[Shop-talk] Article on contemporary (somewhat shop-related) gadgets

[Dave C]

> An installed natural gas generator is always a better option if you 
> can afford it and natural gas is available...and doesn't stop.  I 
> understand they have shut off a lot of the natural gas lines in New 
> Jersey due to widespread leaks.
>
> For years I used a big Hobart welder for my generator.  I live in the 
> rural suburbs of Seattle and every few years we get some nasty 
> snowfalls that can take the power out for a week, and I live at the 
> tail end of a single-ended feed.   The Hobart was noisy and thirsty, 
> but put out 8KW.  A couple of years ago I upgraded to a pad mounted 
> propane setup, since we already had a 500 gallon propane tank for the 
> water heater and back-up furnace.  It's very nice and I don't have to 
> worry about the gas company shutting off the main.  Plus, with a wood 
> stove for primary heat in an emergency, the propane would last quite a 
> while.
>
> I originally considered diesel for same reasons you mentioned, but 
> they are very expensive and I really didn't want to store (or buy) 500 
> gallons of diesel. 

On 11/11/2012 12:01 PM, Arvid Jedlicka wrote:
> I wonder if having one that runs on natural gas would be a better 
> option than one that runs on gasoline. Or maybe one that runs on 
> diesel as diesel is much easier for "long term emergency use only" 
> storage.
>
> -----Original Message----- From: Bob Spidell
> Sent: Sunday, November 11, 2012 12:27 PM
> To: Doug Braun
> Cc: Shop-Talk
> Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] Article on contemporary (somewhat 
> shop-related) gadgets
>
> Sooooooooooooo ... they're selling generators like crazy to people who 
> have no fuel??? _______________________________________________
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