- 1. Stihl chain saw chain adjusting (score: 1)
- Author: Ron Horwitz <ronglue@yahoo.com>
- Date: Wed, 18 May 2005 07:39:58 -0700 (PDT)
- I am getting ready to purchase a Stihl chain saw. There are two offerings at the same power/bar level. One is a regular start, tool adjusted chain tension, the other is an "easy start" with a tool fr
- /html/shop-talk/2005-05/msg00030.html (7,733 bytes)
- 2. Revisiting Stihl chain saw adjusting (score: 1)
- Author: Ron Horwitz <ronglue@yahoo.com>
- Date: Fri, 20 May 2005 05:47:20 -0700 (PDT)
- Thanks to all for the replies. There seemed to be enough opinions to go for the easy2start and chain adjuster that I will go back and look with an eye toward that one. Thanks for helping me to spend
- /html/shop-talk/2005-05/msg00037.html (6,867 bytes)
- 3. trailer deck - steel vs wood (score: 1)
- Author: Ron Horwitz <ronglue@yahoo.com>
- Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2005 08:36:15 -0800 (PST)
- Before my last move, I had to sell my steel open car trailer. I need to buy another one now, however my usage demands will probably turn this into a lightly used item as opposed to a routinely used i
- /html/shop-talk/2005-02/msg00126.html (7,230 bytes)
- 4. Re: Garage heaters (score: 1)
- Author: Ron Horwitz <ronglue@yahoo.com>
- Date: Mon, 5 Apr 2004 06:16:20 -0700 (PDT)
- I just finished building a 23 x 27 shop and used a 45,000 btu Modine Hot Dawg, mounted in the top forward corner of the building, with the thermostat about middle of the front wall. Insulation is key
- /html/shop-talk/2004-04/msg00027.html (8,739 bytes)
- 5. new parts washer pump says no solvent? (score: 1)
- Author: Ron Horwitz <ronglue@yahoo.com>
- Date: Thu, 4 Mar 2004 10:10:22 -0800 (PST)
- I just bought one of the generic harbor freight parts washers. In a couple of different places it has warning labels not to use any type of solvent (even specifically lists mineral sprits) and says w
- /html/shop-talk/2004-03/msg00020.html (7,325 bytes)
- 6. Re: Floor Paint - Color Choices? (score: 1)
- Author: Ron Horwitz <ronglue@yahoo.com>
- Date: Thu, 25 Mar 2004 05:32:04 -0800 (PST)
- I have tan, and it was quite by accident. I ordered "concrete grey" - how was I to know that was code for "tan???" It has turned out OK. It's the same, yet different. I don't think that there is any
- /html/shop-talk/2004-03/msg00132.html (7,992 bytes)
- 7. tools on wheels (score: 1)
- Author: Ron Horwitz <ronglue@yahoo.com>
- Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2004 06:57:03 -0800 (PST)
- I have some tools - table saw, grinder on pedestal, etc - that I would like to be able to store under a work bench and then bring out when needed. The only way that my pea brain can think of to do th
- /html/shop-talk/2004-02/msg00070.html (7,395 bytes)
- 8. 220V compressor wiring (score: 1)
- Author: Ron Horwitz <ronglue@yahoo.com>
- Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2003 20:53:37 -0800 (PST)
- I'm building and wiring a new garage. I currently have a 110V compressor, but will eventually upgrade to something bigger. I want to have the wiring in place for it before the walls make it tough. Fo
- /html/shop-talk/2003-11/msg00097.html (6,881 bytes)
- 9. Re: Shop layout and Paint booth questions.... (score: 1)
- Author: Ron Horwitz <ronglue@yahoo.com>
- Date: Mon, 7 Jul 2003 07:31:17 -0700 (PDT)
- I used to have a two car garage that had a curtain track down the center with a heavyweight fiberglass cloth curtain on it. Most times it would be bunched back by the end wall, but if you ever wanted
- /html/shop-talk/2003-07/msg00030.html (7,695 bytes)
- 10. building shop - compressor in the bathroom? (score: 1)
- Author: Ron Horwitz <ronglue@yahoo.com>
- Date: Tue, 24 Jun 2003 10:23:03 -0700 (PDT)
- I'm at the planning stage for a 22x27 garage at my house. I'm going to put a bathroom in it and thought about also locating the air compressor in the same room. This will keep the noise isolated from
- /html/shop-talk/2003-06/msg00065.html (8,317 bytes)
- 11. implements for grass cutting and snow removal (score: 1)
- Author: Ron Horwitz <ronglue@yahoo.com>
- Date: Tue, 18 Mar 2003 12:15:17 -0800 (PST)
- I am going to be moving from Cincinnati to Buffalo shortly. In Cincinnati I had a push mower (which is not worth moving) to cut 0.5 acres and our snow was never bad enough for more than a good ole sh
- /html/shop-talk/2003-03/msg00093.html (9,005 bytes)
- 12. radiant floor heat/epoxy/lifts (score: 1)
- Author: Ron Horwitz <ronglue@yahoo.com>
- Date: Thu, 6 Jun 2002 05:56:51 -0700 (PDT)
- In the planning stages for the new workshop. I really appreciate all of the past thoughtful comments on this topic. Being in Ohio, I will need some sort of heat. Considering radiant floor, but I have
- /html/shop-talk/2002-06/msg00056.html (7,606 bytes)
- 13. RE: driveway sealer (score: 1)
- Author: Ron Horwitz <ronglue@yahoo.com>
- Date: Sun, 21 Oct 2001 07:43:43 -0700 (PDT)
- sealer that was (despite the warning on changed from an emulsion anyone know if there is should I take it to my advance for any insights. I am a chemist for an adhesive manufacturer, and when we put
- /html/shop-talk/2001-10/msg00255.html (7,558 bytes)
- 14. RE: driveway sealer (score: 1)
- Author: Ron Horwitz <ronglue@yahoo.com>
- Date: Mon, 22 Oct 2001 17:40:58 -0700 (PDT)
- made perfect sense to me... at least in my head... what I meant to say is that there are a lot of products that can freeze, phase, and be very happy going back into solution. However, if there is a
- /html/shop-talk/2001-10/msg00257.html (7,264 bytes)
- 15. new home wiring/electric car (score: 1)
- Author: Ron Horwitz <ronglue@yahoo.com>
- Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2000 18:13:31 -0800 (PST)
- General advice/opinions needed: My mom is building a new house, and we are trying to plan ahead while there are no walls to deal with. I think that she would be a good candidate for an electric as a
- /html/shop-talk/2000-11/msg00054.html (7,495 bytes)
- 16. getting clean after a diesel bath (score: 1)
- Author: Ron Horwitz <ronglue@yahoo.com>
- Date: Mon, 22 May 2006 17:16:33 -0700 (PDT)
- Changed the fuel filter on a diesel generator. The "new" one, I came to discover, had been returned by someone after they managed to mangle the threads. Before I discovered this, I struggled for a bi
- /html/shop-talk/2006-05/msg00060.html (7,088 bytes)
- 17. air grease gun tube (score: 1)
- Author: Ron Horwitz <ronglue@yahoo.com>
- Date: Mon, 25 Dec 2006 07:33:17 -0800 (PST)
- I revcently purchased an air powered grease gun. It came with a short metal nozzle. Is it safe to replace this with the common rubber whips to gain some flexibility or will the air pressure blow out
- /html/shop-talk/2006-12/msg00154.html (7,278 bytes)
- 18. Re: air grease gun tube (score: 1)
- Author: Ron Horwitz <ronglue@yahoo.com>
- Date: Wed, 27 Dec 2006 05:39:16 -0800 (PST)
- Doug, I've never thought it was worthwhile for doing a "normal" car. Recently did my first lube on a big diesel motorhome, and used more than a tube to grease that mother and its 20+ zerks. That's wh
- /html/shop-talk/2006-12/msg00176.html (8,026 bytes)
- 19. RE: air grease gun tube (score: 1)
- Author: Ron Horwitz <ronglue@yahoo.com>
- Date: Wed, 27 Dec 2006 05:59:15 -0800 (PST)
- All I can find at local stores is rubber that is marked "for manual guns only." Even the McMaster link specifies most pieces are for manual guns. Only a couple of limited options specifically allowed
- /html/shop-talk/2006-12/msg00177.html (8,184 bytes)
- 20. Re: Waste Oil Container (score: 1)
- Author: Ron Horwitz <ronglue@yahoo.com>
- Date: Tue, 2 Jan 2007 07:28:21 -0800 (PST)
- I use a plastic five gallon pail, and have been using the same one for at least three years. Plastic lid with a pour spout. I just set the lid on top (I store it in a location where it won't get spil
- /html/shop-talk/2007-01/msg00000.html (7,575 bytes)
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