Re: [BlindHandyMan] Talking Digital Multimeter
do they run on batteries? I have an expensive model from Science Products that is a standard meter with a speak unit affixed and I have to run it on an adaptor. I'm lucky it's not a woodwork item or I'd have cut that cord or broken it by now. On Sun, 31 May 2009, NLG wrote: I have three of them. The first one bit the dust, however, I used it so often that I bought two more, one is in storage just in case they quit making them. The price you quoted is about the same as I paid a year ago. - Original Message - From: Betsy Whitney To: blindhandyman-yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, May 31, 2009 2:05 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Talking Digital Multimeter I saw this item and wondered if anyone had any experience with it. I also want to know if the price is reasonable. Marlin P. Jones and Associates has a Talking Digital Multimeter for $39.95. It measures voltage and current and speaks the results. Two AA batteries are required. Thanks, Betsy Teamwork: Together we achieve the extraordinary. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
RE: [BlindHandyMan] father's day early
sorry, I guess I could have just typed 1140f. I meant degrees farenheit. I am used to writing decibels as db and translated that to dg for degrees. On Mon, 1 Jun 2009, Tom Hodges wrote: What is DGF? From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:blindhandy...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Spiro Sent: Sunday, May 31, 2009 11:14 AM To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Subject: [BlindHandyMan] father's day early Howdy, yesterday at about 10PM my heat gun sped up and popped emitting much smoke. This morning my brother in law arrived with a $20 Chicago model that he says was on sale at Harbor Freight. It has 3 buttons on back. power touch the power button once and it's in low, 450 to 950 dg F Touch the power button twice and it is in high 1600 dgF. The high has 5 positions of which the 1600 is the highest, so using the button will keep you in high range with variability. The low has 5 settings. It seems to keep setting, and has a 80 sec cool down mode. (I am not sure why that is necessary) So after only a short while of concern, the weight has been lifted off of my shouldrs by a call my wife made, that I hadn't any awareness. smiling. I'll tell ya, it has a 90 day, and these are gonna be some hard days on it. So I'll keep ya posted if it's worth anything. I don't have the receit, so am not sure of the exact, just what I was told. Thanks for any who answered, in advance. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [BlindHandyMan] any joiners about
these sound like an improvement. Where does one acquire them? On Mon, 1 Jun 2009, Tom Fowle wrote: I have two japanese style hand saws, one is a back saw for I assume doing accurate joinery type cuts and the other is a double edged rip and cross cut saw. They are very thin and flexible, and the handles are long wooden ovals that extend maybe 8 or 10 inches beyond the pull end of the saw. You have to stand back from the work a bit to get a good straight pull. I am no joinery crafts person, can barely cut to follow scribed marks straight but these are easy to use when you keep them going straight so they don't bind, and I think they bind less than push saws. Hope that helps Tom Fowle
Re: [BlindHandyMan] Talking Digital Multimeter
Yes. Three double A batteries power the unit. - Original Message - From: Spiro To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, June 02, 2009 2:48 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Talking Digital Multimeter do they run on batteries? I have an expensive model from Science Products that is a standard meter with a speak unit affixed and I have to run it on an adaptor. I'm lucky it's not a woodwork item or I'd have cut that cord or broken it by now. On Sun, 31 May 2009, NLG wrote: I have three of them. The first one bit the dust, however, I used it so often that I bought two more, one is in storage just in case they quit making them. The price you quoted is about the same as I paid a year ago. - Original Message - From: Betsy Whitney To: blindhandyman-yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, May 31, 2009 2:05 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Talking Digital Multimeter I saw this item and wondered if anyone had any experience with it. I also want to know if the price is reasonable. Marlin P. Jones and Associates has a Talking Digital Multimeter for $39.95. It measures voltage and current and speaks the results. Two AA batteries are required. Thanks, Betsy Teamwork: Together we achieve the extraordinary. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [BlindHandyMan] Talking Digital Multimeter
grrr, means I really have to get one. How loud is the continuity tester? I am currently using a 9 volt beeper from Rat Shack as the cont tester in mine is far too quiet. I like to listen to NPR or Newsweek tapes while working when it's not baseball, hockey or football on the radio. On Tue, 2 Jun 2009, NLG wrote: Yes. Three double A batteries power the unit. - Original Message - From: Spiro To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, June 02, 2009 2:48 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Talking Digital Multimeter do they run on batteries? I have an expensive model from Science Products that is a standard meter with a speak unit affixed and I have to run it on an adaptor. I'm lucky it's not a woodwork item or I'd have cut that cord or broken it by now. On Sun, 31 May 2009, NLG wrote: I have three of them. The first one bit the dust, however, I used it so often that I bought two more, one is in storage just in case they quit making them. The price you quoted is about the same as I paid a year ago. - Original Message - From: Betsy Whitney To: blindhandyman-yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, May 31, 2009 2:05 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Talking Digital Multimeter I saw this item and wondered if anyone had any experience with it. I also want to know if the price is reasonable. Marlin P. Jones and Associates has a Talking Digital Multimeter for $39.95. It measures voltage and current and speaks the results. Two AA batteries are required. Thanks, Betsy Teamwork: Together we achieve the extraordinary. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [BlindHandyMan] any joiners about
Try Japanwoodworker.com - Original Message - From: Spiro To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, June 02, 2009 3:09 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] any joiners about these sound like an improvement. Where does one acquire them? On Mon, 1 Jun 2009, Tom Fowle wrote: I have two japanese style hand saws, one is a back saw for I assume doing accurate joinery type cuts and the other is a double edged rip and cross cut saw. They are very thin and flexible, and the handles are long wooden ovals that extend maybe 8 or 10 inches beyond the pull end of the saw. You have to stand back from the work a bit to get a good straight pull. I am no joinery crafts person, can barely cut to follow scribed marks straight but these are easy to use when you keep them going straight so they don't bind, and I think they bind less than push saws. Hope that helps Tom Fowle [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [BlindHandyMan] any joiners about
You know I've read this thread with some interest. It seems to me that it would be more natural to cut on the pull stroke instead of the push stroke. I hadn't thought much about it until reading this thread, but seems you would have a little more control over the cut by pulling instead of pushing. I wonder where the idea of cutting on the push stroke came from and why the Japanese came up with a saw that cuts on the pull stroke. All very interesting questions. On Jun 2, 2009, at 7:44 PM, Bob Kennedy wrote: Try Japanwoodworker.com - Original Message - From: Spiro To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, June 02, 2009 3:09 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] any joiners about these sound like an improvement. Where does one acquire them? On Mon, 1 Jun 2009, Tom Fowle wrote: I have two japanese style hand saws, one is a back saw for I assume doing accurate joinery type cuts and the other is a double edged rip and cross cut saw. They are very thin and flexible, and the handles are long wooden ovals that extend maybe 8 or 10 inches beyond the pull end of the saw. You have to stand back from the work a bit to get a good straight pull. I am no joinery crafts person, can barely cut to follow scribed marks straight but these are easy to use when you keep them going straight so they don't bind, and I think they bind less than push saws. Hope that helps Tom Fowle [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [BlindHandyMan] any joiners about
I think you'll find that good saws have always cut on the pull stroke. Pull is accurate and power. I had one a long time ago and got a cheap sharpen job and the guy sharpened it to cut on the push stroke. Talk about a good saw going south. ...bob [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [BlindHandyMan] recommendations for a heat gun
A belated message, I've discovered that working with hot glue is much more easily accomplished with wet fingers. Give it a try, your fingers won't stick to it, and vice versa, and if you're quick you won't get burned. Geoff - Original Message - From: Dale Leavens To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, May 31, 2009 6:08 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] recommendations for a heat gun Certainly, Hyde glue can be reactivated with heat. It is often used for marquetry and other forms of veneer work that way. - Original Message - From: Spiro To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, May 31, 2009 5:21 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] recommendations for a heat gun Not that I use them much anymore, but what about hot glue? Would reheating that work or does it dehydrate (probably not an accurate term) or dry in the cooling process that one would not get a workable glob from which to remove items previously affixed? On Sun, 31 May 2009, Dale Leavens wrote: I have used them for molding thermoplastics for splint making or splint adjusting, activating heat activated adhesives as in applying strips to cover the edges of plywood although I prefer an old clothes iron for that, reactivating contact cement to remove or rehabilitate things like laminate. There are doubtless other uses. - Original Message - From: Spiro To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, May 31, 2009 11:15 AM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] recommendations for a heat gun heat shrinking on cabling. There are probably other uses, of which I'm not familiar. On Sun, 31 May 2009, carl wrote: what wood you use a heat gun for apart from stripping paint ? - Original Message - From: Spiro To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, May 31, 2009 6:36 AM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] recommendations for a heat gun Hi, I just burned through a new heat gun that was given to me. It was capable of 900 and 1100 dg f, and it only lasted me a couple dozen hours of use. Before that I had an Arrow, I think, from the ACE hardware. I may have a chance to go to Lowes tommorrow; any names that should look for, to assure a low priced long lasting investment. If not there, somewhere that will ship fast, if there's a great heat gun out there to get via ordering and shipping. I have at least another 17 feet of teflon 3/8 to 3/16 (500dg f) to shrink before the 8th of June. thanks [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [BlindHandyMan] any joiners about
The Japanese believe you have more control by pulling. If you study Judo for any time, you'll see many of the throws deal with pulling your opponent to you and then throwing. You pull to you because the other guy chose to push. I've heard a bunch of reasons behind the push pull theories, and you can take them for what they are worth. I have played Judo for a number of years though and I know that to be true... And if you want a market study, try to find a Western push style saw that cuts as easy or as fast and is anywhere near the size of a Japanese style saw. I got one of mine from japanwoodworker.com and with shipping it was $32.50. The only thing I have that is close to the cutting speed is a Swedish tree pruning saw. The teeth on the tree saw are about 5/8 inches long and hacks away at a board. I can go through a 3/8 oak dowel with my Japanese saw in less than 5 seconds and you can hardly feel where the cut was made. - Original Message - From: Scott Howell To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, June 02, 2009 8:23 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] any joiners about You know I've read this thread with some interest. It seems to me that it would be more natural to cut on the pull stroke instead of the push stroke. I hadn't thought much about it until reading this thread, but seems you would have a little more control over the cut by pulling instead of pushing. I wonder where the idea of cutting on the push stroke came from and why the Japanese came up with a saw that cuts on the pull stroke. All very interesting questions. On Jun 2, 2009, at 7:44 PM, Bob Kennedy wrote: Try Japanwoodworker.com - Original Message - From: Spiro To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, June 02, 2009 3:09 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] any joiners about these sound like an improvement. Where does one acquire them? On Mon, 1 Jun 2009, Tom Fowle wrote: I have two japanese style hand saws, one is a back saw for I assume doing accurate joinery type cuts and the other is a double edged rip and cross cut saw. They are very thin and flexible, and the handles are long wooden ovals that extend maybe 8 or 10 inches beyond the pull end of the saw. You have to stand back from the work a bit to get a good straight pull. I am no joinery crafts person, can barely cut to follow scribed marks straight but these are easy to use when you keep them going straight so they don't bind, and I think they bind less than push saws. Hope that helps Tom Fowle [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [BlindHandyMan] any joiners about
On Tue, 02 Jun 2009 20:23:19 -0400you write: You know I've read this thread with some interest. It seems to me that it would be more natural to cut on the pull stroke instead of the push stroke. I hadn't thought much about it until reading this thread, but seems you would have a little more control over the cut by pulling instead of pushing. I wonder where the idea of cutting on the push stroke came from and why the Japanese came up with a saw that cuts on the pull stroke. All very interesting questions. From what I understand, the Japanese believe that all living things have a spirit. They designed their tools to pull the spirit of the wood toward the craftsman rather than push it away as western craftsmen do. The Japanese planes are designed the same way. Terry
Re: [BlindHandyMan] Talking Digital Multimeter
Yes, they do run on batteries - Original Message - From: Spiro To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, June 02, 2009 12:48 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Talking Digital Multimeter do they run on batteries? I have an expensive model from Science Products that is a standard meter with a speak unit affixed and I have to run it on an adaptor. I'm lucky it's not a woodwork item or I'd have cut that cord or broken it by now. On Sun, 31 May 2009, NLG wrote: I have three of them. The first one bit the dust, however, I used it so often that I bought two more, one is in storage just in case they quit making them. The price you quoted is about the same as I paid a year ago. - Original Message - From: Betsy Whitney To: blindhandyman-yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, May 31, 2009 2:05 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Talking Digital Multimeter I saw this item and wondered if anyone had any experience with it. I also want to know if the price is reasonable. Marlin P. Jones and Associates has a Talking Digital Multimeter for $39.95. It measures voltage and current and speaks the results. Two AA batteries are required. Thanks, Betsy Teamwork: Together we achieve the extraordinary. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [BlindHandyMan] Talking Digital Multimeter
Loud to me and loud to you or someone else may be totally different If I were checking continuity and had a radio on, at normal volume and not so loud that the people in the next county could hear it,, I would have no problems hearing it. I also can hear it while my air compressor is running, however if my telephone rings on the other side of the garage while my air compressor is running, I sometimes don't hear it. - Original Message - From: Spiro To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, June 02, 2009 5:50 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Talking Digital Multimeter grrr, means I really have to get one. How loud is the continuity tester? I am currently using a 9 volt beeper from Rat Shack as the cont tester in mine is far too quiet. I like to listen to NPR or Newsweek tapes while working when it's not baseball, hockey or football on the radio. On Tue, 2 Jun 2009, NLG wrote: Yes. Three double A batteries power the unit. - Original Message - From: Spiro To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, June 02, 2009 2:48 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Talking Digital Multimeter do they run on batteries? I have an expensive model from Science Products that is a standard meter with a speak unit affixed and I have to run it on an adaptor. I'm lucky it's not a woodwork item or I'd have cut that cord or broken it by now. On Sun, 31 May 2009, NLG wrote: I have three of them. The first one bit the dust, however, I used it so often that I bought two more, one is in storage just in case they quit making them. The price you quoted is about the same as I paid a year ago. - Original Message - From: Betsy Whitney To: blindhandyman-yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, May 31, 2009 2:05 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Talking Digital Multimeter I saw this item and wondered if anyone had any experience with it. I also want to know if the price is reasonable. Marlin P. Jones and Associates has a Talking Digital Multimeter for $39.95. It measures voltage and current and speaks the results. Two AA batteries are required. Thanks, Betsy Teamwork: Together we achieve the extraordinary. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [BlindHandyMan] Talking Digital Multimeter
well, have you ever used a cont tester that was much quieter? Or to ask more directly, ever notice the volume level of others? I don't know what brand Science Products was using. Your statements are perfectly reasonable. Tough to describe, my cont circuit is like a quiet microwave, like the beep of changing bands on the C.Crane C.C.Radio, and I wish I could think of another item that is common. But thanks. Sounds like it would be enough. On Tue, 2 Jun 2009, NLG wrote: Loud to me and loud to you or someone else may be totally different If I were checking continuity and had a radio on, at normal volume and not so loud that the people in the next county could hear it,, I would have no problems hearing it. I also can hear it while my air compressor is running, however if my telephone rings on the other side of the garage while my air compressor is running, I sometimes don't hear it. - Original Message - From: Spiro To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, June 02, 2009 5:50 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Talking Digital Multimeter grrr, means I really have to get one. How loud is the continuity tester? I am currently using a 9 volt beeper from Rat Shack as the cont tester in mine is far too quiet. I like to listen to NPR or Newsweek tapes while working when it's not baseball, hockey or football on the radio. On Tue, 2 Jun 2009, NLG wrote: Yes. Three double A batteries power the unit. - Original Message - From: Spiro To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, June 02, 2009 2:48 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Talking Digital Multimeter do they run on batteries? I have an expensive model from Science Products that is a standard meter with a speak unit affixed and I have to run it on an adaptor. I'm lucky it's not a woodwork item or I'd have cut that cord or broken it by now. On Sun, 31 May 2009, NLG wrote: I have three of them. The first one bit the dust, however, I used it so often that I bought two more, one is in storage just in case they quit making them. The price you quoted is about the same as I paid a year ago. - Original Message - From: Betsy Whitney To: blindhandyman-yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, May 31, 2009 2:05 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Talking Digital Multimeter I saw this item and wondered if anyone had any experience with it. I also want to know if the price is reasonable. Marlin P. Jones and Associates has a Talking Digital Multimeter for $39.95. It measures voltage and current and speaks the results. Two AA batteries are required. Thanks, Betsy Teamwork: Together we achieve the extraordinary. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[BlindHandyMan] Coil nailer problem
Hi all, just purchased a coil nailer. Does anybody have one who is a total? If so do you have any problems putting in the nails. I don't seem able to get the coil to line up in what I reckon is the correct place. Can anybody please go through step by step how you put in a new coil? If I could have purchased a Palm Nailer in Australia I would not have this problem! Thanks again for any help. Max.
