- 21. [Shop-talk] weakening a spring (score: 1)
- Author: Ron Horwitz <ronglue@yahoo.com>
- Date: Sat, 22 Sep 2007 17:08:33 -0700 (PDT)
- Have a project that requires something like a clothespin to hold two delicate pieces of fabric together. I'd like to weaken the spring on the clothespin a bit. I know that I can just force the jaws o
- /html/shop-talk/2007-09/msg00206.html (7,298 bytes)
- 22. Re: [Shop-talk] riding mower gas fumes (score: 1)
- Author: Ron Horwitz <ronglue@yahoo.com>
- Date: Thu, 27 Mar 2008 06:02:46 -0700 (PDT)
- I had a 2001 (?) DLT2000 that was flawless till last season when it started filling the garage with gas fumes. On mine the tank started leaking at the seam, in a not too obvious place. I found a site
- /html/shop-talk/2008-03/msg00167.html (8,319 bytes)
- 23. [Shop-talk] painting brick building with color change (score: 1)
- Author: Ron Horwitz <ronglue@yahoo.com>
- Date: Tue, 13 May 2008 09:54:43 -0700 (PDT)
- I was the last to feign an excuse, so I have been transformed from worker bee to foreman for this project. Brick commercial business, although it closely resembles a one story, small house. Currently
- /html/shop-talk/2008-05/msg00143.html (7,696 bytes)
- 24. Re: [Shop-talk] compressor in garage expansion (score: 1)
- Author: Ron Horwitz <ronglue@yahoo.com>
- Date: Sun, 12 Oct 2008 19:15:07 -0700 (PDT)
- Even if the compressor is inside behind a closed door, it is a huge improvement. I built a closet in the garage. When I did it, I had all sorts of fancy plans to egg-foam the inside for sound proofi
- /html/shop-talk/2008-10/msg00073.html (7,537 bytes)
- 25. Re: [Shop-talk] kid safety & outlets (was: 110vac outlet question) (score: 1)
- Author: Ron Horwitz <ronglue@yahoo.com>
- Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2008 05:41:44 -0800 (PST)
- I don't know, but it didn't exist in about, oh, 1971-72 when I did this. I still remember the hot tingly feeling. Unplugging a lamp that was behind a nightstand, pulled the plug partially out, leane
- /html/shop-talk/2008-12/msg00065.html (8,467 bytes)
- 26. Re: [Shop-talk] Magnetic signs. (score: 1)
- Author: Ron Horwitz <ronglue@yahoo.com>
- Date: Wed, 20 May 2009 10:36:23 -0700 (PDT)
- The damage comes from leaving them on too long. Water gets underneath, gets trapped, dries and then will form a cloudy film or stain the clearcoat. They are temporary signs - treat them as temporary
- /html/shop-talk/2009-05/msg00084.html (7,862 bytes)
- 27. [Shop-talk] living near a power plant (score: 1)
- Author: Ron Horwitz <ronglue@yahoo.com>
- Date: Wed, 20 May 2009 12:47:46 -0700 (PDT)
- I found a house that I like (garage is 28 x 21, it may have bedrooms and a kitchen), but it is within sight of the stack from the local oil fired steam plant. From MS Streets, I would estimate one mi
- /html/shop-talk/2009-05/msg00085.html (7,438 bytes)
- 28. Re: [Shop-talk] removing mylar coating from door (score: 1)
- Author: Ron Horwitz <ronglue@yahoo.com>
- Date: Wed, 23 Jun 2010 06:40:16 -0700 (PDT)
- Not exactly true. For modern electronics, yes. In the past for electronics, and still current for industrial and transportation applications, there is a cross-linked adhesive, typically acrylic, used
- /html/shop-talk/2010-06/msg00169.html (8,461 bytes)
- 29. [Shop-talk] removing broken PVC threads (score: 1)
- Author: Ron Horwitz <ronglue@yahoo.com>
- Date: Sat, 4 Sep 2010 08:44:45 -0700 (PDT)
- Underground irrigation system has a riser that snapped off. The main plumbing in the ground is a 1/2" PVC tee with female threads. A PVC pipe with male threads fit in. The riser broke clean at the to
- /html/shop-talk/2010-09/msg00003.html (7,854 bytes)
- 30. Re: [Shop-talk] removing broken PVC threads (score: 1)
- Author: Ron Horwitz <ronglue@yahoo.com>
- Date: Tue, 7 Sep 2010 07:01:43 -0700 (PDT)
- Yes! Exactly! Worked perfect. Who knew I needed a nipple extractor? Proves once again that you can never run out of tool buying opportunities. Thanks, Ron ____________________________________________
- /html/shop-talk/2010-09/msg00011.html (7,747 bytes)
- 31. [Shop-talk] Craftsman edger motor lost its suck (score: 1)
- Author: Ron Horwitz <ronglue@yahoo.com>
- Date: Tue, 3 May 2011 15:11:56 -0700 (PDT)
- 25cc 2 stroke engine died mid use. Upon inspection, the original fuel hose disintegrated and dropped the pickup into the tank. I replaced the hose, and squeezed the bulb to reprime and the problems s
- /html/shop-talk/2011-05/msg00022.html (7,781 bytes)
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