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1. Re: almost level floors (score: 1)
Author: "Matt Liggett" <mliggett-receive-shop-talk@elise.kiva.net>
Date: 14 Jun 1998 01:41:57 -0000
You could make 3-footed tables if being level is not a major concern. -- <mml@pobox.com> Matt Liggett '60 Mini, '70 Midget, '89 SAAB 900t SPG
/html/shop-talk/1998-06/msg00040.html (6,960 bytes)

2. automotive studs (score: 1)
Author: "Matt Liggett" <mliggett-receive-shop-talk@elise.kiva.net>
Date: 14 Jun 1998 01:46:45 -0000
Does anyone know of a good, cheap source of automotive studs? By this I mean studs which are fine thread on one end and coarse on the other. MSC only has full fine thread. I'm finishing up an A-serie
/html/shop-talk/1998-06/msg00041.html (7,140 bytes)

3. Re: automotive studs (score: 1)
Author: "Matt Liggett" <mliggett-receive-shop-talk@elise.kiva.net>
Date: 14 Jun 1998 14:02:54 -0000
I feel I need to clarify here. I fear some folks think I'm looking to buy my head studs from a general hardware vendor. I've got fresh head studs which I ordered from Moss. What I'm looking to replac
/html/shop-talk/1998-06/msg00044.html (7,290 bytes)

4. Loc-Tite: Thanks. (score: 1)
Author: "Matt Liggett" <mliggett-receive-shop-talk@elise.kiva.net>
Date: 3 May 1998 21:48:08 -0000
I want to thank all of you for your diverse opinions on this subject. Most of you bandied about the same ideas I had, and after reading all of this as well as Carroll Smith's description of what hap
/html/shop-talk/1998-05/msg00010.html (7,450 bytes)

5. Re: Re: Loc-Tite vs. Anti-Sieze (score: 1)
Author: "Matt Liggett" <mliggett-receive-shop-talk@elise.kiva.net>
Date: 4 May 1998 14:57:36 -0000
Copaslip is one brand name I've heard mentioned. MSC has some generic copper-based compound in their catalog. In aeorosol or not. -- <mml@pobox.com> Matt Liggett '60 Mini, '70 Midget, '89 SAAB 900t S
/html/shop-talk/1998-05/msg00013.html (7,401 bytes)

6. Re: Painting basement/workshop floors (score: 1)
Author: "Matt Liggett" <mliggett-receive-shop-talk@elise.kiva.net>
Date: 8 May 1998 02:03:18 -0000
Does it keep down dust? -- <mml@pobox.com> Matt Liggett '60 Mini, '70 Midget, '89 SAAB 900t SPG
/html/shop-talk/1998-05/msg00056.html (7,479 bytes)

7. Re: WANTED: lathe (score: 1)
Author: "Matt Liggett" <mliggett-receive-shop-talk@elise.kiva.net>
Date: 11 May 1998 12:25:11 -0000
Freudian slip? -- <mml@pobox.com> Matt Liggett '60 Mini, '70 Midget, '89 SAAB 900t SPG
/html/shop-talk/1998-05/msg00066.html (6,687 bytes)

8. Re: Parts Washer Recommendation (score: 1)
Author: "Matt Liggett" <mliggett-receive-shop-talk@elise.kiva.net>
Date: 2 Apr 1998 14:50:32 -0000
So am I. I have a little parts-washing can I got from Harbor Freight. It has a spring-loaded screen-pan and a tight fitting lid. Currently it's got paint thinner in it, but it doesn't seem that effec
/html/shop-talk/1998-04/msg00005.html (7,802 bytes)

9. Engine Paint (score: 1)
Author: "Matt Liggett" <mliggett-receive-shop-talk@elise.kiva.net>
Date: 6 Apr 1998 15:24:46 -0000
Speaking of which, what kind of engine paint are the rest of you using? Spraying or brushing (I have no spray-gun)? Priming? I want it to be SOLID. This is for an iron block (1275 A-series in the Mid
/html/shop-talk/1998-04/msg00020.html (6,948 bytes)

10. Re: Engine Paint (score: 1)
Author: "Matt Liggett" <mliggett-receive-shop-talk@elise.kiva.net>
Date: 6 Apr 1998 19:04:24 -0000
I hadn't intended to repaint the engine original green. I don't have anything against that, either. I really want a good high-contrast colour so I can tell when it's clean and see other under-hood bi
/html/shop-talk/1998-04/msg00022.html (7,595 bytes)

11. calipers or mikes (score: 1)
Author: "Matt Liggett" <mliggett-receive-shop-talk@elise.kiva.net>
Date: 13 Apr 1998 18:11:50 -0000
I'd like to be able to measure over a wide range. Currently I have a hand-me-down 1" mike which is nice but limited. Instead of investing in a bunch of different micrometers, I thought a dial or digi
/html/shop-talk/1998-04/msg00033.html (7,771 bytes)

12. Re: calipers or mikes (score: 1)
Author: "Matt Liggett" <mliggett-receive-shop-talk@elise.kiva.net>
Date: 17 Apr 1998 23:34:25 -0000
Earlier this week I asked about measuring tools. As it turns out, for my needs (how much has a cylinder been bored was a recent need), and given my budget, a 6" dial caliper is going to be my next pu
/html/shop-talk/1998-04/msg00053.html (8,058 bytes)

13. Cheap workbench advice wanted. (score: 1)
Author: "Matt Liggett" <mliggett-receive-shop-talk@elise.kiva.net>
Date: 17 Apr 1998 23:37:24 -0000
I really need to build myself a cheap, strong bench. I need a splinterless surface strong enough to build an A-series engine on and strong enough to hang a heavy bench vice off the corner. I would li
/html/shop-talk/1998-04/msg00054.html (8,202 bytes)

14. Re: Press (score: 1)
Author: "Matt Liggett" <mliggett-receive-shop-talk@elise.kiva.net>
Date: 18 Apr 1998 01:54:45 -0000
All you need is a jack, a 2x4, and a sturdy doorway. A bottle jack is nicest. For a clear description of how to do this, see http://www.type2.com/sermons/liturgy/po_mans_press.html for more informati
/html/shop-talk/1998-04/msg00060.html (7,498 bytes)

15. Re: Cheap workbench advice wanted. (score: 1)
Author: "Matt Liggett" <mliggett-receive-shop-talk@elise.kiva.net>
Date: 18 Apr 1998 02:32:49 -0000
John, That sounds peachy but wouldn't plywood splinter? I guess I could glue or screw down some masonite or formica. Formica's 'spensive, though. -- <mml@pobox.com> Matt Liggett '60 Mini, '70 Midget,
/html/shop-talk/1998-04/msg00061.html (8,195 bytes)

16. Re: Workbenches (score: 1)
Author: "Matt Liggett" <mliggett-receive-shop-talk@elise.kiva.net>
Date: 19 Apr 1998 17:35:06 -0000
I've got 2 of these, too. A friend got 5 at an auction and didn't want 2 of them. He just gave them to me and I cut some shelves out of plywood that was just taking up space. 11 would be a lot for me
/html/shop-talk/1998-04/msg00080.html (7,367 bytes)

17. Re: Cheap workbench advice wanted. (score: 1)
Author: "Matt Liggett" <mliggett-receive-shop-talk@elise.kiva.net>
Date: 20 Apr 1998 15:35:14 -0000
Peter, I really like your idea. I called around to the lumber yards and got a best quote of about $66 for the lumber. My question is about the Douglas fir. I just asked for "4x4s" and "2x6s". If I do
/html/shop-talk/1998-04/msg00083.html (9,499 bytes)

18. Re: Brake Fluid (score: 1)
Author: "Matt Liggett" <mliggett-receive-shop-talk@elise.kiva.net>
Date: 20 Apr 1998 17:58:17 -0000
See what it does to paint? One eats and the other doesn't. Right? -- <mml@pobox.com> Matt Liggett '60 Mini, '70 Midget, '89 SAAB 900t SPG
/html/shop-talk/1998-04/msg00088.html (7,097 bytes)

19. Re: Cheap workbench advice wanted. (score: 1)
Author: "Matt Liggett" <mliggett-receive-shop-talk@elise.kiva.net>
Date: 21 Apr 1998 03:38:50 -0000
I agree. I've got an engine stand. But my current "bench" (an old cheap desk) is a floppy 1/2" piece of particle board that I can't even put a head on. I want the thing to be strong. Frustrated by an
/html/shop-talk/1998-04/msg00101.html (9,938 bytes)

20. Re: Cheap workbench advice wanted. (score: 1)
Author: "Matt Liggett" <mliggett-receive-shop-talk@elise.kiva.net>
Date: 21 Apr 1998 12:15:08 -0000
Right. That's why I'm looking for untreated. I'll find 'em someplace. -- <mml@pobox.com> Matt Liggett '60 Mini, '70 Midget, '89 SAAB 900t SPG
/html/shop-talk/1998-04/msg00104.html (8,711 bytes)

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