[BlindHandyMan] How to Buy a Tandem Bike
Hi Tandem bikes are twice as nice. If you are a person who hates to go biking by yourself, buy a tandem. Steps: 1. Decide on a price range. Tandems run between $600 to $2000. 2. Choose your tandem partner and go shopping together. 3. Pick out a frame size that is a compromise between you and your partners' height. If in doubt, cater towards the smaller person. 4. Have the shortest person straddle the frame. Make sure there is at least two inches clearance between crotch and frame. 5. Check the brakes on the tandem. Tandem brakes need to be strong and efficient due to the weight of the bike and riders. 6. Ride the tandem with your partner, make sure the bike feels comfortable and handles well for both people. Tips: If you are looking for a tandem and don't have a steady partner, don't worry. Look for a bike with easily adjusted seats and handlebars. To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The New Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following Address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
[BlindHandyMan] How to Fix a Flat, Without a puncture Kit
Hi You're 10 miles out on a ride when you get a flat tire, and you realize you've left your patch kit at home. If there's a grassy field nearby, thank your lucky stars. Steps: 1. Separate one side of your tire from the rim. 2. Take out the deflated tube. 3. Curse yourself for not bringing a patch kit or pump and vow to never forget them again. 4. Start stuffing grass into your tire, molding it around the circumference. 5. Stuff in more grass than you thought could possibly fit into a tire. 6. Spread the grass evenly along the tire, so there are no bare spots between the tire and the rim. 7. Use a tire lever or your hands to fit the tire back onto the rim. 8. Bike slowly back to the trail. Your ride will be bumpy due to the grass, so take it slow to avoid dinging your rim. Tips: Make sure you get all the grass out of your tire before inserting a new tube. To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The New Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following Address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: [BlindHandyMan] How to Make a Compost Bin from a Garbage Can
So has anyone here had experience here with a worm bin? They can be done in much smaller spaces apparently. Even in an apartment I have been told. I have found commercially available ones for over $100, but I keep hearing reference to making ones own for cheap. Any thoughts? I think my boys would find this fascinating, but I worry about a smell and the like. Also, what if I kill the worms. I am not that soft hearted, *smile*, but that seems like it would be a real stinky mess. Jennifer - Original Message - From: Dale Leavens [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2006 12:32 AM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] How to Make a Compost Bin from a Garbage Can You could of course use an ice-cream bucket but it would be pretty small. We have a friend who packages kitchen vegetable debris in those new biodegradable plastic type bags and just buries them in the ground. Three or four years ago I built a sort of log house just a little over four feet square notching the logs just deep enough to leave about three quarters of an inch between them for air flow. I made a sloped gable and a hinged plywood top to make loading it easy and a raising door at one side so I can fork out compost from the bottom. Usually I just leave the top open so there is enough moisture from the rain though occasionally I do have to spray a little in with the hose. From time-to-time I fork it over just to make sure there is enough air and to spread the hot cooking stuff around the less active stuff. It looks like this cute little log cabin at the bottom corner of my garden a little over four feet square and just under five feet to the top of the roof. Just now ai don't have a grass catcher on my mower but while we were on holidays the kid across the lane cut the grass and threw it in, good green stuff to get things really hot. I grind up other garden debris too including hedge trimming and in the fall, all the annual and perennial material and rose bush pruning and of course I push bags of fallen leaves through the shredder and add them. Most of that doesn't cook much until the spring but before I put my gardens to bed for the winter I will have about a yard of wonderful rich soil to add. You wouldn't believe what it has done for my lilly gardens this year. Hundreds of huge plants and the fragrance is divine! I generally just leave my garden fork sticking into the pile, you wouldn't believe how hot it can get sometimes, I can hardly handle the tines. I should have a piece of perforated pipe down the middle to permit more air into the middle of the pile it would work better. Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada [EMAIL PROTECTED] Skype DaleLeavens Come and meet Aurora, Nakita and Nanook at our polar bear habitat. - Original Message - From: Sheila Enerson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, August 15, 2006 10:02 PM Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] How to Make a Compost Bin from a Garbage Can Could I use a plastic ice cream bucket? Sheila -Original Message- From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Boyce, Ray Sent: Tuesday, August 15, 2006 4:09 PM To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Subject: [BlindHandyMan] How to Make a Compost Bin from a Garbage Can Hi Compost is nothing more than decomposed plant material, so you don't need a fancy bin to make your own compost. You can create compost in a heap on the ground, but most gardeners think that containing your compost pile makes it look tidier. Here's how to make compost in a recycled garbage can. Steps: 1. Punch holes in a garbage can. The microbes that actually do the composting need oxygen to do their work. 2. Chop plant debris into small pieces and place them inside the garbage can. Ideally, you should use 50 percent green material and 50 percent dry, but you can use shredded newspaper for the dry material if necessary. You don't need to fill the can all at one time - just put in the plant material you have on hand. 3. Spray water over the chopped plant material inside the can, until the material is damp but not soggy. 4. Put the lid on the can. 5. Place the filled garbage can on bricks or several 2-by-4-inch pieces of lumber to keep the can off the ground and prevent it from rusting. 6. Turn the can as often as daily, or at least once a week. Lay the can on its side and roll it around to mix the plant material inside. 7. Add more plant material at any time. 8. Keep the compost about as moist as a wrung-out sponge by spraying it with water when the plant material begins to feel dry. 9. Harvest your compost after one month. Use a wire screen or piece of chicken wire to strain out the unfinished compost. Tips: Compost can be used to top-dress garden beds or as potting soil for indoor plants. Once the plant material
Re: [BlindHandyMan] New Tool Review, Tile Cutting Saw
Ray, I agree with this article, A power tile cutter is worth its weight in gold. It not only save time, but also save tile breakage. 3 years ago my wife and I started out with a manual tile cutter, laying down more than 1100 square feet of the stuff. It didn't take me long to rent a tile table saw for $12.50 a day. What we did, was to lay all the full tile, rent the saw for a day and cut and filled in the needed areas. Which took us just a short time to finish that task and had the saw back at the rental place before 5 PM that day. RJ - Original Message - From: Boyce, Ray [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, August 15, 2006 11:20 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] New Tool Review, Tile Cutting Saw Hi GMC LSTSAW Laser Tile Cutting Saw Review So you've made more than a hundred woodworking projects, spent endless hours in the workshop, and now its time to renovate the bathroom, kitchen or laundry area and your significant other wants you to do it! Tiling may not be your specialty, but if you need to cut tiles to fit an edge or to work around an immovable object, a powered tile cutter will make life a little easier! Today we are taking a look at the GMC Tile Cutter, which is another tool from the GMC range fitted out with their Redeye laser feature. Let's take a closer look... Out of the Box The GMC LSTSAW Laser Tile Cutting saw ships mostly assembled. All you really need to do is attach the laser mount arm to the saw, add the fence, and install the supplied batteries into the laser's battery compartment. Certainly one of the more simpler and quicker out-of-the-box setups we have encountered lately I must say! There is the normal high-quality, color-printed manual supplied with the tile saw, as with most GMC products now, as well as standard warranty card and registration information. Everything was in tip-top condition once assembled - no dints or dings to be seen. Specifications Below are the listed specifications as per the manual for this tool: Power: 650W Speed: 2950 RPM Blade Size: 180mm Diamond Blade Bore Size: 15.88mm (5/8) Bevel Capacity: 0 to 45 degrees Maximum Cutting Depth at 90 deg: 35mm Maximum Cutting Depth at 45 deg: 21mm Table Size: 420mm x 360mm Laser Class: 2 Laser Output: 1mW Batteries: 2 x AAA Features Function The first feature you may notice once you have this tool out of the box and are ready to move it to its place of use is the integrated tool handle. Located on the left side of the tool (when standing in front of it) the flip up handle allows you to carry the tool around very easily and conveniently. The weight of the tool seems pretty well centered under the handle, so there is little strain when lugging the tool around. The motor offers 650W output. For tile cutting this is plenty. Most tiles have a similar thickness and few ceramic tiles measure more than a quarter or third of an inch thick (except from some specialty tiles) so 650W of power is more than enough to complete regular tile cutting tasks with ease. I haven't been able to bog the saw down yet during a regular tile cut. The motor is also of the induction type. It is very quiet when switched on and no ear protection will be needed. Once you start cutting a tile however, the noise level jumps up a little. This is not the saw itself becoming noisier, but simply the noise the tile makes as it is being sliced by the diamond blade. The saw uses a standard, non-segmented 180mm diamond edged cutting blade. The bore size is listed at 15.88mm, which is 5/8. Finding replacement blades shouldn't be terribly difficult if you search a big box hardware store, or from tile retailers that also sell cutting gear (many do). A quality tile cutting blade will last for quite a long time if used only to cut common tile materials. A plastic blade guard protects the user from accidentally striking a spinning blade causing injury. Personally, I found the blade guard was a little flimsy, but when set properly, it performs the task it is designed to do and doesn't really move when the saw is turned on and cutting is in progress, so who I am to criticize! Its light weight probably contributes to the saw's easy portability, so my back certainly is thankful for that. The next main feature is the table itself. It can tilt to the right to 45 degrees if you have a need to make a beveled tile cut. As most tile cuts will likely be made at the square 90 degree setting, I didn't really find much use for the tilting table function but at least the function is there if and when you do need it. A small knob on the front of the unit releases the table allowing you to tilt it to 45 degrees. The small etched scale and arrow marking system approximates the bevel angle. It's crude but more than sufficient for tiling cuts, where accuracy to less than a single degree is rarely required, if at all. The scale on the table itself
Re: [BlindHandyMan] Fan maintenance
Some of these fans are made so you can't take them apart without some effort. But it is a good ideal to lubricate the bearing. I use a little Vaseline on the shaft that seems to work well. RJ - Original Message - From: Jennifer Jackson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, January 22, 2006 10:51 AM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Fan maintenance Ok, this question also involves a true confession. *smile* I have a fan that I use every night and is about three years old. I have never done any kind of eminence to it. It has gotten where it will not run on low and hesitates before it starts on high. Obviously I need to pull it apart and clean the blades and all, but should I do some special kind of oiling? Jennifer [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The New Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following Address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.405 / Virus Database: 268.10.10/419 - Release Date: 8/15/06 To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The New Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following Address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: [BlindHandyMan] Fan maintenance
Just out of curiosity, can Max or Tom shed a bit more light on the fan subject? I wonder if it is not something electronic and not just mechanical, such as burned out coils on the transformer or something like that. I also had a big box fan that I ran every night for white noise. I ran it on medium speed for years. After a long time, if I turned the fan on medium it would not start turning. I could possibly feel a bit of vibration like it might sort of been trying to turn, but it just wouldn't get started. However, if I turned it on low or high, it worked just fine. If I turned it on high, let it get started, then turned it to medium, sometimes it would stay going, but more often than not it would just slow to a stop. Later. -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel:(412) 268-9081 To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The New Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following Address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: [BlindHandyMan] Fan maintenance
That sounds more like dirty contacts on the switch that selects speed. Unless the fan is intended to run off other power sources than house mains, there's no transformer or other electronics. Jay - Original Message - From: Dan Rossi [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2006 8:47 AM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Fan maintenance Just out of curiosity, can Max or Tom shed a bit more light on the fan subject? I wonder if it is not something electronic and not just mechanical, such as burned out coils on the transformer or something like that. I also had a big box fan that I ran every night for white noise. I ran it on medium speed for years. After a long time, if I turned the fan on medium it would not start turning. I could possibly feel a bit of vibration like it might sort of been trying to turn, but it just wouldn't get started. However, if I turned it on low or high, it worked just fine. If I turned it on high, let it get started, then turned it to medium, sometimes it would stay going, but more often than not it would just slow to a stop. Later. -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel: (412) 268-9081 To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The New Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following Address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The New Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following Address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: [BlindHandyMan] Fan maintenance
Larry, You'd better add a solution to the very real problem of removing the metal shaards from drilling that hole. Those will chew up the bearing nicely. Jay - Original Message - From: Larry Stansifer [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com; blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2006 10:09 AM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Fan maintenance OK guys, Here comes an old farm-boy shade-tree trick. It has worked well on the squirrel cage fan in my furnace now for about two years. If you can get to the rear of the motor you will feel a small raised circular portion of the motor's back cover. This houses the rear shaft bushing. Drill a 1/8 whole in the center of this raised area and squirt a very small amount of lubricant into the whole, preferably a light Greece. This lubricant will have a tendency to attract dust so please-please-please seal the whole with a dab of silicone. Observe the obvious precautions *make certain the power to the motor is turned off.* * if you are concerned about drilling to deeply put a wrap of tape of string or something around your bit. I like to use a small length of vacuum hose exposing approximately1/8 2 1/4 inch of drill bit. At 11:47 AM 8/16/2006 -0400, Dan Rossi wrote: Just out of curiosity, can Max or Tom shed a bit more light on the fan subject? I wonder if it is not something electronic and not just mechanical, such as burned out coils on the transformer or something like that. I also had a big box fan that I ran every night for white noise. I ran it on medium speed for years. After a long time, if I turned the fan on medium it would not start turning. I could possibly feel a bit of vibration like it might sort of been trying to turn, but it just wouldn't get started. However, if I turned it on low or high, it worked just fine. If I turned it on high, let it get started, then turned it to medium, sometimes it would stay going, but more often than not it would just slow to a stop. Later. -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel:(412) 268-9081 To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The New Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following Address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.405 / Virus Database: 268.11.0/420 - Release Date: 8/16/2006 Regards Larry Stansifer Toll Free 1 (800)-527-9572 Voice: 1 (435)-688-1391 Fax: 1 (435) 628-6981 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.405 / Virus Database: 268.11.0/420 - Release Date: 8/16/2006 To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The New Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following Address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The New Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following Address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to:
Re: [BlindHandyMan] Fan maintenance
I agree with Jay's observations, but don't see why conservative oil quantity is required, with the fan's I've oiled I just flood the bloody thing. I've kept an old box fan and a bathroom fan which won't take the so-called replacement motor, for years that way not perfect, and never as quiet as originally but theywork Tom To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The New Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following Address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: [BlindHandyMan] Fan maintenance
It's so much simpler than that, you engineers, GRIN a bad contact on the switch most likely. Never seen a fan with a transformer, motors like 110 volts. There may be modern fans with electronic speed controls, and that could be a different kettle of oily fish. Tom To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The New Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following Address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: [BlindHandyMan] Fan maintenance
ron, Very good detail, but I've seen motors put together with long rivvets, and that would make taking them appart more than the fan would be worth. Probably the older the fan the more likely it is to be repairable. Tom To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The New Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following Address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: [BlindHandyMan] Sale on Talking Tire Pressure Gauge
Good information here Tim, I think I will have to have one of those. The thing is I already have and older model, Wouldn't you know the button cell battery is deader than a hammer,. I probably can't buy a new battery as cheaply as I can visit my rat shack store and buy this sales tire gage. Don - Original Message - From: Timothy Ford To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, August 15, 2006 11:40 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Sale on Talking Tire Pressure Gauge Hi Folks, I dropped in today to my local Radio Shack to buy one of those talking tire pressure gauges that someone mentioned on here recently. They are now on sale for $4.95, at least in our area. The battery is included and already installed, so you can test it just by opening the box, and pressing the button. It will tell you that it just registered 28.5 pounds; After you use it for real, it will hold the most recent reading, and repeat it when you push the button. They are not being closed out, according to the clerk, and when she did a check on other store inventories, all the other Radio Shack stores in our general area had several in stock. so if you are in the market, here is your chance. I found the voice to be very clear, and I get consistent readings. I found it to be harder than some gauges in terms of getting a tight seal on the tire stem; it took close attention to keep it from leaking. I actually bought two, and one is a bit easier to use, but still harder than most other gauges I have used. it may take a bit of practice if you are not experienced with handling tire gauges. You also need to press it on the tire stem fairly hard, but the shape of it gives you a good grip, and the case has a well placed flat spot to press your thumb on to press it on the tire stem. My wife just told me that the box it comes in describes it as a Bi-Lingual Talking Tire Gauge, Item #63-1205. Oh yes, I forgot about the bilingual part; it will speak in either English or Spanish with a press of the slide switch. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.405 / Virus Database: 268.11.0/420 - Release Date: 8/16/2006 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The New Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following Address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: [BlindHandyMan] Fan maintenance
Yep that can happen with the newer imports. In that case you drill out the rivets and reinstall 1/8 inch all thread with nuts and cut off the excess rod after installed. More trouble than it is worth? Maybe, but what is my time worth when I am working for myself. Particulary when I am repairing something they designed to be non serviceable.. Ron - Original Message - From: Tom Fowle [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2006 12:08 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Fan maintenance ron, Very good detail, but I've seen motors put together with long rivvets, and that would make taking them appart more than the fan would be worth. Probably the older the fan the more likely it is to be repairable. Tom To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The New Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following Address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.405 / Virus Database: 268.11.0/420 - Release Date: 8/16/06 To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The New Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following Address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: [BlindHandyMan] Make your Own Picture frame
Great tip. Don - Original Message - From: Sheila Enerson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, August 15, 2006 11:16 PM Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] Make your Own Picture frame Use foam core and special photo matting for the backing of pictures, not just styrofoam or cardboard, which will ruin the photos. I leared this from Mom who worked in a frame shop. -Original Message- From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Boyce, Ray Sent: Tuesday, August 15, 2006 8:51 PM To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Make your Own Picture frame Hi Tired of looking for the right-size frame for your favorite picture? Try making your own! This is also a good project for the novice woodworker. Steps: 1. Determine the desired picture frame dimensions. Remember to use the mat, not the picture, as a guide to determine the finished dimensions. 2. Choose picture frame moulding, builder's moulding or lumber for your frame. Picture frame moulding can be obtained at framing stores, art stores and larger craft shops. Builder's moulding and lumber can be found at your local home improvement store. 3. Measure the width of your chosen framing material and multiply this number by 8. Add to this measurement the length of each side of your desired frame. Divide the total inches by 12 (most wood material is sold by the foot). Purchase this amount of framing material plus a few inches extra in case of a cutting error. 4. Use a handsaw to cut the moulding into four pieces, one for each side of the frame. Each piece should measure the desired length of the side plus twice the width of the wood. This extra amount is for the mitered corners. 5. Use a mitre box and a handsaw to cut the end of each piece to a 45-degree angle. The mitre box allows the piece of wood to be held firmly and will guide the saw so that it cuts at the correct angle. 6. Lay the cut frame pieces out onto a flat work surface and arrange them so that they form a frame. 7. Use wood glue and corner clamps to join the corner sections of the frame. Apply the wood glue along the cut edges, press the pieces together, and hold the pieces in place with a corner clamp. Glue and clamp all four corners. 8. Turn the frame over so that the back is facing up. 9. Apply two V nails along each glued corner seam with a hammer. Pace one nail toward the inside edge of the frame and the other toward the outer edge. The midpoint of the nail should rest on the seam and the open portion of the V should be pointed toward the inside edge of the frame. 10. Remove the clamps and allow the frame to dry overnight. Do any sanding or staining of the frame after the drying process is complete. 11. Attach the hanging mechanism to the frame. Tips: Use picture frame moulding. It comes with the groove for glass insertion already made. With the other choices ' builder's moulding and ordinary limber ' you will have to make this groove yourself with a router. Make sure that raw lumber pieces are planed, if necessary, before you join them. Practice using the mitre box before you tackle the frame pieces. Make sure that the 45-degree angles are oriented correctly at the ends of the wood pieces. Fill in any gaps at the mitered corners with wood putty. ** This message and its attachments may contain legally privileged or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient, you must not disclose or use the information contained in it. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender immediately by return e-mail and delete the e-mail. Any content of this message and its attachments which does not relate to the official business of Eraring Energy must be taken not to have been sent or endorsed by Eraring Energy. No warranty is made that the e-mail or attachment(s) are free from computer virus or other defect. ** [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The New Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following Address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links
Re: [BlindHandyMan] Fan maintenance
Ahh, I think that is normally referred to as 60 hertz or 60 cycle. Ron - Original Message - From: Jay Williams [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2006 11:43 AM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Fan maintenance Your ceiling fan is running from 120hz alternating current as is anything running off your house current. Anything with a motor or transformer will generate this hum, acoustically, so any surface in contact with the motor or transformer becomes a soundingboard. A ceiling is one humongoloid soundingboard. Some sort of shockmounts are needed to isolate the appliance from its soundingboard. Jay - Original Message - From: Shawn Keen [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2006 9:02 AM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Fan maintenance Oo, good topic, what causes fans to humm? Sealing fans that is. - Original Message - From: Dan Rossi [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2006 10:47 AM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Fan maintenance Just out of curiosity, can Max or Tom shed a bit more light on the fan subject? I wonder if it is not something electronic and not just mechanical, such as burned out coils on the transformer or something like that. I also had a big box fan that I ran every night for white noise. I ran it on medium speed for years. After a long time, if I turned the fan on medium it would not start turning. I could possibly feel a bit of vibration like it might sort of been trying to turn, but it just wouldn't get started. However, if I turned it on low or high, it worked just fine. If I turned it on high, let it get started, then turned it to medium, sometimes it would stay going, but more often than not it would just slow to a stop. Later. -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel: (412) 268-9081 To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The New Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following Address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.405 / Virus Database: 268.10.10/419 - Release Date: 8/15/2006 To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The New Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following Address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The New Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following Address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.405 / Virus Database: 268.11.0/420 - Release Date: 8/16/06 To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is.
[BlindHandyMan] worm bin
hello jenniffer. i have dun that very thing. get a tote bin with a lid from the local hardware stor or where ever. go to wall mart and buy worm bedding and worm food. mix up the bedding like the box says and shake on some worm food like the can says and there you have it. you can buy worms on the internet. they come in a neet little bucket all in a big worm ball. you just put them in the bedding and they are happy. you can also feed them coffee grounds. keep the lid tight because the little buggers like to crawl out and tend to dry up on the floor. yuck. enjoy jim i jennifferAt 05:00 AM 1/22/2006, you wrote: So has anyone here had experience here with a worm bin? They can be done in much smaller spaces apparently. Even in an apartment I have been told. I have found commercially available ones for over $100, but I keep hearing reference to making ones own for cheap. Any thoughts? I think my boys would find this fascinating, but I worry about a smell and the like. Also, what if I kill the worms. I am not that soft hearted, *smile*, but that seems like it would be a real stinky mess. Jennifer - Original Message - From: Dale Leavens [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2006 12:32 AM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] How to Make a Compost Bin from a Garbage Can You could of course use an ice-cream bucket but it would be pretty small. We have a friend who packages kitchen vegetable debris in those new biodegradable plastic type bags and just buries them in the ground. Three or four years ago I built a sort of log house just a little over four feet square notching the logs just deep enough to leave about three quarters of an inch between them for air flow. I made a sloped gable and a hinged plywood top to make loading it easy and a raising door at one side so I can fork out compost from the bottom. Usually I just leave the top open so there is enough moisture from the rain though occasionally I do have to spray a little in with the hose. From time-to-time I fork it over just to make sure there is enough air and to spread the hot cooking stuff around the less active stuff. It looks like this cute little log cabin at the bottom corner of my garden a little over four feet square and just under five feet to the top of the roof. Just now ai don't have a grass catcher on my mower but while we were on holidays the kid across the lane cut the grass and threw it in, good green stuff to get things really hot. I grind up other garden debris too including hedge trimming and in the fall, all the annual and perennial material and rose bush pruning and of course I push bags of fallen leaves through the shredder and add them. Most of that doesn't cook much until the spring but before I put my gardens to bed for the winter I will have about a yard of wonderful rich soil to add. You wouldn't believe what it has done for my lilly gardens this year. Hundreds of huge plants and the fragrance is divine! I generally just leave my garden fork sticking into the pile, you wouldn't believe how hot it can get sometimes, I can hardly handle the tines. I should have a piece of perforated pipe down the middle to permit more air into the middle of the pile it would work better. Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada [EMAIL PROTECTED] Skype DaleLeavens Come and meet Aurora, Nakita and Nanook at our polar bear habitat. - Original Message - From: Sheila Enerson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, August 15, 2006 10:02 PM Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] How to Make a Compost Bin from a Garbage Can Could I use a plastic ice cream bucket? Sheila -Original Message- From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Boyce, Ray Sent: Tuesday, August 15, 2006 4:09 PM To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Subject: [BlindHandyMan] How to Make a Compost Bin from a Garbage Can Hi Compost is nothing more than decomposed plant material, so you don't need a fancy bin to make your own compost. You can create compost in a heap on the ground, but most gardeners think that containing your compost pile makes it look tidier. Here's how to make compost in a recycled garbage can. Steps: 1. Punch holes in a garbage can. The microbes that actually do the composting need oxygen to do their work. 2. Chop plant debris into small pieces and place them inside the garbage can. Ideally, you should use 50 percent green material and 50 percent dry, but you can use shredded newspaper for the dry material if necessary. You don't need to fill the can all at one time - just put in the plant material you have on hand. 3. Spray water over the chopped plant material inside the can, until the material is damp but not soggy. 4. Put the lid on the can. 5.
Re: [BlindHandyMan] Talking Thermometer
i think when you changed the length of the wire you changed the resistance of the sencer so it is reading wrong. jim At 02:17 PM 8/16/2006, you wrote: Hi Folks, Yesterday morning my wife pressed the speak button on our talking indoor outdoor thermometer and was told that the outdoor temperature was 145 degrees Fahrenheit. Well, needless to say something was very wrong with that reading. I found that the window casing had cut into the probe wire. So, I cut the bad place from the wire and spliced it back together. The thermometer appears to work again, but the outdoor temperature is coming up about 7 degrees to high. This thermometer was purchased a couple years ago at radio shack. Does anyone have any ideas about why the reading would be off after my wire splicing effort? Thanks Phil To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The New Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following Address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.405 / Virus Database: 268.11.1/421 - Release Date: 8/16/2006 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.405 / Virus Database: 268.11.1/421 - Release Date: 8/16/2006 To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The New Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following Address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: [BlindHandyMan] Fan maintenance
You are only going through at best 16-gage soft metal and the shaving follows the flute of the drill bit to the outside. I've done this probably a dozen times in my life with no negative side effects. You may have a situation where the bushing is so worn that no amount of lubrication will help At 10:26 AM 8/16/2006 -0700, Jay Williams wrote: Larry, You'd better add a solution to the very real problem of removing the metal shaards from drilling that hole. Those will chew up the bearing nicely. Jay - Original Message - From: Larry Stansifer [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com; blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2006 10:09 AM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Fan maintenance OK guys, Here comes an old farm-boy shade-tree trick. It has worked well on the squirrel cage fan in my furnace now for about two years. If you can get to the rear of the motor you will feel a small raised circular portion of the motor's back cover. This houses the rear shaft bushing. Drill a 1/8 whole in the center of this raised area and squirt a very small amount of lubricant into the whole, preferably a light Greece. This lubricant will have a tendency to attract dust so please-please-please seal the whole with a dab of silicone. Observe the obvious precautions *make certain the power to the motor is turned off.* * if you are concerned about drilling to deeply put a wrap of tape of string or something around your bit. I like to use a small length of vacuum hose exposing approximately1/8 2 1/4 inch of drill bit. At 11:47 AM 8/16/2006 -0400, Dan Rossi wrote: Just out of curiosity, can Max or Tom shed a bit more light on the fan subject? I wonder if it is not something electronic and not just mechanical, such as burned out coils on the transformer or something like that. I also had a big box fan that I ran every night for white noise. I ran it on medium speed for years. After a long time, if I turned the fan on medium it would not start turning. I could possibly feel a bit of vibration like it might sort of been trying to turn, but it just wouldn't get started. However, if I turned it on low or high, it worked just fine. If I turned it on high, let it get started, then turned it to medium, sometimes it would stay going, but more often than not it would just slow to a stop. Later. -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel:(412) 268-9081 To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The New Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following Address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.405 / Virus Database: 268.11.0/420 - Release Date: 8/16/2006 Regards Larry Stansifer Toll Free 1 (800)-527-9572 Voice: 1 (435)-688-1391 Fax: 1 (435) 628-6981 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.405 / Virus Database: 268.11.0/420 - Release Date: 8/16/2006 To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The New Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following Address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml
Re: [BlindHandyMan] worm bin
The trouble with worms though is that you will want to sort them out of the compost when it gets full. It wouldn't hurt to leave a few of them and even some of their eggs in the applied compost most of the time I suppose but you wouldn't want to have to start over each time. Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada [EMAIL PROTECTED] Skype DaleLeavens Come and meet Aurora, Nakita and Nanook at our polar bear habitat. - Original Message - From: jim [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2006 2:59 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] worm bin hello jenniffer. i have dun that very thing. get a tote bin with a lid from the local hardware stor or where ever. go to wall mart and buy worm bedding and worm food. mix up the bedding like the box says and shake on some worm food like the can says and there you have it. you can buy worms on the internet. they come in a neet little bucket all in a big worm ball. you just put them in the bedding and they are happy. you can also feed them coffee grounds. keep the lid tight because the little buggers like to crawl out and tend to dry up on the floor. yuck. enjoy jim i jennifferAt 05:00 AM 1/22/2006, you wrote: So has anyone here had experience here with a worm bin? They can be done in much smaller spaces apparently. Even in an apartment I have been told. I have found commercially available ones for over $100, but I keep hearing reference to making ones own for cheap. Any thoughts? I think my boys would find this fascinating, but I worry about a smell and the like. Also, what if I kill the worms. I am not that soft hearted, *smile*, but that seems like it would be a real stinky mess. Jennifer - Original Message - From: Dale Leavens [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2006 12:32 AM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] How to Make a Compost Bin from a Garbage Can You could of course use an ice-cream bucket but it would be pretty small. We have a friend who packages kitchen vegetable debris in those new biodegradable plastic type bags and just buries them in the ground. Three or four years ago I built a sort of log house just a little over four feet square notching the logs just deep enough to leave about three quarters of an inch between them for air flow. I made a sloped gable and a hinged plywood top to make loading it easy and a raising door at one side so I can fork out compost from the bottom. Usually I just leave the top open so there is enough moisture from the rain though occasionally I do have to spray a little in with the hose. From time-to-time I fork it over just to make sure there is enough air and to spread the hot cooking stuff around the less active stuff. It looks like this cute little log cabin at the bottom corner of my garden a little over four feet square and just under five feet to the top of the roof. Just now ai don't have a grass catcher on my mower but while we were on holidays the kid across the lane cut the grass and threw it in, good green stuff to get things really hot. I grind up other garden debris too including hedge trimming and in the fall, all the annual and perennial material and rose bush pruning and of course I push bags of fallen leaves through the shredder and add them. Most of that doesn't cook much until the spring but before I put my gardens to bed for the winter I will have about a yard of wonderful rich soil to add. You wouldn't believe what it has done for my lilly gardens this year. Hundreds of huge plants and the fragrance is divine! I generally just leave my garden fork sticking into the pile, you wouldn't believe how hot it can get sometimes, I can hardly handle the tines. I should have a piece of perforated pipe down the middle to permit more air into the middle of the pile it would work better. Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada [EMAIL PROTECTED] Skype DaleLeavens Come and meet Aurora, Nakita and Nanook at our polar bear habitat. - Original Message - From: Sheila Enerson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, August 15, 2006 10:02 PM Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] How to Make a Compost Bin from a Garbage Can Could I use a plastic ice cream bucket? Sheila -Original Message- From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Boyce, Ray Sent: Tuesday, August 15, 2006 4:09 PM To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Subject: [BlindHandyMan] How to Make a Compost Bin from a Garbage Can Hi Compost is nothing more than decomposed plant material, so you don't need a fancy bin to make your own compost. You can create compost in a heap on the ground, but most gardeners think that containing your compost pile makes it look tidier. Here's how to make
Re: [BlindHandyMan] Fan maintenance
Oh, that was cute. I called it 120hz cuz I was hearing the note in my head, so I stand corrected. The actual ac frequency is, of course, 60hz but since there are positive and negative peaks the predominant note it twice that. Jay - Original Message - From: jim [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2006 2:10 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Fan maintenance they hum because they forgot the words. no room in there for much memmory. jim At 11:02 AM 8/16/2006, you wrote: Oo, good topic, what causes fans to humm? Sealing fans that is. - Original Message - From: Dan Rossi [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2006 10:47 AM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Fan maintenance Just out of curiosity, can Max or Tom shed a bit more light on the fan subject? I wonder if it is not something electronic and not just mechanical, such as burned out coils on the transformer or something like that. I also had a big box fan that I ran every night for white noise. I ran it on medium speed for years. After a long time, if I turned the fan on medium it would not start turning. I could possibly feel a bit of vibration like it might sort of been trying to turn, but it just wouldn't get started. However, if I turned it on low or high, it worked just fine. If I turned it on high, let it get started, then turned it to medium, sometimes it would stay going, but more often than not it would just slow to a stop. Later. -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel: (412) 268-9081 To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The New Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following Address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.405 / Virus Database: 268.10.10/419 - Release Date: 8/15/2006 To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The New Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following Address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.405 / Virus Database: 268.11.1/421 - Release Date: 8/16/2006 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.405 / Virus Database: 268.11.1/421 - Release Date: 8/16/2006 To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The New Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following Address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The New Blind Handy Man Files
[BlindHandyMan] Caring for Your Bowling Ball
Hi A bowling ball is a very sturdy item and, with simple care, it can last you for a lifetime. Upgrade your ball as technology improves them, or as your technique necessitates it. Steps: 1. Store and transport your ball in a proper bowling ball bag. 2. Avoid dropping your ball (mostly for the sake of your own feet). A bowling ball is very sturdy, and could probably survive a fall from an airplane (total speculation), but simply dropping your ball may scratch it - or, even worse, damage whatever it falls on. 3. Store your ball as close to room temperature as possible. Avoid extremes of hot or cold whenever possible. Changes in temperature cause expansion and contraction, which, while they may not immediately harm your ball, will put stress on it over time. 4. Keep your ball clean with simple household cleaning products. 5. Avoid lending your ball to anyone. Unlike those in house balls, the finger holes in your personal ball are custom-fit for your hand only. Somebody could get hurt trying to bowl your custom ball. Tips: For more advanced care, you can take your ball to a pro shop and have it professionally refinished. The delivery of the bowling ball is the essence of the sport. Bowling is a game of repetition. If you could bowl the exact same ball as you did on a strike, then every delivery would be a strike. Practice for consistency. I think it works best as two section because you don't need to do the first step every time after you have your starting position, but finding your starting position for each game is crucial. I could write a seperate eHow. Or, if you need to, you can axe it. Let me know if you want me to do something else to it. I left you question below so you could see what I answered above: Yes, regulation. nathan Starting Position Steps: 1. Find your starting position by walking up to foul line and turn around, so your back is facing the pins. 2. Take four and a half brisk walking steps away from the foul line. 3. Turn around and face the pins. This is your starting position.?? IS THIS REGULATION OR JUST ROD ROSS'S PERSONAL STYLE? 4. Look down at the locator dots on the approach and take note of exactly where you are. 5. Use the locator dots to re-find your starting position every time. Tips: You don't need to execute this whole operation every time to find you position. Once you know where your position is, you can simply go right there. But it is very important that you recheck your starting position each time you play. Right handers should start with their left foot in line with the locator dot. Left handers should have their right foot in line line with the dot. Four-step Delivery Steps: 1. Pick up the ball and go to your starting position. 2. Hold the ball on your bowling arm side (not the center of your body) to create a straight arm swing. 3. Take a deep breath and relax. 4. Take your first step with you right foot if you are right handed, or with your left foot if you are left handed. 5. Move the ball out and down, away from your body, as you take you first step. 6. Allow the weight of the ball to swing it past your side as you take your second step. 7. Take your third step as the ball reaches the top of your backswing. 8. Slide your foot on your fourth step, and swing the ball down into the release. 9. Close your fingers together, like snapping, as you release the ball. 10. Follow through, extending your arm towards the pins and continuing upward. 11. Finish with your left foot in front (or right foot for left handers), and your back foot pointing toward 7:00 (with 12:00 being the pins). 12. Keep you shoulders square to the foul line. Tips: Keep this entire motion smooth and fluid. Timing and synchronization are key. Practice to make your delivery as consistent as possible. There is lots and lots to know about a perfect deliver. Take a lesson if you can. Warnings: Avoid dropping your shoulder, bending your elbow, or swinging the ball out away from your body. ** This message and its attachments may contain legally privileged or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient, you must not disclose or use the information contained in it. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender immediately by return e-mail and delete the e-mail. Any content of this message and its attachments which does not relate to the official business of Eraring Energy must be taken not to have been sent or endorsed by Eraring Energy. No warranty is made that the e-mail or attachment(s) are free from computer virus or other defect. ** [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or
Re: [BlindHandyMan] Fan maintenance
My guess is that some or most of the coils of the particular winding for the medium speed had shorted or burned out. There was enough magnetic field to disturb metal in the area or to maintain a little movement once inertia and momentum were overcome for a time at least. I have a big industrial type ceiling fan I used to have installed in an office once to drive the overhead heat supply down to where we people lived. Well it operated for many years from one of those variable speed varactors I think they are called, a dimmer switch but eventually the draw has caused enough of the windings to fail that the top speed is only a few RPM and it hums like an entire choir that has forgotten the words. I would dearly love to find another which would operate from a dimmer for the infinitely variable characteristics but they seem to be unavailable. Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada [EMAIL PROTECTED] Skype DaleLeavens Come and meet Aurora, Nakita and Nanook at our polar bear habitat. - Original Message - From: Jay Williams [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2006 9:57 AM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Fan maintenance That sounds more like dirty contacts on the switch that selects speed. Unless the fan is intended to run off other power sources than house mains, there's no transformer or other electronics. Jay - Original Message - From: Dan Rossi [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2006 8:47 AM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Fan maintenance Just out of curiosity, can Max or Tom shed a bit more light on the fan subject? I wonder if it is not something electronic and not just mechanical, such as burned out coils on the transformer or something like that. I also had a big box fan that I ran every night for white noise. I ran it on medium speed for years. After a long time, if I turned the fan on medium it would not start turning. I could possibly feel a bit of vibration like it might sort of been trying to turn, but it just wouldn't get started. However, if I turned it on low or high, it worked just fine. If I turned it on high, let it get started, then turned it to medium, sometimes it would stay going, but more often than not it would just slow to a stop. Later. -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel: (412) 268-9081 To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The New Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following Address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The New Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following Address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.405 / Virus Database: 268.10.9/417 - Release Date: 11/08/2006 To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The New Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following Address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to:
Re: [BlindHandyMan] a book of interest
thank you carla. i am always looking for woodworking books in a format i can use. jim At 05:01 PM 8/16/2006, you wrote: For those of you who don't know me well; I'm a huge book junkie. I do a lot of book research and when I come across a book that might be of interest to a friend, family member or in this case a group, I let them know about it. I hope this is not off topic, if so, my apologies. Carla This one is from the July-August talking book topics. Jim Tolpin's Woodworking Wit and Wisdom: Thirty Years of Lessons from the Trade RC 60151 by Jim Tolpin read by Butch Hoover 1 cassette Cabinetmaker offers sixty essential lessons he learned from decades in the woodworking business and gleaned from expert carpenters and boat builders. Discusses shops, tools, design, and working with wood. 2004. To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The New Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following Address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.405 / Virus Database: 268.11.1/421 - Release Date: 8/16/2006 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.405 / Virus Database: 268.11.1/421 - Release Date: 8/16/2006 To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The New Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following Address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
[BlindHandyMan] How to Make Manure Tea
Hi Manure tea works like a power shake for plants, helping them grow stronger and more productive and, evidence suggests, holding diseases at bay. It's a snap to make. And not to worry: if you use well-cured manure there's no unpleasant odor. Steps: 1. Fill a metal bucket one-third full of well-cured manure (you can buy it in bags at any nursery). 2. Add water to fill the bucket to the top. 3. Let it steep for three to four days. 4. Strain the mixture through cheesecloth or other porous fabric into another container. Add any remaining solids to the garden or toss them into the compost bin. 5. Dilute the remaining liquid with water so it's the color of weak tea. 6. Apply manure tea according to each plant's requirements (check seed packets and gardening books for details). For best results, work early in the morning or on cloudy days. Tips: Some plants respond well to foliar feeding (having their foliage sprayed). Before you spray manure tea, add 1/8 tsp. vegetable oil or mild dish-washing liquid per gallon to help it adhere to leaves. ** This message and its attachments may contain legally privileged or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient, you must not disclose or use the information contained in it. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender immediately by return e-mail and delete the e-mail. Any content of this message and its attachments which does not relate to the official business of Eraring Energy must be taken not to have been sent or endorsed by Eraring Energy. No warranty is made that the e-mail or attachment(s) are free from computer virus or other defect. ** [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The New Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following Address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: [BlindHandyMan] worm bin
Jennifer! There is no offensive smell from a worm farm. You can put in most non-meat food scraps, with the very important exception being, *** ONIONS. Give the worms shredded plain, uncoloured paper or chopped up cardboard occasionally. . Keep the litter slightly damp. You can put a mesh screen between where the worms live and their food, so that when you take out the worm casts, you will be less likely to get a handful of the squirmy little critters. If you should get a worm or two in your hand: they don't bite, and you will find that they are not slimy or, at all, repulsive, but cool and dry, to the touch so just put them back in the bin! Jewel - Original Message - From: jim [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, August 17, 2006 8:59 AM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] worm bin hello jenniffer. i have dun that very thing. get a tote bin with a lid from the local hardware stor or where ever. go to wall mart and buy worm bedding and worm food. mix up the bedding like the box says and shake on some worm food like the can says and there you have it. you can buy worms on the internet. they come in a neet little bucket all in a big worm ball. you just put them in the bedding and they are happy. you can also feed them coffee grounds. keep the lid tight because the little buggers like to crawl out and tend to dry up on the floor. yuck. enjoy jim i jennifferAt 05:00 AM 1/22/2006, you wrote: So has anyone here had experience here with a worm bin? They can be done in much smaller spaces apparently. Even in an apartment I have been told. I have found commercially available ones for over $100, but I keep hearing reference to making ones own for cheap. Any thoughts? I think my boys would find this fascinating, but I worry about a smell and the like. Also, what if I kill the worms. I am not that soft hearted, *smile*, but that seems like it would be a real stinky mess. Jennifer - Original Message - From: Dale Leavens [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2006 12:32 AM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] How to Make a Compost Bin from a Garbage Can You could of course use an ice-cream bucket but it would be pretty small. We have a friend who packages kitchen vegetable debris in those new biodegradable plastic type bags and just buries them in the ground. Three or four years ago I built a sort of log house just a little over four feet square notching the logs just deep enough to leave about three quarters of an inch between them for air flow. I made a sloped gable and a hinged plywood top to make loading it easy and a raising door at one side so I can fork out compost from the bottom. Usually I just leave the top open so there is enough moisture from the rain though occasionally I do have to spray a little in with the hose. From time-to-time I fork it over just to make sure there is enough air and to spread the hot cooking stuff around the less active stuff. It looks like this cute little log cabin at the bottom corner of my garden a little over four feet square and just under five feet to the top of the roof. Just now ai don't have a grass catcher on my mower but while we were on holidays the kid across the lane cut the grass and threw it in, good green stuff to get things really hot. I grind up other garden debris too including hedge trimming and in the fall, all the annual and perennial material and rose bush pruning and of course I push bags of fallen leaves through the shredder and add them. Most of that doesn't cook much until the spring but before I put my gardens to bed for the winter I will have about a yard of wonderful rich soil to add. You wouldn't believe what it has done for my lilly gardens this year. Hundreds of huge plants and the fragrance is divine! I generally just leave my garden fork sticking into the pile, you wouldn't believe how hot it can get sometimes, I can hardly handle the tines. I should have a piece of perforated pipe down the middle to permit more air into the middle of the pile it would work better. Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada [EMAIL PROTECTED] Skype DaleLeavens Come and meet Aurora, Nakita and Nanook at our polar bear habitat. - Original Message - From: Sheila Enerson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, August 15, 2006 10:02 PM Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] How to Make a Compost Bin from a Garbage Can Could I use a plastic ice cream bucket? Sheila -Original Message- From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Boyce, Ray Sent: Tuesday, August 15, 2006 4:09 PM To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Subject: [BlindHandyMan] How to Make a Compost Bin from a Garbage Can Hi Compost is nothing more than decomposed plant material, so you don't need a
[BlindHandyMan] How to Make Simple Wheelchair Modifications to Your Home
Hi Extensive remodeling of a dwelling can be costly, but a few simple steps and modifications can economically enhance wheelchair accessibility. Indoors Steps: 1. Remove loose carpets or rugs. 2. Change doorknobs to lever-type handles. 3. Replace narrow doors with pocket doors or even curtains. 4. Move furniture to allow at least a 32-inch path and a 5-foot turning radius. 5. Add a 36-inch string to each door handle. A wheelchair user can use this to pull the door closed when moving through the doorway. 6. Add furniture coasters or decorated, small blocks of wood to raise tables and desks above knee level. 7. Tack or glue down small, wedge-shaped pieces of wood or metal to serve as mini ramps over high door thresholds. 8. Use drop leaf, roll-away carts for kitchen work areas. 9. Change bathroom vanity-style sink fixtures to pedestal types. 10. Change the toilet to a taller, narrower handicapped toilet to permit access by commode wheelchair. 11. Install grab bars as necessary in the bathroom. 12. Install a nonslip floor in the bathroom. 13. Install a hose/nozzle system in the shower. 14. Put in a water-powered ascending/descending tub seat. 15. Install lever handles on kitchen and bathroom sinks. 16. Consider changing appliances to front-control, front-access types. 17. Plan an emergency exit for the wheelchair user. Outdoors Steps: 1. Install a ramp for at least one entrance/exit of the dwelling. The ramp should be built at no more than a 1-to-12 gradient. 2. Convert gravel walks to concrete for all-weather access. 3. Construct ramp access to the garage or carport to allow sheltered entrance into and exit from a vehicle. 4. Move the mailbox to an accessible point. Tips: Wheelchairs generally maneuver best through a 32-inch-wide portal. Restricted hallway access might be overcome by reversing the way a door swings. Install telephone jacks in every room. Install any new telephone jack or electrical outlet 6 inches higher than usual. Smoke and carbon monoxide detectors are especially important for the safety of disabled residents. Keep a fire extinguisher handy. Warnings: Ramps must be kept clean of snow and ice to remain useful. ** This message and its attachments may contain legally privileged or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient, you must not disclose or use the information contained in it. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender immediately by return e-mail and delete the e-mail. Any content of this message and its attachments which does not relate to the official business of Eraring Energy must be taken not to have been sent or endorsed by Eraring Energy. No warranty is made that the e-mail or attachment(s) are free from computer virus or other defect. ** [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The New Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following Address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: [BlindHandyMan] An Interesting Story on Worm Farming
I must say that I wondered about that too. And what are the lights for on his farm? Can't the worms see where they are going underground or maybe for tanning? Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada [EMAIL PROTECTED] Skype DaleLeavens Come and meet Aurora, Nakita and Nanook at our polar bear habitat. - Original Message - From: Jewel Blanch [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2006 7:34 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] An Interesting Story on Worm Farming In this article, it says that the castings are found * below where the worms live. Many lawn-proud people get quite hysterical when they find worm castings on the * surface of their obsessively manicured-to-within-one-inch-of-its-life patch of grass. This would tend to contradict the statement that the worm castings are found * below where the worms live! not * above. Jewel To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The New Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following Address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.405 / Virus Database: 268.10.9/417 - Release Date: 11/08/2006 To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The New Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following Address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
[BlindHandyMan] How to Turn Broken Ceramics Into art
Crash! Your heirloom vase just took a dive and is now resting in pieces. The end. Or is it just the beginning? With a folk craft known as pique assiette, or shard art, you can give the pieces new life as a mosaic picture frame, flowerpot, tabletop or whatever you can dream up. Steps: 1. Look at the pieces of ceramic with a new eye: as raw material for art. Figure out how much area the pieces will cover and whether they're small enough to work with (see Tips). 2. Break up bigger pieces carefully. Place them in a pillow case or old sock and tap them - not too hard, but not too softly - with a hammer. Stop when you have pieces small enough to lie flat on the surface to which you'll attach them. 3. Choose the object you will decorate. Consider a wide picture frame for pieces of smaller objects, a flowerpot or - if you have lots of pieces - the top of an end table. 4. Determine whether you have enough shards to cover the surface you've chosen. Remember that if you don't have quite enough, you can fill in with pieces of another item or even small decorative tiles. 5. Purchase mosaic adhesive (available in most craft stores) and tile grout in any color you like. 6. Create your design by placing the pieces on the surface until you've achieved a pattern you like. Remove the shards to a work surface, preserving the design while you prepare the surface and the shards. 7. Make sure the surface and your shards are dust-free. Apply a thin layer of mosaic adhesive to the surface to be decorated and to the backs of the larger shards, then attach the shards to the object. 8. Apply tile grout to the gaps between pieces with a putty knife, a craft stick or your rubber-gloved fingers. Wipe off any excess with a clean cloth. Wait for the grout to dry, and your work of art is done! Tips: How do you know whether your shards are small enough? It's mostly a matter of taste - what looks right to you? One consideration is to make sure they'll lie flat on a flat surface or match the curve of a rounded one. Experiment. Choose the object to decorate carefully. Mosaic adhesives stick best to porous surfaces such as particle board. If you're decorating smooth stone or glass, attach a piece or two with mosaic adhesive to make sure they will stick. If your object will be used to serve drinks or will otherwise encounter liquids, protect the grout with an application of grout sealer (available where tile supplies are sold). Warnings: Wear safety glasses when breaking up ceramic shards. Be careful when handling the broken pieces, which may have sharp edges.Hi ** This message and its attachments may contain legally privileged or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient, you must not disclose or use the information contained in it. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender immediately by return e-mail and delete the e-mail. Any content of this message and its attachments which does not relate to the official business of Eraring Energy must be taken not to have been sent or endorsed by Eraring Energy. No warranty is made that the e-mail or attachment(s) are free from computer virus or other defect. ** [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The New Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following Address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
[BlindHandyMan] Repairing Chair Straps and Webbing
Hi Spending a little time each fall performing some maintenance and repair--along with a good cleaning--will keep your chairs looking good for years to come. Installing a vinyl chair strap Steps: 1. Turn the chair upside down. If the damaged straps are held on by metal screws, remove the screws; for plastic rivets, pop them off with a flathead screwdriver. For fasteners inside a slot in the frame, cut the strap with a utility knife very close to where it goes into the slot. The fastener should then fall loose. 2. With a measuring tape (or a length of twine you can measure later), measure the length of the strap you'll need. The tape or twine will need to go over the hole or slot in the frame, around the frame, over to the other side, and then around the frame again to cover the opposite hole or slot. Pull as tight as you can when measuring. 3. Cut a length of strap 1 inch (2.5 cm) shorter than your measurement. This will ensure that you stretch the strap as tightly as possible when installing it. 4. With an awl or the point of a screw, make a hole about 1/4 inch (6 mm) from each end of the strap. 5. Attach one end of the strap with a sheet-metal screw (see A). If you are using plastic rivets, you'll need to drive them in with a rubber mallet or very gently with a hammer. Loop the other end of the strap around the other side of the frame, pull tightly and attach in the same manner. Replace any other straps as necessary. (Image 1) Replacing nylon webbing Steps: 1. With a screwdriver, remove the screws or metal clips holding the webbing. If only one or two straps are torn and the rest look good, you may want to replace only them. If the chair has a drooping seat or many frayed straps, you'll need to remove all the webbing. 2. Using the method described in step 2, above, measure the distance from the slots or holes for each of the horizontal straps. Remember, the chair back and seat may not be the same width, so take measurements for each. 3. Unroll a length of nylon webbing. If you are attaching the horizontal straps with screws, add 2 inches (5 cm) to each measurement, and cut the roll into strips of that length with scissors. If you are using clips, add 1 1/2 inches (4 cm). 4. For chairs with screws, fold down the corners at one end of the strap to form a point (you'll be able to see from the old webbing how this is done). Make a hole with an awl or screw about 1/2 inch (12 mm) from the tip of the point. Screw in one end of the strap, pull it around tightly, and screw in the other end. 5. If you're using clips, fold 3/4 inch (2 cm) of strap around the clip and insert it in the slot (again, you should be able to see from the old webbing how to do this). 6. After all the horizontal webbing is done, install the vertical webbing using the same methods as above. You'll need to weave the vertical straps in and out of the horizontal webbing (see B). Make sure the vertical straps all run behind the bar that is the pivot between the back and the seat. Overall Tips: To clean a vinyl-strap chair, use an ammonia-based cleaner and a sponge. For a web chair, an ordinary household cleaner and a scrub brush will work best. To really stretch the nylon strap across the seat, soften it by soaking it in very hot water for 10 minutes, then take it out (use rubber gloves for this) and quickly install it. Be sure to punch the holes in the strap ends first. The best time to clean the chair's frame is while the straps are off. For an unpainted metal chair, apply an aluminum brightener with a nonabrasive scouring pad to perk it up. ** This message and its attachments may contain legally privileged or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient, you must not disclose or use the information contained in it. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender immediately by return e-mail and delete the e-mail. Any content of this message and its attachments which does not relate to the official business of Eraring Energy must be taken not to have been sent or endorsed by Eraring Energy. No warranty is made that the e-mail or attachment(s) are free from computer virus or other defect. ** [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The New Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following Address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following
[BlindHandyMan] How to Choose the Correct Paint Roller
Hi A roller consists of a handle, a cage and a roller cover, also known as a sleeve. Here's how to pick a quality paint roller for the job. Steps: 1. Choose a handle made of steel and equipped with a plastic grip that is threaded to accommodate an extension pole. 2. Be sure the cage allows for easy roller cover replacement. 3. Check to be sure roller cover will stay in place on the cage and will not slide off. 4. If you'll be using oil-based paint, choose a roller cover made from natural fibers, such as sheepskin, lamb's wool, or mohair. You can also use a synthetic-fiber roller cover. 5. If you'll be using water-based (latex) paint, use a cover made of synthetic fibers. 6. Choose a roller cover with dense fibers. For fiber length, the rule to remember is the smoother the surface, the shorter the fiber length should be. Tips: Choose smaller rollers for trim and small areas. Choose 9-inch-long rollers for painting walls and ceilings. When selecting a roller, also purchase a roller tray or a roller grid (or screen). Warnings: Buying an inexpensive roller is not recommended - cheap rollers cause paint to splatter. It's best to spend a few more dollars for a better roller rather than spending more time and money fixing a sloppy paint job. You'll inevitably end up buying a better roller anyway. ** This message and its attachments may contain legally privileged or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient, you must not disclose or use the information contained in it. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender immediately by return e-mail and delete the e-mail. Any content of this message and its attachments which does not relate to the official business of Eraring Energy must be taken not to have been sent or endorsed by Eraring Energy. No warranty is made that the e-mail or attachment(s) are free from computer virus or other defect. ** [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The New Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following Address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
RE: [BlindHandyMan] Talking Thermometer
Thank you to all that responded to my thermometer question. I have never tried soldering anything and I don't have any soldering paraphernalia, so the wires are just twisted together and rapped with electricians tape. I spliced in a longer piece of wire to try and make up for the length I cut, and now the thermometer is only registering 5 degrees over the correct temperature. But since we are only talking about a fifteen to twenty dollar gadget, I'll probably just shop around for a replacement. Phil -Original Message- From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Max Robinson Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2006 7:15 PM To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Talking Thermometer This may be too late. The resistance of the wire is a significant part of the total resistance of wire and sensor. Once you change the length of the wire and add the resistance of a splice, likely not soldered, the whole thing is out of calibration. Some electronic thermometers have internal adjustments for adjusting the calibration but you need a standard thermometer. Regards. Max. K 4 O D S. Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Transistor site http://www.funwithtransistors.net Vacuum tube site: http://www.funwithtubes.net Music site: http://www.maxsmusicplace.com To subscribe to the fun with tubes group send an email to, [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: Obregon, Phil [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2006 2:17 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Talking Thermometer Hi Folks, Yesterday morning my wife pressed the speak button on our talking indoor outdoor thermometer and was told that the outdoor temperature was 145 degrees Fahrenheit. Well, needless to say something was very wrong with that reading. I found that the window casing had cut into the probe wire. So, I cut the bad place from the wire and spliced it back together. The thermometer appears to work again, but the outdoor temperature is coming up about 7 degrees to high. This thermometer was purchased a couple years ago at radio shack. Does anyone have any ideas about why the reading would be off after my wire splicing effort? Thanks Phil To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The New Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following Address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The New Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following Address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The New Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following Address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: [BlindHandyMan] worm bin
Ok, so nobody will act like I am too crazy when I ask for worm bedding and food at Wal-mart? Which department? At least if I start in the right department it will cut down on the weird looks. Jen - Original Message - From: jim [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2006 2:59 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] worm bin hello jenniffer. i have dun that very thing. get a tote bin with a lid from the local hardware stor or where ever. go to wall mart and buy worm bedding and worm food. mix up the bedding like the box says and shake on some worm food like the can says and there you have it. you can buy worms on the internet. they come in a neet little bucket all in a big worm ball. you just put them in the bedding and they are happy. you can also feed them coffee grounds. keep the lid tight because the little buggers like to crawl out and tend to dry up on the floor. yuck. enjoy jim i jennifferAt 05:00 AM 1/22/2006, you wrote: So has anyone here had experience here with a worm bin? They can be done in much smaller spaces apparently. Even in an apartment I have been told. I have found commercially available ones for over $100, but I keep hearing reference to making ones own for cheap. Any thoughts? I think my boys would find this fascinating, but I worry about a smell and the like. Also, what if I kill the worms. I am not that soft hearted, *smile*, but that seems like it would be a real stinky mess. Jennifer - Original Message - From: Dale Leavens [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2006 12:32 AM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] How to Make a Compost Bin from a Garbage Can You could of course use an ice-cream bucket but it would be pretty small. We have a friend who packages kitchen vegetable debris in those new biodegradable plastic type bags and just buries them in the ground. Three or four years ago I built a sort of log house just a little over four feet square notching the logs just deep enough to leave about three quarters of an inch between them for air flow. I made a sloped gable and a hinged plywood top to make loading it easy and a raising door at one side so I can fork out compost from the bottom. Usually I just leave the top open so there is enough moisture from the rain though occasionally I do have to spray a little in with the hose. From time-to-time I fork it over just to make sure there is enough air and to spread the hot cooking stuff around the less active stuff. It looks like this cute little log cabin at the bottom corner of my garden a little over four feet square and just under five feet to the top of the roof. Just now ai don't have a grass catcher on my mower but while we were on holidays the kid across the lane cut the grass and threw it in, good green stuff to get things really hot. I grind up other garden debris too including hedge trimming and in the fall, all the annual and perennial material and rose bush pruning and of course I push bags of fallen leaves through the shredder and add them. Most of that doesn't cook much until the spring but before I put my gardens to bed for the winter I will have about a yard of wonderful rich soil to add. You wouldn't believe what it has done for my lilly gardens this year. Hundreds of huge plants and the fragrance is divine! I generally just leave my garden fork sticking into the pile, you wouldn't believe how hot it can get sometimes, I can hardly handle the tines. I should have a piece of perforated pipe down the middle to permit more air into the middle of the pile it would work better. Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada [EMAIL PROTECTED] Skype DaleLeavens Come and meet Aurora, Nakita and Nanook at our polar bear habitat. - Original Message - From: Sheila Enerson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, August 15, 2006 10:02 PM Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] How to Make a Compost Bin from a Garbage Can Could I use a plastic ice cream bucket? Sheila -Original Message- From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Boyce, Ray Sent: Tuesday, August 15, 2006 4:09 PM To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Subject: [BlindHandyMan] How to Make a Compost Bin from a Garbage Can Hi Compost is nothing more than decomposed plant material, so you don't need a fancy bin to make your own compost. You can create compost in a heap on the ground, but most gardeners think that containing your compost pile makes it look tidier. Here's how to make compost in a recycled garbage can. Steps: 1. Punch holes in a garbage can. The microbes that actually do the composting need oxygen to do their work. 2. Chop plant debris into small pieces and place them
Re: [BlindHandyMan] An Interesting Story on Worm Farming
RFB has a couple of books on the topic. They are related books, and really seem to be intended for the classroom. The titles are something like Worms Eat My Garbage or maybe Worms Eat Our Garbage. Sorry I do not recall specifically. Perhaps I will let my older son do this as a holiday or summer break project this upcoming year. That way escaping worms are his problem. *smile* He keeps saying he wants a pet. Jen The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The New Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following Address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.405 / Virus Database: 268.10.9/417 - Release Date: 8/11/2006 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.405 / Virus Database: 268.10.9/417 - Release Date: 8/11/2006 --- http://USFamily.Net/dialup.html - $8.25/mo! -- http://www.usfamily.net/dsl.html - $19.99/mo! --- To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The New Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following Address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The New Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following Address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
