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41. Re: Rhino Ramps (score: 1)
Author: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>
Date: Mon, 07 Feb 2005 11:59:12 -0500
Although long carpet to the rear wheels would probably work better, you can probably get by just getting carpet under the front wheels even if it's a RWD car. Only needs about 3 feet of carpet. Obvio
/html/shop-talk/2005-02/msg00027.html (8,557 bytes)

42. Re: Car Lifts (score: 1)
Author: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>
Date: Mon, 07 Feb 2005 23:34:59 -0500
I can second that. I bought my hoist for my first house, where I had 11.5 feet. But I moved it to this house where I have only about 10 feet, and it's still fine. I can double park convertibles on it
/html/shop-talk/2005-02/msg00043.html (7,772 bytes)

43. Re: Car Lifts (score: 1)
Author: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>
Date: Tue, 08 Feb 2005 00:58:47 -0500
I talk a lot about my list lately, so I wish I could give a long answer here, but the lifts available around you will be different than around me. Since they are so heavy, shipping is a big considera
/html/shop-talk/2005-02/msg00045.html (9,039 bytes)

44. Re: 2005 toyota tacoma (score: 1)
Author: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>
Date: Sun, 13 Feb 2005 17:56:32 -0500
I've had one of these for a while. They work fine. I've used it for the usual ODBC code stuff, "which oxygen sensor needs replacement", that kind of thing. At $100 I think it's a useful product. I gu
/html/shop-talk/2005-02/msg00072.html (9,882 bytes)

45. Re: 2005 tacoma (score: 1)
Author: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>
Date: Sat, 19 Feb 2005 00:24:32 -0500
A lot of cars use similar voodoo to program a new keychain remote. -- Trevor Boicey, P. Eng. Ottawa, Canada, tboicey@brit.ca ICQ #17432933 http://www.brit.ca/~tboicey/
/html/shop-talk/2005-02/msg00102.html (6,767 bytes)

46. Re: Lift install question (score: 1)
Author: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>
Date: Mon, 03 Jan 2005 20:53:01 -0500
Mine came with U-shaped plastic shims. They are different colours and thicknesses, and wedged like ball joint pickle forks but much thinner. -- Trevor Boicey, P. Eng. Ottawa, Canada, tboicey@brit.ca
/html/shop-talk/2005-01/msg00016.html (7,342 bytes)

47. Re: Dewalt Batteries (score: 1)
Author: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>
Date: Wed, 05 Jan 2005 08:09:33 -0500
A local industrial battery shop (Total Battery) here sells the raw cells in most sizes. I've used them to replace the cells in old laptops and things much more cheaply than buying a new battery unit.
/html/shop-talk/2005-01/msg00022.html (7,271 bytes)

48. Re: Voice Over IP Phone Services (score: 1)
Author: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>
Date: Fri, 07 Jan 2005 21:15:15 -0500
I had offlined some info to Kai about the local providers here in Canada. Not likely the same so details not so useful, but the rough concept of "it works fine" might be useful. Anyways, the companie
/html/shop-talk/2005-01/msg00037.html (8,434 bytes)

49. Re: garage door opener problem (score: 1)
Author: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>
Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2005 01:57:38 -0500
Usually on the unit there are two force adjusters, one for up and one for down. One adjusts how hard the unit will try to go down before it safety-reverses, the other up. Try giving the down one a li
/html/shop-talk/2005-01/msg00114.html (7,958 bytes)

50. Re: Tool cabinets ... (score: 1)
Author: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>
Date: Fri, 21 Jan 2005 13:41:04 -0500
They are probably powder coated rather than painted, which is a meaningful distinction. The powder coating stands up pretty good to having tools banged into it, which happens all the time. I bought t
/html/shop-talk/2005-01/msg00123.html (8,157 bytes)

51. Re: pumping oil (score: 1)
Author: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>
Date: Fri, 21 Jan 2005 15:12:16 -0500
Maybe I just have a high tolerance for getting gear oil on me, but I've always just used those 30cm long hose things that screw onto a bottle of gear lube. Screw it on, stick it in the hole, squeeze.
/html/shop-talk/2005-01/msg00131.html (8,612 bytes)

52. Re: Wireless Internet Networks (score: 1)
Author: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>
Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2005 13:39:04 -0500
I find antennas really fascinating and love to play with them and design them and such. However, for solving a problem like this, consider a commercially available repeater or booster. Most companies
/html/shop-talk/2005-01/msg00156.html (8,362 bytes)

53. Re: Wireless Internet Networks (score: 1)
Author: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>
Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2005 14:22:30 -0500
Interesting point. If this is important to you then, there are commercially available antennas that will solve the problem faster than crufting one out of a pringles can. ;> Some brands (linksys) hav
/html/shop-talk/2005-01/msg00158.html (7,744 bytes)

54. Re: Bathroom Fan/Light/Heater? (score: 1)
Author: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>
Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2005 16:02:09 -0500
That I can answer... probably noticeable. Not necessarily overpowering, but noticeable. My master bedroom has a jacuzzi area with the sinks, that is about 8'x8'. Beside it is a small closet-sized are
/html/shop-talk/2005-01/msg00163.html (8,809 bytes)

55. Re: Wireless Internet Networks (score: 1)
Author: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>
Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2005 16:07:31 -0500
In my particular case, I couldn't use my laptop sitting in the fireplace room on the main floor, with the router in the basement. However, a lot of ductwork, joists, and perhaps a steel beam or two p
/html/shop-talk/2005-01/msg00164.html (8,244 bytes)

56. Re: 1/2 ton; 3/4 ton; 1 ton (score: 1)
Author: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>
Date: Fri, 03 Dec 2004 01:11:46 -0500
Insert Ford Probe joke here... I'm still trying to convert from tons to cellphone-yapping soccer moms. -- Trevor Boicey, P. Eng. Ottawa, Canada, tboicey@brit.ca ICQ #17432933 http://www.brit.ca/~tboi
/html/shop-talk/2004-12/msg00011.html (7,787 bytes)

57. Re: crazy idea that will work! (score: 1)
Author: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>
Date: Tue, 07 Dec 2004 21:12:56 -0500
Actually, those "deep ball valves" that people are chatting about have the worst failure mode if they freeze. These are the ones that look normal from the outside, but the knob is actually connected
/html/shop-talk/2004-12/msg00038.html (9,632 bytes)

58. Re: Crazy idea that will work! (score: 1)
Author: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>
Date: Fri, 10 Dec 2004 17:47:38 -0500
First of all, you aren't likely to get approval to connect a garage floor drain to a sanitary sewer. Anyways, I have a drain in my garage, and it does smell sometimes. Sometimes it's from using it no
/html/shop-talk/2004-12/msg00058.html (9,545 bytes)

59. Re: Wireless Headphones... (score: 1)
Author: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>
Date: Thu, 16 Dec 2004 14:16:45 -0500
A co-worker has a set here that he uses continuously. I can't really comment on sound quality, I've never used his for more than a few seconds and it wasn't music I knew critically. I am very picky a
/html/shop-talk/2004-12/msg00109.html (8,371 bytes)

60. Re: Seasonal Cottage Plumbing (score: 1)
Author: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>
Date: Sun, 14 Nov 2004 14:26:09 -0500
Just a specific addendum, around here most of the new houses use PEX pipe, so somebody must trust it. If you install it commercially, generally you use the $300 crimp tool which makes all of the join
/html/shop-talk/2004-11/msg00016.html (8,681 bytes)

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