- 21. Re: sandblasting brake rotors (score: 1)
- Author: Michael Sloane <msloane@worldnet.att.net>
- Date: Wed, 26 Mar 1997 08:04:50 -0500
- Don't bother, Bruce. The first couple of applications of the brakes will shine the rotors back up, and the use of a sandblaster around any seals and bearings exposes them to abrasive damage. Mike
- /html/shop-talk/1997-03/msg00171.html (7,139 bytes)
- 22. Re: Mail Order Tools (score: 1)
- Author: Michael Sloane <msloane@worldnet.att.net>
- Date: Thu, 06 Feb 1997 10:17:12 -0500
- While there are dozens of good suppliers of mechanic's tools, there are darn few mail order suppliers of machinist tools, like mills, reamers, etc. A set of reamers covering the range that you would
- /html/shop-talk/1997-02/msg00016.html (7,614 bytes)
- 23. Re: BOUNCE shop-talk@Autox.Team.Net: Non-member submission (score: 1)
- Author: Michael Sloane <msloane@worldnet.att.net>
- Date: Fri, 07 Feb 1997 10:48:39 -0500
- That kind of wrench used to be available at better eletronics stores. I believe that X-Lite(sp?) and others carry them. The ones I recall from my days on the Hewlett Packard assembly line looked like
- /html/shop-talk/1997-02/msg00025.html (7,362 bytes)
- 24. Re: BOUNCE shop-talk@Autox.Team.Net: Non-member submission (score: 1)
- Author: Michael Sloane <msloane@worldnet.att.net>
- Date: Mon, 10 Feb 1997 07:02:32 -0500
- Bonding University I think Lee is missing the point here - The fish scale method was suggested as an alternative to buying an expensive low range (inch-ounce) torque wrench for a one-shot use (pre-lo
- /html/shop-talk/1997-02/msg00058.html (8,061 bytes)
- 25. Re: Vise threads stripped (score: 1)
- Author: Michael Sloane <msloane@worldnet.att.net>
- Date: Sat, 22 Feb 1997 08:11:39 -0500
- I believe that most vises use a modified Acme thread. This could be recreated on most lathes with a thread cutter. The difficult parts would be 1) finding the correct material to use for the screw an
- /html/shop-talk/1997-02/msg00072.html (7,509 bytes)
- 26. Re: engine analizer (score: 1)
- Author: Michael Sloane <msloane@worldnet.att.net>
- Date: Tue, 25 Feb 1997 14:49:29 -0500
- That would be my take: get it and worry if there is anything wrong with it later - the cart alone is probably worth the money. I never heard of KAL, but there are a lot of things I have never heard o
- /html/shop-talk/1997-02/msg00076.html (7,432 bytes)
- 27. Re: I know it is probably an old question but . . . (score: 1)
- Author: "Michael Sloane" <msloane@worldnet.att.net>
- Date: Fri, 17 Jan 1997 13:36:52 -0500
- I am going to take an opposing position here. I fully agree that for tools that are going to take a beating day in and day out, nothing beats professional grade equipment. But for things that are onl
- /html/shop-talk/1997-01/msg00067.html (9,745 bytes)
- 28. Re: Micrometer responses (score: 1)
- Author: "Michael Sloane" <msloane@worldnet.att.net>
- Date: Mon, 16 Dec 1996 13:54:13 -0500
- I bought a set of bore gauges (the kind that are spring-loaded telescoping rods with locks for checking cylinder bores) from Harbour Freight for about $25. They seem to work fine for the handful of t
- /html/shop-talk/1996-12/msg00058.html (8,582 bytes)
- 29. Re: Micrometer responses (score: 1)
- Author: "Michael Sloane" <msloane@worldnet.att.net>
- Date: Mon, 16 Dec 1996 16:35:10 -0500
- Absolutely! In fact, if it is cylinder bores you are talking about, bore shape is even more important than diameter. Internal combustion engines tend to wear more side-to-side than front-to-back, due
- /html/shop-talk/1996-12/msg00061.html (9,494 bytes)
- 30. Re: Air compressors yet again. (score: 1)
- Author: "Michael Sloane" <msloane@worldnet.att.net>
- Date: Wed, 20 Nov 1996 22:48:31 -0500
- I cannot argue about the volume, but I would go for a little higher pressure if I was looking. I also am doubtful about the portability of such a machine - any kind of extension cord will reduce the
- /html/shop-talk/1996-11/msg00090.html (10,202 bytes)
- 31. Re: Shop Presses (score: 1)
- Author: "Michael Sloane" <msloane@worldnet.att.net>
- Date: Thu, 31 Oct 1996 07:18:31 -0500
- I have had one of the Harbor Freight 20-ton presses for several years and am very satisfied with it. While it is sometimes a little awkward to raise and lower the table, everything else works very we
- /html/shop-talk/1996-10/msg00053.html (8,193 bytes)
- 32. Re: Shop Presses (score: 1)
- Author: "Michael Sloane" <msloane@worldnet.att.net>
- Date: Thu, 31 Oct 1996 07:18:31 -0500
- I have had one of the Harbor Freight 20-ton presses for several years and am very satisfied with it. While it is sometimes a little awkward to raise and lower the table, everything else works very we
- /html/shop-talk/1996-10/msg00055.html (8,007 bytes)
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