date:20090116

Max,

Are you in Australia?

Surely you can buy one there. Do you have an air compressor? There are now 
battery powered nailers but not the palm sort, they are rather bigger I believe.


  - Original Message - 
  From: Agent86b 
  To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com 
  Sent: Friday, January 16, 2009 11:23 PM
  Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Palm nailer brands


  Hi again all.
  I am still trying to purchase a palm nailer from the US or anywhere.
  I may get someone to bring one back from the US if I can't find a 
  company to sell me one.
  I have been looking on the Sears site.
  The three makes I have found there are Stanley Bostitch, Senco, both 
  of which I know and Craftsman I don't know this make. I don't think 
  it is sold in Australia.
  Do you have strong opinions as to which of these would be the best 
  make? Or if one should be avoided.
  Thanks as always for the great help.
  Max.

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Re: [BlindHandyMan] quartz infrared heaters

They charge by the kilowatt hour. Each hour the heater runs it consumes 3 
kilowatt hours. Of course when the thermostat is satisfied it turns off and 
draws no kilowatts. Here I believe we pay 4.5 cents per KWh so it would cost me 
15 cents an hour. Last night it went down to minus 34C with a high this 
afternoon of 25C so I expect a heater like that would cost me about $3.24 per 
day but 3 KWh wouldn't heat much under these conditions.


  - Original Message - 
  From: Terry Klarich 
  To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com ; Max Robinson 
  Sent: Friday, January 16, 2009 11:05 PM
  Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] quartz infrared heaters


  I always assumed our charges from the power company was based on amp hours 
rather than power. I don't pretend to be an
  electrician. Nor, did I play one on TV. I didn't even stay in a holiday Inn 
last night.

  We'll see what it does to my electric bill. :)

  Terry

  On Fri, 16 Jan 2009 21:10:51 -0600you write:
  >
  >It uses the same number of amps but the voltage is doubled. That gives 
  >twice the power as the spects say, 1500 watts versus 3000 watts. It will 
  >give twice the heat but in very cold weather when the thermostat is not 
  >cycling, it will cost you twice as much to run.
  >
  >Regards.
  >
  >Max. K 4 O D S.
  >
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[BlindHandyMan] Palm nailer brands

2009-01-16 Thread Agent86b

Hi again all.
I am still trying to purchase a palm nailer from the US or anywhere.
I may get someone to bring one back from the US if I can't find a 
company to sell me one.
I have been looking on the Sears site.
The three makes I have found there are Stanley Bostitch, Senco, both 
of which I know and Craftsman I don't know this make. I don't think 
it is sold in Australia.
Do you have strong opinions as to which of these would be the best 
make? Or if one should be avoided.
Thanks as always for the great help.
Max.


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Re: [BlindHandyMan] quartz infrared heaters

I always assumed our charges from the power company was based on amp hours 
rather than power.  I don't pretend to be an
electrician.  Nor, did I play one on TV.  I didn't even stay in a holiday Inn 
last night.

We'll see what it does to my electric bill.  :)

Terry

On Fri, 16 Jan 2009 21:10:51 -0600you write:
>
>It uses the same number of amps but the voltage is doubled.  That gives 
>twice the power as the spects say, 1500 watts versus 3000 watts.  It will 
>give twice the heat but in very cold weather when the thermostat is not 
>cycling, it will cost you twice as much to run.
>
>Regards.
>
>Max.  K 4 O D S.
>
>Email: m...@maxsmusicplace.com
>
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Re: [BlindHandyMan] defrosting freezer

I will gladly supply them with the paint. I have my dust collector under the 
front porch. It is too cold for the compressor.
- Original Message - 
From: "Terry Klarich" 
To: ; "Lenny McHugh" 
Sent: Friday, January 16, 2009 8:35 PM
Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] defrosting freezer

You are talking to one of the worst tool junkies.  I've got it bad.  Last 
year, I had to build a 6x3 foot attachment on the south
wall of my shop.  I moved my dust collecter and aircompresser out there. 
Had to make room for my lathe.  :)

I was just trying to make more room; but, it has other benifits.  I don't 
jump out of my skin when my aircompresser decides to
switch on anymore.  It seemed it was out to get me.  I would be 
concentrating on something and then, with no warning, here comes
90DB's or so.

The only bad thing is I have to go out side to empty the sawdust.

My Daughters call it the outhouse.  They want to paint a half moon on the 
door.

Terry
On Fri, 16 Jan 2009 14:38:10 -0500you write:
>
>Yes, room was also the issue. When we had the 25 cu ft chest I had a piece
>of plywood that I put on top for another work area. I also miss
>that.Something had to go to make room for my toys, I mean tools.
>- Original Message - 
>From: "Terry Klarich" 
>To: 
>Sent: Friday, January 16, 2009 2:15 PM
>Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] defrosting freezer
>
>
>Like you, I would rather have a chest type.  Each time the door on my
>upright is opened, all the cold air spills out.  Which,
>allows warmer moist air to rush in.  Which, causes the dreaded frost build
>up.  The chest types contain the heavier colder air.
>
>
>We don't have the room.
>
>Terry

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Re: [BlindHandyMan] quartz infrared heaters

The amperage is the same but this is a 220 volt heater generating 3000 Watts. 
the other one generated 1500 Watts. This one should cost darn close to twice as 
much to operate than your old one but it will, and apparently does generate 
twice as much heat.

  - Original Message - 
  From: Terry Klarich 
  To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com ; William Stephan 
  Sent: Friday, January 16, 2009 9:30 PM
  Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] quartz infrared heaters

  On Fri, 16 Jan 2009 20:16:19 -0600you write:
  >
  >Terry:
  >
  > 
  >
  >Do they rate those heaters in terms of BTUs? And, what's yours rated at if
  >they do.

  Here's the low-down.
  Electric Infrared Heater, Indoor/Outdoor, 3000 Watts, 10236 BtuH, Voltage 
240, 12.5 Amps @ 1 Phase, Height 3 3/8 In, Width 5 1/2
  In, Length 57 In, Beam Pattern 60, Number of Lamps 1, Housing Material 
Painted Steel, Anodized Reflector Finish, Mounting Ceiling
  Hung, Agency Compliance ETL 

  I know we've all heard this before. Anyway, according to my calculations, 
this heater shouldn't cost me any more to run than my
  old electric space heater. It was 1500 watts at 120V. It 12.5A. At least it 
was until it died. This wone draws the same
  amps; but, is so much warmer.

  Terry

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Re: [BlindHandyMan] quartz infrared heaters

2009-01-16 Thread Max Robinson

It uses the same number of amps but the voltage is doubled.  That gives 
twice the power as the spects say, 1500 watts versus 3000 watts.  It will 
give twice the heat but in very cold weather when the thermostat is not 
cycling, it will cost you twice as much to run.

Regards.

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- Original Message - 
From: "Terry Klarich" 
To: ; "William Stephan" 

Sent: Friday, January 16, 2009 8:30 PM
Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] quartz infrared heaters


> On Fri, 16 Jan 2009 20:16:19 -0600you write:
>>
>>Terry:
>>
>>
>>
>>Do they rate those heaters in terms of BTUs?   And, what's yours rated at 
>>if
>>they do.
>
>
> Here's the low-down.
>  Electric Infrared Heater, Indoor/Outdoor, 3000 Watts, 10236 BtuH, Voltage 
> 240, 12.5 Amps @ 1 Phase, Height 3 3/8 In, Width 5 1/2
>  In, Length 57 In, Beam Pattern 60, Number of Lamps 1, Housing Material 
> Painted Steel, Anodized Reflector Finish, Mounting Ceiling
>  Hung, Agency Compliance ETL
>
>
>  I know we've all heard this before.  Anyway, according to my 
> calculations, this heater shouldn't cost me any more to run than my
>  old electric space heater.  It was 1500 watts at 120V.  It  12.5A.  At 
> least it was until it died.  This wone draws the same
>  amps; but, is so much warmer.
>
>  Terry
>
> 
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Re: [BlindHandyMan] quartz infrared heaters

On Fri, 16 Jan 2009 20:16:19 -0600you write:
>
>Terry:
>
> 
>
>Do they rate those heaters in terms of BTUs?   And, what's yours rated at if
>they do.


Here's the low-down.
  Electric Infrared Heater, Indoor/Outdoor, 3000 Watts, 10236 BtuH, Voltage 
240, 12.5 Amps @ 1 Phase, Height 3 3/8 In, Width 5 1/2
  In, Length 57 In, Beam Pattern 60, Number of Lamps 1, Housing Material 
Painted Steel, Anodized Reflector Finish, Mounting Ceiling
  Hung, Agency Compliance ETL 


  I know we've all heard this before.  Anyway, according to my calculations, 
this heater shouldn't cost me any more to run than my
  old electric space heater.  It was 1500 watts at 120V.  It  12.5A.  At least 
it was until it died.  This wone draws the same
  amps; but, is so much warmer.

  Terry

Re: [BlindHandyMan] quartz infrared heaters

On Fri, 16 Jan 2009 19:51:51 -0600you write:
>
>hi terry, what did the heater cost?
>jim


The list was $178.00.  However, my employer has an account with grainger and do 
a lot of business with them evidently.  My cost was
significently less than that.

The grainger part number is 1UCR1.  You can look it up on grainger.com if you 
want.  I picked this one because it is cieling
mountable and came with the cord.  I just mounted a 2x4 box next to the heater 
on the cieling.  That way I can unplug it on those
summer days.


Terry

RE: [BlindHandyMan] quartz infrared heaters

2009-01-16 Thread William Stephan

Terry:

 

Do they rate those heaters in terms of BTUs?   And, what's yours rated at if
they do.

 

 

 

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On Behalf Of cheetah
Sent: Friday, January 16, 2009 19:52
To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] quartz infrared heaters

 

hi terry, what did the heater cost?
jim

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Re: [BlindHandyMan] quartz infrared heaters

2009-01-16 Thread cheetah

hi terry, what did the heater cost?
jim


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[BlindHandyMan] quartz infrared heaters

Hello all:

I needed to purchase a heater for my shop.  I was looking at a couple of 
options; but, couldn't decide.  After learning about
quartz infrared heaters on this list, I did the research.  And decided, for my 
application, this heater  would work the best.

So, I ordered one from grainger along with a thermostat.  The unit runs on 
240V, is 53" long.  It looks like a florescent light
fixture.  I Hung above my work bench.  The thermostat mounts in a standard 2x4 
box.  I am extremely happy with how it works.

Thanks to the list.  I appreciate all the good info.

Terry

Re: [BlindHandyMan] defrosting freezer

You are talking to one of the worst tool junkies.  I've got it bad.  Last year, 
I had to build a 6x3 foot attachment on the south
wall of my shop.  I moved my dust collecter and aircompresser out there.  Had 
to make room for my lathe.  :)

I was just trying to make more room; but, it has other benifits.  I don't jump 
out of my skin when my aircompresser decides to
switch on anymore.  It seemed it was out to get me.  I would be concentrating 
on something and then, with no warning, here comes
90DB's or so.

The only bad thing is I have to go out side to empty the sawdust.

My Daughters call it the outhouse.  They want to paint a half moon on the door.

Terry
On Fri, 16 Jan 2009 14:38:10 -0500you write:
>
>Yes, room was also the issue. When we had the 25 cu ft chest I had a piece 
>of plywood that I put on top for another work area. I also miss 
>that.Something had to go to make room for my toys, I mean tools.
>- Original Message - 
>From: "Terry Klarich" 
>To: 
>Sent: Friday, January 16, 2009 2:15 PM
>Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] defrosting freezer
>
>
>Like you, I would rather have a chest type.  Each time the door on my 
>upright is opened, all the cold air spills out.  Which,
>allows warmer moist air to rush in.  Which, causes the dreaded frost build 
>up.  The chest types contain the heavier colder air.
>
>
>We don't have the room.
>
>Terry

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Recall: CPSC, Manufacturers Announce Changes to 1998 Recall Program to Replace Dangerous Home Heating Vent Pipes

2009-01-16 Thread Lee A. Stone


excellent reporting and I shall share this with many. thanks.Lee

On Thu, 
Jan 15, 2009 at 12:47:47PM -1000, Betsy Whitney wrote:
> CPSC, Manufacturers Announce Changes to 1998 Recall Program to 
> Replace Dangerous Home Heating Vent Pipes
> 
> Remedy Changes for Registrations after May 1, 2009
> 
> WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) 
> and various home heating furnace, boiler, and high-temperature 
> plastic vent (HTPV)
> manufacturers are urging home owners who have not yet responded to 
> the previously-announced 1998 recall, to do so immediately. After May 
> 1, 2009, the remedy
> consumers receive under the existing program, which has been 
> operating continuously for almost 11 years, will change.
> 
> The recall, first announced in February 1998, included about 250,000 
> Plexvent and Ultravent HTPV pipe systems attached to gas or propane 
> furnaces and boilers
> in homes. The HTPV pipes can crack or separate at the joints and leak 
> deadly carbon monoxide (CO) gas. The following table includes the 
> different remedies
> available to consumers with qualifying heating systems vented with 
> two leading brands of HTPV pipe - Plexvent and Ultravent.
> 
> For valid claims initiated on or before May 1, 2009, with remediation 
> completed and required documentation submitted by October 1, 2009: 
> Plexvent owners
> will receive a new, professionally-installed venting system free of 
> charge or a rebate up to $$400 towards purchase of a new, 
> high-efficiency appliance
> from the same manufacturer that does not require HTPV.  Ultravent 
> owners will receive a new, professionally-installed venting system 
> for about $$250 or
> a rebate of $$250 towards purchase of a new, high-efficiency 
> appliance from the same manufacturer that does not require HTPV.
> 
> For valid claims initiated after May 1, 2009: Plexvent owners will 
> receive a rebate up to $$400 toward either an HTPV replacement 
> system, or a new, high-efficiency
> appliance from the same manufacturer that does not require 
> HTPV.  Ultravent owners will receive a rebate up to $$250 
> toward  either an HTPV replacement
> system, or a new, high-efficiency appliance from the same 
> manufacturer that does not require HTPV.
> 
> Consumers who register after May 1, 2009 and who choose to repair 
> their systems will be responsible for up-front payment of parts, 
> labor and permits, and
> will be responsible for arranging to have the work performed.
> 
> Consumers should determine whether they have a recalled HTPV pipe 
> system by checking the vent pipes attached to their natural gas or 
> propane furnace or
> boiler. Vent pipes subject to this recall can be identified as follows:
> 
> the vent pipes are plastic;
> 
> the vent pipes are colored gray or black;
> 
> "Plexvent," "Plexvent II" or "Ultravent" is stamped on the vent pipe 
> or printed on stickers placed on pieces used to connect the vent pipes; and
> 
> the vent pipes are located on furnaces (and the pipes go through the 
> sidewalls of structures) or on boilers.
> 
> Other plastic vent pipes, such as white PVC, are not included in the recall.
> 
> After checking the vent pipes, consumers should call (800) 758-3688 
> between 8 a.m. and 7 p.m. ET Monday through Friday to sign up for 
> HTPV pipe system replacement.
> The following manufacturers are participating in this program:
> 
> Armstrong Air Conditioning Inc., Bard Manufacturing Co., Burnham 
> Corp., Dunkirk Radiator Corp., Evcon Industries Inc., Heat Controller 
> Inc., International
> Comfort Prod. Corp.(USA), Lennox Industries Inc., Nordyne Inc., 
> Peerless Heater Co., Pennco Inc., Plexco Inc., Raypak Inc., Rheem 
> Manufacturing Co., Slant/Fin
> Corp., The Trane Co., Trianco-Heatmaker Inc., Utica Boilers Inc., 
> Vaillant Corp., Weil-McLain, Westcast Inc., York International 
> Corp.York International
> Corp.
> 
> CPSC reminds all consumers to have fuel-burning appliances 
> professionally inspected each year to check for cracks or separations 
> in the vents that could
> allow CO to leak into the home. In addition, CPSC recommends that 
> every home should have at least one CO alarm.
> 
> To see this recall on CPSC's web site, including pictures of the 
> recalled products, please go to:
> 
> http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml09/09099.html
> 
> 

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Re: [BlindHandyMan] Kitchen Remodel and Kitchen Aid cabinet

No, the hot water tank is all the way on the other side of the house 
in the laundry room.
Betsy
At 01:10 PM 1/16/2009, you wrote:

>Betsy?
>
>Where is your hot water tank? Might it be that?
>
>- Original Message -
>From: Betsy Whitney
>To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com
>Sent: Friday, January 16, 2009 4:44 PM
>Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Kitchen Remodel and Kitchen Aid cabinet
>
>Not sure what we're going to do with the mixer yet, but I have
>another little glitch.
>
>I have a place in the corner of the kitchen where there is a counter
>with a wall next to it on the right. If I turn to my right, there is
>another counter in front of me with a wall on the left side of it. I
>can't figure out why that wall is there and when I knock on the back
>side of that wall, it sounds as if there is nothing inside. The space
>is about 3 feet by 3 and a half feet. I tried to get a copy of the
>original plans for the house so we could see if that is just empty
>space, but in my county, they don't keep copies of the plans. The top
>of that area does not go all the way to the ceiling and seems to be
>topped with wood. My husband wanted to pry off a piece of the
>paneling from the back side of the wall, and I refused to have him
>touch my cedar paneling with anything he could damage it with because
>he definitely would. So, I guess we are going to try to take the top
>off of that part of the area and look down into it. Very strange.
>There is no reason that I can imagine that there would be plumbing or
>the like in there.
>Puzzled...
>Betsy
>
>At 10:36 AM 1/16/2009, you wrote:
>
> >Betsy,
> >
> >Please do let us know what you come up with to do with the mixer. I
> >love mine, but none of my cabinets are tall enough to hold it. By
> >the way, I advise adjustable heighth shelves in kitchens. sigh I
> >just wish the guy who put mine together had thought of these things.
> >Did I mention that my cabinets all look really nice. :)
> >
> >Jennifer
> >
> >- Original Message -
> >From: Dale Leavens
> >To: 
> blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com
> >Sent: Sunday, January 11, 2009 9:16 AM
> >Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Kitchen Remodel and Kitchen Aid cabinet
> >
> >Good morning Betsy,
> >
> >My sister had a device in one of her kitchens which sounds something
> >like what you want. It was a platform, in this case probably 16 by
> >12 inches mounted on a series of levers and springs not unlike those
> >you might see for supporting a computer keyboard under a work
> >surface. You open the cupboard door and this thing swings out and up
> >on the levers and counterbalancing springs until it came up level
> >with the counter top. I suppose it would serve the purpose you had
> >in mind. This device was in her kitchen and she never liked it
> >because it used up the entire cupboard cavity and she didn't have
> >the sort of device she would want to put there.
> >
> >At the time it never occurred to me that it might serve home for a
> >big mixer, I never tested it to determine if it might carry anything
> >that heavy.
> >
> >One concern I would have is that door has to remain open while the
> >platform is in use. I am pretty sure I would forget it being there
> >and do myself an injury.
> >
> >Keeping something like a big mixer off of the surface when not in
> >use though would be appealing, one only uses such a machine only
> >occasionally, Few of us would use it even daily.
> >
> >- Original Message -
> >From: Betsy Whitney
> >To: blindhandyman-yahoogroups.com
> >Sent: Sunday, January 11, 2009 1:14 AM
> >Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Kitchen Remodel and Kitchen Aid cabinet
> >
> >Aloha All,
> >I hear tell that there is a cabinet designed to hold a kitchenaid
> >stand mixer. From what I can tell, it has some sort of a shelf in a
> >pull-out cupboard and the shelf is on a spring that lifts the mixer
> >up when pull open. I would love to get the mixer off of my counter,
> >but wonder if anyone has one of these or has seen one. The mixer
> >weighs about thirty pounds so I don't like having to move it around
> >to clean. Thanks, Betsy
> >
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> >
> >[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> >
> >[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> >
> >
>
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Re: [BlindHandyMan] Kitchen Remodel and Kitchen Aid cabinet

Betsy?

Where is your hot water tank? Might it be that?

  - Original Message - 
  From: Betsy Whitney 
  To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com 
  Sent: Friday, January 16, 2009 4:44 PM
  Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Kitchen Remodel and Kitchen Aid cabinet


  Not sure what we're going to do with the mixer yet, but I have 
  another little glitch.

  I have a place in the corner of the kitchen where there is a counter 
  with a wall next to it on the right. If I turn to my right, there is 
  another counter in front of me with a wall on the left side of it. I 
  can't figure out why that wall is there and when I knock on the back 
  side of that wall, it sounds as if there is nothing inside. The space 
  is about 3 feet by 3 and a half feet. I tried to get a copy of the 
  original plans for the house so we could see if that is just empty 
  space, but in my county, they don't keep copies of the plans. The top 
  of that area does not go all the way to the ceiling and seems to be 
  topped with wood. My husband wanted to pry off a piece of the 
  paneling from the back side of the wall, and I refused to have him 
  touch my cedar paneling with anything he could damage it with because 
  he definitely would. So, I guess we are going to try to take the top 
  off of that part of the area and look down into it. Very strange. 
  There is no reason that I can imagine that there would be plumbing or 
  the like in there.
  Puzzled...
  Betsy

  At 10:36 AM 1/16/2009, you wrote:

  >Betsy,
  >
  >Please do let us know what you come up with to do with the mixer. I 
  >love mine, but none of my cabinets are tall enough to hold it. By 
  >the way, I advise adjustable heighth shelves in kitchens. sigh I 
  >just wish the guy who put mine together had thought of these things. 
  >Did I mention that my cabinets all look really nice. :)
  >
  >Jennifer
  >
  >- Original Message -
  >From: Dale Leavens
  >To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com
  >Sent: Sunday, January 11, 2009 9:16 AM
  >Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Kitchen Remodel and Kitchen Aid cabinet
  >
  >Good morning Betsy,
  >
  >My sister had a device in one of her kitchens which sounds something 
  >like what you want. It was a platform, in this case probably 16 by 
  >12 inches mounted on a series of levers and springs not unlike those 
  >you might see for supporting a computer keyboard under a work 
  >surface. You open the cupboard door and this thing swings out and up 
  >on the levers and counterbalancing springs until it came up level 
  >with the counter top. I suppose it would serve the purpose you had 
  >in mind. This device was in her kitchen and she never liked it 
  >because it used up the entire cupboard cavity and she didn't have 
  >the sort of device she would want to put there.
  >
  >At the time it never occurred to me that it might serve home for a 
  >big mixer, I never tested it to determine if it might carry anything 
  >that heavy.
  >
  >One concern I would have is that door has to remain open while the 
  >platform is in use. I am pretty sure I would forget it being there 
  >and do myself an injury.
  >
  >Keeping something like a big mixer off of the surface when not in 
  >use though would be appealing, one only uses such a machine only 
  >occasionally, Few of us would use it even daily.
  >
  >- Original Message -
  >From: Betsy Whitney
  >To: blindhandyman-yahoogroups.com
  >Sent: Sunday, January 11, 2009 1:14 AM
  >Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Kitchen Remodel and Kitchen Aid cabinet
  >
  >Aloha All,
  >I hear tell that there is a cabinet designed to hold a kitchenaid
  >stand mixer. From what I can tell, it has some sort of a shelf in a
  >pull-out cupboard and the shelf is on a spring that lifts the mixer
  >up when pull open. I would love to get the mixer off of my counter,
  >but wonder if anyone has one of these or has seen one. The mixer
  >weighs about thirty pounds so I don't like having to move it around
  >to clean. Thanks, Betsy
  >
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Re: [BlindHandyMan] Kitchen Remodel and Kitchen Aid cabinet

Not sure what we're going to do with the mixer yet, but I have 
another little glitch.

I have a place in the corner of the kitchen where there is a counter 
with a wall next to it on the right. If I turn to my right, there is 
another counter in front of me with a wall on the left side of it. I 
can't figure out why that wall is there and when I knock on the back 
side of that wall, it sounds as if there is nothing inside. The space 
is about 3 feet by 3 and a half feet. I tried to get a copy of the 
original plans for the house so we could see if that is just empty 
space, but in my county, they don't keep copies of the plans. The top 
of that area does not go all the way to the ceiling and seems to be 
topped with wood. My husband wanted to pry off a piece of the 
paneling from the back side of the wall, and I refused to have him 
touch my cedar paneling with anything he could damage it with because 
he definitely would. So, I guess we are going to try to take the top 
off of that part of the area and look down into it. Very strange. 
There is no reason that I can imagine that there would be plumbing or 
the like in there.
Puzzled...
Betsy

At 10:36 AM 1/16/2009, you wrote:

>Betsy,
>
>Please do let us know what you come up with to do with the mixer. I 
>love mine, but none of my cabinets are tall enough to hold it. By 
>the way, I advise adjustable heighth shelves in kitchens. sigh I 
>just wish the guy who put mine together had thought of these things. 
>Did I mention that my cabinets all look really nice. :)
>
>Jennifer
>
>- Original Message -
>From: Dale Leavens
>To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com
>Sent: Sunday, January 11, 2009 9:16 AM
>Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Kitchen Remodel and Kitchen Aid cabinet
>
>Good morning Betsy,
>
>My sister had a device in one of her kitchens which sounds something 
>like what you want. It was a platform, in this case probably 16 by 
>12 inches mounted on a series of levers and springs not unlike those 
>you might see for supporting a computer keyboard under a work 
>surface. You open the cupboard door and this thing swings out and up 
>on the levers and counterbalancing springs until it came up level 
>with the counter top. I suppose it would serve the purpose you had 
>in mind. This device was in her kitchen and she never liked it 
>because it used up the entire cupboard cavity and she didn't have 
>the sort of device she would want to put there.
>
>At the time it never occurred to me that it might serve home for a 
>big mixer, I never tested it to determine if it might carry anything 
>that heavy.
>
>One concern I would have is that door has to remain open while the 
>platform is in use. I am pretty sure I would forget it being there 
>and do myself an injury.
>
>Keeping something like a big mixer off of the surface when not in 
>use though would be appealing, one only uses such a machine only 
>occasionally, Few of us would use it even daily.
>
>- Original Message -
>From: Betsy Whitney
>To: blindhandyman-yahoogroups.com
>Sent: Sunday, January 11, 2009 1:14 AM
>Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Kitchen Remodel and Kitchen Aid cabinet
>
>Aloha All,
>I hear tell that there is a cabinet designed to hold a kitchenaid
>stand mixer. From what I can tell, it has some sort of a shelf in a
>pull-out cupboard and the shelf is on a spring that lifts the mixer
>up when pull open. I would love to get the mixer off of my counter,
>but wonder if anyone has one of these or has seen one. The mixer
>weighs about thirty pounds so I don't like having to move it around
>to clean. Thanks, Betsy
>
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Re: [BlindHandyMan] Kitchen Remodel and Kitchen Aid cabinet

Yes, and I recently saw some that work by passing your hand or 
something under them and you don't have to push down. I think they 
take a battery. I have lots of rechargeables, and my sister says they 
are marvelous. She said she got one for dishsoap and one for hand 
soap. The one for hand soap will also dispense that waterless soap.



At 10:47 AM 1/16/2009, you wrote:

>Don't know if this has been mention, but one of the things I 
>requested in my kitchen and bathroom sinks was a build in soap 
>dispenser. Sure haven't regretted that decision. It is easier than 
>finding one of the bottle dispenser that no one, including myself 
>ever puts back where it belongs.
>- Original Message -
>From: Jennifer Jackson
>To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com
>Sent: Friday, January 16, 2009 3:36 PM
>Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Kitchen Remodel and Kitchen Aid cabinet
>
>Betsy,
>
>Please do let us know what you come up with to do with the mixer. I 
>love mine, but none of my cabinets are tall enough to hold it. By 
>the way, I advise adjustable heighth shelves in kitchens. sigh I 
>just wish the guy who put mine together had thought of these things. 
>Did I mention that my cabinets all look really nice. :)
>
>Jennifer
>
>- Original Message -
>From: Dale Leavens
>To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com
>Sent: Sunday, January 11, 2009 9:16 AM
>Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Kitchen Remodel and Kitchen Aid cabinet
>
>Good morning Betsy,
>
>My sister had a device in one of her kitchens which sounds something 
>like what you want. It was a platform, in this case probably 16 by 
>12 inches mounted on a series of levers and springs not unlike those 
>you might see for supporting a computer keyboard under a work 
>surface. You open the cupboard door and this thing swings out and up 
>on the levers and counterbalancing springs until it came up level 
>with the counter top. I suppose it would serve the purpose you had 
>in mind. This device was in her kitchen and she never liked it 
>because it used up the entire cupboard cavity and she didn't have 
>the sort of device she would want to put there.
>
>At the time it never occurred to me that it might serve home for a 
>big mixer, I never tested it to determine if it might carry anything 
>that heavy.
>
>One concern I would have is that door has to remain open while the 
>platform is in use. I am pretty sure I would forget it being there 
>and do myself an injury.
>
>Keeping something like a big mixer off of the surface when not in 
>use though would be appealing, one only uses such a machine only 
>occasionally, Few of us would use it even daily.
>
>- Original Message -
>From: Betsy Whitney
>To: blindhandyman-yahoogroups.com
>Sent: Sunday, January 11, 2009 1:14 AM
>Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Kitchen Remodel and Kitchen Aid cabinet
>
>Aloha All,
>I hear tell that there is a cabinet designed to hold a kitchenaid
>stand mixer. From what I can tell, it has some sort of a shelf in a
>pull-out cupboard and the shelf is on a spring that lifts the mixer
>up when pull open. I would love to get the mixer off of my counter,
>but wonder if anyone has one of these or has seen one. The mixer
>weighs about thirty pounds so I don't like having to move it around
>to clean. Thanks, Betsy
>
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Re: [BlindHandyMan] Kitchen Remodel and Kitchen Aid cabinet

2009-01-16 Thread RJ

Don't know if this has been mention, but one of the things I requested in my 
kitchen and bathroom sinks was a build in soap dispenser. Sure haven't 
regretted that decision. It is easier than finding one of the bottle dispenser 
that no one, including myself ever puts back where it belongs.
  - Original Message - 
  From: Jennifer Jackson 
  To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com 
  Sent: Friday, January 16, 2009 3:36 PM
  Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Kitchen Remodel and Kitchen Aid cabinet

  Betsy, 

  Please do let us know what you come up with to do with the mixer. I love 
mine, but none of my cabinets are tall enough to hold it. By the way, I advise 
adjustable heighth shelves in kitchens. sigh I just wish the guy who put mine 
together had thought of these things. Did I mention that my cabinets all look 
really nice. :)

  Jennifer

  - Original Message - 
  From: Dale Leavens 
  To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com 
  Sent: Sunday, January 11, 2009 9:16 AM
  Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Kitchen Remodel and Kitchen Aid cabinet

  Good morning Betsy,

  My sister had a device in one of her kitchens which sounds something like 
what you want. It was a platform, in this case probably 16 by 12 inches mounted 
on a series of levers and springs not unlike those you might see for supporting 
a computer keyboard under a work surface. You open the cupboard door and this 
thing swings out and up on the levers and counterbalancing springs until it 
came up level with the counter top. I suppose it would serve the purpose you 
had in mind. This device was in her kitchen and she never liked it because it 
used up the entire cupboard cavity and she didn't have the sort of device she 
would want to put there.

  At the time it never occurred to me that it might serve home for a big mixer, 
I never tested it to determine if it might carry anything that heavy.

  One concern I would have is that door has to remain open while the platform 
is in use. I am pretty sure I would forget it being there and do myself an 
injury.

  Keeping something like a big mixer off of the surface when not in use though 
would be appealing, one only uses such a machine only occasionally, Few of us 
would use it even daily.

  - Original Message - 
  From: Betsy Whitney 
  To: blindhandyman-yahoogroups.com 
  Sent: Sunday, January 11, 2009 1:14 AM
  Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Kitchen Remodel and Kitchen Aid cabinet

  Aloha All,
  I hear tell that there is a cabinet designed to hold a kitchenaid 
  stand mixer. From what I can tell, it has some sort of a shelf in a 
  pull-out cupboard and the shelf is on a spring that lifts the mixer 
  up when pull open. I would love to get the mixer off of my counter, 
  but wonder if anyone has one of these or has seen one. The mixer 
  weighs about thirty pounds so I don't like having to move it around 
  to clean. Thanks, Betsy

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Re: [BlindHandyMan] Kitchen Remodel and Kitchen Aid cabinet

2009-01-16 Thread Jennifer Jackson

Betsy, 

Please do let us know what you come up with to do with the mixer.  I love mine, 
but none of my cabinets are tall enough to hold it.  By the way, I advise 
adjustable heighth shelves in kitchens. sigh I just wish the guy who put mine 
together had thought of these things.  Did I mention that my cabinets all look 
really nice. :)

Jennifer

  - Original Message - 
  From: Dale Leavens 
  To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com 
  Sent: Sunday, January 11, 2009 9:16 AM
  Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Kitchen Remodel and Kitchen Aid cabinet


  Good morning Betsy,

  My sister had a device in one of her kitchens which sounds something like 
what you want. It was a platform, in this case probably 16 by 12 inches mounted 
on a series of levers and springs not unlike those you might see for supporting 
a computer keyboard under a work surface. You open the cupboard door and this 
thing swings out and up on the levers and counterbalancing springs until it 
came up level with the counter top. I suppose it would serve the purpose you 
had in mind. This device was in her kitchen and she never liked it because it 
used up the entire cupboard cavity and she didn't have the sort of device she 
would want to put there.

  At the time it never occurred to me that it might serve home for a big mixer, 
I never tested it to determine if it might carry anything that heavy.

  One concern I would have is that door has to remain open while the platform 
is in use. I am pretty sure I would forget it being there and do myself an 
injury.

  Keeping something like a big mixer off of the surface when not in use though 
would be appealing, one only uses such a machine only occasionally, Few of us 
would use it even daily.

  - Original Message - 
  From: Betsy Whitney 
  To: blindhandyman-yahoogroups.com 
  Sent: Sunday, January 11, 2009 1:14 AM
  Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Kitchen Remodel and Kitchen Aid cabinet

  Aloha All,
  I hear tell that there is a cabinet designed to hold a kitchenaid 
  stand mixer. From what I can tell, it has some sort of a shelf in a 
  pull-out cupboard and the shelf is on a spring that lifts the mixer 
  up when pull open. I would love to get the mixer off of my counter, 
  but wonder if anyone has one of these or has seen one. The mixer 
  weighs about thirty pounds so I don't like having to move it around 
  to clean. Thanks, Betsy

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[BlindHandyMan] Knife Sharpening Demo, Using Water Stones

2009-01-16 Thread Ray Boyce

Please see URL Below

http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=m5KCuriLZS0



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Re: [BlindHandyMan] defrosting freezer

Yes, room was also the issue. When we had the 25 cu ft chest I had a piece 
of plywood that I put on top for another work area. I also miss 
that.Something had to go to make room for my toys, I mean tools.
- Original Message - 
From: "Terry Klarich" 
To: 
Sent: Friday, January 16, 2009 2:15 PM
Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] defrosting freezer


Like you, I would rather have a chest type.  Each time the door on my 
upright is opened, all the cold air spills out.  Which,
allows warmer moist air to rush in.  Which, causes the dreaded frost build 
up.  The chest types contain the heavier colder air.


We don't have the room.

Terry
On Fri, 16 Jan 2009 12:04:58 -0500you write:
>Well today I am taking advantage of the cold weather. Everything in the
>upright freezer is now in bags and wash baskets on the porch. I discovered
>something that I am not at all happy about. Water is dripping out of the
>door. This means that over the years condensation has built up in all of 
>the
>insulation. Although the freezer is not continually running this will
>greatly reduce the efficiency. I told Karen to start using everything in it
>and not to put anything new. When empty, I will do as an old refrigeration
>repair friend told me. That is to leave the door open for two or three
>weeks. It will take that time for everything to dry. If it were a chest he
>would place a dehumidifier in it for a few days.
>When we had a chest freezer defrosting was much easier. I hooked one hose 
>to
>the freezer drain and ran to a floor drain. Then using another hose hooked
>up to warm water proceeded to melt the ice. When finished there was no mess
>and the freezer was washed out. Sure wish that there was a drain on the
>bottom of the upright.



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Re: [BlindHandyMan] defrosting freezer

Like you, I would rather have a chest type.  Each time the door on my upright 
is opened, all the cold air spills out.  Which,
allows warmer moist air to rush in.  Which, causes the dreaded frost build up.  
The chest types contain the heavier colder air.


We don't have the room.

Terry
On Fri, 16 Jan 2009 12:04:58 -0500you write:
>Well today I am taking advantage of the cold weather. Everything in the 
>upright freezer is now in bags and wash baskets on the porch. I discovered 
>something that I am not at all happy about. Water is dripping out of the 
>door. This means that over the years condensation has built up in all of the 
>insulation. Although the freezer is not continually running this will 
>greatly reduce the efficiency. I told Karen to start using everything in it 
>and not to put anything new. When empty, I will do as an old refrigeration 
>repair friend told me. That is to leave the door open for two or three 
>weeks. It will take that time for everything to dry. If it were a chest he 
>would place a dehumidifier in it for a few days.
>When we had a chest freezer defrosting was much easier. I hooked one hose to 
>the freezer drain and ran to a floor drain. Then using another hose hooked 
>up to warm water proceeded to melt the ice. When finished there was no mess 
>and the freezer was washed out. Sure wish that there was a drain on the 
>bottom of the upright.

[BlindHandyMan] HowStuffWorks "How does a frost-free refrigerator work?"

A frost-free freezer has three basic parts:

a.. A timer
b.. A heating coil
c.. A temperature sensor
Every six hours or so, the timer turns on the heating coil. The heating coil
is wrapped among the freezer coils. The heater melts the ice off the coils.
When all of the ice is gone, the temperature sensor senses the temperature
rising above 32 degrees F (0 degrees C) and turns off the heater.
Heating the coils every six hours takes energy, and it also cycles the food
in the freezer through temperature changes. Most large chest freezers
therefore require manual defrosting instead -- the food lasts longer and the
freezer uses less power.

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Re: [BlindHandyMan] defrosting freezer

2009-01-16 Thread Brice Mijares

What do you mean by warm up period?  I have a frost free freezer, and 
haven't had any ice build up, or water leaking from a overfill pan.  Mostly 
everything that goes into that freezer has been put into food saver bags 
that have been vacuumed packed.  I never stored Ice cream very long, as it 
just don't last long.  Have a great weekend. 




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Re: [BlindHandyMan] defrosting freezer

No, I don't like them for long time storage. Even ice cream stored in them 
will get sandy. To keep them frost free there is a warm up period every 24 
hours. Something else that I did to help speed up the defrosting process was 
to place an oscillating fan in front. It circulates warm air inside.
- Original Message - 
From: "Brice Mijares" 
To: 
Sent: Friday, January 16, 2009 12:08 PM
Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] defrosting freezer


is this a frost free freezer?
- Original Message - 
From: "Lenny McHugh" 
To: "handyman-blind" 
Sent: Friday, January 16, 2009 9:04 AM
Subject: [BlindHandyMan] defrosting freezer


> Well today I am taking advantage of the cold weather. Everything in the
> upright freezer is now in bags and wash baskets on the porch. I discovered
> something that I am not at all happy about. Water is dripping out of the
> door. This means that over the years condensation has built up in all of
> the
> insulation. Although the freezer is not continually running this will
> greatly reduce the efficiency. I told Karen to start using everything in
> it
> and not to put anything new. When empty, I will do as an old refrigeration
> repair friend told me. That is to leave the door open for two or three
> weeks. It will take that time for everything to dry. If it were a chest he
> would place a dehumidifier in it for a few days.
> When we had a chest freezer defrosting was much easier. I hooked one hose
> to
> the freezer drain and ran to a floor drain. Then using another hose hooked
> up to warm water proceeded to melt the ice. When finished there was no
> mess
> and the freezer was washed out. Sure wish that there was a drain on the
> bottom of the upright.
> ---
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> with many resources for the blind.
> http://www.geocities.com/lenny_mchugh/
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Re: [BlindHandyMan] defrosting freezer

2009-01-16 Thread Brice Mijares

is this a frost free freezer?
- Original Message - 
From: "Lenny McHugh" 
To: "handyman-blind" 
Sent: Friday, January 16, 2009 9:04 AM
Subject: [BlindHandyMan] defrosting freezer


> Well today I am taking advantage of the cold weather. Everything in the
> upright freezer is now in bags and wash baskets on the porch. I discovered
> something that I am not at all happy about. Water is dripping out of the
> door. This means that over the years condensation has built up in all of 
> the
> insulation. Although the freezer is not continually running this will
> greatly reduce the efficiency. I told Karen to start using everything in 
> it
> and not to put anything new. When empty, I will do as an old refrigeration
> repair friend told me. That is to leave the door open for two or three
> weeks. It will take that time for everything to dry. If it were a chest he
> would place a dehumidifier in it for a few days.
> When we had a chest freezer defrosting was much easier. I hooked one hose 
> to
> the freezer drain and ran to a floor drain. Then using another hose hooked
> up to warm water proceeded to melt the ice. When finished there was no 
> mess
> and the freezer was washed out. Sure wish that there was a drain on the
> bottom of the upright.
> ---
> Please visit my home page; it is motivational, inspirational and humorous
> with many resources for the blind.
> http://www.geocities.com/lenny_mchugh/
> Lenny
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[BlindHandyMan] defrosting freezer

Well today I am taking advantage of the cold weather. Everything in the
upright freezer is now in bags and wash baskets on the porch. I discovered
something that I am not at all happy about. Water is dripping out of the
door. This means that over the years condensation has built up in all of the
insulation. Although the freezer is not continually running this will
greatly reduce the efficiency. I told Karen to start using everything in it
and not to put anything new. When empty, I will do as an old refrigeration
repair friend told me. That is to leave the door open for two or three
weeks. It will take that time for everything to dry. If it were a chest he
would place a dehumidifier in it for a few days.
When we had a chest freezer defrosting was much easier. I hooked one hose to
the freezer drain and ran to a floor drain. Then using another hose hooked
up to warm water proceeded to melt the ice. When finished there was no mess
and the freezer was washed out. Sure wish that there was a drain on the
bottom of the upright.
---
Please visit my home page; it is motivational, inspirational and humorous
with many resources for the blind.
http://www.geocities.com/lenny_mchugh/
Lenny

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