- 181. Re: [Shop-talk] Aligning round tubing for mitering? (score: 1)
- Author: Wayne <wmc_st@xxiii.com>
- Date: Tue, 08 Jul 2008 14:51:40 -0400
- I've seen racing supply catalogs and ads in Grassroots Motorsports peddling fixtures to cut & drill pipe ends for roll cages and stuff. Not sure about welding fixtures, but if such a thing exists, th
- /html/shop-talk/2008-07/msg00047.html (8,235 bytes)
- 182. Re: [Shop-talk] water heater troubleshooting (score: 1)
- Author: Wayne <wmc_st@xxiii.com>
- Date: Sun, 24 Aug 2008 10:22:09 -0400
- I think your thermocouple is ok, since you say the pilot STAYS LIT. It's a safety to ensure the gas does not turn on without an ignition source. If it's bad, the pilot will go out as soon as you rele
- /html/shop-talk/2008-08/msg00160.html (8,715 bytes)
- 183. Re: [Shop-talk] HF drill press (score: 1)
- Author: Wayne <wmc_st@xxiii.com>
- Date: Mon, 25 Aug 2008 12:07:09 -0400
- I have a Craftsman one that was given to me. It looks remarkably identical with this: http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=44506 Its previous owner bought it for wood work
- /html/shop-talk/2008-08/msg00166.html (7,480 bytes)
- 184. Re: [Shop-talk] No shop this weekend, kitchen remodel instead (score: 1)
- Author: Wayne <wmc_st@xxiii.com>
- Date: Wed, 27 Aug 2008 14:33:18 -0400
- I've seen Lowes & Despot selling scraps or "drops" of countertop, and you can even buy as short as 4ft some places. Might be worth picking up some just to practice on. -Wayne _______________________
- /html/shop-talk/2008-08/msg00201.html (8,026 bytes)
- 185. [Shop-talk] church keys (score: 1)
- Author: Wayne <wmc_st@xxiii.com>
- Date: Thu, 28 Aug 2008 10:27:16 -0400
- You mean a church key? Yeah! I was just thinking that. Actually have one in the desk drawer here at the computer for just such a purpose. Simplistic die-stamped metal with a crappy chroming. "Intern
- /html/shop-talk/2008-08/msg00208.html (7,513 bytes)
- 186. Re: [Shop-talk] Quality Ratchets (score: 1)
- Author: Wayne <wmc_st@xxiii.com>
- Date: Fri, 29 Aug 2008 00:23:01 -0400
- So is SK stuff actually good??? I thought they were a brand that used to be decent, but had gone to crap over the last couple decades. -(the other) Wayne _____________________________________________
- /html/shop-talk/2008-08/msg00227.html (7,269 bytes)
- 187. Re: [Shop-talk] Squirrel in basement (score: 1)
- Author: Wayne <wmc_st@xxiii.com>
- Date: Mon, 01 Sep 2008 08:59:09 -0400
- Harbor Freight sells traps virtually identical with those. You local animal control office may have loaners, too. -Wayne _______________________________________________ Support Team.Net http://www.te
- /html/shop-talk/2008-09/msg00001.html (7,179 bytes)
- 188. Re: [Shop-talk] creative moving/packing ideas (score: 1)
- Author: Wayne <wmc_st@xxiii.com>
- Date: Wed, 03 Sep 2008 10:47:01 -0400
- All us shop guys tend to be hellacious pack rats. Moving is a ~wonderful time~ to sift through all your accumulated crap, asking yourself "do I REALLY need this thing I haven't touched in 5 (or 10, o
- /html/shop-talk/2008-09/msg00056.html (8,384 bytes)
- 189. Re: [Shop-talk] [Spridgets] Mercruiser 4.3 (score: 1)
- Author: Wayne <wmc_st@xxiii.com>
- Date: Wed, 03 Sep 2008 21:30:36 -0400
- Sounds like both are a PEBCaK issues :) -Wayne _______________________________________________ Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html Shop-talk mailing list http://autox.team.net/mailman/li
- /html/shop-talk/2008-09/msg00059.html (7,030 bytes)
- 190. Re: [Shop-talk] creative moving/packing ideas (score: 1)
- Author: Wayne <wmc_st@xxiii.com>
- Date: Fri, 05 Sep 2008 00:04:54 -0400
- Somethin' else I should have mentioned: every town has major shipping and moving companies. The trucks and drivers go all over the country. But the movers themselves are local crews that only work lo
- /html/shop-talk/2008-09/msg00072.html (9,120 bytes)
- 191. Re: [Shop-talk] Yet again ... best OBD-II hardware/software package (score: 1)
- Author: Wayne <wmc_st@xxiii.com>
- Date: Sun, 07 Sep 2008 00:31:07 -0400
- That means it's about to self destruct, fling metal everywhere and melt down into a little puddle. But I would gladly buy your M3 for slightly more than scrap value :) It is a 2 door manual, right? -
- /html/shop-talk/2008-09/msg00083.html (6,759 bytes)
- 192. Re: [Shop-talk] Flooding Stalled Car (score: 1)
- Author: Wayne <wmc_st@xxiii.com>
- Date: Sat, 13 Sep 2008 20:55:38 -0400
- Quick check: have him open the air filter box and see if it's wet. If it is, well... the engine may be fubar. Put the compression gauge on it to tell for sure. Hopefully something less expensive! -Wa
- /html/shop-talk/2008-09/msg00153.html (7,676 bytes)
- 193. Re: [Shop-talk] I need a paint shaker (score: 1)
- Author: Wayne <wmc_st@xxiii.com>
- Date: Sun, 14 Sep 2008 18:12:45 -0400
- Can't you buy a shaker at Harbor Freight for about $3.95? I've heard they last at least two cans before going up in smoke! -Wayne _______________________________________________ Support Team.Net http
- /html/shop-talk/2008-09/msg00172.html (8,042 bytes)
- 194. Re: [Shop-talk] Levels (score: 1)
- Author: Wayne <wmc_st@xxiii.com>
- Date: Mon, 15 Sep 2008 09:39:39 -0400
- To get off on a little tangent: I'm all for "buy American" but it seems most of us can't afford that any more, myself included and I'm not poor. I'm a computer programmer who's spent much of the last
- /html/shop-talk/2008-09/msg00178.html (9,130 bytes)
- 195. [Shop-talk] Product Liability (score: 1)
- Author: Wayne <wmc_st@xxiii.com>
- Date: Mon, 15 Sep 2008 22:41:02 -0400
- Yeah, they're a favorite scapegoat, but I don't think they're hurting most small time manufacturing that badly. OtOH, Do you have any good / amusing / gory product liability stories? I used to work a
- /html/shop-talk/2008-09/msg00193.html (7,368 bytes)
- 196. Re: [Shop-talk] adhesive for lead wheel balancing weights (score: 1)
- Author: Wayne <wmc_st@xxiii.com>
- Date: Sun, 21 Sep 2008 23:36:01 -0400
- Check with any local tire shop. Clean lead, like dang near scrap metal these days, is valuable. They collect and recycle them. They would probably be happy to take an extra pound or two for free. The
- /html/shop-talk/2008-09/msg00248.html (7,127 bytes)
- 197. Re: [Shop-talk] Still building, even in the desert (score: 1)
- Author: Wayne <wmc_st@xxiii.com>
- Date: Sat, 27 Sep 2008 23:51:49 -0400
- Wow, very cool. Didn't know you guys were given that much freedom to scrounge around, or that much personal space, or computer access. -Wayne _______________________________________________ Support T
- /html/shop-talk/2008-09/msg00288.html (6,927 bytes)
- 198. Re: [Shop-talk] Dangerous tool gloat (score: 1)
- Author: Wayne <wmc_st@xxiii.com>
- Date: Wed, 01 Oct 2008 11:48:43 -0400
- Hmm, well it's been done in either "Die Hard" or "Lethal Weapon", can't remember which. Gawd... I HATE Mythbusters. Except for Kari who is an AMAZING babe :) They use NO scientific method and NO refe
- /html/shop-talk/2008-10/msg00008.html (8,719 bytes)
- 199. Re: [Shop-talk] Compressor Stand (score: 1)
- Author: Wayne <wmc_st@xxiii.com>
- Date: Wed, 01 Oct 2008 23:15:28 -0400
- Huh??? Can I ask what the logic is behind this? The typical outdoor coil breathes through the top sand sides. I see no air flow advantage. Are you trying to thermally de-couple it from the ground? Th
- /html/shop-talk/2008-10/msg00026.html (7,158 bytes)
- 200. Re: [Shop-talk] Fw: an new one on me... plumbing (score: 1)
- Author: Wayne <wmc_st@xxiii.com>
- Date: Sat, 04 Oct 2008 20:40:18 -0400
- I'd guess blockage in the pipe somewhere. I had a bad one last March... backup somewhat like yours. The PVC line out of the house to the septic system is only like 4" underground; apparently during c
- /htdocs/mharc/archives/html/shop-talk/2008-10/msg00043.html (7,679 bytes)
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