- 81. Re: Tool needed (score: 1)
- Author: Randall <randallyoung@earthlink.net>
- Date: Sun, 25 Jun 2000 23:55:45 -0700
- Eastwood has them http://www.eastwoodco.com/cgi-bin/sgin0101.exe?T1=28040&UREQA=1&FNM=20 So does Northern Tool (was Northern Hydraulic) http://www.northerntool.com/cgi-bin/ncommerce3/ProductDisplay?p
- /html/shop-talk/2000-06/msg00095.html (8,100 bytes)
- 82. Re: Router Speed Control (score: 1)
- Author: Randall <randallyoung@earthlink.net>
- Date: Tue, 23 May 2000 00:32:59 -0700
- Problem is, routers almost always use series-wound motors (with brushes), while every bench grinder I've seen uses an induction motor (no brushes). Induction motors take an entirely different type of
- /html/shop-talk/2000-05/msg00016.html (8,018 bytes)
- 83. Re: Eastwood (score: 1)
- Author: Randall <randallyoung@earthlink.net>
- Date: Wed, 01 Mar 2000 22:43:46 -0800
- Found on the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection web The Eastwood Company, founded in 1978, is a mail order auto restoration company located in Malvern, Chester County. The company ma
- /html/shop-talk/2000-03/msg00004.html (7,347 bytes)
- 84. Re: Mower Problem (score: 1)
- Author: Randall <randallyoung@earthlink.net>
- Date: Mon, 27 Mar 2000 22:11:53 -0800
- Think of it in terms of poor throttle response : As the engine slows a little, the governor opens the throttle a little, but the engine doesn't respond immediately, so the governor opens the throttl
- /html/shop-talk/2000-03/msg00079.html (8,027 bytes)
- 85. Re: Rodents..... (score: 1)
- Author: Randall <randallyoung@earthlink.net>
- Date: Mon, 07 Feb 2000 10:59:28 -0800
- IMO those are all good suggestions (except maybe C), but nothing is 'sure fire'. My suggestion would be to go to the local animal shelter and get a cat, preferably a young adult. Take it to your Lit
- /html/shop-talk/2000-02/msg00012.html (8,834 bytes)
- 86. Re: Batt. cutoff switch (score: 1)
- Author: Randall <randallyoung@earthlink.net>
- Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2000 00:32:16 -0800
- Yes, of course. I was thinking more along the lines of an under-hood switch, for storage or something. In that case, why not leave the alternator wired directly to the battery (through a suitable fus
- /html/shop-talk/2000-02/msg00039.html (8,221 bytes)
- 87. Re: telephone in the shop? (score: 1)
- Author: Randall <randallyoung@earthlink.net>
- Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2000 08:46:16 -0800
- 99% of the phones in use today have internal rectifiers so they work fine with reversed polarity. Which is good, since probably 25% of the phone jacks are wired wrong, and there's also a fairly high
- /html/shop-talk/2000-02/msg00079.html (8,935 bytes)
- 88. Re: Anti-seize (score: 1)
- Author: Randall <randallyoung@earthlink.net>
- Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2000 10:25:05 -0800
- Just as there are "O2 sensor safe" gasket makers, there are also "O2 sensor safe" anti-siezes. Check the package. If it was made in the last 10 years or so, and doesn't say "sensor safe", it probably
- /html/shop-talk/2000-02/msg00095.html (7,400 bytes)
- 89. Re: Turning brake rotor (score: 1)
- Author: Randall <randallyoung@earthlink.net>
- Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2000 09:57:51 -0800
- IMO this is so they can sell you new rotors/drums at an inflated price. I once had a national chain insist that an almost-new rotor (less than 5000 miles) was too thin to turn. I also once asked to j
- /html/shop-talk/2000-02/msg00132.html (8,412 bytes)
- 90. Re: Brakes and Broken stuff (score: 1)
- Author: Randall <randallyoung@earthlink.net>
- Date: Sun, 02 Jan 2000 12:07:45 -0800
- Don't forget to replace the funny shaped O-rings that ride on the caliper bolts ! They should be replaced as a matter of course anyway ... Randall
- /html/shop-talk/2000-01/msg00003.html (7,010 bytes)
- 91. Re: Thanks (score: 1)
- Author: Randall <randallyoung@earthlink.net>
- Date: Sun, 02 Jan 2000 22:01:16 -0800
- Inch : There are several methods, including a good 4-wheel method written up in GrassRoots Motorsports last year. If you want, ask me to dig up the issue reference. To check toe-in, I use a 'tool' ma
- /html/shop-talk/2000-01/msg00006.html (8,861 bytes)
- 92. Re: Thanks (score: 1)
- Author: Randall <randallyoung@earthlink.net>
- Date: Sun, 02 Jan 2000 22:01:24 -0800
- Inch : There are several methods, including a good 4-wheel method written up in GrassRoots Motorsports last year. If you want, ask me to dig up the issue reference. To check toe-in, I use a 'tool' ma
- /html/shop-talk/2000-01/msg00007.html (8,867 bytes)
- 93. Re: Rechargeable Drill (score: 1)
- Author: Randall <randallyoung@earthlink.net>
- Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2000 21:16:56 -0800
- Bob, it depends entirely on how smart the charger is. I've owned both kinds. On the better ones, the charger is smart enough to 'float' once the battery pack has reached full charge, and will ensure
- /html/shop-talk/2000-01/msg00111.html (7,125 bytes)
- 94. RE: Torque wrenches (score: 1)
- Author: "Randall Young" <randallyoung@earthlink.net>
- Date: Wed, 1 Dec 1999 13:34:51 -0800
- Yes, in the sense they should be checked for accuracy periodically. However, I've never seen one that was adjustable (except for zero), so AFAIK if the accuracy is out of spec, you throw it away and
- /html/shop-talk/1999-12/msg00006.html (7,410 bytes)
- 95. RE: Torque wrenches (score: 1)
- Author: "Randall Young" <randallyoung@earthlink.net>
- Date: Wed, 1 Dec 1999 17:26:53 -0800
- Sorry. AFAIK == As Far As I Know Bad habit leftover from days of 300 baud modems ... Why is it that only bad habits are hard to break ? <g> Randall
- /html/shop-talk/1999-12/msg00010.html (7,383 bytes)
- 96. Re: toe - inches/degrees? (score: 1)
- Author: Randall <randallyoung@earthlink.net>
- Date: Thu, 02 Dec 1999 15:32:51 -0800
- IMO, toe-in given in inches or mm is total toe-in, measured at the front and rear surface of the tire at axle height. So, the angle at each wheel would be arc-sin(toe-in/2/tire diameter) where toe-in
- /html/shop-talk/1999-12/msg00037.html (7,417 bytes)
- 97. Re: Possible Workbench Deal (score: 1)
- Author: Randall <randallyoung@earthlink.net>
- Date: Sat, 04 Dec 1999 12:30:54 -0800
- More info : the benches are in Hesperia, the seller's web page is at http://www.al-chymist.com/ and he apparently now wants $300/table. Randall
- /html/shop-talk/1999-12/msg00050.html (6,959 bytes)
- 98. Re: chicago electric? (score: 1)
- Author: Randall <randallyoung@earthlink.net>
- Date: Tue, 07 Dec 1999 22:53:06 -0800
- IMO Chicago Electric falls in this category. It's cheap Chinese stuff, no connection whatsoever to Chicago Pneumatic (and IMO borders on trademark infringement, since many people assume there is a co
- /html/shop-talk/1999-12/msg00054.html (7,010 bytes)
- 99. RE: Tap and Die set (score: 1)
- Author: "Randall Young" <randallyoung@earthlink.net>
- Date: Tue, 28 Dec 1999 15:42:14 -0800
- I've been using a Hansen HSS set for over 20 years, and the 1/4-28 tap is the only thing I've worn out (although I've broken a few). TR3 bodies seem to be "sewn together" with 1/4-28 bolts, and I've
- /html/shop-talk/1999-12/msg00253.html (9,603 bytes)
- 100. RE: Tap and Die set (score: 1)
- Author: "Randall Young" <randallyoung@earthlink.net>
- Date: Wed, 29 Dec 1999 19:50:47 -0800
- Or see their web site and catalog order form at http://www.wttool.com Their web site and order form is at http://www.travers.com Thanks for the tip, Dave ! Randall
- /html/shop-talk/1999-12/msg00273.html (7,934 bytes)
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