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1. [Shop-talk] Lubricating garage door cables (score: 105)
Author: dmscheidt at gmail.com (David Scheidt)
Date: Sun, 2 Jan 2011 22:10:55 -0500
I don't think I've even heard of anyone lubricating their garage door wire ropes. Typically, they're lubricated to protect the ropes, not the sheaves of blocks. There's lots of friction inside a rope
/html/shop-talk/2011-01/msg00250.html (8,483 bytes)

2. [Shop-talk] shop lighting (score: 105)
Author: dmscheidt at gmail.com (David Scheidt)
Date: Mon, 3 Jan 2011 22:03:34 -0500
While dying tubes can flicker a lot (and often at mains frequency, which most people can notice, if one of the cathodes is worn out more than the other), some magnetic ballasts flicker more than othe
/html/shop-talk/2011-01/msg00257.html (9,176 bytes)

3. [Shop-talk] car dolly replacement casters (score: 105)
Author: dmscheidt at gmail.com (David Scheidt)
Date: Thu, 6 Jan 2011 16:48:54 -0500
On Thu, Jan 6, 2011 at 1:43 PM, Steven Trovato <strovato at optonline.net> wrote: Seems rather Procrustean! the dollies I've looked at have used a threaded stem caster. It should be no problem to fin
/html/shop-talk/2011-01/msg00278.html (9,442 bytes)

4. [Shop-talk] Yet another TIG Welder question (score: 105)
Author: dmscheidt at gmail.com (David Scheidt)
Date: Fri, 7 Jan 2011 22:37:01 -0500
heavier) transistors Those are four big, high-power IGBTs. Last time I looked, they cost about 200 bucks a pop. That's low volume pricing; nobody making welders is paying anything like that, but it's
/html/shop-talk/2011-01/msg00294.html (10,395 bytes)

5. [Shop-talk] coupling two shafts (score: 111)
Author: dmscheidt at gmail.com (David Scheidt)
Date: Sat, 8 Jan 2011 17:16:42 -0500
one unmovable... to Have you looked through the McMaster catalog? 1-9/16 is not a common shaft size (quarter inch above 1-1/2), which might be a problem. What's the application? How much torque? RPMs
/html/shop-talk/2011-01/msg00302.html (10,797 bytes)

6. [Shop-talk] Plasma Cutter- the review (score: 105)
Author: dmscheidt at gmail.com (David Scheidt)
Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2011 12:33:49 -0500
In general, they require an external air source. There are some smallish units with a built in compressor; I've seen HVAC people use them. I expect they're expensive for what they are, as they're int
/html/shop-talk/2011-01/msg00321.html (9,330 bytes)

7. [Shop-talk] Plasma Cutter- the review (score: 105)
Author: dmscheidt at gmail.com (David Scheidt)
Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2011 17:34:39 -0500
That seems like an incredible amount of air. I've used a much bigger miller, which lists its requirement as 6.75 SCFM. I'm willing to say that cheap chinese tools use more air, but three times as muc
/html/shop-talk/2011-01/msg00335.html (9,910 bytes)

8. [Shop-talk] Welding cart idea (score: 105)
Author: dmscheidt at gmail.com (David Scheidt)
Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2011 14:55:12 -0500
I don't know that a single cart makes sense. For one thing, I wonder how much you'll use the torch now that you've got the plasma cutter. The people I know who have both rarely use the torch. For me,
/html/shop-talk/2011-01/msg00351.html (8,996 bytes)

9. [Shop-talk] Well pump alarm question (score: 105)
Author: dmscheidt at gmail.com (David Scheidt)
Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2011 11:38:11 -0500
I don't know about your particular requirement, but that sort of failure is pretty common. I know there are motor controllers that will lock out a pump if it runs too long, or starts too often. Well
/html/shop-talk/2011-01/msg00363.html (9,736 bytes)

10. [Shop-talk] Harbor Freight (score: 111)
Author: dmscheidt at gmail.com (David Scheidt)
Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2011 11:18:39 -0500
customer Probably not. Mispicks and mis packs happen in any warehouse, though. One I did programming work for had a bug (not my fault!) that sometimes caused the shipping labels to not match the pick
/html/shop-talk/2011-01/msg00394.html (9,846 bytes)

11. [Shop-talk] vice paint (score: 111)
Author: dmscheidt at gmail.com (David Scheidt)
Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2011 12:57:48 -0500
finish live B some Original paint was almost certainly a red lead primer, coated with a lead bearing top coat. Good surface prep and an epoxy based primer, properly applied, will work as well. On the
/html/shop-talk/2011-01/msg00400.html (9,954 bytes)

12. [Shop-talk] Best dishwasher? (score: 105)
Author: dmscheidt at gmail.com (David Scheidt)
Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2011 12:42:03 -0500
(This isn't directly related to particular dishwashers or picking one, just seems like a suitable time to bring it up.) One thing to think about with a dishwasher that's not working as well as it use
/html/shop-talk/2011-01/msg00418.html (10,213 bytes)

13. [Shop-talk] Phone line management (score: 105)
Author: dmscheidt at gmail.com (David Scheidt)
Date: Sat, 29 Jan 2011 09:50:09 -0500
What about google voice? You get a number from them, and then can control where calls to that number are actually directed. You can set it to ring a number of phones, all at once, or one after anothe
/html/shop-talk/2011-01/msg00467.html (9,206 bytes)

14. [Shop-talk] best oem hose clamp pliers? (score: 105)
Author: dmscheidt at gmail.com (David Scheidt)
Date: Sun, 30 Jan 2011 18:11:56 -0500
Lisle make a tooll that's not bad. -- David Scheidt dmscheidt at gmail.com
/html/shop-talk/2011-01/msg00477.html (7,814 bytes)

15. [Shop-talk] best oem hose clamp pliers? (score: 105)
Author: dmscheidt at gmail.com (David Scheidt)
Date: Sun, 30 Jan 2011 22:54:53 -0500
Flat band clamps are generally not reusable. The big advantage of them (beyond being easier to install with mechanized equipment.) is that they're constant tension, within a range of diameters. AS th
/html/shop-talk/2011-01/msg00484.html (9,141 bytes)

16. [Shop-talk] Portable garage heater (score: 105)
Author: dmscheidt at gmail.com (David Scheidt)
Date: Tue, 1 Feb 2011 09:15:17 -0500
Mr. We've got a bit more than that, 25X40ish, with 30 ft at the roof peak. It's completely uninsulated (well, the overhead doors are insulated) and unfinished (exterior walls are 3/8" (maybe 1/2) ply
/html/shop-talk/2011-02/msg00123.html (9,097 bytes)

17. [Shop-talk] Sagging storm door hinges? (score: 105)
Author: dmscheidt at gmail.com (David Scheidt)
Date: Sun, 6 Feb 2011 01:07:36 -0500
B The and, is the any themselves. to a hinges the I've seen a lot of alluminun storm doors that are racked. The corner frame joints come loose, and it sags. I've fixed some by attaching L brackets in
/html/shop-talk/2011-02/msg00150.html (9,103 bytes)

18. [Shop-talk] Hanging things on concrete walls (score: 105)
Author: dmscheidt at gmail.com (David Scheidt)
Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2011 23:31:24 -0500
The "sticky 3m stuff" describes 1/3 of the products in the 3m catalog! Which one (or at least, what sort of one?)? The wall's painted, right? How cold is it? -- David Scheidt dmscheidt at gmail.com
/html/shop-talk/2011-02/msg00153.html (8,894 bytes)

19. [Shop-talk] Electrolytic Rust Removal on a large part (score: 105)
Author: dmscheidt at gmail.com (David Scheidt)
Date: Sat, 19 Feb 2011 13:48:48 -0500
B I've If surface area is important (which isn't surprising, it's the controlling limit in a lot of reactions.), how about using something like the mesh that's used in concrete work? It's cheap, it's
/html/shop-talk/2011-02/msg00187.html (9,812 bytes)

20. [Shop-talk] Cleaning up spilled mineral oil on carpet (score: 105)
Author: dmscheidt at gmail.com (David Scheidt)
Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2011 15:15:33 -0500
some no Can you remove the carpets? If you can, they can be cleaned. If you can't, pay someone who owns a suitable to do it. You'll have less than satisfactory results with any bulk absorbant. (thoug
/html/shop-talk/2011-02/msg00196.html (9,545 bytes)


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