- 1. powder coating: HotCoat Pro Gun (score: 1)
- Author: McVintage@aol.com
- Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2003 22:35:59 EST
- any powder coaters using Eastwood's model 1100 Professional Hoat Coat Gun ? if so: how do you like it ? how does it compare to eastwoods original gun and/or the harbor freight gun ? (ive used both) a
- /html/shop-talk/2003-01/msg00165.html (6,741 bytes)
- 2. Re: auto lift recommendations? (score: 1)
- Author: McVintage@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 24 Dec 2002 11:38:22 EST
- I have an Eagle 2-post asymmetric lift that i am very, very pleased with - mine is a smaller 5,000 lb model, which they no longer offer, but its perfect for my Triumphs and VW beetle. I know a shop o
- /html/shop-talk/2002-12/msg00152.html (7,900 bytes)
- 3. Re: Auto lift (score: 1)
- Author: McVintage@aol.com
- Date: Sun, 4 Aug 2002 22:47:36 EDT
- Hello Wayne I installed an Eagle 5,000 lb asymmetric 2-post lift which i am very happy with and would reccomend except that Eagle no longer lists a lift that small. Some unexpected things i learned a
- /html/shop-talk/2002-08/msg00035.html (7,951 bytes)
- 4. Re: Auto lift - oil dump (score: 1)
- Author: McVintage@aol.com
- Date: Mon, 5 Aug 2002 17:46:41 EDT
- oil had drained into pan sitting on stool (with the car up that high, if you leave pan on floor, trajectory of oil flow changes enough that it starts to miss the pan) then bumped pan (or stool) while
- /html/shop-talk/2002-08/msg00046.html (7,266 bytes)
- 5. removing old powder coat (score: 1)
- Author: McVintage@aol.com
- Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2002 18:37:19 EDT
- trying to remove old powder coat from a set of alloy wheels. So far my experience in the blast cabinet is (counter-intuitively) the softer the media the better in works - i.e. plastic media is workin
- /html/shop-talk/2002-08/msg00156.html (7,072 bytes)
- 6. Re: removing old powder coat (score: 1)
- Author: McVintage@aol.com
- Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2002 22:15:16 EDT
- well, since i do my own powder coating i have the oven -- but it won't work. Above 400 the powder coat will get soft and flow a bit, but it will not come off. Cheers Jack Mc /// unsubscribe/change ad
- /html/shop-talk/2002-08/msg00162.html (7,216 bytes)
- 7. re: painted shop floors (score: 1)
- Author: McVintage@aol.com
- Date: Sun, 24 Mar 2002 13:25:11 EST
- okay, i missed most of this thread, including the original question, but having just read a couple of the horrosr stories about stuff that didn't work I must give a glowing recommendation for what i
- /html/shop-talk/2002-03/msg00150.html (8,770 bytes)
- 8. Re: Truck bed liners (score: 1)
- Author: McVintage@aol.com
- Date: Wed, 25 Jul 2001 12:37:37 EDT
- ditto here. Have a custom sized "Big Mat" rubber mat been using in my 83 El Camino for years. Remove the mat and the bed floor still shines like new. here's another solution: get a new truck ! I just
- /html/shop-talk/2001-07/msg00130.html (8,312 bytes)
- 9. Re: A simple question about electricity...... (score: 1)
- Author: McVintage@aol.com
- Date: Wed, 25 Jul 2001 12:41:59 EDT
- then why are they both connected to the same bar in the breaker box ? (please don't think I'm being argumentive - I'm just really ignorant and would like to know) Thanks Jack Mc /// /// shop-talk@aut
- /html/shop-talk/2001-07/msg00131.html (9,085 bytes)
- 10. garage construction costs (score: 1)
- Author: McVintage@aol.com
- Date: Fri, 16 Jun 2000 00:38:17 EDT
- Greetings shop talkers Based on your vast reservoir of experience and/or knowledge how much would you expect to pay for this: A 30ft by 40 ft garage with 2 10ft by 8 ft garage doors, 2 entry doors, 6
- /html/shop-talk/2000-06/msg00054.html (7,379 bytes)
- 11. Re: garage construction costs (score: 1)
- Author: McVintage@aol.com
- Date: Wed, 21 Jun 2000 15:41:34 EDT
- Thanks Phil and everyone else who replyed I'll elaborate on my situation a little. I'm moving from PA to NC - leaving behind 2300 ft of garage and workshop space - home and "Jack's Garage Mahal" have
- /html/shop-talk/2000-06/msg00081.html (8,068 bytes)
- 12. Re: garage construction costs (score: 1)
- Author: McVintage@aol.com
- Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2000 09:22:25 EDT
- << You selling anything off? Jon Rush Not that hasn't already sold - except maybe a GT6+ body shell Jack Mc
- /html/shop-talk/2000-06/msg00084.html (6,889 bytes)
- 13. Nyloc nut source ? (score: 1)
- Author: McVintage@aol.com
- Date: Fri, 11 Feb 2000 10:52:26 EST
- Greetings shop talkers Could someone reccomend a good (read fast and cheap) source for nyloc nuts like those found as OEM on the LBC (73TR6) I'm restoring ? Thanks Jack Mc
- /html/shop-talk/2000-02/msg00053.html (6,823 bytes)
- 14. Re: Nyloc nut source ? (score: 1)
- Author: McVintage@aol.com
- Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2000 18:54:20 EST
- << They probably aren't the cheapest around, but McMaster-Carr http://www.mcmaster.com/ ) has the nuts and will ship them the next day. A box of 100 Grade 5 Zinc-plated 5/16-24 Nylon lock nuts is $4.
- /html/shop-talk/2000-02/msg00085.html (7,389 bytes)
- 15. 220v compressor wiring (score: 1)
- Author: McVintage@aol.com
- Date: Mon, 25 Oct 1999 21:55:50 EDT
- Greetings fellow shop dwellers I have a new compressor (DeVilbiss L6560V - 6 1/2 hp, single phase) The 2 terminals for power connection are labeled L1 and L2. Whats the the difference and how does th
- /html/shop-talk/1999-10/msg00065.html (6,777 bytes)
- 16. Re: 220v compressor wiring (score: 1)
- Author: McVintage@aol.com
- Date: Wed, 27 Oct 1999 10:57:17 EDT
- << 220 VAC is rather straightforward. There are two "hot" wires. Just put your meter across your leads, and you should see 220VAC. You also will have a ground (usually a green), and if you meter it,
- /html/shop-talk/1999-10/msg00073.html (7,342 bytes)
- 17. Re: Pittsburgh and Husky tools (score: 1)
- Author: McVintage@aol.com
- Date: Sat, 6 Feb 1999 10:18:41 EST
- << Where do you get these $15 jeans? These are NEW jeans, right? I haven't paid that much for a new pair of jeans in years. In fact, right now I'm wearing $12 Kirkland jeans I got at Costco and I'm a
- /html/shop-talk/1999-02/msg00010.html (7,940 bytes)
- 18. rounded off nut removal (score: 1)
- Author: McVintage@aol.com
- Date: Sat, 6 Feb 1999 19:57:04 EST
- Suggestions wanted for removing rounded off nut where space and clearance around the nut are VERY limited. Its at the flange joining diff to prop shaft on my TR6 - on the diff side of the flange. Tha
- /html/shop-talk/1999-02/msg00015.html (7,509 bytes)
- 19. rounded nut removal -Thanks! (score: 1)
- Author: McVintage@aol.com
- Date: Sun, 7 Feb 1999 11:12:39 EST
- Sincere thanks to the 20 or so people who responded - I read and appreciated every reply ! there isn't enough room to get a nut splitter over the nut, not enough space to use a socket, I already trie
- /html/shop-talk/1999-02/msg00025.html (6,572 bytes)
- 20. blue flames & smoking PB Blaster -was rounded off nut removal (score: 1)
- Author: McVintage@aol.com
- Date: Mon, 8 Feb 1999 19:05:53 EST
- Thanks again to everyone who responded - so many of you did, can't thank all of you individually. The exact method I used came from Brian Schlorff - says he's been unsticking bolts this way at his bu
- /html/shop-talk/1999-02/msg00038.html (8,021 bytes)
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