Re: [BlindHandyMan] Painting a tin roof.
Good morning Dan, which you refer to as tin, is most probably galvanized sheeting, hence the surface would be zinc. Years ago when attempting two use anti-rrust paint on a galvanized railing, I was told that standard oil paints deteriorate in the presence of zinc, the fatty acids breakdown. I was told to use clear automobile primer, but I'm certain there are many more choices today. If this sheeting is, in fact, aluminum, then a chromium primer is necessary for adherents. I thought it would be useful to raise the above. Geoff , From: Dan Rossi Sent: Wednesday, July 07, 2010 1:02 PM To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] Painting a tin roof. As I was writing my original question about painting a tin roof, I said to myself, Self, I bet Cy will have done this before, he's going to be the man with the answer. Thanks, and glad to see you back on the list. -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: d...@andrew.cmu.edu Tel: (412) 268-9081 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [BlindHandyMan] Considering building my own apple drier or dehydrator
The fan is something that concerns me. The one I drug up, which I already had is small, maybe 8 inches or smaller, but it's meant for cooling a small place for a person, so that may be too strong. Perhaps if the heatting element is in bottom and the fan in top pointed down, to push the hot air back down, and then vents on bottom so that the heat continues to rise, and any excess gets blown out through bottom? I'm just not sure. I have old tower cases of computers I have out-grown, and they have fans, but extracting them and using them... I just don't see myself messing with it. I've considered setting up a system in shelving in my bedroom closet even. Funny all of the things which cross your mind when you're being kind of cheap and lazy and looking at existing cabinets. My wife's grandmother told us that her neighbor used to put apples up on the roof for drying and I read an account on the net of people in the old days spreading them out on the tin roof of a shed. - Original Message - From: Betsy Whitney, Dolphin Press To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, July 10, 2010 11:01 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Considering building my own apple drier or dehydrator Speaking of using existing things, my friend that I mentioned yesterday tells me that she has now made a dryer out of the cupboard above her refridgerator. She took out the bottom and the top and replaced them with screen. For heat She installed a light fixture inside to create heat and the circulation from the refridgerator fan creates the circulation to move the air. She's been drying all sorts of things, but says that if you're drying such things as apples you may have to slice them thinner than you would for an actual dehydrator. At 04:36 PM 7/10/2010, you wrote: hahahah, funny you should mention that. I've been looking around for an existing closed cabinet or something which I could rig up like that, and one thing I have considered has been an old dressor. - Original Message - From: Keith Christian To: mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.comblindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, July 10, 2010 4:23 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Considering building my own apple drier or dehydrator Hi Matt, I use to grow hops for brewing. I dried them by setting them in an old dresser with a fan attached to the back side. The bottoms of the drawers were removed and I inserted some wire mesh to allow the air to flow through the hops. It worked great. Sounds like fun. Let us know what you decide and how it works out. Keith [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] Considering building my own apple drier or dehydrator
Hi Matt, Using the roof was not all that uncommon a practice years ago. You would, of course, need to have the fruit or whatever on some sort of rack such as hardware cloth and also covered by the same to keep the wee little birdies from dining out. This method is pretty blamed effective. Cy, The Anasazi From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:blindhandy...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Matt Sent: Sunday, July 11, 2010 6:58 AM To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Considering building my own apple drier or dehydrator The fan is something that concerns me. The one I drug up, which I already had is small, maybe 8 inches or smaller, but it's meant for cooling a small place for a person, so that may be too strong. Perhaps if the heatting element is in bottom and the fan in top pointed down, to push the hot air back down, and then vents on bottom so that the heat continues to rise, and any excess gets blown out through bottom? I'm just not sure. I have old tower cases of computers I have out-grown, and they have fans, but extracting them and using them... I just don't see myself messing with it. I've considered setting up a system in shelving in my bedroom closet even. Funny all of the things which cross your mind when you're being kind of cheap and lazy and looking at existing cabinets. My wife's grandmother told us that her neighbor used to put apples up on the roof for drying and I read an account on the net of people in the old days spreading them out on the tin roof of a shed. - Original Message - From: Betsy Whitney, Dolphin Press To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, July 10, 2010 11:01 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Considering building my own apple drier or dehydrator Speaking of using existing things, my friend that I mentioned yesterday tells me that she has now made a dryer out of the cupboard above her refridgerator. She took out the bottom and the top and replaced them with screen. For heat She installed a light fixture inside to create heat and the circulation from the refridgerator fan creates the circulation to move the air. She's been drying all sorts of things, but says that if you're drying such things as apples you may have to slice them thinner than you would for an actual dehydrator. At 04:36 PM 7/10/2010, you wrote: hahahah, funny you should mention that. I've been looking around for an existing closed cabinet or something which I could rig up like that, and one thing I have considered has been an old dressor. - Original Message - From: Keith Christian To: mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.comblindhandyman@yahoogroups.com mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, July 10, 2010 4:23 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Considering building my own apple drier or dehydrator Hi Matt, I use to grow hops for brewing. I dried them by setting them in an old dresser with a fan attached to the back side. The bottoms of the drawers were removed and I inserted some wire mesh to allow the air to flow through the hops. It worked great. Sounds like fun. Let us know what you decide and how it works out. Keith [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] Considering building my own apple drier or dehydrator
Yeah, but I figured the moisture would have trouble escaping, but... sooner or later it would dry out anyway I guess. - Original Message - From: Cy Selfridge To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, July 11, 2010 8:18 AM Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] Considering building my own apple drier or dehydrator Hi Matt, Using the roof was not all that uncommon a practice years ago. You would, of course, need to have the fruit or whatever on some sort of rack such as hardware cloth and also covered by the same to keep the wee little birdies from dining out. This method is pretty blamed effective. Cy, The Anasazi From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:blindhandy...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Matt Sent: Sunday, July 11, 2010 6:58 AM To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Considering building my own apple drier or dehydrator The fan is something that concerns me. The one I drug up, which I already had is small, maybe 8 inches or smaller, but it's meant for cooling a small place for a person, so that may be too strong. Perhaps if the heatting element is in bottom and the fan in top pointed down, to push the hot air back down, and then vents on bottom so that the heat continues to rise, and any excess gets blown out through bottom? I'm just not sure. I have old tower cases of computers I have out-grown, and they have fans, but extracting them and using them... I just don't see myself messing with it. I've considered setting up a system in shelving in my bedroom closet even. Funny all of the things which cross your mind when you're being kind of cheap and lazy and looking at existing cabinets. My wife's grandmother told us that her neighbor used to put apples up on the roof for drying and I read an account on the net of people in the old days spreading them out on the tin roof of a shed. - Original Message - From: Betsy Whitney, Dolphin Press To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, July 10, 2010 11:01 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Considering building my own apple drier or dehydrator Speaking of using existing things, my friend that I mentioned yesterday tells me that she has now made a dryer out of the cupboard above her refridgerator. She took out the bottom and the top and replaced them with screen. For heat She installed a light fixture inside to create heat and the circulation from the refridgerator fan creates the circulation to move the air. She's been drying all sorts of things, but says that if you're drying such things as apples you may have to slice them thinner than you would for an actual dehydrator. At 04:36 PM 7/10/2010, you wrote: hahahah, funny you should mention that. I've been looking around for an existing closed cabinet or something which I could rig up like that, and one thing I have considered has been an old dressor. - Original Message - From: Keith Christian To: mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.comblindhandyman@yahoogroups.com mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, July 10, 2010 4:23 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Considering building my own apple drier or dehydrator Hi Matt, I use to grow hops for brewing. I dried them by setting them in an old dresser with a fan attached to the back side. The bottoms of the drawers were removed and I inserted some wire mesh to allow the air to flow through the hops. It worked great. Sounds like fun. Let us know what you decide and how it works out. Keith [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] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [BlindHandyMan] Considering building my own apple drier or dehydrator
well i have 2 dehydrators. one is round and has no fan and i can make a full load of beef jerkey in about 20 hours. the other is square and has a fan and will make a full load in about 15 hours. so fan or not if the heats on the bottom and there are vents in the top it will work. jim [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[BlindHandyMan] Dryer Problem
Hi All, I am looking for some tips on taking the dryer apart. I have a bobby pin stuck in the drum that is grinding into the drum. Can I just unscrew all the screws and get the back panel off and possible access the pin or will I need to take the top off. Thanks, Bob
Re: [BlindHandyMan] Dryer Problem
Hi Bob, Usually taking the back off won't help in this situation. Most units have a large pan like shield with the heating element between it and the back of the drum. The drum is usually mounted on a central bearing often a simple sleeve bearing maybe always. There are usually two rollers under the front lip of the drum at about the 4:30 position and the 7:30 positions. These may be glides on newer models. You need to remove the front of the dryer and draw the drum forward out of the cabinet. You may need to assist from above too because there is probably a long belt around the motor and the drum, the drum needs to be slid out from under this belt. I hesitate to ask just what you have been doing with bobby pins but at least it isn't your bra under wire! Dale leavens. - Original Message - From: Robert Gilman To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, July 11, 2010 6:25 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Dryer Problem Hi All, I am looking for some tips on taking the dryer apart. I have a bobby pin stuck in the drum that is grinding into the drum. Can I just unscrew all the screws and get the back panel off and possible access the pin or will I need to take the top off. Thanks, Bob [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
