/shop-talk/2001-02/msg00118.html (7,711 bytes)

13. Re: modern paint, old car (score: 1)
Author: Stuart MacMillan <macmillan@home.com>
Date: Tue, 27 Feb 2001 11:54:30 -0800
I've been through this too. I now use catalyzed polyurethane enamels, usually from PPG since I have a supplier about a mile away! I don't like a clear coat on an old car, it's just not right. The pol
/html/shop-talk/2001-02/msg00119.html (8,276 bytes)

14. Re: Bone Creeper (score: 1)
Author: Stuart MacMillan <macmillan@home.com>
Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2000 08:21:44 -0800
http://www.ntxtools.com/undercar/bone.html -- Stuart MacMillan Seattle '84 Vanagon Westfalia w/2.1 '65 MGB (Daily driver since 1969) '74 MGB GT (Restoring sloooowly) Assisting on Restoration (and spe
/html/shop-talk/2000-11/msg00132.html (7,763 bytes)

15. Re: Dyes for leaks (score: 1)
Author: Stuart MacMillan <macmillan@home.com>
Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2000 10:14:00 -0800
I've never used them, but Eastwood has a collection: http://www.eastwoodco.com/cgi-bin/sgsh0101.exe -- Stuart MacMillan Seattle '84 Vanagon Westfalia w/2.1 '65 MGB (Daily driver since 1969) '74 MGB G
/html/shop-talk/2000-11/msg00135.html (6,866 bytes)

16. Re: Dyes for leaks (score: 1)
Author: Stuart MacMillan <macmillan@home.com>
Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2000 10:15:47 -0800
Oops, Eastwood's catalog only does real time searches. Search for "leak -- Stuart MacMillan Seattle '84 Vanagon Westfalia w/2.1 '65 MGB (Daily driver since 1969) '74 MGB GT (Restoring sloooowly) Assi
/html/shop-talk/2000-11/msg00136.html (6,875 bytes)

17. Long life orange coolant (score: 1)
Author: Stuart MacMillan <macmillan@home.com>
Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2000 12:16:11 -0700
My $.02 on this thread: 1. The long life coolants from Prestone and Havoline are identical and made under license from GM, who developed the new anti corrosion chemistry. It is ethylene glycol based,
/html/shop-talk/2000-10/msg00121.html (8,520 bytes)

18. Re: Long life orange coolant (score: 1)
Author: Stuart MacMillan <macmillan@home.com>
Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2000 10:27:26 -0700
Pole Cat Hollow? Someday I'll have to stop by. I can picture an old clapboard garage at a bend in a two lane country road surrounded by tremendous fall color. And maybe a crusty old mechanic . . . (P
/html/shop-talk/2000-10/msg00126.html (9,097 bytes)

19. To HVLP or not to HVLP (score: 1)
Author: Stuart MacMillan <macmillan@home.com>
Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2000 10:36:13 -0700
Well, I've got five vehicles to paint in the next couple of years and am trying to make a decision on what system to invest in. I have a top quality standard gun and good technique with it after doin
/html/shop-talk/2000-10/msg00127.html (7,173 bytes)

20. Re: Long life orange coolant (score: 1)
Author: Stuart MacMillan <macmillan@home.com>
Date: Mon, 30 Oct 2000 12:55:09 -0800
Most of theses flushes are acids, and will break down in the soil rapidly, and in these quantities won't make your sewage treatment facility managers angry either. Don't put any of these chemicals in
/html/shop-talk/2000-10/msg00134.html (7,441 bytes)

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