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81. Re: grumble - failed space heater (score: 1)
Author: pethier@isd.net
Date: Mon, 3 Nov 2003 15:45:10 -0600
You should be able to buy a 120-volt thermostat in a box with cord and outlet. Try industrial supply houses. Then just turn on your heater and plug it in. Phil Ethier
/html/shop-talk/2003-11/msg00012.html (6,782 bytes)

82. Re: VW Beetle Based Air Compressor (score: 1)
Author: "Phil Ethier" <pethier@isd.net>
Date: Sun, 16 Nov 2003 20:52:22 -0600
This is a gasoline-powered air compressor, as I recall. Uses two cylinders for power and two for pump. A shop is generally better-served by an electric compressor, but there are field uses for the g
/html/shop-talk/2003-11/msg00095.html (7,287 bytes)

83. Re: Sawzall v anglegrinder (score: 1)
Author: pethier@isd.net
Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2003 15:01:25 -0600
Demolishing houses. Removing walls. Cutting holes in old walls for new windows. There are special flexible long blades for cutting off nails and wood flush with a wall or floor. Generally, circular
/html/shop-talk/2003-11/msg00172.html (8,614 bytes)

84. Re: [personal] Re: Sawzall v anglegrinder (score: 1)
Author: "Phil Ethier" <pethier@isd.net>
Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2003 22:36:26 -0600
internet, and http://www.pmmag.com/CDA/ArticleInformation/features/BNP__Features__Item/0,2 379,6736,00.html Which states in part: "Invented by METCO engineer Ed Ristow, the first Sawzall was sold in
/html/shop-talk/2003-11/msg00189.html (8,096 bytes)

85. Re: gas heater vent question (score: 1)
Author: "Phil Ethier" <pethier@isd.net>
Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2003 23:16:14 -0600
garage.. and roof I'd rather go through the wall. The less I disturb the shingles the better I like it. I also don't want any heat from the stack warming up the attic. The attic should be as cold as
/html/shop-talk/2003-11/msg00190.html (7,749 bytes)

86. Re: Jumping a negative ground car with a positive ground car. (score: 1)
Author: "Phil Ethier" <pethier@isd.net>
Date: Sun, 5 Oct 2003 16:42:49 -0500
ground My wife was stranded in Bloomington on a dark (but not stormy) night some years ago, having left the Suburban headlights on while it was still light outside. I went out with the positive-groun
/html/shop-talk/2003-10/msg00022.html (8,587 bytes)

87. Re: gas line install question (score: 1)
Author: "Phil Ethier" <pethier@isd.net>
Date: Thu, 9 Oct 2003 23:12:35 -0500
Always. There is good general advice on this list, but you really need to get a permit and inspection. I don't have to tell you how dangerous gas is. And if your shop ever burns down, you don't want
/html/shop-talk/2003-10/msg00031.html (7,664 bytes)

88. Re: Engineering Question Regarding Splined Shafts (score: 1)
Author: pethier@isd.net
Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2003 12:55:03 -0500
How does over-tightening cause the splines to wear? Phil Ethier
/html/shop-talk/2003-10/msg00059.html (9,452 bytes)

89. Chev truck steering wheel and horn connection (score: 1)
Author: pethier@isd.net
Date: Wed, 15 Oct 2003 13:23:22 -0500
I have a 1993 Chev Suburban with a tilt wheel. Have you taken the steering wheel off one of these? It looks a bit odd in there. The horn does not work because the spring which makes the contact has c
/html/shop-talk/2003-10/msg00073.html (8,841 bytes)

90. Re: Chev truck steering wheel and horn connection THANKS (score: 1)
Author: "Phil Ethier" <pethier@isd.net>
Date: Wed, 15 Oct 2003 23:25:47 -0500
Thanks to all you folks that helped me on this, on the list and off. I went to Bumper-to-Bumper where they offered me a lock-plate compressor for 22 bucks. I needed to get some NyLocs for the running
/html/shop-talk/2003-10/msg00078.html (8,402 bytes)

91. Re: Engineering Question Regarding Splined Shafts (score: 1)
Author: "Phil Ethier" <pethier@isd.net>
Date: Fri, 17 Oct 2003 22:00:19 -0500
Really? Explain how. thus more strength True. Phil Ethier West Side Saint Paul Minnesota USA 1970 Lotus Europa 65/2597, 1992 Saturn SL2, 1993 Suburban, 1962 TR4 CT2846L pethier@isd.net http://www.mna
/html/shop-talk/2003-10/msg00083.html (8,974 bytes)

92. Re: Hand Cleaner (score: 1)
Author: "Phil Ethier" <pethier@isd.net>
Date: Sun, 26 Oct 2003 00:51:20 -0500
You bet. Wash some dishes and your fingernails even get clean! Phil Ethier West Side Saint Paul Minnesota USA 1970 Lotus Europa 65/2597, 1992 Saturn SL2, 1993 Suburban, 1962 TR4 CT2846L pethier@isd.
/html/shop-talk/2003-10/msg00103.html (6,791 bytes)

93. Re: Speaking of trailers... (score: 1)
Author: "Phil Ethier" <pethier@isd.net>
Date: Tue, 23 Sep 2003 23:33:08 -0500
sprung weight bouncing around in back, and I think it is better to attach to the frame and secure with load binders. You obviously do not have a Lotus Europa. You might as well just push it off a cl
/html/shop-talk/2003-09/msg00152.html (7,802 bytes)

94. Re: Cleaning the gutters (score: 1)
Author: pethier@isd.net
Date: Fri, 26 Sep 2003 13:49:02 -0500
You mean what Red Green calls "eaves trough"? Why do you need gutters? With proper drainage setup on the ground, you could take them off and stop worrying. Phil (no gutters on my shop) Ethier
/html/shop-talk/2003-09/msg00159.html (7,583 bytes)

95. Re: Cleaning the gutters (score: 1)
Author: "Phil Ethier" <pethier@isd.net>
Date: Fri, 26 Sep 2003 23:00:30 -0500
groove I have not seen a groove in my rock which covers my drain tile. My grandfather never had much of a groove in the conrete sidewalk panels he had mounted at an angle on the dripline. We don't ha
/html/shop-talk/2003-09/msg00166.html (9,190 bytes)

96. Re: broken bolt removal (score: 1)
Author: "Phil Ethier" <pethier@isd.net>
Date: Wed, 20 Aug 2003 23:34:32 -0500
in Put away the torches. First, flood the area with Kroil or PB Blaster. Centerpunch the end of the bolt and start drilling it out with LEFT-hand twist drills in a reversible drill motor. Chances ar
/html/shop-talk/2003-08/msg00098.html (7,938 bytes)

97. fiber-cement siding? (score: 1)
Author: "Phil Ethier" <pethier@isd.net>
Date: Thu, 3 Jul 2003 21:09:11 -0500
OK, I am focusing my question about the siding for my shop and for my house. I have a mix of vinyl (only 4 years old, yet broken here and there on the neighbor's side) and ancient hardboard on the sh
/html/shop-talk/2003-07/msg00007.html (9,151 bytes)

98. Re: 2 cycle engine (score: 1)
Author: "Phil Ethier" <pethier@isd.net>
Date: Sun, 1 Jun 2003 22:17:23 -0500
stupidly I'd expect there are no valves in the engine design. The bearings might be shot. The rings and cylinder walls are probably shot. SAAB cars with oil injection on 2-strokes had a setup whereby
/html/shop-talk/2003-06/msg00005.html (7,892 bytes)

99. Re: extension cord winder (score: 1)
Author: "Phil Ethier" <pethier@isd.net>
Date: Sun, 4 May 2003 22:46:37 -0500
Why are these better than cord reels? Can they pass a plug-socket connection in the middle? Seems like the answer to a question nobody has asked. Phil Ethier West Side Saint Paul Minnesota USA 1970 L
/html/shop-talk/2003-05/msg00006.html (8,316 bytes)

100. Re: extension cord winder (score: 1)
Author: "Phil Ethier" <pethier@isd.net>
Date: Tue, 6 May 2003 21:36:14 -0500
The kind they sell at the home center for about 7 bucks. I have about 125 feet of cord on mine. You hold it with one hand on the rotating handle inside the reel, then use your other hand to turn the
/html/shop-talk/2003-05/msg00008.html (8,192 bytes)


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