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41. [Shop-talk] Anniversary (score: 224)
Author: eric at megageek.com (eric at megageek.com)
Date: Tue, 12 Apr 2011 05:33:17 -0400
Congrads!!! Seems like a great time for us all to donate again to this wonderful cause. Also, seems like it's been only a few years since the beginning, huh? Moose "Be as beneficent as the sun or the
/html/shop-talk/2011-04/msg00274.html (9,140 bytes)

42. [Shop-talk] Brass Polish (score: 224)
Author: eric at megageek.com (eric at megageek.com)
Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2011 21:21:55 -0400
Doug writes... to be some You want me to stop by and pay them a 'visit'? 8>) Moose "Be as beneficent as the sun or the sea, but if your rights as a rational being are trenched on, die on the first in
/html/shop-talk/2011-04/msg00301.html (10,946 bytes)

43. [Shop-talk] Is a fence part of a shop? (score: 218)
Author: eric at megageek.com (eric at megageek.com)
Date: Thu, 14 Apr 2011 11:50:47 -0400
I want to keep my post shop related, but I'm not sure this one qualifies. Here goes, yell at me if I'm wrong. I have a wooden fence around my garden. The posts are 4X4 2' in the ground. The problem i
/html/shop-talk/2011-04/msg00307.html (8,950 bytes)

44. [Shop-talk] Center Console dash replacement (sorta OT) (score: 218)
Author: eric at megageek.com (eric at megageek.com)
Date: Mon, 18 Apr 2011 08:34:49 -0400
OK, this is a project currently in my shop, so it's sort of on topic. I am repairing a center console for a Boston Whaler boat. The fiberglass center console has an adhesive textured sticker on it fo
/html/shop-talk/2011-04/msg00351.html (8,373 bytes)

45. [Shop-talk] Replacing an inground oil tank (score: 218)
Author: eric at megageek.com (eric at megageek.com)
Date: Fri, 22 Apr 2011 12:46:26 -0400
Today I woke up to one of the scariest situations a homeowner can face, an empty oil tank. The reason it's scary is that the should still have been about 600gals of oil in there. My, my usage has inc
/html/shop-talk/2011-04/msg00360.html (9,096 bytes)

46. [Shop-talk] Replacing an inground oil tank (score: 224)
Author: eric at megageek.com (eric at megageek.com)
Date: Fri, 22 Apr 2011 13:55:56 -0400
Thanks for the heads up. I know that this thing can be a big problem. I do have a separate policy on teh oil tank in case of a leak, so I'm not to worried about going bankrupt (but it is a concern.)
/html/shop-talk/2011-04/msg00365.html (13,006 bytes)

47. [Shop-talk] OFF TOPIC - wood splitting (score: 224)
Author: eric at megageek.com (eric at megageek.com)
Date: Fri, 22 Apr 2011 16:57:30 -0400
Finally, a topic I can offer some advice on. 8>) I personally find it just as easy to split wood with an ax then with a splitter. Better workout as well. You are suppose to split when green to let th
/html/shop-talk/2011-04/msg00375.html (11,110 bytes)

48. [Shop-talk] OFF TOPIC - wood splitting (score: 224)
Author: eric at megageek.com (eric at megageek.com)
Date: Fri, 22 Apr 2011 17:11:00 -0400
Two votes for "picking up the wood is most of the work." This is the time to find young kids (that are old enough to know when to stay away as you split) but can pick up the split pieces and stack th
/html/shop-talk/2011-04/msg00376.html (11,243 bytes)

49. [Shop-talk] DannMar MaxJax ? (score: 218)
Author: eric at megageek.com (eric at megageek.com)
Date: Sat, 30 Apr 2011 09:52:24 -0400
I can't agree more with Eric's comments (maybe us "Eric's" think alike!) The real rub here is that the capacity is only 6000lbs. I guarantee you that you will have stuff that you want to put on it bu
/html/shop-talk/2011-04/msg00414.html (10,994 bytes)

50. [Shop-talk] Modular wall-mount storage rails? (score: 224)
Author: eric at megageek.com (eric at megageek.com)
Date: Thu, 5 May 2011 10:52:59 -0400
I looked at a bunch of them and I can't justify the expense to get sucked into having to buy their storage systems. If you want your garage to look nice, they can't be beat. But, if you are more conc
/html/shop-talk/2011-05/msg00285.html (10,997 bytes)

51. [Shop-talk] Removing Vinyl (score: 218)
Author: eric at megageek.com (eric at megageek.com)
Date: Sat, 7 May 2011 14:59:47 -0400
Tom, I used a heat gun and razor blade to remove almost full height graphics from a enclosed trailer without any problems. Ideally, if you could have two people, one with the heat gun and one with th
/html/shop-talk/2011-05/msg00307.html (10,031 bytes)

52. [Shop-talk] Mitre Saws (score: 218)
Author: eric at megageek.com (eric at megageek.com)
Date: Wed, 11 May 2011 11:15:18 -0400
Or maybe, you can buy my 12" Delta compound miter saw for cheap and give me a reason to upgrade to the new Hitachi that I've been eyeing!!! 8>) (But serious, where do you live? If close to NJ, I'll g
/html/shop-talk/2011-05/msg00329.html (9,836 bytes)

53. [Shop-talk] Mitre Saws (score: 218)
Author: eric at megageek.com (eric at megageek.com)
Date: Thu, 12 May 2011 07:38:19 -0400
Steve asks... Excellent summary of the used markets, but you are overlooking the fact that is really the fun/educational part of the purchase. With the internet, read a ton about the tools. Read revi
/html/shop-talk/2011-05/msg00337.html (10,508 bytes)

54. [Shop-talk] Mitre Saws (score: 224)
Author: eric at megageek.com (eric at megageek.com)
Date: Thu, 12 May 2011 10:01:04 -0400
Actually, I was very impressed with the owner. He is also a professor at Columbia at times! His company makes the industrial tools to make medical supplies and such. Think of the company that makes t
/html/shop-talk/2011-05/msg00344.html (10,460 bytes)

55. [Shop-talk] Mitre Saws (score: 231)
Author: eric at megageek.com (eric at megageek.com)
Date: Thu, 12 May 2011 21:59:28 -0400
Here is a link to one of his listings. You can get to the actually company from here as well... < http://cgi.ebay.com/6-Advanced-Wood-Chipper-Mulcher-Shredder-/260681275186?_trksid=p4340.m263&_trkpar
/html/shop-talk/2011-05/msg00354.html (9,153 bytes)

56. [Shop-talk] Cutting tires (score: 218)
Author: eric at megageek.com (eric at megageek.com)
Date: Sun, 15 May 2011 17:22:06 -0400
OK, Does anyone have any hints for cutting tires? I want to cut the tread of an old tire to make some pads for my backhoe's outriggers. I don't need to cut the beard (which I know is a bear) but just
/html/shop-talk/2011-05/msg00358.html (8,104 bytes)

57. [Shop-talk] Ever have a day like this? (score: 218)
Author: eric at megageek.com (eric at megageek.com)
Date: Thu, 26 May 2011 01:17:12 -0400
OK, so after years of putting it off, I decided to plumb my shop for serious air! I've been scrounging black iron pipe and fittings for years. So I get all my pipe and fittings together, I have a gre
/html/shop-talk/2011-05/msg00430.html (9,334 bytes)

58. [Shop-talk] Ever have a day like this? (score: 218)
Author: eric at megageek.com (eric at megageek.com)
Date: Thu, 26 May 2011 21:48:52 -0400
Phil asks... I bought 4 different ones so far for this project. 3 where Harbor Freight Cheepies (two different styles) and one was a "kobalt" one from Lowes. Marked down to $20! (with 40 foot of hose
/html/shop-talk/2011-05/msg00436.html (9,364 bytes)

59. [Shop-talk] Ever have a day like this? (score: 231)
Author: eric at megageek.com (eric at megageek.com)
Date: Thu, 26 May 2011 21:52:46 -0400
Yes, I have a backup compressor that is 'on loan' at the moment to my pappy! When it rains it pours!! 8>) Moose "Be as beneficent as the sun or the sea, but if your rights as a rational being are tre
/html/shop-talk/2011-05/msg00437.html (9,023 bytes)

60. [Shop-talk] I give up! (almost) read >I know why pipe fitters get some much money! (score: 218)
Author: eric at megageek.com (eric at megageek.com)
Date: Fri, 27 May 2011 09:50:04 -0400
OK, day 5 of the plumbing saga and I'm about to shoot myself!! Everything is installed, all the lines are good. Turn on the air and about 15 different fittings leak badly!! So, I started the process
/html/shop-talk/2011-05/msg00438.html (9,184 bytes)


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