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261. Re: Vise location and mounting (score: 1)
Author: "Phil Ethier" <pethier@isd.net>
Date: Thu, 1 Feb 2001 22:52:15 -0600
Mine is on the corner of the bench, right next to the post. The other two sides of the bench are lag-screwed into each stud of the two walls in the back corner of the shop. Never tried that, just bec
/html/shop-talk/2001-02/msg00006.html (8,975 bytes)

262. Re: Bending Plexiglass (score: 1)
Author: "Phil Ethier" <pethier@isd.net>
Date: Thu, 8 Feb 2001 23:42:13 -0600
plxiglass? I need to make a curved dome for a cabinet using 3/16" thick plexi. I think I can use the metal corner channel for a templet. Any suggestions would be helpful before I take a "crack" at it
/html/shop-talk/2001-02/msg00052.html (7,825 bytes)

263. Re: Vise location and mounting (score: 1)
Author: "Phil Ethier" <pethier@isd.net>
Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2001 22:59:24 -0600
If you are going to make fun of somebody else's spelling, you really ought to spell it correctly yourself. :-) I find that my iron vise in the shop is holding up well. Whatever vices I have seem to
/html/shop-talk/2001-02/msg00097.html (8,620 bytes)

264. 1958 Buerlse? Quickly, please. (score: 1)
Author: "Phil Ethier" <pethier@isd.net>
Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2001 20:44:55 -0600
Sorry for all the cross-posting, but I need a fast answer on this one. Reply only to me to keep the bandwidth-waste down. I need to know if it is worth changing my schedule on Thursday to see this ca
/html/shop-talk/2001-02/msg00105.html (7,191 bytes)

265. Re: 1958 Buerlse? Quickly, please. (score: 1)
Author: "Phil Ethier" <pethier@isd.net>
Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2001 20:04:41 -0600
Thanks for the fast comebacks, folks. The most popular guesses were: 1) The one I thought of first, Berkeley. 2) One that I had not considered, Peerless. If I could not find out anything, I was going
/html/shop-talk/2001-02/msg00107.html (8,727 bytes)

266. Re: Flooring? (score: 1)
Author: "Phil Ethier" <pethier@isd.net>
Date: Thu, 4 Jan 2001 21:54:33 -0600
Easy as falling off a log. What it isn't, is cheap. Add up the cost and be sure you are sitting down. The hardest part of the job is making sure you have a flat floor to start with. Then the underlay
/html/shop-talk/2001-01/msg00007.html (7,788 bytes)

267. Re: Getting a car into the garage. (score: 1)
Author: "Phil Ethier" <pethier@isd.net>
Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2001 23:08:16 -0600
At my other house, I often just clamped the hook on my come-along into the bench vise. The new place is a little trickier, since the vise is roughly 47 feet from the front garage door. Also, such thi
/html/shop-talk/2001-01/msg00062.html (10,703 bytes)

268. Re: heating my new garage/shop (long) (score: 1)
Author: "Phil Ethier" <pethier@isd.net>
Date: Sun, 14 Jan 2001 23:21:32 -0600
A shop heated to 50 via a warm floor would BE comfortable. I keep my shop at 50 and I don't have a floor warmer. Working out there is just fine. If you do any work at all, you warm up fast. I have h
/html/shop-talk/2001-01/msg00108.html (8,205 bytes)

269. Re: Need Lots of Advice (score: 1)
Author: "Phil Ethier" <pethier@isd.net>
Date: Fri, 19 Jan 2001 21:05:20 -0600
Not sure about this case, but typically, some idiot^H^H^H^H^H^H lister sends it to Mark instead of the list. Too much deleted to remind me of what went wrong, actually. Phil Ethier Saint Paul Minneso
/html/shop-talk/2001-01/msg00162.html (8,002 bytes)

270. Re: Parts Cleaner Fluids.... (score: 1)
Author: "Phil Ethier" <pethier@isd.net>
Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2001 21:47:31 -0600
He only gave me a can of pop. Then again, he knew that I was driving to Kansas and I hate beer anyway... Phil Ethier Saint Paul Minnesota USA 1970 Lotus Europa, 1992 Saturn SL2, 1986 Suburban, 1962
/html/shop-talk/2001-01/msg00181.html (8,372 bytes)

271. Re: Parts Cleaner Fluids.... (score: 1)
Author: "Phil Ethier" <pethier@isd.net>
Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2001 07:17:37 -0600
The fashion disadvantages of being a really white guy in a really sunny place. They make these hats in Colorado for river rafters. After you helped me put the top on the car, I was able to take it of
/html/shop-talk/2001-01/msg00186.html (8,458 bytes)

272. Re: Sort of off topic. . .puzzles (score: 1)
Author: "Phil Ethier" <pethier@isd.net>
Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2001 22:24:20 -0600
minute, Did you read this after you wrote it? Phil Ethier Saint Paul Minnesota USA 1970 Lotus Europa, 1992 Saturn SL2, 1986 Suburban, 1962 Triumph TR4 CT2846L LOON, MAC pethier@isd.net http://www.mn
/html/shop-talk/2001-01/msg00219.html (8,005 bytes)

273. Re: Lincoln Floor Jacks (score: 1)
Author: "Phil Ethier" <pethier@isd.net>
Date: Wed, 6 Dec 2000 00:12:41 -0600
I have a different perspective. I bought a cheap impact wrench from Menards. Treat it like dirt. If it ever craps out, I will buy another one. I have abused it for about 7 years, and it is still tak
/html/shop-talk/2000-12/msg00022.html (9,364 bytes)

274. Re: Electronic pest repellants (score: 1)
Author: "Phil Ethier" <pethier@isd.net>
Date: Wed, 6 Dec 2000 19:58:48 -0600
and I find sticky traps work fine, and they don't hurt pets and children the way snap-traps and poison can. Disposal? They say freezing is not an unpleasant way to die, so I toss the little beggar in
/html/shop-talk/2000-12/msg00046.html (8,590 bytes)

275. Re: DIY Natural Gas Appliances (score: 1)
Author: "Phil Ethier" <pethier@isd.net>
Date: Sat, 9 Dec 2000 20:48:05 -0600
Indeed. The Empire unit in my shop is rated for use in homes. It is 30,000 BTU. It can be ordered jetted either for propane or for natural gas. As it comes, it needs no batteries or electricity to ru
/html/shop-talk/2000-12/msg00105.html (10,179 bytes)

276. Re: Small Parts Washer?? (score: 1)
Author: "Phil Ethier" <pethier@isd.net>
Date: Sun, 10 Dec 2000 20:46:47 -0600
Get a small one from Northern or Harbor Freight or some such outfit. Expect to pay about fifty bucks. Phil Ethier Saint Paul Minnesota USA 1970 Lotus Europa, 1992 Saturn SL2, 1986 Suburban, 1962 Triu
/html/shop-talk/2000-12/msg00122.html (7,736 bytes)

277. Re: Home Powder Coating (score: 1)
Author: "Phil Ethier" <pethier@isd.net>
Date: Sun, 10 Dec 2000 22:18:56 -0600
Maybe. Maybe not. The main reason that industry spent the money to go to this technology is because it is much safer (and therefore more lawsuit-proof) than painting methods. Phil Ethier Saint Paul M
/html/shop-talk/2000-12/msg00125.html (7,316 bytes)

278. Re: DIY Natural Gas Appliances (score: 1)
Author: "Phil Ethier" <pethier@isd.net>
Date: Mon, 11 Dec 2000 22:07:00 -0600
I got a separate message saying this was intended for the list, so here it
/html/shop-talk/2000-12/msg00143.html (11,396 bytes)

279. Re: New "manta" while doing Home Improvements. (score: 1)
Author: "Phil Ethier" <pethier@isd.net>
Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2000 23:20:06 -0600
I did use one when we knocked down the old garage at my previous house. This time I just decided to build on to it... Phil Ethier Saint Paul Minnesota USA 1970 Lotus Europa, 1992 Saturn SL2, 1986 Sub
/html/shop-talk/2000-12/msg00153.html (8,609 bytes)

280. Re: New "manta" while doing Home Improvements. (score: 1)
Author: "Phil Ethier" <pethier@isd.net>
Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2000 23:23:24 -0600
Yes. It is the fastest way to put holes in tires for docks. You need two holes: One on the top so the tire fits over the dock pipe and one on the bottom so the water drains when you pull the tire off
/html/shop-talk/2000-12/msg00154.html (8,677 bytes)


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