- 41. RE: Emergency kit (score: 1)
- Author: Mark Miller <markm@tutsys.com>
- Date: Fri, 13 Jun 1997 09:23:55 -0700
- Don't forget a couple of twenties!! Its amazing what you can fix with them. And maybe a set of vice grips. Mark Miller I'm putting together an emergency repair kit for my car. My intent is to be able
- /html/shop-talk/1997-06/msg00027.html (8,874 bytes)
- 42. RE: Fuel system cleaning (score: 1)
- Author: Mark Miller <markm@tutsys.com>
- Date: Wed, 25 Jun 1997 09:03:55 -0700
- out of rebuild? =20 for #1-I would recommand putting a larger and better fuel filter in line (before the fuel pump, if it's outside the tank), and just run it for a while-I had gotten a car from a ju
- /html/shop-talk/1997-06/msg00073.html (8,027 bytes)
- 43. RE: 220v circuit in garage (score: 1)
- Author: Mark Miller <markm@tutsys.com>
- Date: Fri, 9 May 1997 15:39:55 -0700
- =20 I'll toss in my two cents. Checking my fairway Elec catalog a 20/40 = (can take split breakers) position 200 A panel costs $87 and a 20/20 = position 100A panel costs $48. I'd say: go wild. Spend
- /html/shop-talk/1997-05/msg00042.html (9,218 bytes)
- 44. RE: washing shop towels (score: 1)
- Author: Mark Miller <markm@tutsys.com>
- Date: Mon, 12 May 1997 09:39:14 -0700
- From: Matt Liggett[SMTP:mliggett@bluemarble.net] I've been going through a lot of red shop towels lately working on my Midget and my Mini. I've been washing them per the instructions: warm water, mi
- /html/shop-talk/1997-05/msg00054.html (7,700 bytes)
- 45. RE: 220v circuit in garage (score: 1)
- Author: Mark Miller <markm@tutsys.com>
- Date: Tue, 13 May 1997 08:37:16 -0700
- While the trench(es) are open, throw in a few runs of twisted pair in case you want to run an intercom, burglar or fire alarm, remote light switches, LAN extension, or whatever. Wire is plenty cheap
- /html/shop-talk/1997-05/msg00062.html (8,424 bytes)
- 46. auction in SF, CA (score: 1)
- Author: Mark Miller <markm@tutsys.com>
- Date: Thu, 29 May 1997 10:34:32 -0700
- Hi. Many emails have mentioned the good deals available on machining = tools at school auctions. So I thought I'd mention one coming up. San Francisco Unified School District is having an auction of
- /html/shop-talk/1997-05/msg00105.html (6,808 bytes)
- 47. RE: Torch or MIG (score: 1)
- Author: Mark Miller <markm@tutsys.com>
- Date: Mon, 21 Apr 1997 09:39:31 -0700
- <<one thing that I would suggest ( which I did not do ) is go to a = welding shop, explain to them what you are planning to do and what your limitations are (circuit capacity ... ) and find out what
- /html/shop-talk/1997-04/msg00034.html (7,117 bytes)
- 48. RE: Three phase electrons (score: 1)
- Author: Mark Miller <markm@tutsys.com>
- Date: Mon, 10 Mar 1997 11:28:51 -0800
- It's easier with a graph but bear with me. Imagine single phase AC as a sine wave, centered around 0 volts. It climbs up to a maximum, then returns to 0 volts and drops to its most negative. The pea
- /html/shop-talk/1997-03/msg00076.html (8,486 bytes)
- 49. RE: Hydrofluoric Acid (score: 1)
- Author: Mark Miller <markm@tutsys.com>
- Date: Wed, 5 Feb 1997 16:51:32 -0800
- HF is a rather nasty chemical. Treat it with lots of respect. It is used for glass etching, and may be in the CWW mix to strip off any coatings on the wheel. A funny property of HF is that it doesn't
- /html/shop-talk/1997-02/msg00011.html (8,300 bytes)
- 50. RE: retractable cord (score: 1)
- Author: Mark Miller <markm@tutsys.com>
- Date: Mon, 6 Jan 1997 10:14:48 -0800
- McMaster Carr has them for $30.77 (16/3 30 feet) as well as for $300+. I would guess that most home uses would be fine with the cheaper one but . . . Mark Miller Has anyone had good luck with a parti
- /html/shop-talk/1997-01/msg00013.html (7,854 bytes)
- 51. RE: thickness of different gauge sheetmetal. (score: 1)
- Author: Mark Miller <markm@tutsys.com>
- Date: Fri, 10 Jan 1997 14:24:05 -0800
- A very basic question I'm sure, but they say the dumbest question is the one that isn't asked..... I always thought that was the one asked often, because the answer wasn't listened to . . . What is t
- /html/shop-talk/1997-01/msg00046.html (9,334 bytes)
- 52. RE: looking for hemostats (score: 1)
- Author: Mark Miller <markm@tutsys.com>
- Date: Tue, 21 Jan 1997 10:17:27 -0800
- I don't know about the length but 5.5" to 10" ones are available from McMaster-Carr at $4.25 to $11. Mark Miller Hi - A friend who is rebuilding an airplane is looking for hemostats, especially a ver
- /html/shop-talk/1997-01/msg00074.html (7,723 bytes)
- 53. RE: Fluke Automotive meters (score: 1)
- Author: Mark Miller <markm@tutsys.com>
- Date: Tue, 21 Jan 1997 15:05:45 -0800
- If it is only a DMM, there are 2 ways. 1. Don't purchase from MAC 2. Don't purchase a Fluke - Fluke and Simpson are the MAC & SNAP ON of electronic tools. I have a Simpson DMM that cost me almost $40
- /html/shop-talk/1997-01/msg00082.html (9,188 bytes)
- 54. RE: welding and grinding sheetmetal (score: 1)
- Author: Mark Miller <markm@tutsys.com>
- Date: Mon, 27 Jan 1997 09:22:08 -0800
- I get a little chuckle out of the sig above. Way back in the mid-60's, I ran a "foreign car" repair shop, and those British cars that you guys enjoy "restoring" were my bread and butter. Here is a h
- /html/shop-talk/1997-01/msg00112.html (9,228 bytes)
- 55. RE: Where to start with a seized engine (score: 1)
- Author: Mark Miller <markm@tutsys.com>
- Date: Mon, 7 Oct 1996 10:48:41 -0700
- This sounds like a good starting point. I'd use Kroil; it is a penetrating oil good for unsticking frozen screws and such and does a great job. It isn't cheap, but neither is a rebuild. I bought it f
- /html/shop-talk/1996-10/msg00019.html (8,514 bytes)
- 56. RE: Recommendations for an electric grinder/cut-off wheel? (score: 1)
- Author: Mark Miller <markm@tutsys.com>
- Date: Thu, 19 Sep 1996 14:48:16 -0700
- From: Mike Lee - Team Banana Racing[SMTP:mikel@ichips.intel.com] I'm looking for some recommendations on an electric grinder/cutoff, similar to the 3"-4" air ones that are pretty common. I have acce
- /html/shop-talk/1996-09/msg00040.html (8,766 bytes)
- 57. RE: Tools rusting :-( (score: 1)
- Author: Mark Miller <markm@tutsys.com>
- Date: Mon, 5 Aug 1996 09:44:55 -0700
- I have a nice little Craftsman socket set, the one in the gray carry around cases (Hey does this sound familar), and the sockets got wet and have started to rust. I was wondering what the best thing
- /html/shop-talk/1996-08/msg00022.html (7,065 bytes)
- 58. RE: Torches (score: 1)
- Author: Mark Miller <markm@tutsys.com>
- Date: Wed, 7 Aug 1996 11:19:29 -0700
- How about a tap wrench and a touch of the torch once it's at the right setting.
- /html/shop-talk/1996-08/msg00038.html (7,111 bytes)
- 59. RE: Wire brush wheels (score: 1)
- Author: Mark Miller <markm@tutsys.com>
- Date: Thu, 22 Aug 1996 10:28:42 -0700
- While preparing to replace the sills on my MGB I have discovered that a wire brush wheel does a very good job of removing rust, paint, undercoating, and the glue which was used to hold down the carpe
- /html/shop-talk/1996-08/msg00070.html (8,194 bytes)
- 60. RE: Electricity Theory/Practicality (score: 1)
- Author: Mark Miller <markm@tutsys.com>
- Date: Tue, 25 Jun 1996 09:39:31 -0700
- hard 220 with (black and the definitely and -. out ? the hooked up colors Whoa up! Black, white, and green says single phase (110 volt) wiring. = The dryer plug is phase to phase (220 volt) and calls
- /html/shop-talk/1996-06/msg00061.html (9,556 bytes)
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