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21. Re: Another fuel saving idea... (score: 1)
Author: Trevor Boicey <trevor@boicey.com>
Date: Tue, 15 Nov 2005 22:39:35 -0500
shop-talk supported in part by Fat Chance Garage http://fatchancegarage.com All the pumps around here have a sticker that reads "Volume is Temperature Compensated to 15 degrees C". -- Trevor Boicey,
/html/shop-talk/2005-11/msg00088.html (8,445 bytes)

22. Re: LED "Shake" flashlights (score: 1)
Author: Trevor Boicey <trevor@boicey.com>
Date: Thu, 17 Nov 2005 15:01:28 -0500
shop-talk supported in part by Fat Chance Garage http://fatchancegarage.com I have one of those squeeze flashlights and it works fine, but you have to keep squeezing (pumping) continuously... no batt
/html/shop-talk/2005-11/msg00103.html (8,931 bytes)

23. Re: Air leak? (score: 1)
Author: Trevor Boicey <trevor@boicey.com>
Date: Sun, 30 Oct 2005 12:37:24 -0500
I had a set of alloys on my 1983 Corolla that leaked at a seam. The wheels were made from several pieces, so a "ridge" about halfway between the studs and the bead leaked. I just painted some goo on
/html/shop-talk/2005-10/msg00253.html (7,728 bytes)

24. Re: Lubricant for cold environment. (score: 1)
Author: Trevor Boicey <trevor@boicey.com>
Date: Wed, 19 Apr 2006 12:25:36 -0400
Unless you are getting electricity for free, the best thing to do is throw it out immediately and replace it with a new one, even if it is working. A new energy efficient fridge will pay for itself e
/html/shop-talk/2006-04/msg00062.html (7,432 bytes)

25. Re: Soldering Chrome (score: 1)
Author: Trevor Boicey <trevor@boicey.com>
Date: Tue, 06 Jun 2006 18:08:56 -0400
I have a jar of "blue stuff" that is meant for this. It's like silly putty, but you put it everywhere around the area and weld/solder within it. Useful for welding a body panel right near paint or ru
/html/shop-talk/2006-06/msg00001.html (7,816 bytes)

26. Re: 4 light hi-beams (score: 1)
Author: Trevor Boicey <trevor@boicey.com>
Date: Mon, 11 Sep 2006 11:24:55 -0400
From someone who is only half-following this thread... I know that around here (Ontario) there is a law saying how many watts of forward lighting a vehicle can have. The high-disables-low is 99% sure
/html/shop-talk/2006-09/msg00027.html (8,064 bytes)

27. Re: Garage door springs (score: 1)
Author: Trevor Boicey <trevor@boicey.com>
Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2006 13:47:18 -0400
I have three of those on my three garage doors. They break, and it's loud and surprising, but safe. Actually when they break, the friction of the coils unwinding can actually make smoke. (oily smoke
/html/shop-talk/2006-10/msg00014.html (8,421 bytes)

28. Re: Garage door springs (score: 1)
Author: "Trevor Boicey" <trevor@boicey.com>
Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2006 15:37:25 -0400 (EDT)
Agreed, but I also recommend, if possible, use the proper "stiff metal" bars to torque up the springs. I did it twice, once with the proper bars, and once with half-inch round bar steel that fit jus
/html/shop-talk/2006-10/msg00018.html (7,693 bytes)

29. Re: chain saw rec/saws to avoid? (score: 1)
Author: Trevor Boicey <trevor@boicey.com>
Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2006 15:13:17 -0400
My other hobby is antique outboards, which are almost universally two stroke. Personally, I have strong opinion, but often brought up in this discussion is that, when you run a two stroke dry on gas,
/html/shop-talk/2006-10/msg00077.html (8,687 bytes)

30. Re: chain saw rec/saws to avoid? (score: 1)
Author: Trevor Boicey <trevor@boicey.com>
Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2006 16:33:41 -0400
Yah, my email was a little bit garbled, that's what happens when you want to fire off one email then go to lunch. What I meant to say is that I have "no strong opinion", I wouldn't preach to anyone w
/html/shop-talk/2006-10/msg00079.html (9,570 bytes)

31. Re: 2 vs 4 post lifts (score: 1)
Author: Trevor Boicey <trevor@boicey.com>
Date: Tue, 30 Jan 2007 15:36:03 -0500
As a reference, I don't even use my 4 post for oil changes any more. It takes longer to shuffle cars than to just do the oil change wherever the car is sitting. With a 2 post, it would take even long
/html/shop-talk/2007-01/msg00284.html (8,315 bytes)

32. Re: 2 vs 4 post lifts (score: 1)
Author: Trevor Boicey <trevor@boicey.com>
Date: Thu, 01 Feb 2007 14:37:18 -0500
My four post was delivered on a truck, with the warning that I needed to have facilities to unload it and that the driver will not help. All I did was have myself and had two friends handy, and the d
/html/shop-talk/2007-02/msg00011.html (9,640 bytes)

33. Re: [Shop-talk] To kill a refrigerator (score: 1)
Author: Trevor Boicey <trevor@boicey.com>
Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2007 11:40:48 -0400
Find a fan and remove one blade? Cover a spot on some belt with a big glob of tape or epoxy? Surely a really obvious vibration or "other ominous sound" would help convince the wife that it's broken?
/html/shop-talk/2007-08/msg00115.html (8,612 bytes)

34. Re: [Shop-talk] Trying to find a battery connector to fit thru a (score: 1)
Author: Trevor Boicey <trevor@boicey.com>
Date: Tue, 09 Oct 2007 12:14:06 -0400
The link will probably get mangled, but... http://www.westmarine.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/producte/10001/-1/10001/62022/377%20710/0/ConnectPro%20Trolling%20Motor%20Plug/Primary%20Search/mode%20m
/html/shop-talk/2007-10/msg00185.html (9,854 bytes)

35. Re: [Shop-talk] Remote electric meter readout (score: 1)
Author: Trevor Boicey <trevor@boicey.com>
Date: Sun, 21 Oct 2007 22:32:34 -0400
Any clamp ammeter can be clamped around each circuit in your breaker panel and will give current measurements for that circuit. I have used my cheap chinese one extensively.... Generally available on
/html/shop-talk/2007-10/msg00324.html (8,199 bytes)

36. Re: [Shop-talk] Remote electric meter readout (score: 1)
Author: Trevor Boicey <trevor@boicey.com>
Date: Mon, 22 Oct 2007 12:19:05 -0400
Here in Canada, it's much easier than that. The house without the snow on it's roof is a grow house! -- Trevor Boicey, P. Eng. Ottawa, Canada, trevor@boicey.com ICQ #17432933 http://www.brit.ca/~tboi
/html/shop-talk/2007-10/msg00335.html (8,216 bytes)

37. Re: [Shop-talk] Cheap little two stroke generators (score: 1)
Author: Trevor Boicey <trevor@boicey.com>
Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2007 21:13:40 -0400
Heheheh I wouldn't know, for all the discussion, it's not a store we have here... Anyways the generator original manufacturer I *THINK* is Launtop, although not a lot of them seem to be branded as su
/html/shop-talk/2007-10/msg00478.html (7,035 bytes)

38. Re: [Shop-talk] battery analysis tools (score: 1)
Author: Trevor Boicey <trevor@boicey.com>
Date: Tue, 06 Nov 2007 00:30:31 -0500
I think you mentioned this as "not good enough", but I have a 50A load tester I got from the local parts store. Takes about 30 seconds and cost about $20. I think they had a 100A one for about $50. S
/html/shop-talk/2007-11/msg00035.html (7,450 bytes)

39. Re: [Shop-talk] relationship advice, (it's shop related, really!) (score: 1)
Author: Trevor Boicey <trevor@boicey.com>
Date: Fri, 09 Nov 2007 17:23:44 -0500
I've only been married 8 years... but... My take on this is that getting married doesn't affect your shop time NEARLY as much as having kids. I got a lot of shop time when we were first married, beca
/html/shop-talk/2007-11/msg00055.html (8,230 bytes)

40. Re: [Shop-talk] harris welding torches and blue point jack? (score: 1)
Author: Trevor Boicey <trevor@boicey.com>
Date: Sat, 01 Dec 2007 01:19:53 -0500
I had this problem once. I first got my oxy/acet kit by borrowing it from my dad. He had purchased them shiny new. When I got them filled the first time, I had to ask for my own tanks specifically ba
/html/shop-talk/2007-11/msg00239.html (9,158 bytes)


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