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261. Re: [Shop-talk] 12 volt benchtop power supply? (score: 1)
Author: Wayne <wmc_st@xxiii.com>
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 2010 20:43:46 -0500
You can google or ebay for "bench power supply" but they start to get expensive if they put out any decent current. How about a computer power supply? Newer ones have high current on 12V. They usuall
/html/shop-talk/2010-01/msg00086.html (8,964 bytes)

262. Re: [Shop-talk] Water heater problem (score: 1)
Author: Wayne <wmc_st@xxiii.com>
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 2010 10:33:51 -0500
See this web site for really good water heater info: http://www.waterheaterrescue.com/ Could be a bad thermostat (integrated into the gas valve, and probably as expensive as a whole new heater) or sc
/html/shop-talk/2010-01/msg00210.html (9,534 bytes)

263. [Shop-talk] Mythbusters sucks! [rant] (was: water heater (grand (score: 1)
Author: Wayne <wmc_st@xxiii.com>
Date: Wed, 27 Jan 2010 07:04:50 -0500
Anyone else loathe Mythbusters as much as me?! Don't get me wrong -- I like "watching shit blow up" as much as the next guy and Kari is an extreme babe. But it really ticks me off that they present t
/html/shop-talk/2010-01/msg00248.html (8,319 bytes)

264. Re: [Shop-talk] Mythbusters sucks! [rant] (was: water heater (grand (score: 1)
Author: Wayne <wmc_st@xxiii.com>
Date: Wed, 27 Jan 2010 13:16:19 -0500
Funny you should say that about Jamie. Someone else thinks the exact same thing! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFtFbb4q4Ms -W _______________________________________________ Support Team.Net http://
/html/shop-talk/2010-01/msg00258.html (7,766 bytes)

265. Re: [Shop-talk] Mythbusters sucks! [rant] (score: 1)
Author: Wayne <wmc_st@xxiii.com>
Date: Wed, 27 Jan 2010 17:12:30 -0500
'Cause the wife finds it amusing and watches it, so I end up catching a lot anyways. Or blow stuff up real good! Hehe... err... I don't do that. Anymore. -W __________________________________________
/html/shop-talk/2010-01/msg00276.html (8,167 bytes)

266. Re: [Shop-talk] more water heater (score: 1)
Author: Wayne <wmc_st@xxiii.com>
Date: Wed, 27 Jan 2010 17:17:14 -0500
Around here (western NC) the county dump takes water heaters and "white goods" (major appliances) for free. Or the scrap metal years PAY about $4 - $6 per hundred pounds. It's ok that it's mixed meta
/html/shop-talk/2010-01/msg00277.html (9,690 bytes)

267. Re: [Shop-talk] IR temperature meter (score: 1)
Author: Wayne <wmc_st@xxiii.com>
Date: Fri, 29 Jan 2010 14:18:33 -0500
I had a Harbor Freight one that did the same thing. Apparently there is little to no infrared (or whatever radiation it's looking for) from space. -Wayne _____________________________________________
/html/shop-talk/2010-01/msg00339.html (7,911 bytes)

268. Re: [Shop-talk] sparky extension cord (score: 1)
Author: Wayne <wmc_st@xxiii.com>
Date: Fri, 05 Feb 2010 09:04:00 -0500
I'm going way out on the limb with a guess here... since it's been ~ 25 years since I flunked out of EE. But from what I remember, the spark is related to the collapse of the electric field, and its
/html/shop-talk/2010-02/msg00140.html (7,790 bytes)

269. Re: [Shop-talk] There is more wrong with Toyota than the gas pedal (score: 1)
Author: Wayne <wmc_st@xxiii.com>
Date: Fri, 05 Feb 2010 09:53:26 -0500
Didn't read the whole thing, but the majority strikes me as bullshit written by a lazy overpaid soon to be unemployed fuck UAW worker trying to stir up resentment towards Toyota. -Wayne _____________
/html/shop-talk/2010-02/msg00143.html (7,884 bytes)

270. Re: [Shop-talk] Snow blower repair (score: 1)
Author: Wayne <wmc_st@xxiii.com>
Date: Sat, 06 Feb 2010 15:00:06 -0500
Is it a 2 or 4 stroke Tecumseh? The 4 strokes I've had the displeasure of using were real finicky about carb and fuel problems. Thankfully, they're also super easy to work on. Dunno about the 2s. -Wa
/html/shop-talk/2010-02/msg00168.html (7,864 bytes)

271. Re: [Shop-talk] Dry Cell Batteries (score: 1)
Author: Wayne <wmc_st@xxiii.com>
Date: Tue, 16 Feb 2010 11:25:22 -0500
You have to have a load on the battery to accurately measure if its output voltage is in range. Unfortunately I don't know what's typical output current for standard cells. If an AA is supposed to be
/html/shop-talk/2010-02/msg00224.html (7,458 bytes)

272. Re: [Shop-talk] Liquid Honing (score: 1)
Author: Wayne <wmc_st@xxiii.com>
Date: Sat, 27 Feb 2010 13:31:38 -0500
Extrude Hone is the best known trade name. Probably other companies supplying the same process / equipment. Google turns up the company and a wiki article. -Wayne ____________________________________
/html/shop-talk/2010-02/msg00269.html (6,883 bytes)

273. [Shop-talk] Wiring a new garage / shop (score: 1)
Author: Wayne <wmc_st@xxiii.com>
Date: Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:05:32 -0500
Hey guys, a relative of mine is building a new garage and getting ready to wire it. He had a question about a "starter kit" breaker panel at Home Depot that sounds almost too cheap to be true. Know a
/html/shop-talk/2010-03/msg00040.html (6,908 bytes)

274. Re: [Shop-talk] Bird in shop (score: 1)
Author: Wayne <wmc_st@xxiii.com>
Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2010 23:49:34 -0500
Well, WD-40 and a lighter can work really well. Just have an extinguisher and/or hose handy. I pretty much hate birds, except for the ones that are tasty or good hot sauce carriers, and even then onl
/html/shop-talk/2010-03/msg00072.html (8,537 bytes)

275. Re: [Shop-talk] Mice infestation (score: 1)
Author: Wayne <wmc_st@xxiii.com>
Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:19:08 -0400
I have a car that's been left sitting outside that's been destroyed by mice. They've apparently been coming in the AC condensation drain on the firewall, and nesting inside the heater core / AC box.
/html/shop-talk/2010-03/msg00102.html (8,950 bytes)

276. Re: [Shop-talk] Mice infestation (score: 1)
Author: Wayne <wmc_st@xxiii.com>
Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:23:41 -0400
I'll also caution you that (in my experience) leaving a vehicle on gravel, grass or other breathable surface will rot it at a greatly accelerated rate. If you have to leave it on gravel for extended
/html/shop-talk/2010-03/msg00103.html (8,561 bytes)

277. Re: [Shop-talk] tolerancing a interference or friction fit ???`` (score: 1)
Author: Wayne <wmc_st@xxiii.com>
Date: Thu, 08 Apr 2010 17:29:01 -0400
That sounds awfully tight, even assuming the parts are perfectly round, or able to deform to round. A chamfered edges help a lot too. But I'm not a machinist or engineer. I did google "interference f
/html/shop-talk/2010-04/msg00061.html (8,143 bytes)

278. Re: [Shop-talk] That isn't nice (score: 1)
Author: Wayne <wmc_st@xxiii.com>
Date: Thu, 29 Apr 2010 21:50:42 -0400
Dunno what to tell ya'. I was shopping recently and Best Buy had 'em for about $54. Here's a very cool web site http://www.antennaweb.org that you can plug your address or coordinates into, and it su
/html/shop-talk/2010-04/msg00148.html (7,463 bytes)

279. Re: [Shop-talk] Welding a full tank (score: 1)
Author: Wayne <wmc_st@xxiii.com>
Date: Fri, 30 Apr 2010 15:50:29 -0400
I was thinking the same thing. That sounds like a super bad idea. What happens if you're welding this thin sheet metal and blow a hole through it and the gas starts leaking out?! As far as the "explo
/html/shop-talk/2010-04/msg00156.html (8,074 bytes)

280. Re: [Shop-talk] locked out of my garage (score: 1)
Author: Wayne <wmc_st@xxiii.com>
Date: Sat, 15 May 2010 14:18:59 -0400
In my experience, YES, probably. I had an attached garage. Got locked out of the house. Door from garage into kitchen was a cheap non-deadbolt lockset like you describe. With garage tools ( a Dremel
/html/shop-talk/2010-05/msg00031.html (8,589 bytes)


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