Re: [BlindHandyMan] Cleaning A Rusty Toilet
WORKS TOILET CLEANER, Works is the only thing that I found that really works for bad rust.. You mite have to get the water out of the toilet. But then just use the Works cleaner and it should come clean it mite take two or three times but it will work.. Well I had a lot of rust in one of my house's that had really rusty well water and Works is the only thing that would work on it.. ROB FROM MINNESOTA P.S. Make sure that it is the Works toilet bowl cleaner not the tub an tile cleaner - Original Message - From: Tom Hodges To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 7:55 AM Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] Cleaning A Rusty Toilet I can't answer your question but I can tell you what I do about the situation. I dawn a pair of rubber gloves and ream out the toilit rim holes with a metal coat hanger. The holes are tilted to creat the swirling action which helps to scour the bowl when it is flushed, so you need to tilt the hanger to get it to penetrate the hole. Sometimes the hole is difficult to clear, because of built up calcium, lime and rust, so I use something sharper to clear them, like a drill bit or asmall awl. When finished, I turn off the water to the tank, flush it, then move the flap valve out of the way and quickly pour about 1 cup of C L R into the drain hole in the bottom of the tank. I pour it quickly, so it will spread around the rim a little, before dropping out. Then, I allow the C L R to do it's job for about 15 minutes, then turn on the water and flush a few times to clear it out. From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:blindhandy...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Bill Gallik Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 7:54 AM To: Blind Handyman Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Cleaning A Rusty Toilet No, the toilet itself is not rusted; but the drain holes beneath the rim are yielding rust particles from the tank (I suppose). What I would like to do is to flush the rust out of the tank/rim assembly without taking the components apart. I know there is an acid that can be used to clear out the rim drain holes of the bowl itself, but can anybody advise me as to whether or not applying this acid via the tank will damage the flush gasket? Holland's Person, Bill E-Mail: billgal...@centurytel.net mailto:BillGallik%40CenturyTel.net - The early bird may get the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese! [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] refrigerator
HI, I have a 10 year old sears refrigerator that makes a banging noise when it turns off.. Someone said that the compressor needs to be leveled so how to you do this.. Do you level the hole refrigerator this one has the little wheels on it for moving it and I can't see how to level it or is there some way to level the compressor it self?? Also the banging seems to come and go like it will start to bang a little then get worse threw out the day then it will start to get better after a few hours then start over again.. Any ideas any help would be nice.. ROB FROM MINNESOTA [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [BlindHandyMan] Universal Verbalizer OMEGASAYS®
HI, Would someone please explain just what this thing does.. Well I did look at the web. site but I'm still not to clear what it does.. Maybe it's just me from living up here in the frozen north just don't understand.. ROB FROM MINNESOTA- Original Message - From: Lenny McHugh lmch...@verizon.net To: handyman-blind blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, December 08, 2009 5:53 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Universal Verbalizer OMEGASAYS® Could this be adapted to some tools? The new UV1000 OMEGASAYS® universal verbalizer is a handheld, process-signal to speech device that actually talks! It can can verbalize 0 to 10 Vdc, 0 to 20 mA, and Type K thermocouple inputs. Configure the verbalizer using the RS232 PC interface to specify the input range, engineering scale, engineering unit, and high and low alarm set-points. Select from over 100 engineering units while configuring the verbalizer. The front keypad allows the user to select different inputs, command talk, and adjust volume control. The UV1000 is a perfect solution for verbalizing any type of control signal where a local display may not be available. TRY THE INTERACTIVE DEMO BELOW! Specifications Voltage Input: 0 to 1 Vdc, 0 to 5 Vdc, 0 to 10 Vdc Current Input: 0 to 20 mA, 4 to 20 mA Analog Input Accuracy: 1% of full scale Thermocouple Input: Type K, SMP connection Thermocouple Range: -100 to 871°C (-148 to 1600°F) Thermocouple Input Accuracy: 2°C (3.6°F) Command/Continuous Talk: Set via slide switch High Low Alarm Set Points: Set via RS232 PC interface Engineering Scale: Set via RS232 PC interface Engineering Unit: Set via RS232 PC interface Volume Control: Set via keypad, 8 levels at 4 dB intervals Power: 2 AA size batteries, or AC adaptor (both included) Power Indication: Red LED Low Battery Indication: Red LED, flashing Speech Sampling Rate: 8 KHz Speaker: Built-in, 8 O Battery Life: 40 Hours: Continuous talking mode (alkaline battery) 160 Hours: Continuous talking mode (lithium battery) Operating Ambient Temperature: 0 to 50°C (32 to 122°F) Operating Relative Humidity: 0 to 95% RH (non-condensing) Dimensions: 120 L x 76 W x 32 mm D (4.75 x 3 x 1.25) Weight: 250 g (0.55 lbs) http://www.omega.com/ppt/pptsc.asp?ref=UV1000 Send any questions regarding list management to: blindhandyman-ow...@yahoogroups.com To listen to the show archives go to link http://www.acbradio.org/pweb/index.php?module=pagemasterPAGE_user_op=view_pagePAGE_id=33MMN_position=47:29 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 Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/JAWS/handyman/ Visit the archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ If you would like to join the JAWS Users List, then visit the following address for more information: http://www.jaws-users.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: blindhandyman-h...@yahoogroups.comyahoo! Groups Links Send any questions regarding list management to: blindhandyman-ow...@yahoogroups.com To listen to the show archives go to link http://www.acbradio.org/pweb/index.php?module=pagemasterPAGE_user_op=view_pagePAGE_id=33MMN_position=47:29 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 Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/JAWS/handyman/ Visit the archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ If you would like to join the JAWS Users List, then visit the following address for more information: http://www.jaws-users.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: blindhandyman-h...@yahoogroups.comyahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: blindhandyman-dig...@yahoogroups.com blindhandyman-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: blindhandyman-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to:
[BlindHandyMan] small engin condenser
HI, I'm wondering if any one knows is there any way of testing a small engine condenser? Well I found some in a box in my garage and I need one for a old Brigs engine I'm working on and just was wondering is there away of testing them before putting one in the engine and trying it?? Would save a lot of work if I know if they are good before putting one in and then have to take it out again... Just to let you know I'm about 30 miles away from any place that I could get one... THANKS ROB FROM MINNESOTA [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [BlindHandyMan] Locks?
HI, This is kind of funny. But I don't even know where my keys for my house are... Never lock my doors up here in the north woods of Minnesota... Also I can pee in my yard if I want... ROB FROM MINNESOTA- Original Message - From: Jennifer Jackson To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, August 30, 2009 7:51 AM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Locks? I think it would be worth it to get the locksmith out unless you have a site close by to take it too. I never wanted to just leave the house unlocked while I was gone to make the change and having the guy come to the house is really not that expensive. Especially as compared to the cost of taking a cab and all. I think you also have a legitimate concern on the standing there with three locks to undo if you were needing to get them unlocked in a hurry. You might think about having one of the locks being different and only using it when you are at home and not giving Tony a copy of that key to carry. That way if he looses his keys you will still be able to have a lock you do not have to worry about someone else having. This is just an extra precaution, but I know you are a cautious person and this is a pretty frugal one. Jennifer - Original Message - From: Claudia To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, August 29, 2009 6:38 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Locks? Hi, We have a storm door and a steel door; both have dead bolts on them, and there are three keys that we have to use, to unlock the doors. One key is used for the two outside locks, and the two other keys are needed to unlock the inside door! I feel like I live in Fort Knox, so what can I do, to eliminate the mess of keys? I feel something needs to be done because my son will eventually need to have his own keys, and I'm trying to make it less difficult for him. Plus, as a woman, I feel it's a safety issue issue for me, especially when I've got my arms full of packages, etc! Claudia Join either of my groups; the first is for visually-impaired women, while the other is for people wishing to discuss homemaking issues. our-safe-haven-subscr...@googlegroups.com makinghouseworkeasier-subscr...@googlegroups.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [BlindHandyMan] chainsaws..
YES, I paid $650.00 for it.. It's all oak and like most of it I could handle but just a few of the logs are so big even when I cut a 16 to 18 inch piece off the log I can't get it up on to the splitter... ROB FROM MINNESOTA - Original Message - From: Lee A. Stone To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 12:04 AM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] chainsaws.. Rob , if I may. might ai ask what you paid for that load of wood. . when I last bought a loat like that in 85 it was $350 green or $450 seasoned but never all oak. that stuff is a sona of a gun to split by hand, in my opinion. Lee On Tue, Aug 18, 2009 at 10:10:43PM -0500, Rob Monitor wrote: HI, Well I meant the logs are 24 in diameter and I have about 15 of them I have bin cutting and splitting up the smaller ones just fine but the big ones I just can't seem to move around that good I'm not a very big guy... ROB FROM MINNESOTA - Original Message - From: clifford To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2009 8:47 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] chainsaws.. Dear Rob: If your oak logs are 24 inches around, my math tells me that the logs are less than eight inches in diameter, and I would think that a section of such a log can be handled without difficulty. If the measurement is across the end of the log, then a stick of oak which has a 24 inch diameter and is a foot and a half long can be a load. I would suggest rolling the stick in to position on your log splitter and hitting the button. Making a ramp, if necessary, would be easier than splitting by hand, unless you are pretty good with a mall or as we call them here in hillbilly country, a go-devil. If oak has nice straight grain, splitting a block which is only eighteen inches long with a mall should be fairly easy. My go-devil comes in at seven or eight pounds, and on straight grained oak, a very satisfying sound accompanies the splitting of the block with one strong strike. When the grain is all squirrelly, then time to role the block to the hydraulic splitter. Yours Truly, Clifford Wilson - Original Message - From: Rob Monitor To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2009 3:29 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] chainsaws.. HI, What I'm wondering is can a guy cut a log the long way with a chainsaws with out hurting the saw or himself?? Why I'm asking this is I have a lot of oak logs that are about 24 inches around and up from there... So when I cut a 16 to 18 inch off the log I can't move it myself to put in the wood splitter... So I was thinking that if I cut down the long way on the log then cut the 16 to 18 inch piece it would be in two pieces then maybe I could move it... THANKS ROB FROM MINNESOTA [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] __ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 4346 (20090818) __ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] -- Ocean, n.: A body of water occupying about two-thirds of a world made for man -- who has no gills. . [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[BlindHandyMan] chainsaws..
HI, What I'm wondering is can a guy cut a log the long way with a chainsaws with out hurting the saw or himself?? Why I'm asking this is I have a lot of oak logs that are about 24 inches around and up from there... So when I cut a 16 to 18 inch off the log I can't move it myself to put in the wood splitter... So I was thinking that if I cut down the long way on the log then cut the 16 to 18 inch piece it would be in two pieces then maybe I could move it... THANKS ROB FROM MINNESOTA [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [BlindHandyMan] chainsaws..
HI, Well I have no way of using a engine hoist or any thing like that.. The logs are stacked on top of each other I had a logger bring a 10 cord load in 8 foot Lank's... So I think the bottom logs will be ground cover.. But there is a lot of logs on top of the bottom ones that I can still use if I can cut them and move them... So do you think that a guy could cut the logs the long way OK?? ROB FROM MINNESOTA - Original Message - From: wstep...@everestkc.net To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2009 3:11 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] chainsaws.. Rob: I haven't thought this all the way through, but is there a way you can hang a chain hoist near where you're working, then lift your log and move the splitter under it? Or, do you have access to something like a knockdown engine hoist? Also, how are you able to cut these without your saw hitting the ground? Bill Stephan Kansas Citty MO Email: wstep...@everestkc.net Phone: (816)803-2469 - Original Message - From: Rob Monitor mre...@means.net Date: Tuesday, August 18, 2009 2:29 pm Subject: [BlindHandyMan] chainsaws.. HI, What I'm wondering is can a guy cut a log the long way with a chainsaws with out hurting the saw or himself?? Why I'm asking this is I have a lot of oak logs that are about 24 inches around and up from there... So when I cut a 16 to 18 inch off the log I can't move it myself to put in the wood splitter... So I was thinking that if I cut down the long way on the log then cut the 16 to 18 inch piece it would be in two pieces then maybe I could move it... THANKS ROB FROM MINNESOTA [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [BlindHandyMan] small engine problem
HI, is this thing a 2-cycle or a 4-cycle engine?? What I'm thinking is if it's a 2-cycle sounds like there is a leek in the oil injection system.. Or if it's a 4-cycle it mite be a baring.. ROB FROM MINNESOTA - Original Message - From: Lenny McHugh lmch...@verizon.net To: handyman-blind blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, August 15, 2009 2:46 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] small engine problem A neighbor was just given an older Suzuki quad runner. It has either a 230 or 250 cc engine. There is oil shooting out by the magneto. He now has oil all over the garage floor. Any ideas where the oil is coming from? --- Please visit my home page; it is motivational, inspirational and humorous with many resources for the blind. http://www.lennymchugh.com Lenny Send any questions regarding list management to: blindhandyman-ow...@yahoogroups.com To listen to the show archives go to link http://www.acbradio.org/pweb/index.php?module=pagemasterPAGE_user_op=view_pagePAGE_id=33MMN_position=47:29 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 Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/JAWS/handyman/ Visit the archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ If you would like to join the JAWS Users List, then visit the following address for more information: http://www.jaws-users.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: blindhandyman-h...@yahoogroups.comyahoo! Groups Links Send any questions regarding list management to: blindhandyman-ow...@yahoogroups.com To listen to the show archives go to link http://www.acbradio.org/pweb/index.php?module=pagemasterPAGE_user_op=view_pagePAGE_id=33MMN_position=47:29 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 Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/JAWS/handyman/ Visit the archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ If you would like to join the JAWS Users List, then visit the following address for more information: http://www.jaws-users.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: blindhandyman-h...@yahoogroups.comyahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: mailto:blindhandyman-dig...@yahoogroups.com mailto:blindhandyman-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: blindhandyman-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: [BlindHandyMan] question about remote garage door openers
OH BOY, now the thieves can still a Chrysler and brake in to all kinds of garages.. - Original Message - From: Michael baldwin To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, July 08, 2009 2:15 PM Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] question about remote garage door openers It is by U-connect, or something like that. i don't know if they do portable ones, or if they just do in car ones for Chrysler. But I think we have to have a working portable one to program it, so it might not be exactly what your looking for. Michael _ From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:blindhandy...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Lee A. Stone Sent: Wednesday, July 08, 2009 1:10 PM To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] question about remote garage door openers Michael. do you know of the brand that you have in the van? thanks.Lee On Wed, Jul 08, 2009 at 12:58:48PM -0500, Michael baldwin wrote: The one in our van can be programmed for any garage door opener. I can program up to 4 different ones, including the ones that change frequency for security reasons. So, if this is available in a van, they might make a universal portable one. Michael _ From: blindhandyman@ mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com yahoogroups.com [mailto:blindhandyman@ mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Lee A. Stone Sent: Wednesday, July 08, 2009 6:57 AM To: Blind Handyman Subject: [BlindHandyMan] question about remote garage door openers Is there such a thing as a remote garage door opener ? I am asking for a FRiend who recently installed a new garage door lock by the way which is all plastic but it works. Her antenna inside the garage seems fine but neither the old garage door opener or the new one to include the one in the car works. failure to comply is what I think. she has programmed the remote to the specs. any ideas will be appreciated. thanks. Lee -- T-shirt of the Week: I'm not excited, I'm cold! . [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] -- T-shirt of the Week: I'm not excited, I'm cold! . [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[BlindHandyMan] gas/electric refrigerator
HI, I have a old camper with a propane gas / 120 electric refrigerator in it.. Right now I have no gas to try the refrigerator but when I try it on electric Don't here any noise like a compressor starting.. This thing was given to me so this the first time trying this stuff.. Would the refrigerator just have a electric heating unit in it to heat up the refrigerant like the gas would and not have a compressor in it??? Thanks for any help.. ROB FROM MINNESOTA [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[BlindHandyMan] garage door openers
HI, Does any one know any thing about garage door openers??? My opener today stopped working the motor comes on but the chain does not move.. Looks like the chain and cable are on right but the chain gear just will not turn.. Any ideas?? ROB FROM MINNESOTA [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[BlindHandyMan] washing machine
HI, Just wondering if the guy that had the washing machine problem got it fix?? Just happen I have a machine that is doing same thing.. So I would interested how he came out... ROB FROM MINNESOTA [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [BlindHandyMan] talking rain gauge
HI, I had at one time a weather rock.. The weather rock was on a string and hung out side and when it rained would be wet and when it snowed it would be white with snow and if it was winding it would swing back and forth... ROB FROM MINNESOTA - Original Message - From: Jeff Kisecker To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, February 13, 2009 5:46 PM Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] talking rain gauge Dale: I love it! _ From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:blindhandy...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Dale Leavens Sent: Friday, February 13, 2009 1:45 PM To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] talking rain gauge I've had an accessible talking rain gauge for over 38 years now. I just push Janet out the door in sock feet. You can hear all you ever wanted to about the rain all over the neighbourhood. - Original Message - From: David W Wood To: blindhandyman@ mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, February 13, 2009 1:23 PM Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] talking rain gauge The weatherpuls range work. I bought one here in the U.K. a few months ago for about £70. David W Wood GUILDFORD PHYSIOTHERAPY AND SPORTS CLINIC MATTHEWS HOUSE 85 EPSOM ROAD GUILDFORD SURREY GU1 3PA T: 01483 575876 (APPOINTMENTS) 302691 (ALL OTHER INQUIRIES/FAX) E: recept...@guildford mailto:reception%40guildfordphysio.net physio.net W: http://tinyurl. http://tinyurl.com/5wptcp com/5wptcp DISCLAIMER The information contained in this e-mail is strictly confidential and is intended solely for the individual/s to whom it is addressed. If you are not the intended recipient or have received this e-mail in error please delete it immediately. Any disclosure including but not withstanding reading copying or distribution of all or part of the information contained herein is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. Although this email and any attachments are believed to be free of any virus or any other defect which might affect any computer or system on which they are received and/or opened it is the responsibility of the recipient to ensure that they are virus free and no responsibility is accepted by The Guildford Physiotherapy and Sports Clinic for any loss or damage arising in any way from receipt or use thereof. Any opinions or advice contained in this email are not necessarily those of The Guildford Physiotherapy and Sports Clinic or any individual or individuals working or acting on its behalf. Any prices shown are in pounds sterling and include VAT. Delivery and Expense charges are excluded unless otherwise stated. -Original Message- From: blindhandyman@ mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com yahoogroups.com [mailto:blindhandyman@ mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of wstep...@everestkc. mailto:wstephan%40everestkc.net net Sent: Friday, February 13, 2009 4:25 PM To: blindhandyman@ mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] talking rain gauge I've been trying to build one of these for a couple years now and have had nothing but grief. I suspect that some of the wireless weather stations out there could be made to talk through your computer, but I don't have a specific make or model in mind. If you do find something, please let me or the List know. Bill Stephan Kansas Citty MO Email: wstep...@everestkc. mailto:wstephan%40everestkc.net net Phone: (816)803-2469 - Original Message - From: northcoastdoug dougdr...@suddenlin mailto:dougdrose%40suddenlink.net k.net Date: Thursday, February 12, 2009 8:40 pm Subject: [BlindHandyMan] talking rain gauge Anyone have a talking rain gauge, or tactile rain measuring system? Send any questions regarding list management to: blindhandyman- mailto:blindhandyman-owner%40yahoogroups.com ow...@yahoogroups.com To listen to the show archives go to link http://www.acbradio http://www.acbradio.org/pweb/index.php?module=pagemasterPAGE_user_op=view_ p .org/pweb/index.php?module=pagemasterPAGE_user_op=view_p agePAGE_id=33MMN_position=47:29 Or ftp://ftp.acbradio. ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday .org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws- http://www.jaws-users.com/JAWS/handyman/ users.com/JAWS/handyman/ Visit the archives page at the following address http://www.mail- http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/
Re: [BlindHandyMan] Sharpening blades
HI, Speaking of sharpening blades, has any one on the list seen or herd of the sharp-all machine.. The thing is so post to sharpen saw blades and almost any thing else.. Just wondering if a blind guy could use this machine or not.. ROB FROM MINNESOTA - Original Message - From: Robert Riddle To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, January 15, 2009 12:09 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Sharpening blades I've got a long round metal rod that came with my knife set. Are you supposed to hold the blade perpendicular to the steel, that is, the ends of hte knife and rod are at right angles to each other? Clarify your message a bit mire, in other words, if ye wouldn't mind. - Original Message - From: RJ To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, January 15, 2009 10:23 AM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Sharpening blades For the kitchen knife, it is best to use a steel. If one uses a grinder of any kind the chance of ruining the knife is good. The ideal is to hold the knife at the angle the factory set on the knife. Start the knife at the bottom of the steel, working upward and pulling the knife toward you. Turn the knife over with the edge upward Start at the top of the steell and work downward, pulling the knife toward you. You can hear when the knife begins to take on a edge. for the noise level goes down. RJ - Original Message - From: Keith Christian To: Blind Handyman Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2009 11:20 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Sharpening blades Hi, I am very interested in learning how to sharpen chisels, knives, and hand planers. Is this something that I should consider doing with an oil or water stone? Or is it possible to get an attachment for my grinder to take care of sharpening in one step? It seems like there was a conversation a long time ago about a machine that had a bar that could be set for a particular angle and one could run their blade across it for sharpening. I have heard of people using several steps in the sharpening process. One step is a mild stone with 200 grit, then a 400 grit and then a leather strap or buffing wheel for polishing. As you can tell, I am at the learning end of this sharpening gig. Is there a sharpening FAQ that Ray or anyone else has put together on the topic? Thanks, 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] Dealing with people
HI, Well I bin going a lot of medical stuff the last few months had a tumor in my throat and had to go for 6 weeks of radiation and kemo and a lot of other stuff. Well I'm fine now but dealing with all the nurses that I had there was only one that really new how to deal with a blind person... Do have to say that the nurses that I told how to do things around me and how to let me take there arm to get me around most of them said that there should be a class in doing things for the blind in nursing school... ROB FROM MINNESOTA - Original Message - From: Lenny McHugh To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, November 17, 2008 9:31 AM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Dealing with people Lee, Interesting, maybe she wrote a great set of rules too bad that the employees don't read them. Although they are very helpful many of them try to pet or talk to my guide dog. - Original Message - From: Lee A. Stone [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, November 17, 2008 9:41 AM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Dealing with people David, If I may. only one store that I know has actual training to work with folks with all sorts of disabilities and that is Home Depot we know the woman who help write the training manuel. So all of us in our own way, if needed can continue to educate the public. Lee On Mon, Nov 17, 2008 at 07:17:57AM -0500, David Ferrin wrote: I'm quite sure we all have had experiences good and bad in dealing with the public. The secret service didn't want me to use my cane in the white house when we went for a tore in 1997. Never the less suffice it to say you're going to find such dopes in the most unlikely places even doctor's offices to mention yet another location. My point is it's fine if you folks wish to share or more accurately vent a bit, but let's not drag it out too long is all I ask. Personally I can't stand it when a sales clerk won't speak to me choosing instead to discuss things with the person I'm with at the time. It does make it difficult for them when I'm alone in the store or should I say uncomfortable. David Ferrin [EMAIL PROTECTED] Think like a man of action, and act like a man of thought. - Original Message - From: Betsy Whitney [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, November 17, 2008 7:06 AM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Dealing with people I lived and shopped in this town for nine years before my now husband arrived. All of a sudden the clerks in the stores started talking to him. I would hand them my credit card with my name on it which is Elizabeth, not easy to confuse with a male, and they would try to hand him the slip to sign. He asks, Isn't it a felony to sign a credit card slip that isn't mine? Now, we have a system wherein when we go to a store he does what he calls whistling dixie. If a clerk or sales person tries to talk with him, he just walks away and starts whistling until I'm finished. One of the other things the clerks did was try to give him my change when I paid cash for something. I would ask, Why is it that the money came out of my purse and you're giving him my change? As many times as I have seen him pay for things, not once have you ever tried to give me his change... At 05:53 PM 11/16/2008, you wrote: Friends of the order of the Nailing Apron, You've probably had experiences similar to mine when I visited Menards yesterday. We picked up supplies to upgrade the kitchen. With the new furnace the chimney is no longer in use. By taking it out I can adde 24 inches of upper and lower cabinets and countertop. Then we'll upgrade to new lights, and llay new vinyl flooring. So I needed some screws. It's hard for even my wife the find the ones I want (3 inch, all purpose with a square drive). So I stood in the screw aisle while she went to fetch a sales person. When he came up to me I asked him for the xcrews I wanted, and he responded rather rudely, You're looking at them. So I lifted up my white cane and said, I'm sorry , sir, I can't see them. Even then he didn't get it. Not until my wife said, That's why he carries a white cane. Suddenly the young man became very nice and very helpfully pulled the screws off the shelf and then located the ring shank nails I need for the underlayment. Anything else I can help you with? We went on without him, and did find another store employee who was very helpful in helping us locate the underlayment, plywood and masonite we needed. Twice, on previous visits to Menards I have had sales clerks ask if I needed to check my white cane. Perhaps it looks a bit like PVC. I told them I had already paid for it. What shopping stories do you have?
Re: [BlindHandyMan] Generator Conversion Kits to Propane andNatural Gas.
Hi, could you till me what HP. your briggs and stratton engine is? Also do you have the float type carb. on it??? Thanks Rob from Minnesota - Original Message - From: NLG To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, November 10, 2008 5:47 AM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Generator Conversion Kits to Propane andNatural Gas. Hi, Yes, in my case, I can run my generator on either natural gas or gasoline. The engine on my generator is a Briggs and Stratton. The addaptor to run on natural gas fits right on top of the carb. The choke plate is moved on this engine by sliding a lever. After installing the natural gas addaptor on top of the carb, the sliding choke lever was not long enough to reach the arm on the choke plate, so I had to extend the lever to reach the arm on the choke plate. I extended it with a short piece of metal I cut from a piece of roof flashing and rivoted it to the end of the choke lever with two small pop rivots. - Original Message - From: Lee A. Stone To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, November 09, 2008 23:49 Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Generator Conversion Kits to Propane andNatural Gas. I do not understand you rmessage here when yhou refer to to extend the choke so I can run gasoline. did I miss something. can you run these engines on natural gas and pr gasoline? thanks for the explaining.Lee On Sun, Nov 09, 2008 at 12:51:34PM -0500, NLG wrote: I converted my generator to run on natural gas about 10 yearrs ago. I don't remember now where I bought the kit but it was somewhere online. I do remember telling the sales person the model of the engine on my generator and that was the only information he needed. He then sent me the kit which consisted of a natural gas regulator ( looks similar to the one on a gas grill) an adaptor that bolted onto the carb, a piece of hose that connected the regulator to the adaptor, and a few bolts and clamps. It was pretty simple to hook up, I completed the job in less than an hour. The most difficult part was extending the choke linkage to get it to reach so I could still run it on gasoline - Original Message - From: Edward Przybylek To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, November 09, 2008 12:27 Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] Generator Conversion Kits to Propane and Natural Gas. Hi all, I read this message about generator conversion kits and took a look at the web site. I was wondering if anyone has ever done such a conversion. If so, how well did it work out? Was the actual conversion difficult to do? Thanks a lot. Take care, Ed Przybylek -Original Message- From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Lenny McHugh Sent: Tuesday, July 29, 2008 7:27 PM To: handyman-blind Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Generator Conversion Kits to Propane and Natural Gas. Bill, I found this site. They have some interesting information about conversions. I didn't notice prices. They stated that a 20£ cylinder is equal to 5 gallons of gas. At about $4 per gallon it is almost double what I just paid for my grill tank to be filled at $11. http://www.propane-generators.com/ Send any questions regarding list management to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To listen to the show archives go to link http://www.acbradio.org/pweb/index.php?module=pagemasterPAGE_user_op=view_p agePAGE_id=33MMN_position=47:29 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 Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/JAWS/handyman/ Visit the archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ If you would like to join the JAWS Users List, then visit the following address for more information: http://www.jaws-users.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Groups Links [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] -- The Harvard Law states: Under controlled conditions of light, temperature, humidity, and nutrition, the organism will do as it damn well pleases. -- Larry Wall in [EMAIL PROTECTED] Come and chat with me at #quietzone on irc.newnet.net [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [BlindHandyMan] the nut with a bolt problems
HI, You mite try putting some Works toilet bowl cleaner on the nut and bolt sounds like there is a lot of corrosion from the water and Works will dissolve it... ROB FROM MINNESOTA - Original Message - From: rs_denis To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, June 23, 2008 6:04 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] the nut with a bolt problems John, is this PB blaster a different kind of penetrating oil? It's a new one for me. Ron [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [BlindHandyMan] mettle verses shingle roof
HI, I put a mettle roof on about 2 years ago. As far as hearing the rain with mine I have a lot of insulation in my attic and I don't hear the rain any more then a shingle roof. When we put it on we took off all the old shingles right down to wood and put a rubber membrane on then the mettle.. Well I'm very happy with my mettle roof and would do it again... ROB FROM MINNESOTA- Original Message - From: Kevin Doucet To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, June 20, 2008 4:48 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] mettle verses shingle roof Good to know about the withstanding high wends. I would need to ware Pampers if I were to get on a roof. I suffer from vertigo in high places. I don't consider more than getting on a latter to clean gutters. At 08:04 PM 6/19/2008, you wrote: If installed correctly a metal roof will withstand a 150 MPH hurricane. A consideration for those of us in the South. One fault I have with them, if you ever plan to get up on the roof you will need a rope just to stay on it. We have one on our house in South Carolina and when I was on it earlier in the spring the only thing that kept me from sliding off was a pair of very grippy knee pads. If I got off my knees I was in trouble. Come to think of it marriage is that way too... - Original Message - From: Kevin Doucet To: mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.comblindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, June 19, 2008 7:58 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] mettle verses shingle roof Hi, I am considering geting a mettle roof put on my house. I mentioned this to a friend the other day and he asked me if I am planning to live 50 more years. I would like to get your input and logic on one choice over the other if one probably will not live 50 more years. Thanks. Thanks. Kevin Doucet mailto:contactme%40kevindoucet.com[EMAIL PROTECTED] confuse as says Blind man with unmarked forehead has large belly! [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG. Version: 8.0.100 / Virus Database: 270.4.0/1507 - Release Date: 6/18/2008 7:09 AM Thanks. Kevin Doucet [EMAIL PROTECTED] confuse as says Blind man with unmarked forehead has large belly! [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [BlindHandyMan] ignition gaps on a Briggs and Stratton
HI, In most cases for the B AND S engines the flywheel gap is 1 and the points are 2 plugs are 3. That's why Band S engines are nice... ROB FROM MINNESOTA - Original Message - From: Robert j To: Blind Handyman Sent: Wednesday, June 04, 2008 2:38 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] ignition gaps on a Briggs and Stratton I have a 17 HP B and S Engine on a lawn tractor. Where would be a good place to start for a gap between the magneto and the fly wheel. Or does it run the gammit from engine to engine. Also if I need to dig further, what should the points be gapped at? I have not had the fly wheel off of this engine so as far as I know maybe they have done away with points by the time this engine was built. I have no idea how old the engine is and it is not the origanl engine so if I nne to find numbers where would the most commen places be to look? [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [BlindHandyMan] Setting air compressor gage
HI GUY, How would a guy tell if the face on a gage comes off?? Well I have sears air compressor it's about 5 years old it's a big one can't remember how big it really is but it's big... Also it's the diaphragm kind do you think this kind the face would come off??? THANKS ROB FROM MINNESOTA Original Message - From: Larry Stansifer To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, May 21, 2008 1:36 AM Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] Setting air compressor gage Max, If the faces come off of your gages, you can mark them tactually. If the faces don't come off of your existing gages, you can go to any good tool supply store and scrounge up a couple of replacements from which the faces can be removed. I have a number of pressure measuring devices that are done this way and it works out well. -Original Message- From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Agent86b Sent: Tuesday, May 20, 2008 6:24 PM To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Setting air compressor gage Hi all, has anybody found a way of setting the air pressure to the correct PSI for particular tools? For example my air drill must run at 90 PSI, but my compressor tank is factory set to 115 PSI. I can get my sited wife to come and read the two gages to tell me what I have, but I would rather do it myself. Otherwise I must wait for her to come home before using a different tool. Thanks for any advice. Max. To listen to the show archives go to link http://www.acbradio.org/pweb/index.php?module=pagemasterPAGE_user_op=view_p agePAGE_id=33MMN_position=47:29 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 Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/JAWS/handyman/ Visit the archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ If you would like to join the JAWS Users List, then visit the following address for more information: http://www.jaws-users.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Groups Links -- BEGIN-ANTISPAM-VOTING-LINKS -- Teach InfoWest Spam Trap if this mail (ID 179171411) is spam: Spam: https://spamtrap.infowest.com/canit/b.php?i=179171411m=ad152769f02ac=s Not spam: https://spamtrap.infowest.com/canit/b.php?i=179171411m=ad152769f02ac=n Forget vote: https://spamtrap.infowest.com/canit/b.php?i=179171411m=ad152769f02ac=f -- END-ANTISPAM-VOTING-LINKS [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [BlindHandyMan] Setting air compressor gage
THANKS LARRY, I went out and looked at my air compressor gages and the top of them came right off. Now sense I never could read the gages before what are the two gages reading and which one is what??? Hope this question is coming out right. THANKS ROB FROM MINNESOTA - Original Message - From: Bob Kennedy To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, May 21, 2008 7:16 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Setting air compressor gage Is your leak down tester fixed for you to read? I used to have one from Sunn Electric and it had been converted so to speak... - Original Message - From: Larry Stansifer To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, May 21, 2008 2:42 AM Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] Setting air compressor gage Basically the only times I turn mine down is when charging up my brake bleeding tank or when I need exactly 100LBS pressure for my cylinder leek down tester. -Original Message- From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Michael Baldwin Sent: Tuesday, May 20, 2008 11:59 PM To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] Setting air compressor gage I know some will comment about how unsafe it is, but i jus leave mine wide open. never had a tool blow apart, or any other strange thing that might happen. I would think a paint sprayer would be the one thing you would want the exact pressure on. Michael _ From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Agent86b Sent: Tuesday, May 20, 2008 7:24 PM To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Setting air compressor gage Hi all, has anybody found a way of setting the air pressure to the correct PSI for particular tools? For example my air drill must run at 90 PSI, but my compressor tank is factory set to 115 PSI. I can get my sited wife to come and read the two gages to tell me what I have, but I would rather do it myself. Otherwise I must wait for her to come home before using a different tool. Thanks for any advice. Max. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] To listen to the show archives go to link http://www.acbradio.org/pweb/index.php?module=pagemasterPAGE_user_op=view_p agePAGE_id=33MMN_position=47:29 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 Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/JAWS/handyman/ Visit the archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ If you would like to join the JAWS Users List, then visit the following address for more information: http://www.jaws-users.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Groups Links -- BEGIN-ANTISPAM-VOTING-LINKS -- Teach InfoWest Spam Trap if this mail (ID 179218547) is spam: Spam: https://spamtrap.infowest.com/canit/b.php?i=179218547m=653ec75aa325c=s Not spam: https://spamtrap.infowest.com/canit/b.php?i=179218547m=653ec75aa325c=n Forget vote: https://spamtrap.infowest.com/canit/b.php?i=179218547m=653ec75aa325c=f -- END-ANTISPAM-VOTING-LINKS [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [BlindHandyMan] Robotic vacuums
HI, What brand of vacuum do you have and does it have a beater brush on it??? Also if I'm may ask about how much did it cost you?? THANKS ROB FROM MINNESOTA - Original Message - From: Jeff Balek To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2008 4:41 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Robotic vacuums Hi Jennifer! Actually I have somebody help me charge it up, and then we let it run, and it just goes all over my apartment, and there is no downstairs to my apartment, so my robotic vacuum goes all over the apartment. Jeff - Original Message - From: Jennifer Jackson To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2008 5:25 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Robotic vacuums Now is it just the original set up that needs sighted assistance? After that do you just charge it up and let the little guy run? Will one set up do both carpet and hard surfaces? What about moving it from upstairs to down? Jennifer - Original Message - From: Jeff Balek To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2008 1:51 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Robotic vacuums have a robotic vacuum and I love it. I set it up to vacuum my whole apartment whenever I go out of my apartment for grocery shopping or something. My sister helps me set it up, because it's kind of tricky. I really like the blind handy man show a lot. Sometimes I help my sister Jenny do yard work, and when I move into a condo probably next year, I won't have to do any yard work because there are professionals who do yard work in condos. Like I said earlier in this post, I love the coverage on the blind handyman show and I'm very proud to be a part of this list. Jeff Balek from Charlotte North Carolina [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] water softeners
HI, I have a sears water softener and it seem to be working all right but the salt in it is all hard like a big peace of cement. Also it has not needed any salt for over 6 months now so I really wonder if it is really working right. Just to let you know I have a well here do you guys think I should chop up all the salt and get it out of the softener and put new salt in it??? THANKS ROB FROM MINNESOTA [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [BlindHandyMan] water softeners
HI, Well I just got done chipping all the old salt out of my softener it took me two hours. Now a friend of mine is bringing me some new salt. Should I put some bleach or some thing in the tank before putting the new salt in??? THANKS A LOT ROB FROM MINNESOTA - Original Message - From: Edward Przybylek To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, May 09, 2008 4:05 PM Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] water softeners Hi Rob, I've got a water softener in my house and every year I have someone come in to service the unit. Part of this job includes cleaning the brine bucket. I get the same very solid block of stuff at the bottom of the bucket that needs to be broken up and disposed of. The block is simply impurities from the salt that build up over the year. The best way I've found to break-up the block is to use an old screwdriver or chisel and a rubber mallet. It takes a little time but it's not difficult. Good luck. Take care, Ed Przybylek From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Rob Monitor Sent: Friday, May 09, 2008 1:29 PM To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Subject: [BlindHandyMan] water softeners HI, I have a sears water softener and it seem to be working all right but the salt in it is all hard like a big peace of cement. Also it has not needed any salt for over 6 months now so I really wonder if it is really working right. Just to let you know I have a well here do you guys think I should chop up all the salt and get it out of the softener and put new salt in it??? THANKS ROB FROM MINNESOTA [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 3090 (20080509) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [BlindHandyMan] water softeners
hi, Well I read the softener manual it took me all day to find it you no how that is. Well in the manual it said to use a little bleach in the softener to clean it out after cleaning out all the old salt. You put about 3 gallons of water and just a little bleach in the softener then start the regenerating cycle. So now I know all about water softeners HA HA... Not only did I have to find the manual but then I had to sit and scan it all with my Kurzweil 11.2 thank god for all this neat stuff us blind guys got now... THANKS ROB FROM MINNESOTA - Original Message - From: RJ To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, May 09, 2008 9:28 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] water softeners I have a Sears softener and found it uses very little salt. The thing is not to fill the salt up to the salt line or full. My wife just fills our up to the number 2. Or about 1/3 of it capacity. RJ - Original Message - From: Rob Monitor To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, May 09, 2008 13:28 Subject: [BlindHandyMan] water softeners HI, I have a sears water softener and it seem to be working all right but the salt in it is all hard like a big peace of cement. Also it has not needed any salt for over 6 months now so I really wonder if it is really working right. Just to let you know I have a well here do you guys think I should chop up all the salt and get it out of the softener and put new salt in it??? THANKS ROB FROM MINNESOTA [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] snap together flooring
HI, Another thing with the laminate flooring is there is electric pads the you can put under the flooring instead of regular padding and that way you can heat the room. Although I think for the electric pad you have to be putting the floor on a concrete floor. ROB FROM MINNESOTA - Original Message - From: Michael Baldwin To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, April 04, 2008 1:00 PM Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] snap together flooring i am finding this thread very interesting, and informative. We are trying to decide what type of floor to use in our basement bedrooms. We do not want carpet, tile, or sheet vinyl. that leaves hard wood, engineered hardwood, and laminate, which I think is the same as this snap together flooring that is being discussed. I am leaning towards the laminate. And with Home Depot having 20% off some of the flooring, makes it seem like a good weekend to buy it. Michael [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[BlindHandyMan] weed eaters
HI, I have a old weed eater that some one gave me not sure what kind it is but it's a cheep one. What I would like to find out is the flywheel on a weed eater heavy enough to run the motor with out the shaft on it?? Like most smaller lawn mowers have to have the blade on it to run does a weed eater have to have the shaft with the string on it?? THANKS ROB FROM MINNESOTA [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [BlindHandyMan] talking tape measure
HI, I have two different kinds of the talking tape measures. One has the 9 volt battery and the other one has the AA battery. The AA battery one is I think the better of the two. My 9 volt one does all kinds of wild things and eats up batteries really bad... Can not remember the names of them right now and would have to do a lot of looking to find the names... ROB FROM MINNESOTA - Original Message - From: tunecollector To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2008 5:08 PM Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] talking tape measure I purchased mine from there as well. Even though it was sent from the UK to California, it was cheaper than where I could buy it Stateside. However, that was before the dollar plunged. -Original Message- From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Lenny McHugh Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2008 2:35 PM To: Handyman-Blind Subject: [BlindHandyMan] talking tape measure I don't remember who was asking about the talking tape measure. I had a computer crash and lostmail for the last few days. I purchased mine from: http://www.cobolt.co.uk/ http://www.cobolt.co.uk/ Lenny, Please visit my home page http://www.geocities.com/lenny_mchugh/ http://www.geocities.com/lenny_mchugh/ It's motivating, humorous and has a lot of resources. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[BlindHandyMan] plasma power generators
HI GUYS, Here's good question for all of you. What in the hell is a plasma power generator??? Well if any of you guys know what this is please let me know just the short version... THANKS ROB FROM MINNESOTA [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [BlindHandyMan] modifying a step stool
HI, Here is the time when you should get out the wood working tools and build a new step stool out of wood. This mite be a good place for people to see what kind ideas they can come up with for it... ROB FROM MINNESOTA - Original Message - From: Lenny McHugh To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2008 10:32 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] modifying a step stool I thought about that but thought that the U-bolt would be stronger. At least the stool is now in my home where she can't try to climb up on it. - Original Message - From: Dale Leavens [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2008 9:36 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] modifying a step stool How about binding the bottom of the handle tube to the leg tube after you cut away the bottom bolt with a good stout hose clamp? - Original Message - From: Lenny McHugh To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2008 8:24 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] modifying a step stool I am shorting both. the handle parallels the leg and has two 1/4 stainless bolts holding the handle. The bottom bolt is 2 inches from the bottom so cutting the leg and handle the bottom bolt is lost. - Original Message - From: Bob Kennedy [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2008 7:35 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] modifying a step stool I use epoxy a lot but I'd sure feel safer if it was welded. A pop rivet is OK in most cases but we're talking about your mom's safety and if she lost her balance she could bend a rivet to the point she would fall off along with the handle. Are you shortening the handle or the whole stool? If the handle is a tube that has been bent around in a U shape and you can take it off you could drill through the side of the tube and run a bolt through and put a nut on the underneath part of the platform. I'm just having trouble picturing the style you have in my head. - Original Message - From: Lenny McHugh To: Handyman-Blind Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2008 7:04 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] modifying a step stool My mother, age 87, needed a step stool to reach her kitchen cabinet. I purchased one like in a doctor's office that is a platform with a support handle on the end. This stool is a little too high for to step on. It is a little over 9 inches high. She would like it lowered to about 6.5 inches. Looking at it I really can't just cut it off because the way that the handle is affixed. The bottom bolt would end up being removed. The way that it is constructed I don't think I can get it under my drill press to make new holes. I think that I could use some u-bolts to hold it together. To keep the U-bolts from sliding I thought about: 1. plumbers epoxy 2. drill a hole in the flat part of the U-bolt then drill the leg and use a pop rivet 3. have a friend weld the handle to the stool's leg What would be the best recommendation? Lenny, Please visit my home page http://www.geocities.com/lenny_mchugh/ It's motivating, humorous and has a lot of resources. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [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 Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/JAWS/handyman/ Visit the archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ If you would like to join the JAWS Users List, then visit the following address for more information: http://www.jaws-users.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: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.20.5/1278 - Release Date: 2/14/2008 10:28 AM [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 Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/JAWS/handyman/ Visit the archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/
Re: [BlindHandyMan] find home
HI, Well with both of my dogs from Leader dog I put a little radio in the window on loud enough just so I could hear it from the street. after about 5 or 6 times of coming home with the radio on my dogs new where to go... ROB FROM MINNESOTA - Original Message - From: Matt To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, February 10, 2008 7:22 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] find home Hah! I heard that story about the camra phone, and it was a girl when I heard it. If I am pretty sure but not quite sure I am in front of my house and I don't want to appear stupid, sometimes I will use my garage door opener on my key chain to open the garage. Now, if it ever opens one of the neighbor's garages? Then I might get in trouble. - Original Message - From: Lenny McHugh To: Blind Handyman Sent: Sunday, February 10, 2008 7:11 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] find home The comment about a guide dog not finding home but every home in the block prompted me to post this. Incidentally my new guide Micah who I sometimes call clueless can't find home. A friend recently had to retire her guide. Where she lives she has a major problem finding her home. She knew that she was on the correct street but a very long sidewalk around the development gave no clue to her home. Her husband purchased a wireless door bell that has a fairly long range. When she thinks that she is near her home the doorbell on the porch guides her home. As forgetting lost I read on a list that one guy was quite ingenious. He has a good friend who is a cab driver. Being a cab driver he is familiar with every part of town. When this guy gets lost he uses his camera phone to take some pictures and emails them to the cabby. The guy then calls his friend and tells him where he is and how to get back. Don't know if anyone on list can use these ideas but it is something to ponder over. Lenny, Please visit my home page http://www.geocities.com/lenny_mchugh/ It's motivating, humorous and has a lot of resources. 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 Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/JAWS/handyman/ Visit the archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ If you would like to join the JAWS Users List, then visit the following address for more information: http://www.jaws-users.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 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [BlindHandyMan] Propane a Way of KnowinggHow Much is Left in Tankk
HI, I don't think a guy could take off the lens off the gage and beside that the gas CO. most likely wouldn't let me do it for safety reasons... ROB FROM MINNESOTA - Original Message - From: William Stephan To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, February 09, 2008 3:08 PM Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] Propane a Way of KnowinggHow Much is Left in Tankk Rob, what's the gauge like? Would it be possitle to remove the lenz and feel the needle (assuming that's how it's read)? -Original Message- From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Rob Monitor Sent: Friday, February 08, 2008 18:02 To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Propane a Way of KnowinggHow Much is Left in Tankk I to have a 500 gallon LP tank in my yard.. There is a gage on it for telling how much gas is there is in it but being a blind guy it don't do me any good. Also I heat my house mostly with wood but I have the gas for when I'm not home so I just call the gas CO. when I need gas that is why it would be nice if I could read the tank gage myself I live way out in the country and I seem to always forget to ask some one when they are here... ROB FROM MINNESOTA - Original Message - From: Michael Baldwin To: blindhandyman@ mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, February 08, 2008 5:36 PM Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] Propane a Way of KnowinggHow Much is Left in Tankk Hello, When i bought my house, I wondered to on how to know how much propane we have left in our tank. We have a 500 gallon tank that sits in our back yard. I do not know if it is a Nebraska thing, that is where I live, or something else. My propane provider has a route they do every 4-6 weeks during the winter months and top everyone's tank off no matter what. the last fill is in late April early may, and they start the route in October. I know this wasn't helpful for knowing what is left, but it is nice I do not have to worry about calling them when i need propane. Michael [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] Propane a Way of KnowinggHow Much is Left in Tankk
I to have a 500 gallon LP tank in my yard.. There is a gage on it for telling how much gas is there is in it but being a blind guy it don't do me any good. Also I heat my house mostly with wood but I have the gas for when I'm not home so I just call the gas CO. when I need gas that is why it would be nice if I could read the tank gage myself I live way out in the country and I seem to always forget to ask some one when they are here... ROB FROM MINNESOTA - Original Message - From: Michael Baldwin To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, February 08, 2008 5:36 PM Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] Propane a Way of KnowinggHow Much is Left in Tankk Hello, When i bought my house, I wondered to on how to know how much propane we have left in our tank. We have a 500 gallon tank that sits in our back yard. I do not know if it is a Nebraska thing, that is where I live, or something else. My propane provider has a route they do every 4-6 weeks during the winter months and top everyone's tank off no matter what. the last fill is in late April early may, and they start the route in October. I know this wasn't helpful for knowing what is left, but it is nice I do not have to worry about calling them when i need propane. Michael [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [BlindHandyMan] New and questions about an oil gage
HI, I was wondering if there was some kind of gage that us blind guys could use to read a propane gas tank??? THANKS ROB FROM MINNESOTA P.S. I'M TALKING A BIG 500 GALLON TYPE TANK- Original Message - From: Lenny McHugh To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2008 1:32 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] New and questions about an oil gage Tom, I didn't forget about you. He just wants to make a suggestion to possibly look into it. He is afraid of the cost factor. They are just trying to break into the market and the unit is I think $105. If he calls me back I will have him contact you. - Original Message - From: Tom Fowle To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2008 1:18 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] New and questions about an oil gage If the engineer wants practical suggestions about building in speech, I'd be happey to help, please don't hesitate to provide him with my contact info, this is what I am supposed to do for a living. Tom Fowle Embedded Systems Developer/ Rehab engineer Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center The Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute 2318 Fillmore St. San Francisco, CA 94115 415-345-2123 (Voice) [EMAIL PROTECTED] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [BlindHandyMan] Propane a Way of KnowinggHow Much is Left in Tankk
Well that idea would be a little hard with a 500 lb. tank... THANKS ROB FROM MINNESOTA - Original Message - From: Ray Boyce To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2008 3:31 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Propane a Way of KnowinggHow Much is Left in Tankk Hi Rob While looking around for an article, I was thinking how I could measure the amount left in my tank If you had a set of talking bathroom scales and weighed your bottle empty then measured it full and noted the difference. Then by your usage over time you could know when it is getting time to refill. What do you think. We have to adapt what is available to suit our needs. Ray [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[BlindHandyMan] shour heads
HI, I was wondering if there is a shower head that would control the flow of the hot and cold water... What I mean is when I'm taking a shower and my well pump comes on there is a change in the flow of the water and the shower can turn a little cooler for a minute... Before any one tells me about the what you call it thing that you can put in for doing this by the faucet head the reason I'm asking about a shower head is that it is almost impossible to get to the plumbing for the faucet with out taking out a wall good planning on the builder of this house... Just trying to do it the most easiest way I can... THANKS ROB FROM MINNESOTA [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [BlindHandyMan] shour heads
holy SHIT I could tare out the wall for less then that but thanks for the information... ROB FROM MINNESOTA- Original Message - From: chiliblindman To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2008 2:14 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] shour heads I checked on line at home depot for temperature controlled shower head. Yep! One is listed at $471.00. Control temp separate of water volume. .bob [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [BlindHandyMan] shower heads
- Original Message - From: Betsy Whitney, Dolphin Press To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2008 3:51 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] shour heads It's been a long time since I was on a pump but adding a pressure tank before the pump does work. Betsy At 10:03 AM 1/31/2008, you wrote: the shower head isn't going to change the temp as what it is getting is already mixed by then. They say you can add a second tank before the hot water, and supposedly it will help keep pressure. I get this in my place too! On Thu, 31 Jan 2008, Rob Monitor wrote: HI, I was wondering if there is a shower head that would control the flow of the hot and cold water... What I mean is when I'm taking a shower and my well pump comes on there is a change in the flow of the water and the shower can turn a little cooler for a minute... Before any one tells me about the what you call it thing that you can put in for doing this by the faucet head the reason I'm asking about a shower head is that it is almost impossible to get to the plumbing for the faucet with out taking out a wall good planning on the builder of this house... Just trying to do it the most easiest way I can... THANKS ROB FROM MINNESOTA [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 Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/JAWS/handyman/ Visit the archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ If you would like to join the JAWS Users List, then visit the following address for more information: http://www.jaws-users.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 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [BlindHandyMan] A Little mor on Smart Strips
HI, if I remember right allot of power strips will not protect your electronics if it is turn off... - Original Message - From: Tom Fowle To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2008 1:18 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] A Little mor on Smart Strips Did I miss something? what's wrong with a regular old switched stirp except you have to power down the computer first then remember to turn off the strip. That's what i do here. doesn't solve the battery powered synthesizers though. The smart strip is a problems since even when the computer goes offf it isn't really off and the smart strip has to know to ignore the minimum current drawn by the box in standby. Tom [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [BlindHandyMan] A Temporary Work-around!
HI, You also could use a wet dry vacuum if you have one to get the water out of the sink... - Original Message - From: Dan Rossi To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, January 21, 2008 8:39 AM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] A Temporary Work-around! Is there any chance of purchasing a small immersible pump and pumping the laundry sink either out a window or into another drain? Not a perminent solution, but for a few bucks you could reduce that three or four hours to probably under a half hour. -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel: (412) 268-9081 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[BlindHandyMan] popular mechanics
HI GUYS, Does any one know where a guy or woman, can get the POPULAR MECHANICS Magazine on line or so that you can down load it like a e-book or book for the stream??? Hope this makes sense to you... There web site is not the best as far as I can till... ROB FROM MINNESOTA - Original Message - From: Dan Rossi To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, January 11, 2008 10:16 AM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Finding the centers You've gotten good advice so far. One thing you could try for locating the joists when you go to screw down the plywood. First, lay out the plywood. Then, from underneath, stick some lines of tape on the plywood on either side of the joists. Then flip the plywood over end over end, making sure the left side stays on the left side and the right on the right. Now just screw between the tape lines. -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel: (412) 268-9081 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [BlindHandyMan] Rat Zapper
Hi, yes I have the RAT ZAPPER and its works great... the ZAPPER is about 10 inches long and about 3 inches square and made out of plastic as far as the batteries go it depends on how many mice you get... Think I can get about 6 or 8 mice on one set of batteries so they last for a wile unless you have a lot of mice... What I do is just turn the Zapper on at night when the mice are more active... There is a little light on the top of the ZAPPER and when you first turn it on the light will blink on then off. When there is a mouse in it the light will keep blinking on and off I use a light probe to check the light it works just find... ROB FROM MINNESOTA - Original Message - From: Glenn Lemacher To: handyman Sent: Wednesday, December 26, 2007 9:34 AM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Rat Zapper Hello, my understanding is that the so called Rat Zapper really works. A fellow was telling me that it uses four double A batteries and he said that they don't last long and one must replace them often.I want to use it in our basement just in case there are any mice down there and I'm wondering if it will work well for mice only. Also might anyone know just what type of material this devise is made of? Thanks for any help. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [BlindHandyMan] Rat Zapper
Well I really don't know if you could get more then one mouse at a time.. Thinking you could but it would use up the batteries faster.. The ZAPPER works like a stun gun but the mice can't take the electric shock like a human can so if there was more then one mouse in the zapper it would use more electric power I think... Really don't know but the manual said that to keep the zapper clean so the mice don't see dead ones in it I suppose they will not like to see there friends that way... Also I forgot to say that you use a piece of dry dog food for bate... ROB FROM MINNESOTA- Original Message - From: William Stephan To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, December 26, 2007 11:33 AM Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] Rat Zapper Rob: Can you catch more than one mouse in one of these without emptying the trap first? Or does it have to be rearmed? Thanks. -Original Message- From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Rob Monitor Sent: Wednesday, December 26, 2007 11:06 AM To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Rat Zapper Hi, yes I have the RAT ZAPPER and its works great... the ZAPPER is about 10 inches long and about 3 inches square and made out of plastic as far as the batteries go it depends on how many mice you get... Think I can get about 6 or 8 mice on one set of batteries so they last for a wile unless you have a lot of mice... What I do is just turn the Zapper on at night when the mice are more active... There is a little light on the top of the ZAPPER and when you first turn it on the light will blink on then off. When there is a mouse in it the light will keep blinking on and off I use a light probe to check the light it works just find... ROB FROM MINNESOTA - Original Message - From: Glenn Lemacher To: handyman Sent: Wednesday, December 26, 2007 9:34 AM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Rat Zapper Hello, my understanding is that the so called Rat Zapper really works. A fellow was telling me that it uses four double A batteries and he said that they don't last long and one must replace them often.I want to use it in our basement just in case there are any mice down there and I'm wondering if it will work well for mice only. Also might anyone know just what type of material this devise is made of? Thanks for any help. [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] Rat Zapper
HI well the way I check the batteries is when I turn it on I listen to how the light probe sounds when I put it by the light and you can tell about how good the batteries are it takes a little practice but you can do it... ROB FROM MINNESOTA. - Original Message - From: William Stephan To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, December 26, 2007 2:16 PM Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] Rat Zapper Thanks Rob, yeah, you'd think mice would be leary of dead mice, but I don't know if they really are or not. I assume (perhaps wrongly), that this thing has a bunch of capacitors in it and that's how it builds up enough juice to zap. Do you check the battery levels, or is there a light you can read with a probe to tell you when to replace them? -Original Message- From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Rob Monitor Sent: Wednesday, December 26, 2007 12:12 PM To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Rat Zapper Well I really don't know if you could get more then one mouse at a time.. Thinking you could but it would use up the batteries faster.. The ZAPPER works like a stun gun but the mice can't take the electric shock like a human can so if there was more then one mouse in the zapper it would use more electric power I think... Really don't know but the manual said that to keep the zapper clean so the mice don't see dead ones in it I suppose they will not like to see there friends that way... Also I forgot to say that you use a piece of dry dog food for bate... ROB FROM MINNESOTA- Original Message - From: William Stephan To: blindhandyman@ mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, December 26, 2007 11:33 AM Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] Rat Zapper Rob: Can you catch more than one mouse in one of these without emptying the trap first? Or does it have to be rearmed? Thanks. -Original Message- From: blindhandyman@ mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com yahoogroups.com [mailto:blindhandyman@ mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Rob Monitor Sent: Wednesday, December 26, 2007 11:06 AM To: blindhandyman@ mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Rat Zapper Hi, yes I have the RAT ZAPPER and its works great... the ZAPPER is about 10 inches long and about 3 inches square and made out of plastic as far as the batteries go it depends on how many mice you get... Think I can get about 6 or 8 mice on one set of batteries so they last for a wile unless you have a lot of mice... What I do is just turn the Zapper on at night when the mice are more active... There is a little light on the top of the ZAPPER and when you first turn it on the light will blink on then off. When there is a mouse in it the light will keep blinking on and off I use a light probe to check the light it works just find... ROB FROM MINNESOTA - Original Message - From: Glenn Lemacher To: handyman Sent: Wednesday, December 26, 2007 9:34 AM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Rat Zapper Hello, my understanding is that the so called Rat Zapper really works. A fellow was telling me that it uses four double A batteries and he said that they don't last long and one must replace them often.I want to use it in our basement just in case there are any mice down there and I'm wondering if it will work well for mice only. Also might anyone know just what type of material this devise is made of? Thanks for any help. [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] Home Gyms
Well guys I heat my house mostly with wood. So between cutting slitting and stacking the wood and all of the caring it into the house and other things that you have to do when heating with wood I really don't need to work out with weights and things like that HA HA ... MARRY CHRISTMAS FROM ROB FROM MINNESOTA - Original Message - From: Little Freak [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, December 23, 2007 8:14 PM Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] Home Gyms absolutely, this is a great way also if you are trained in how to do it. The problem is your casual weight lifter is not. So it would do more harm than good. Doesn't sound like your the Joe blow out their doing casual weight lifting. thanks, Little Freak([EMAIL PROTECTED]) -Original Message- From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Larry Stansifer Sent: Sunday, December 23, 2007 9:01 PM To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] Home Gyms Matt, I learned a trick a very-very long time ago probably when I lifted in high school, what that is when lifting alone leave the locks off of the ends of the bar so that if you do get in trouble you can dump the iron with out getting caught under it. The unintended consequence of this method is that I find myself being far more careful and paying a lot more attention to my form than I would if I depended upon some other piece of equipment. I do not recommend this for everyone but I have been at this for many years and feel pretty comfortable with heavy weights. -Original Message- From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com [mailto:blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com ] On Behalf Of Little Freak Sent: Sunday, December 23, 2007 6:03 PM To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] Home Gyms hi, if you are doing free weights I would suggest anything over 100 to 150 pounds, that you get Olympus style weights. I also suggest if working out by your self that you get a bench and rack that will act as a self spotter. This way if you get in trouble all you have to do is let go and it will catch and lock in place and leaving you with the least amount of injury. I would say anything over 50 to 100 pounds a person need a spotter or a self spotter. This is especially you are blind. That small amount of with you might could get off of you anything more and you would be in trouble. Also if you are not trying to bulk up a lots or train for some kind of event, and are wanting to just stay tone and in shape with some bulk I would suggest resistant lifting with bands on a machine or your own body weight. You also could mix in some dumbbells along with these machines. I will give two machines that will work good for this method below. just one man thoughts. 1. the Total Gym will do good as a body weight resistant . 2. the Bow flex will do good as a band style resistant . thanks, Little Freak([EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:littlefreak%40blindmanworld.com ) -Original Message- From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com [mailto:blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com ] On Behalf Of Bob Kennedy Sent: Sunday, December 23, 2007 3:23 PM To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Home Gyms I have a Wieder bench with the rack included. You can adjust the uprights high enough so you can also use it to squat with. The knee extension doubles as a ham string curl but I feel a lot safer doing 1 leg at a time. Then I only have to load half the weight on it. I welded some extensions on the rack part because it was pretty easy to shove the weights up and go over the top of the cradle. I just took a piece of angle iron and extended the back of the cradle up about 8 more inches. That makes it impossible for me to over shoot. I had angle iron in the shop and thought that may be stronger than just a piece of band iron. And since I didn't have any band iron at the time, I could convince myself with that argument... If you have a Dick's Sporting Goods near by they carry a bit of weight equipment. You definitely want the better stuff once you go over 150 pounds or so. - Original Message - From: Larry Stansifer To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, December 23, 2007 1:48 PM Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] Home Gyms I use free weights a lot in the gym and was actually considering buying a bench based system that includes a squott station, leg curl and quad curl station but when I tried it out in the store it felt really flimsy and like it wanted to come apart and that was just using the 110 LB included weight set.
Re: [BlindHandyMan] A Better Mouse Trap
HI, I use the RAT ZAPPER and it works great really nice that you don't even have to handle the mouse... - Original Message - From: Jesus Is the Answer To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, December 21, 2007 11:34 AM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] A Better Mouse Trap Does anyone recommend a good mouse trap? I see even electronic ones made by the Victor Company, which has been making the traditional one for generations. The problem I have been having is that I think that the mice are getting smarter and more athletic. If caught, they manage to get out. However, most of the time they are able to lick the peanut butter off of the treddle without it snapping. Any ideas? ---Anthony [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [BlindHandyMan] Home remedies-sewer traps
HI, You mite try using vinegar and baking soda.. Put a good amount of soda in the drain and then the vinegar... Let it set and work for a long wile and then run the water and see what happens... ROB FROM MINNESOTA- Original Message - From: Bob Kennedy To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, December 20, 2007 7:54 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Home remedies-sewer traps Depending on the severity of the clog, give something like Dawn dishwashing liquid a big squeeze directly into the drain and then dump some very hot water in after it. It may have to have a couple doses of hot water dumped in. If you see progress repeat it. If not no harm was done. But think about it. Dish soap is used to dissolve grease so using a larger amount of dish soap will make it stronger and the hot water helps to melt the grease as well. I've done this myself that's why I can pass it along. - Original Message - From: Lee A. Stone To: Blind Handyman Sent: Thursday, December 20, 2007 5:56 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Home remedies-sewer traps Long ago we had a discussion on her as to what works good in home sewer traps, like the ones under the kitchen sink and that main trap before things leafve the house. I have a feeling that someone here has not wiped a greasy pan out like after having cooked sausage or a burger. It was my turn to do the dish's today and I am positive I felt grease on the little dohangis that stops up the water. so besides buying liquid plumber what might be good for possible grease in a trap. is it baking soda, rock salt? any and all answers, suggestions would be appreciated. thanks.lee -- Did you hear that two rabbits escaped from the zoo and so far they have only recaptured 116 of them? [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [BlindHandyMan] Better Options to De-ice Your Driveway
HI, I like the one about hire some one to shovel your driveway... I really do have a guy that plows out my driveway but I shovel the walks myself... Wonder if that alcohol mix would work on a iced up step??? ROB FROM MINNESOTA - Original Message - From: Ray Boyce To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2007 1:34 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Better Options to De-ice Your Driveway When it comes to removing snow and ice from your driveway many people turn to salt. But salt can damage soil and plants, contaminate groundwater, and corrode driveways, car bodies and even household floors. The most sustainable way to de-ice your car or driveway is to physically shovel or scrape the wintery mix away. There are several other remedies that do not include harmful chemicals or too much back-breaking work. . To help clear your windshield, fill windshield wiper reservoir with one part water and two parts vinegar or use water and rubbing alcohol. Then make sure your windshield wipers are in working condition. . Spray or pour lukewarm (NOT hot) water over the windshield. . Cover the windshield with the vinegar and water mixture to help prevent ice buildup. . Cover the windshield with a rug or scrap piece of carpet the night before snow or ice. . Hire someone to shovel your driveway. Other ice melting products are available but can be harmful to the environment, children and pets, so be sure to read the label. Many of the pellets you put down on the driveway to melt the ice, such as Driveway Heat, contain chemicals that are considered to be nontoxic if used correctly but are still just as harmful as salt. Children and pets are especially at risk because these products heat up - some to 175 degrees - to break the ice away from the driveway. Pets can get the pellets stuck in their paws and end up burnt, or worse, ingesting them. The same is true for children. Anything you track onto your carpet can end up in children's eyes or mouths. Some chemicals are less harmful to the environment and your family. Safe Paw makes an ice melting product that is specifically designed to keep children and pets safe. Cryotech E36 is acetate-based and is considered nontoxic. Calcium magnesium acetate (CMA) is a better alternative to salt, but can still be harmful to the environment. The key is the amount of rainfall. The area affected needs adequate moisture to wash the chemicals away. Some products are also available to help you shovel snow. One example is the wovel, which uses your body weight to remove snow and is easier on your back. Do you have an ice removal remedy? [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [BlindHandyMan] radio direction finding project
How about some kind of a GPS system like they use for tracking cars and trucks.. rob from Minnesota - Original Message - From: Lenny McHugh To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, November 25, 2007 5:01 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] radio direction finding project How about the very low tech bell? I know of one person who clips a very small cowbell on the dog when he is not working. Or to get a little higher tech a remote control alarm of some type. I don't think that the radio receivers would work. The receivers would be too close together to accurately identify the direction. - Original Message - From: David Sexton [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, November 25, 2007 5:49 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] radio direction finding project I'm working on a project for a friend. She wants to be able to train dogs off leash and she has to be able to know where the dog is. My idea is a belt with eight tactile feedback units spaced equally around a belt and A radio transmitter for the dog to wear. Some sort of direction finding antanna. Maybe each of the eight units could be receivers and a micro processor could determine which one is receiving the stronger signal. Any ideas at all? How could I go about developing something like this. What are good sources for parts, etc. David [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 Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ If you would like to join the Blind Computing list, then visit the following address for more information: http://jaws-users.com/mailman/listinfo/blind-computing_jaws-users.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 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [BlindHandyMan] Driving sleds
HI, Years ago when I could still see a little bit I had a old sled. Well I rode it on some trails that I new at that tine where old logging trails and as a kid I use to walk them a lot. When I took out the sled I would try to keep it in the middle of the trail but some times a dam tree would just jump right in front of me... My folks had a old cabin on a lake and that was the best for driving a sled because you could open them up and go like a bat out of hell.. The only thing I had look out for was a fish house now and then... ROB FROM MINNESOTA- Original Message - From: Bob Kennedy To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2007 5:48 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Driving sleds It's a pretty rough ride at those speeds. I know of a couple times when kids were going that fast and they weren't paying attention to where they were going. They were racing across some farm fields and both kids ran through a barbed wire fence. What a mess. My friend was working on the ambulance that picked up the pieces... - Original Message - From: robert moore To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2007 10:25 AM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Driving sleds I did that too but I had just enough sight to see the tail lights on the 2 sleds ahead of me I told the guys nhot to go too fasnt and I would stay behind and in between their sleds. Well not too fast turned out to be 70 MPH. Would not do it again but wow what a ride. -Original Message- From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Bob Kennedy Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2007 3:07 AM To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] electric heaters I had a Polaris dealership for a couple years. But more fun was being able to build them to race. Only a couple times did I ever feel silly enough to open one of them up. Some of the clutches had stall speeds of 6 to 9000 RPMs and you can't imagine the snap you get when a clutch kicks in at 6000 RPMs. I tried to follow the sound of the other sleds when I drove. Not very accurate but I'm still around so obviously it worked... - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:spiro%40netaxs.com To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, November 19, 2007 11:36 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] electric heaters I was about 16 when I first went snowmobiling. This old guy who spoke in great wisdom, said to me it's bad luck if you hit a bush. I've heard lots of guys talk about luck. Well the guys were calling out to me the directions to go as they thought it was as fun as a video game. guys in college used to do this too, when directing me to a seat in class. Then I didn't something enough and hit a bush. No big deal. Till... I ... warmed... up!!! I was a striped hoppin numbass! that'ssome bad luck! hahaha But that Sariniac Black and Tan, if it's still made,it's worth the time to find it. On Mon, 19 Nov 2007, Bob Kennedy wrote: I went to Old Forge I think that's the town Jerry was talking about. I had a shop outside of Buffalo and I also rented U-Haul trucks. A group of us took snow mobiles up there for a weekend and I've never been so cold in my life. I was going to ride along and at the end of the driveway I got off my sled and told the guys I'd keep the fire going so it would be warm when they came back. I'm not sure but I think I froze some parts of me off up there... - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:spiro%40netaxs.com To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, November 19, 2007 10:42 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] electric heaters oh the home of the best black and tan available wide scale! On Sat, 17 Nov 2007, Jerry Richer wrote: I live in Northern New York State. Saranac Lake, twenty miles to the East is often reported on the Today Show as the coldest spot in the United States. In Saranac Lake they pay twelve cents per Kilowatt Hour. We mostly heat with electric because our municipal owned power supply only costs two cents per Kilowatt Hour. It's suppose to be about the most inexpensive power in the United States. Jerry [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] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [BlindHandyMan] DARPA Urban Grand Challenge
LOOK OUT HERE COMES us BLIND GUYS... Just think in a few years if we are still here we could be cruising around in are own vehicles... NO more weighting around for rides and be able to go and come when we like what a concept... ROB FROM MINNESOTA - Original Message - From: Jewel Blanch To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2007 5:55 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] DARPA Urban Grand Challenge Thumbs up for CMU! WELL DONE CHAPS!, not forgetting, of course, the psychochaps! Jewel - Original Message - From: Dan Rossi To: BlindHandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2007 11:02 AM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] DARPA Urban Grand Challenge Just a short note to let folks know that the DARPA Urban Grand Challenge was won by my own Carnegie Mellon University. Six robots finished the race. It was sixty miles of urban driving where bots had to negotiate four-way stops with each other, pass each other, merge, obey all traffic laws, stop lights, dot dot dot. Stanford came in second with Virginia Tech in third place and M.I.T. taking fourth. -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel: (412) 268-9081 -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.503 / Virus Database: 269.15.32/1131 - Release Date: 14/11/07 4:54 p.m. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [BlindHandyMan] series or parallel
What I'm asking this for is years ago I new a person the had a pickup truck with two batteries in it for starting in the winter in northern Minnesota when it gets 30-50 below zero... Just was wondering how you would hook the batteries up for that... Now here is another one for you if you took the batteries and hook them by positive to positive and negative to negative then put a wire between the positive and the negative of each battery what would that do??? ROB FROM MINNESOTA - Original Message - From: Dale Leavens To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, November 11, 2007 10:19 AM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] series or parallel Hi Tom, Is that correct? I don't know myself but intuition would suggest to me that if the batteries were connected in parallel without the charger they would soon about balance each other. Once the charger is introduced the same conditions would apply, that is the weaker of the batteries would acquire charge faster than the other then together they would come up about equivalently wouldn't they? I think I would be concerned about the load on the charger though. Most would have a safety overload of some sort wouldn't they ? I haven't much experience with charging wet cells, as a kid we used to have to top up the battery in a couple of our boats that didn't have their own charging systems but that was about it. Oh yes, sometimes in the winter dad would put a charger on the car battery on those real cold nights to improve the chances it would start in the morning. Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada [EMAIL PROTECTED] Skype DaleLeavens Come and meet Aurora, Nakita and Nanook at our polar bear habitat. - Original Message - From: Tom Fowle To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, November 11, 2007 11:00 AM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] series or parallel rob, You'd do as you said, and that's parallel, but don't do it. If, as is very likely the batteries aren't exactly identically charged or discharged when you start, the current from the charger will be unevenly distributed between the batteries. This will almost certainly lead to uneven charging of the batteries, and if perhaps one battery is much more charged when you start than the other, you can get a very high current flow between the batteries and some pretty hot wires and batteries. there is no reason to even try this as even if it worked it would take twice as long to do the job, so you may as well charge the batteries seperaately and be safe. Again, charging two batteries from a charger designed for a single battery can be dangerous and has no advantage, so please don't do it. with led acid or similar batteries it is O.K. to parallel them for normal operation, re: running stuff as long as they're both charged properly seperately. It's not a good idea to parallel cells with nicad or nimh batteries either. tom Fowle Net-Tamer V 1.13 Beta - Registered [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[BlindHandyMan] more batteries questions
Just for the hell of ithere is another question about batteries.. Well if you had two 12 volt batteries and wanted to get 24 volts out of them would you hook the negative of one battery to a ground and the positive to the negative of the other battery and then would there be 24 volt coming out of the second battery?? ROB FROM MINNESOTA - Original Message - From: Lenny McHugh To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, November 11, 2007 10:12 PM Subject: Re: inverters [BlindHandyMan] battery aC I am not sure, I haven't used an inverter for over 30 years. - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, November 11, 2007 8:57 PM Subject: Re: inverters [BlindHandyMan] battery aC I wasn't exactly sure but think so. What would be the benefits of getting a 24v verses a 12v, if not obvious? Also what benefit of getting the wave form feature? Thanks On Sat, 10 Nov 2007, Lenny McHugh wrote: This may be what you are looking for. Inverters w/Built in Charger (12V DC to 110/120V AC) http://www.topsalesdepot.com/poinwinchfu2.html - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, November 10, 2007 9:40 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] battery aC Hi, Someone told me that at advance auto parts shops they have a battery charging system. It is said to be a system that charges a battery and then allows for that battery to then provide AC for powering consumer products. Can anyone find out if they were just blowing smoke? I'm very interested. Thanks 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 Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ If you would like to join the Blind Computing list, then visit the following address for more information: http://jaws-users.com/mailman/listinfo/blind-computing_jaws-users.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 Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ If you would like to join the Blind Computing list, then visit the following address for more information: http://jaws-users.com/mailman/listinfo/blind-computing_jaws-users.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 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[BlindHandyMan] series or parallel
HI, Here is a question for you guys that know about wiring. Here it goes if you had two 12 volt batteries and wanted to wired them so you could charge them both at the same time and keep them 12 volt would you run the liars from positive to positive and negative to negative?? Also is this called series or parallel?? THANKS ROB FROM MINNESOTA [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [BlindHandyMan] Quartz Heater VS. Propane Heater
Well my insurance guy said as long as my work shop had a wall between the work shop and garage it was all right... So my work shop is about 20 by 28 and the garage is about the same there is a big double doors between the garage and work shop that I can open to let the heat in to the garage what ever works ROB FROM MINNESOTA - Original Message - From: cheetah To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, November 10, 2007 5:57 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Quartz Heater VS. Propane Heater hi rob well my insurance co told me the wood stove was totaly out. it was a nice air tight stove in the garage but sence they think gas in your car would explode it had to go. so much for renuable heat sorces. jim At 02:57 PM 11/10/2007, you wrote: YES, that's why here in the northland of Minnesota I use a good old wood burning stove in the work shop and also in my house... There also is propane heat in the shop and house but I don't use the propane much last year I think used less then a haft of a tank of gas... ROB FROM MINNESOTA - Original Message - From: cheetah To: mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.comblindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, November 10, 2007 2:39 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Quartz Heater VS. Propane Heater it depends on what you can afford. here in minnesota propain is $2.16 a gallon jim At 11:04 AM 11/10/2007, you wrote: Hi all, I'm looking for a heater to heat my garage when I'm working out there. I'm currently looking at a quartz heater that claims to be able to heat 1000 square feet and a LP heater that claims 700 square feet. The gas heater is rated for indoor use. Does anyone have any opinion as to which might be a better way to go? As always, any help greatly appreciated. Take care, Ed Przybylek No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.503 / Virus Database: 269.15.28/1123 - Release Date: 11/10/2007 3:47 PM [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.503 / Virus Database: 269.15.28/1123 - Release Date: 11/10/2007 3:47 PM [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[BlindHandyMan] Emailing: MaxiAids.com - VIP Talking Thermostat For The Blind or Low Vision.htm
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Re: [BlindHandyMan] Circular or table
HI, I have a circular saw for cutting plywood and large things like that. My son got me a circular saw guide from sears with clamps that hook on the saw and you can cut up to 2 foot with it. Works really good... ROB FROM MINNESOTA - Original Message - From: William Stephan To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, November 02, 2007 7:12 PM Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] Circular or table Wow! Great post Dale, thanks for taking the time to explain. And, I truly did have problems holding everything together while trying to set the depth on a circ saw, maybe it's time for a table saw like John has. -Original Message- From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dale Leavens Sent: Friday, November 02, 2007 6:51 PM To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Circular or table There are a couple of ways to perform dado cuts with a table saw. The very best way is with a stacked dado head. This is a pair of saw blades separated by a suitable number of what are called chippers. A chipper is a somewhat 'S' shaped bit of metal wider in the middle with a hole through it to slide over the arbor on the table saw. At the tips of the 'S' the metal of the chipper is widened. These days this is usually done with a piece of carbide. The thickness of the chippers varies and there are washers otherwise called shims which can also be fitted between the blades and chippers or between the chippers. You add chippers and shims between the blades until you get the width you require for your dado cut. A second way uses a dado blade also often referred to as a wobble blade. This is a blade mounted against an angled, I don't know how else to describe it. It forms a sort of wedge in such a way that you can turn this device to alter the amount of wedge that the wobble blade rests against. This has the effect of tilting the blade so when it turns it wobbles from side-to-side thereby cutting a wide groove as it passes. the width can be adjusted by adjusting the shape of that wedge and thus the displacement of the wobble. There are issues with this approach, perhaps the most significant one being that the floor of the groove will not be absolutely flat but rather slightly arced. The third way that comes to mind and the one I often use for a single application mostly because I am lazy is to set the edge of the blade to one edge of the desired location of the dado and lock in the rip fence then push the board through. You may set it a little short then move the fence in very small increments to accurately locate the one edge. You then just keep moving the fence about the width of the saw blade and sequentially run the board through until you have traveled the fence the required distance for the width of the dado you want. This has the disadvantage that often the floor of the dado will be a little like corduroy which I argue leaves a place for excess glu to inhabit. It is also fairly easy to get your groove just a little wider than you wanted. All of these methods require that the saw is free of a blade guard of course. The real dado sets also require a table insert with a wider hole for the blade to protrude through. Usually dado sets are smaller, 6 or 8 inch diameter. The stacked head saws the two outer edges while the chippers chisel out the middle something like a planer would do. Setting the depth of the dado is generally easiest using a table saw because of the size of the table. My favorite method uses a step gauge one of my daughters sent to me a couple of Christmases ago. This is a flat bar of aluminium more or less trapezoidal in shape. Each sloped end has a series of quarter inch steps cut in it, at one end they are offset by an eighth of an inch so on one end the steps are 8th inch, 3 8th inch, 5 8th inch and so on. The opposite end are quarter inch, half, three quarters and so on. I figure usually 3 8ths depth in 3/4ths inch panels so I set the gauge on the table top and raise the blade until it is just touching the appropriate step. I spin the blade by hand listening for the evidence of it just barely skimming the appropriate step then lock that height in. I don't and never have owned a wobble blade I expect it might be a little tougher to set that way. I also use my step gauge to set router bit height. You cannot or rather you should not ever attempt to mount a dado style cutter into a hand held circular saw. This leaves you with one or two variations on my lazy man's dado done on the table saw. You can and do however continue to use the blade guard on your circular saw. Cutting a dado with a circular saw can be done in at least a couple of ways. Using a pencil mark of course is the traditional way, both sides of the dado are marked and you saw between the marks in several passes. Few of us
Re: [BlindHandyMan] Rats, Rats and Rats??
HI, Here is a could example of a place that the RAT ZAPPER would be a good way of getting this pesky guy. You could just put the ZAPPER right by where he is chewing threw the hose and I bet you would get him... ROB FROM MINNESOTA - Original Message - From: Max Robinson To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2007 8:22 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Rats, Rats and Rats?? The flex hose transitions to metal tubing below the floor. It's only inside the living part of the house. You must be right. 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: Victor Gouveia [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2007 8:00 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Rats, Rats and Rats?? Hi Max, Does a portion of the hose sit on the outside of the house? If it doesn't, I think it's safe to assume that puppy is coming from inside the house and drilling out. Like I said, if the screen is hole free, and there are no parts of the hose that sit on the outside of the house, that's the only conclusion I can think of. Victor 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 Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ If you would like to join the Blind Computing list, then visit the following address for more information: http://jaws-users.com/mailman/listinfo/blind-computing_jaws-users.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: 7.5.503 / Virus Database: 269.15.10/1091 - Release Date: 10/24/2007 2:31 PM [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [BlindHandyMan] I am done with the roof.
HI, Yes the roof thing can be lots of fun. Well I heat my house about 90 percent of the time with wood. So about every two months or so I go up on the roof and clean my chimney with a chimney brush. That was not to bad tell two years ago I had a metal roof put on and now in the winter it can be really slippery.. ROB FROM MINNESOTA - Original Message - From: Boop To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, October 22, 2007 11:09 AM Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] I am done with the roof. Hey Dale, I still have enough vision to be dangerous, and I still do the butt walk. Whatever makes you feel and stay safe. Boop Walking around on the roof being a total. I think I will stick to scooting my large buttocks around foot by foot. Dale [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[BlindHandyMan] nail gun
- Original Message - From: Boyce, Ray To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, February 20, 2007 6:27 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] New Tool Review Hi Everyone GMC Website - http://www.gmcompany.com GMC 18v Magnesium Strike Allnailer Review So you have a nail to drive... what are your options? Naturally, the first that probably comes to mind is the trusty old hammer (in its many variations). Next on the list is probably the pneumatic nail gun (and its many variations). But what comes after that? Suddenly the options become extremely limited. Well, Global Machinery Company (GMC) is attempting to add yet another nail driving tool variant to the list of possibilities with their new Magnesium Allnailer tool. It promises to offer all the ease of a power tool but without the restriction of expensive or hard to find nails for pneumatic tools. Plus, it's a world's first in terms of nailer design! Let's see how it works, and whether it does the job it is designed to do well. GMC Magnesium Allnailer When I first saw and heard about the Allnailer, I immediately thought... here we go, another cordless nail gun that is probably not powerful enough to drive anything more than brads into softwoods, like many other cordless nail guns and bradders flooding the market. When one purchases such a tool, they often end up having to buy a pneumatic nail gun and compressor because they discover the cordless nailers are just not up to scratch for most tasks. So what makes the Allnailer different to these other cordless nailers? Well, to begin with, the Allnailer functions a little differently to most nail guns. Instead of a single, rapid burst of air that is used to thrust a driver on conventional pneumatic nailers, the Allnailer uses somewhat of a continuous hammering action, much like you would experience with an air hammer chisel, or a jackhammer. So the nail is driven in with successive blows rather than one single burst of power. This alone offers benefits over other nail gun types which we will see later. But for now, lets take a look at the features of the Allnailer from the outside. Packaging and Contents The Allnailer ships in a plastic molded case. It offers great protection during shipping, and when transporting the tool around. As a result, the tool arrived free of dings, dents or other shipping damage. Inside the case you will find the Allnailer itself, two 18v batteries, and a user manual. Naturally, being a new tool in terms of design, every new owner should read the instruction guides. This nailer works differently to pneumatic nailers, and hence, requires different steps and technique to drive nails. The full color product manual will provide all the instruction you will need to operate the tool correctly and safely. The Power Packs + Charger The Allnailer ships with two 18v Nickel Cadmium (NiCad) cordless batteries. Each has a 1.5Ah capacity, which is probably average for a reasonably good quality power tool. The batteries connect to the bottom of the Allnailer handle via standard battery clips that are secure, but easy to remove when you need to switch a battery or charge one up. The batteries actually slide onto the bottom of the tool and then click in place to secure them. Naturally, a mains charger is included in the kit for restoring battery charge levels. In the marketing blurb it states the charger is a 1-hour rapid charger. I have been skeptical of these claims with other product reviews in the past because the batteries end up taking anywhere between 2 to 4 hours to charge. The 1 hour charger in this kit however does indeed seem to rate to the one hour mark. I timed the first charge cycle of the batteries and it came in at around 1 hour 15 minutes, but it could have actually finished charging 5 minutes prior to this as I was only really checking it every 5 minutes or so. Bear in mind that charge cycle time will likely decrease with future recharges, likely bringing charge time down to the one hour mark, and in some cases, even less. The charger itself features 2 LED lights to display charge status. The battery is fully charged when the green (charge complete) light is illuminated. If the red light is on, the battery is still in the charging cycle. Nothing complicated here, but it works just fine. The battery mounts on the charger at an angle to one side. This is pretty insignificant however. Of course, with two batteries in the kit, you should always have one charged and ready to go. One can be in use while the second is charging. Each battery has a rubber protective coating around the base. I guess it helps protect the edges if you knock it around a bit, or at least protect your work surfaces or benches from casing scratches. Battery Life Battery life seems pretty good. While I haven't yet needed the tool for an all-day nailing task, I have managed to use the tool successfully for framing three interior walls from scratch and there was no
Re: [BlindHandyMan] electrical cord
Hi, why don't you take a plug and light switch and box and a outlet and box and make your own... OH YA don't forget the cord... Why I say this is because I just make one like it but I put it on a pole with a base it also has a light on it to for the sited people. This thing is nice for working on cars and things where you need a outlet for power tools and the sited help need a light ROB FROM MINNESOTA - Original Message - From: Dale Leavens To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2007 8:45 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] electrical cord I have not seen switched electrical sockets in North America though it is common in the UK and possibly other European countries. You could change out the box for a double box with a switch in one side wired to the plug on the other side, this is of course almost a very small rewiring job. Another satisfactory solution might be to make up your own supplementary short extension cord of very heavy duty extension cord (assuming your compressor is a high amperage machine) with a plug, inline switch and a socket. You could even buy a suitable length cord of sufficient gauge with moulded ends and cut it at a suitable point and insert an inline switch. Sometimes finding a satisfactory inline switch can be a challenge, something with big enough orifices to receive the heavy cable. I suppose you could use one of those plastic electrical boxes and a standard light switch, it wouldn't look quite so elegant. I did this some years ago to an extension cord for the Christmas tree since I always seemed to be crawling on my belly under the darn tree to plug it in or unplug it. Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada [EMAIL PROTECTED] Skype DaleLeavens Come and meet Aurora, Nakita and Nanook at our polar bear habitat. - Original Message - From: robert moore To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2007 8:37 PM Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] electrical cord This thread got me thinking. Does any one make what looks like a standard outlet like the ones that we see all over our house that you can put into a standard outlet with some type of on off switch on the side or bottome. I have my air compressor unplugged and I have to plug it in every time I want to use it. Not a huge deel but it would be nice to just flip the switch and turn it on and I don't intend on doing or having any one do any wiring in the garage. I could use a power strip I suppose but I was kind of thinking some thing like a power strip only more like a power block. I have seen ones that you plug into a 2 socket outlet that has six sockets but never one with a power on off switch. -Original Message- From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Larry Stansifer Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2007 3:05 PM To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com; blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] electrical cord Bill, You might also try craft or hobby shops. I have a collection of 1/18th scale formula one cars in a couple of show cases and they use somewhat the same setup to back light the displays. At 02:07 PM 10/18/2007 -0500, Bill Benson wrote: Dear List members, I have an electrical cord probably six feet long with a standard two prong plug on one end, an on-off wheel switch in the middle, and a socket on the other end into which you can screw a night light 7 watt bulb. This is to put inside various figurines, etc. that then light up. Would anyone know where I could find such a cord? I don't think Home Depot has them, though one would think they would. Hope someone can maybe help. Bill Benson e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:billben%40sbcglobal.net To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ 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 http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ If you would like to join the Blind Computing list, then visit the following address for more information: http://jaws-users.com/mailman/listinfo/blind-computing_jaws-users.com http://jaws-users.com/mailman/listinfo/blind-computing_jaws-users.com For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL
[BlindHandyMan] storing a car
Hi, I just went to the blind handy man web page and went threw all 400 and some thing like that. But I could not find the article about storing a car for the winter. The article talked about what kinds of things to do to your car for long time storage. Like how to keep out bugs and mice and things like that. Well if any one can remember the article could you please put it up here THANKS ROB from MINNESOTA [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [BlindHandyMan] Winterizing Your Super Coupe and Your Other Toys
THANKS this the article that I was looking for. Just could not remember what it was called... THANKS ROB from MINNESOTA - Original Message - From: Ray Boyce To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, October 19, 2007 5:49 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Winterizing Your Super Coupe and Your Other Toys Before you put your car away for the season give it a good wash and wax job. It is VERY IMPORTANT to always store your car clean. Don't forget to wash off the undercarriage. After all, that's were most of the rust starts. A good coat of wax on the car will protect the finish against stains if something happens to get on it during the time it is being stored. If you use a car cover, put it on while the car is clean and dry to protect against dirt, dust and possible scratches. DO NOT cover your car with plastic or one of those blue tarps that you can get at the hardware store. It only traps moisture, and trapping moisture between the finish and a piece of plastic will make the paint bubble and rust will begin to form. Take your vehicle for a drive and get everything warmed up before you park it. By getting your car up to operating temperature it helps to burn off contaminants in the oil and it also gets rid of moisture in the crankcase and the exhaust system. NOTE: Don't start your car during the winter unless you plan to drive it or allow it to get up to normal operating temperatures. Short running the engine will allow moisture to build up in the crankcase and exhaust system. Change your oil and oil filter. Fresh oil will protect the internal parts of your engine better because there are less hydro-carbons and other contaminates in fresh oil. If you would rather change your oil in the spring, be sure to do it as soon as possible after you get the car out of storage. Check and fill all major fluids, including brake fluid, clutch fluid reservoir (5-speed owners) and supercharger oil (On SC's). Also be sure your antifreeze is clean and fresh to avoid the cooling system from freezing or possible corrosion. Fill the gas tank just before you park the car for the winter. (This will help prevent moisture from condensing inside the tank). Remember, premium unleaded gasoline without alcohol is the only thing you should use in your SC's. If you are not planning to visit your car during the winter, be sure to add a good fuel stabilizer. Remove the battery and keep it charged. When storing a battery you should keep at as close to room temperature as possible and it should be kept off of the floor so that it doesn't discharge. Store it on a wooden shelf or on a large block of wood (a piece of 4x4) several inches off of the floor to keep it from discharging. Put steel wool or rolled up scotch-brite pads in the tailpipes and also in the air-intake openings to keep mice from using your car as a food pantry. But remember to remove them before trying to Start. On cars with 4 and 5-speed transmissions you can place a board on the clutch pedal rod to partially depress it, that helps to avoid the risk of the clutch and flywheel rusting together. (If you are only storing the car for a few months this really shouldn't be necessary). Never set the parking brake. The brake shoes or pads could stick to the drums or rotors or the cables could rust or freeze up during storage. If you store your car off of the ground, (on jack stands), the stands should be under the suspension. If not, damage to the shocks and other suspension parts can occur. If you store your car on the ground be sure to over-inflate the tires slightly. Five to 15 pounds should be enough. Even tires that are new or in good condition can lose around one or two pounds of pressure per month. When you get your car back out in the spring, re-check the pressures to insure against tire damage. Put a moisture-absorber, like baking soda, inside the car to keep mildew from starting inside the cars interior. (From mildew come mold, from mold comes a new interior). If you store your car inside a heated area leave the windows opened about 1/4 to 1/2 inch to allow the air to circulate. Do NOT treat inside surfaces with Armor-All (or similar) products before storing your car. They contain a lot of water and chemicals that can encourage mildew and mold. (I did the dash on my Chevelle one time before I stored it and it took all of the next summer to get that musty smell out of the car). Mouse traps or poisons placed around the car is also a good idea, BUT be sure that your dogs and cats can't get to it. Place them around the car every several feet. Leave your sun visors down so it is more difficult for mice to get into the headliner if they do get into the car. NOTE* Mothballs will repel some pests, but the smell stays in the car for a long time.
Re: [BlindHandyMan] rolling storage/workshop.
HI, As far as the tires go you could just put some jack stands under it by the four corners. The door you could take off the out side skin and it should be a 2 by 2 frame and you just have to put in a header and frame a hole for the door and then you could use some plywood on the outside around the door. ROB from Minnesota - Original Message - From: Roger Bachelder To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, September 28, 2007 3:13 PM Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] rolling storage/workshop. Hi Robert, I would think you could pour some concrete slabs and rest the frame on them. assuming that it will be there for quite some time. Or you could build some kind of supports from some 2 by 10's or even bigger if you wanted . Just a thought. Roger C Bachelder 3rd [EMAIL PROTECTED] _ From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of robert moore Sent: Friday, September 28, 2007 2:03 PM To: Blind Handyman Subject: [BlindHandyMan] rolling storage/workshop. My Wife and I rent an old farmhouse and there is a lot of room out here. Since we don't own I am not going to put up a structure. I am giving some thought to finding a retired 40 foot closed trailor. Any one know where I might look for such a beast? If I do find one I wonder how one would go about putting in a service door. I thought some thing like a 30 or 32 inch house door would do the trick. I would rather not use the big roll up door in the back to get in every time If I could set up a more handy access. Then I would just need to set up a set of temporary set of steps to the door. This is of cource providing I am allowed by my Land Lord to do this. By the way there is a cement pad out here that is more than big enough to store this on. Last thought I had on this topic is what happens when the tires start to go flat? I am sure even if it had good tires, this is bound to happen. If I lost too much on one side or the other I think it might start to lean a bit too much. Any ideas. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [BlindHandyMan] Do you have $900 to spend on a door lock
HI, I really don't have any thing in my house that is worth $900 really I do but I also have insurance.- Original Message - From: Dan Rossi To: Blind Handyman Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2007 10:10 AM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Do you have $900 to spend on a door lock My new laptop has a fingerprint lock on it. It is a pain in the ass. I have to swipe my finger multiple times before it recognizes me. For some reason it refuses to recognize me after recovering from hibernate mode. Having this on your house would mean a power source, and battery backup. Sure, I assume you would also have to have a physical key backup, but if you get used to the fingerprint thing, you probably would stop carrying the key. Why else would you have the finger print thingee. -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel: (412) 268-9081 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[BlindHandyMan] here is a nail gun for you
- Original Message - From: Boyce, Ray To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, February 20, 2007 6:27 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] New Tool Review Hi Everyone GMC Website - http://www.gmcompany.com GMC 18v Magnesium Strike Allnailer Review So you have a nail to drive... what are your options? Naturally, the first that probably comes to mind is the trusty old hammer (in its many variations). Next on the list is probably the pneumatic nail gun (and its many variations). But what comes after that? Suddenly the options become extremely limited. Well, Global Machinery Company (GMC) is attempting to add yet another nail driving tool variant to the list of possibilities with their new Magnesium Allnailer tool. It promises to offer all the ease of a power tool but without the restriction of expensive or hard to find nails for pneumatic tools. Plus, it's a world's first in terms of nailer design! Let's see how it works, and whether it does the job it is designed to do well. GMC Magnesium Allnailer When I first saw and heard about the Allnailer, I immediately thought... here we go, another cordless nail gun that is probably not powerful enough to drive anything more than brads into softwoods, like many other cordless nail guns and bradders flooding the market. When one purchases such a tool, they often end up having to buy a pneumatic nail gun and compressor because they discover the cordless nailers are just not up to scratch for most tasks. So what makes the Allnailer different to these other cordless nailers? Well, to begin with, the Allnailer functions a little differently to most nail guns. Instead of a single, rapid burst of air that is used to thrust a driver on conventional pneumatic nailers, the Allnailer uses somewhat of a continuous hammering action, much like you would experience with an air hammer chisel, or a jackhammer. So the nail is driven in with successive blows rather than one single burst of power. This alone offers benefits over other nail gun types which we will see later. But for now, lets take a look at the features of the Allnailer from the outside. Packaging and Contents The Allnailer ships in a plastic molded case. It offers great protection during shipping, and when transporting the tool around. As a result, the tool arrived free of dings, dents or other shipping damage. Inside the case you will find the Allnailer itself, two 18v batteries, and a user manual. Naturally, being a new tool in terms of design, every new owner should read the instruction guides. This nailer works differently to pneumatic nailers, and hence, requires different steps and technique to drive nails. The full color product manual will provide all the instruction you will need to operate the tool correctly and safely. The Power Packs + Charger The Allnailer ships with two 18v Nickel Cadmium (NiCad) cordless batteries. Each has a 1.5Ah capacity, which is probably average for a reasonably good quality power tool. The batteries connect to the bottom of the Allnailer handle via standard battery clips that are secure, but easy to remove when you need to switch a battery or charge one up. The batteries actually slide onto the bottom of the tool and then click in place to secure them. Naturally, a mains charger is included in the kit for restoring battery charge levels. In the marketing blurb it states the charger is a 1-hour rapid charger. I have been skeptical of these claims with other product reviews in the past because the batteries end up taking anywhere between 2 to 4 hours to charge. The 1 hour charger in this kit however does indeed seem to rate to the one hour mark. I timed the first charge cycle of the batteries and it came in at around 1 hour 15 minutes, but it could have actually finished charging 5 minutes prior to this as I was only really checking it every 5 minutes or so. Bear in mind that charge cycle time will likely decrease with future recharges, likely bringing charge time down to the one hour mark, and in some cases, even less. The charger itself features 2 LED lights to display charge status. The battery is fully charged when the green (charge complete) light is illuminated. If the red light is on, the battery is still in the charging cycle. Nothing complicated here, but it works just fine. The battery mounts on the charger at an angle to one side. This is pretty insignificant however. Of course, with two batteries in the kit, you should always have one charged and ready to go. One can be in use while the second is charging. Each battery has a rubber protective coating around the base. I guess it helps protect the edges if you knock it around a bit, or at least protect your work surfaces or benches from casing scratches. Battery Life Battery life seems pretty good. While I haven't yet needed the tool for an all-day nailing task, I have managed to use the tool successfully for framing three interior walls from scratch and there was no
Re: [BlindHandyMan] What Do You Want Information ON?
HI, a wile back Ray had sent a thing on how gas refrigerators work could you send that again I lost it some how... The article talked about ammonia is used for cooling... - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, August 28, 2007 4:18 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] What Do You Want Information ON? what are some forms of electric resistance heating? On Mon, 27 Aug 2007, Max Robinson wrote: Electric resistance heating is 100 percent efficient. All of the electric energy is converted into heat. It's the only 100 percent efficient thing we have. 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: Geoff Eden [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, August 27, 2007 9:29 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] What Do You Want Information ON? It's probably useful to take a broad look at the efficiency of electric heat. Considering that running a coal generator is only slightly above 30% efficiency, hence throwing away 70%. Then considering the line loss between the generator plant and your home, which is often discussed as around 10%. Then to further discuss the inefficiency of electrical resistance heating, which, I understand is only about 35%, then the whole picture of electrical heating fuel waste comes into perspective. Geoff - Original Message - From: Scott Howell [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, August 27, 2007 6:16 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] What Do You Want Information ON? So, lets add anothr question to this. Does it make sense to lower the temp at night in the home or leave it set at the same temp day and night? The thought is by lowering it 3 to 4 degrees at night while your asleep, it would run less, but then if the heatpump has to fire up the backup heat source which is likely electric itself and run at the same time to raise the temp up the 3 to 4 degrees, have you really saved anything. Scott [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Aug 27, 2007, at 11:21 AM, Dan Rossi wrote: Actually, I think that a heat pump is supposed to be more efficient than just straight electric heat, but not exactly sure how it works out that way. -- 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 Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ If you would like to join the Blind Computing list, then visit the following address for more information: http://jaws-users.com/mailman/listinfo/blind-computing_jaws-users.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 Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ If you would like to join the Blind Computing list, then visit the following address for more information: http://jaws-users.com/mailman/listinfo/blind-computing_jaws-users.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: 7.5.484 / Virus Database: 269.12.9/975 - Release Date: 8/26/2007 9:34 PM 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.
Re: [BlindHandyMan] Talking tape measures
HI, Just got my new talking tape from LSS PRODUCTS today... Well it seem to be built a lot better then the other one I got it feels a little smaller and just more sturdier. The buttons are little different but easy to learn. Have not dropped it yet so can't say how it will hold up to that. ROB from Minnesota - Original Message - From: Dan Rossi To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, August 06, 2007 4:03 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Talking tape measures My Cobalt talking tape measure is going to go back to England I think. This weekend it was driving me crazy. It was actually giving consistently wrong measurements. Then it would start giving me the crazy measurements like 2792 inches. A battery change didn't seem to help it much. It also has a loose connection from a drop, so often when I am trying to take a measurement it will reset itself just by moving the case around. A hundred bucks for this is insane, but we don't have many options. TOM! TOM! TOM! What can we do? How much are encoder wheels these days? -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel: (412) 268-9081 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [BlindHandyMan] Talking Tape Measures | Measuring Tapes - Talking Tape Measure
HI GUYS, Well I just ordered one of the talking tape that uses the A type battery. Will let you all know how it works when I get it.. ROB from Minnesota - Original Message - From: Lenny McHugh To: Handyman-Blind Sent: Tuesday, July 31, 2007 9:20 AM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Talking Tape Measures | Measuring Tapes - Talking Tape Measure This site has the talking tape measure that uses the a battery. When/if I replace mine I will go this route as opposed to the 9 volt. http://www.lssproducts.com/product/4120/talking-tape-measure [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [BlindHandyMan] air nibbler
Hi, Air nibbler is a air tool for cutting sheet metal and other type material. The air nibbler that I have will cut up to 16 gage metal and other stuff. OH YA I got my air nibbler to work today don't really know what I did but now it works just one of those things that we will never know why... ROB from Minnesota - Original Message - From: Cy Selfridge To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, July 29, 2007 3:40 PM Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] air nibbler Okay, what on Earth is an Air Nibbler? Cy, the Ancient Okie... _ From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Rob Monitor Sent: Saturday, July 28, 2007 3:02 PM To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Subject: [BlindHandyMan] air nibbler HI, Well just yesterday I got my new AIR NIBBLER by good old UPS... Hope some one here knows some thing about the air nibblers. What happen to me is that I made about 6 cuts with this thing and it stopped cutting. Now does any one how a air nibbler works and maybe what is wrong with it the place I bought it from is closed till Monday and I would like to see if I can get it working before then... THANKS ROB from Minnesota [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.476 / Virus Database: 269.10.23/924 - Release Date: 7/28/2007 3:50 PM No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.476 / Virus Database: 269.10.23/924 - Release Date: 7/28/2007 3:50 PM [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: question Rob, Re: [BlindHandyMan] air nibbler
YES, I do believe that it is the same. Because I was curious about that same thing and took a peace of 18 gage wire and held it next to a 18 gage peace of sheet metal and it looked about the same thickness.. ROB from Minnesota - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, July 29, 2007 8:26 PM Subject: question Rob, Re: [BlindHandyMan] air nibbler Is 16 guage sheet stock the same as a 16 AWg wire? Always wondered if it was the same scale or different just to confuse us :) On Sun, 29 Jul 2007, Rob Monitor wrote: Hi, Air nibbler is a air tool for cutting sheet metal and other type material. The air nibbler that I have will cut up to 16 gage metal and other stuff. OH YA I got my air nibbler to work today don't really know what I did but now it works just one of those things that we will never know why... ROB from Minnesota - Original Message - From: Cy Selfridge To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, July 29, 2007 3:40 PM Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] air nibbler Okay, what on Earth is an Air Nibbler? Cy, the Ancient Okie... _ From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Rob Monitor Sent: Saturday, July 28, 2007 3:02 PM To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Subject: [BlindHandyMan] air nibbler HI, Well just yesterday I got my new AIR NIBBLER by good old UPS... Hope some one here knows some thing about the air nibblers. What happen to me is that I made about 6 cuts with this thing and it stopped cutting. Now does any one how a air nibbler works and maybe what is wrong with it the place I bought it from is closed till Monday and I would like to see if I can get it working before then... THANKS ROB from Minnesota [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.476 / Virus Database: 269.10.23/924 - Release Date: 7/28/2007 3:50 PM No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.476 / Virus Database: 269.10.23/924 - Release Date: 7/28/2007 3:50 PM [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] air nibbler
HI, Well just yesterday I got my new AIR NIBBLER by good old UPS... Hope some one here knows some thing about the air nibblers. What happen to me is that I made about 6 cuts with this thing and it stopped cutting. Now does any one how a air nibbler works and maybe what is wrong with it the place I bought it from is closed till Monday and I would like to see if I can get it working before then... THANKS ROB from Minnesota [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[BlindHandyMan] oiling air-tools
HI, I'm wondering if a guy could use a little 3 in 1 oil to oil air-tools?? Seems that I lost my air-tool oil and need to oil one of them and wont be going to town for a wile or if any ideas on any other type of oil to use... THANKS ROB from Minnesota [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [BlindHandyMan] Idea seeking
Hi, you mite try JB WATERWELD it's made for using in water you can get it at most auto parts stores... - Original Message - From: rs_denis To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, July 24, 2007 4:19 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Idea seeking would epoxy putty work to close a hole in the water tank? Ron Denis [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[BlindHandyMan] Plumbing Supplies, Pipe Fittings, Valves right here at Plumbing Fittings Direct!
Hi guys and gals, Can any one figure how to get this web site to work so I could order some things from them? THANKS ROB from Minnesota http://www.plumbingfittingsdirect.com/ [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [BlindHandyMan] Plumbing Supplies, Pipe Fittings, Valves right here at Plumbing Fittings Direct!
YES YOU GUYS I went back into the web site and got it working. Just think it was me I didn't know how to use the site at first... THANKS ROB from Minnesota - Original Message - From: Bill Gallik To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, July 13, 2007 3:44 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Plumbing Supplies, Pipe Fittings, Valves right here at Plumbing Fittings Direct! I'm using JAWS 7.0 and IE 6.xxx; had no difficulties navigating the site neither. Bill Gallik E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - What others think of us would be of little moment did it not, when known, so deeply tinge what we think of ourselves. - Paul Valery - Original Message - From: Mike Rusk [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, July 13, 2007 6:32 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Plumbing Supplies, Pipe Fittings, Valves right here at Plumbing Fittings Direct! I went, no problem going through the links. I am using Window-eyes 6.1 and IE7. Looks like you can by a single item or bulk. - Original Message - From: Rob Monitor To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, July 13, 2007 12:17 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Plumbing Supplies, Pipe Fittings, Valves right here at Plumbing Fittings Direct! Hi guys and gals, Can any one figure how to get this web site to work so I could order some things from them? THANKS ROB from Minnesota http://www.plumbingfittingsdirect.com/ [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] Brazing Explained.
HI, Thanks Ray for this good information on brazing... This helps me out a lot. Now maybe I can try some brazing and hope it will work.. THANKS ROB from Minnesota- Original Message - From: Ray Boyce To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2007 5:24 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Brazing Explained. Hi Everyone Brazing is a joining process whereby a non- ferrous filler metal or alloy is heated to melting temperature above 450 °C (842°F), or, by the traditional definition that has been used in the United States, above 800°F (425) °C and distributed between two or more close-fitting parts by capillary action. At its liquid temperature, the molten filler metal and flux interacts with a thin layer of the base metal, cooling to form an exceptionally strong, sealed joint due to grain structure interaction. With certain metals, such as Nitinol (Nickel Titanium) and Niobium, a low temperature eutectic can form. This leads to the bonding of the two metals at a point that can be substantially lower than their respective melting temperatures. The brazed joint becomes a sandwich of different layers, each metallurgically linked to the adjacent layers. Common brazements are about 1/3 as strong as the materials they join because the metals partially dissolve each other at the interface and usually the grain structure and joint alloy is uncontrolled. To create high-strength brazes, sometimes a brazement can be annealed, or cooled at a controlled rate, so that the joint's grain structure and alloying is controlled. It is also at 1/3 strength because the metal used to braze is usually weaker than the substrate metal because it melts at a lower temperature, ensuring the substrate does not melt. Common Techniques Silver brazing If silver alloy is used, brazing can be referred to as 'silver brazing'. Colloquially, the inaccurate terms silver soldering or hard soldering are used, to distinguish from the process of low temperature soldering that is done with solder having a melting point below 450 °C (842 °F), or, as traditionally defined in the United States, having a melting point below 800°F or 425 °C. Silver brazing is similar to soldering but higher temperatures are used and the filler metal has a significantly different composition and higher melting point than solder. Likewise, silver brazing often requires the prior machining of parts to be joined to very close tolerances prior to joining them, to establish a joint gap distance of a few micrometres or mils for proper capillary action during joining of parts, whereas soldering does not require gap distances that are nearly this small for successful joining of parts. Silver brazing works especially well for joining tubular thick-walled metal pipes, provided the proper fit-up is done prior to joining the parts. Braze welding In another similar usage, brazing is the use of a bronze or brass filler rod coated with flux together with an oxyacetylene torch, to join pieces of steel. The American Welding Society prefers to use the term Braze Welding for this process, as capillary attraction is not involved, unlike the prior silver brazing example. Braze welding takes place at the melting temperature of the filler (e.g., 870 °C to 980 °C or 1600 °F to 1800 °F for bronze alloys) which is often considerably lower than the melting point of the base material (e.g., 1600 °C (2900 °F) for mild steel). In Braze Welding or Fillet Brazing, a bead of filler material reinforces the joint. A braze-welded tee joint is shown here. In Braze Welding or Fillet Brazing, a bead of filler material reinforces the joint. A braze-welded tee joint is shown here. Cast iron welding The welding of cast iron is usually a brazing operation, with a filler rod made chiefly of nickel being used although true welding with cast iron rods is also available. Vacuum brazing Vacuum brazing is another materials joining technique, one that offers extremely clean, superior, flux-free braze joints while providing high integrity and strength. The process can be expensive because it is performed inside a vacuum chamber vessel; however, the advantages are significant. For example, furnace operating temperatures, when using specialized vacuum vessels, can reach temperatures of 2400 °C. Other high temperature vacuum furnaces are available ranging from 1500 °C and up at a much lesser cost. Temperature uniformity is maintained on the work piece when heating in a vacuum, greatly reducing residual stresses because of slow heating and cooling cycles. This, in turn, can have a significant impact on the thermal and mechanical properties of the material, thus providing unique heat treatment capabilities. One such capability is heat
[BlindHandyMan] spiral saws
Hi, I'm wondering if you can use a spiral saw to cut holes in a oil drum and is so what bits would you use?? THANKS ROB from Minnesota [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[BlindHandyMan] brazing
Hi, does any one know any thing about brazing?? So far I have got some MAP gas for my hand torch it's the same one that I have used for soldering. Also got some brazing rods now what I need to know do you more or less do the brazing the same as soldering??? THANKS ROB from Minnesota [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [BlindHandyMan] brazing
end [ edit] See also List of 2 items . Welding . Soldering list end [ edit] External links List of 5 items . The Brazing Guide - Information on industrial brazing procedures, atmospheres, alloys and equipment . The Brazing Book - A manual also available in print . American Welding Society, publishers of industry standards on brazing . AWS Brazing and soldering forum . European Association for Brazing and Soldering - A detailed technical library and information about brazing services. list end Blacksmith_anvil_hammer.svg/25px-Blacksmith_anvil_hammer.svg Metalworking Welding Arc welding: Shielded metal (MMA) | Gas metal (MIG) | Flux-cored | Submerged | Gas tungsten (TIG) | Plasma Other processes: Oxyfuel | Resistance | Spot | Forge | Ultrasonic | Electron beam | Laser beam Equipment: Power supply | Electrode | Filler metal | Shielding gas | Robot | Helmet Related: Heat-affected zone | Weldability | Residual stress | Arc eye | Underwater welding See also: Brazing | Soldering | Metalworking | Fabrication | Casting | Machining | Metallurgy | Jewelry Retrieved from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazing; Categories: Welding | Soldering Views List of 4 items . Article alt+c . Discussion alt+t . Edit this page alt+e . History alt+h list end Personal tools List of 1 items . Sign in / create account alt+o list end Visit the Main Page [alt-z] alt+z Visit the Main Page [alt-z] alt+z Navigation List of 5 items . Main page alt+z . Contents . Featured content . Current events . Random article alt+x list end interaction List of 7 items . About Wikipedia . Community portal . Recent changes alt+r . File upload wizard . Contact us . Make a donation . Help list end Search alt+f Go Search Toolbox List of 7 items . What links here alt+j . Related changes alt+k . Upload file alt+u . Special pages alt+q . Printable version alt+p . Permanent link . Cite this article list end In other languages List of 6 items . Dansk . Deutsch . Nederlands . Français . Italiano . ??? list end Powered by MediaWiki Wikimedia Foundation List of 5 items . This page was last modified 22:19, 27 June 2007. . All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License. (See Copyrights for details.) Wikipedia® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a US-registered 501(c)(3) tax-deductible nonprofit charity. . Privacy policy . About Wikipedia . Disclaimers list end Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada [EMAIL PROTECTED] Skype DaleLeavens Come and meet Aurora, Nakita and Nanook at our polar bear habitat. - Original Message - From: Rob Monitor To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, July 04, 2007 4:18 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] brazing Hi, does any one know any thing about brazing?? So far I have got some MAP gas for my hand torch it's the same one that I have used for soldering. Also got some brazing rods now what I need to know do you more or less do the brazing the same as soldering??? THANKS ROB from Minnesota [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] brazing
Hi, What I'm going to be brazing is some plumbing parts to a old oil drum. Hoping that this MAP gas is going to be hot enough. ROB from Minnesota- Original Message - From: Dale Leavens To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, July 04, 2007 4:56 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] brazing Hi Rob, It may be but you are going to have to get the steel you are joining up to over 800F all along the seam in order to get the brazing to flow and to get sucked into the joint. That is a load of heat. Still, it may be possible. Thin sheet metal is a likely candidate I would think, what is it you intend to braze? Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada [EMAIL PROTECTED] Skype DaleLeavens Come and meet Aurora, Nakita and Nanook at our polar bear habitat. - Original Message - From: Rob Monitor To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, July 04, 2007 5:34 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] brazing Hi, Well from what I was told from a guy down the road is that the MAP gas burns a lot hotter then the regular propane gas... That's why I was told that I could use my torch... THANKS ROB from Minnesota - Original Message - From: Dale Leavens To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, July 04, 2007 4:21 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] brazing Hello Rob, I lifted the below from Wikipedia. My guess is that you won't get anything like enough heat out of a soldering torch to do any significant brazing. I have never attempted brazing myself, I would like to be able to do a little welding, enough to tack angle iron and tubing but so far haven't had any opportunity to learn. Good luck and keep us informed. Hope this helps. Brazing - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Your continued donations keep Wikipedia running! Brazing From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search This article is about the metal joining process. For the cooking technique, see braising. Brazing is a joining process whereby a non- ferrous filler metal or alloy is heated to melting temperature above 450 °C (842°F), or, by the traditional definition that has been used in the United States, above 800°F (425) °C and distributed between two or more close-fitting parts by capillary action. At its liquid temperature, the molten filler metal and flux interacts with a thin layer of the base metal, cooling to form an exceptionally strong, sealed joint due to grain structure interaction. With certain metals, such as Nitinol (Nickel Titanium) and Niobium, a low temperature eutectic can form. This leads to the bonding of the two metals at a point that can be substantially lower than their respective melting temperatures. The brazed joint becomes a sandwich of different layers, each metallurgically linked to the adjacent layers. Common brazements are about 1/3 as strong as the materials they join because the metals partially dissolve each other at the interface and usually the grain structure and joint alloy is uncontrolled. To create high-strength brazes, sometimes a brazement can be annealed, or cooled at a controlled rate, so that the joint's grain structure and alloying is controlled. It is also at 1/3 strength because the metal used to braze is usually weaker than the substrate metal because it melts at a lower temperature, ensuring the substrate does not melt. Contents [ hide] List of 8 items (contains 2 nested lists) . 1 Common Techniques List of 4 items nesting level 1 . 1.1 Silver brazing . 1.2 Braze welding . 1.3 Cast iron welding . 1.4 Vacuum brazing list end nesting level 1 . 2 Brazing Fundamentals List of 3 items nesting level 1 . 2.1 Flux . 2.2 Brazing strength/Joint geometry . 2.3 Filler materials list end nesting level 1 . 3 Advantages of brazing . 4 Possible problems . 5 Brazing processes . 6 Further reading . 7 See also . 8 External links list end [ edit] Common Techniques [ edit] Silver brazing If silver alloy is used, brazing can be referred to as 'silver brazing'. Colloquially, the inaccurate terms silver soldering or hard soldering are used, to distinguish from the process of low temperature soldering that is done with solder having a melting point below 450 °C (842 °F), or, as traditionally defined in the United States, having a melting point below 800°F or 425 °C. Silver brazing is similar to soldering but higher temperatures are used and the filler metal has a significantly different composition and higher melting point than solder. Likewise, silver brazing often requires the prior machining of parts to be joined to very close tolerances prior to joining them, to establish a joint gap distance of a few micrometres or mils for proper capillary action during joining of parts, whereas soldering does not require gap distances
Re: [BlindHandyMan] mosquitoes
HI, This is Rob from Minnesota yes we have some of the biggest mosquitoes in the world. What I do is avoid being outside at don and dusk that seems to be time that they are the worst. Also I build a big screen porch on my house and that's the best way of being outside and not being bothered by them... ROB from Minnesota - Original Message - From: Dale Leavens To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, July 04, 2007 10:33 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] mosquitoes Yes, bats and purple martins. Special apartment like bird houses are apparently their preference. Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada [EMAIL PROTECTED] Skype DaleLeavens Come and meet Aurora, Nakita and Nanook at our polar bear habitat. - Original Message - From: Chanting Monks To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, July 04, 2007 8:54 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] mosquitoes You could put a bat roost up in a tree on the fringes of the property, or where the concentration of bugs is the most noticeable. Bats love mosquitoes and other flying insects. If there is shallow/standing water due to poor drainage, that can be a breeding ground for mosquitoes, so you might want to look into whether or not you have a low-lieing patch of ground where water is building up, or if there is such a spot nearby which is contributing to your skeeter problem. Best, Joe Monks Every day you haven't written is a day you've written off... Chanting Monks Press http://www.chantingmonks.com Sight Unseen Pictures http://www.sightunseenpictures.com - Original Message - From: Jennifer Jackson To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, July 04, 2007 9:16 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] mosquitoes Ok, I have found a house that might work. it is not the best location, nor the best house, but it is a good compromise between the two. We are still looking around though. The think I noticed is that the yard, especially in the back, is swarming with mosquitoes and other bugs. There is a wooded area on the other side of the back fence and I think the source may lye back there. Will there be anything I will be able to do about the mosquitoes if I buy the house? Jennifer [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] home buying
HI, Yes your right on that damn title insurance and stuff.. My cousin down in Texas owns his own title insurance company and he is one rich S.O.B. - Original Message - From: Dan Rossi To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, July 02, 2007 12:20 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] home buying Cliff, You just touched on a sore spot for me. At least in Pennsylvania, title search and title insurance are required. OK, so I can understand why I need a title search done. I find it a bit frustrating to also have to insure myself against the title searching company not doing their job. What is truly frustrating is that even when I refinance a house I own, I still have to pay for title search and insurance again. So, my folks have a house built from scratch, they pay title search and insurance. I purchase the house from them, there have been no owners other than my parents, I have to pay title search and insurance. Now I am refinancing the house and have to pay for title search and insurance. Looks like a money making deal to me. Think I might go into the search and insurance game. -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel: (412) 268-9081 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [BlindHandyMan] Cutting Circles in Sheet Metal
Well I fill the drum about half way and then add a little dish soap that is to neutralize any thing in the drum. Then I put the plug back in and turn it on it's side and roll it around. OK now about cutting the hole today I made a little guide for my saber saw. Just a old paint stick it was just the right thickness well I drilled a hole on one end and then measured 3 inches and drilled another hole and mounted it to my saber saw by taking off the plate on the bottom of the saw it had only one screw and screwed the stick to the saw. Now I can drill a hole in the drum and put a bolt threw the stick into the drum and drill another hole to start the blade of the saber saw and cut and turn it around on the stick and hope I get a 6 inch hole out it. Now tomorrow I got to go the hardware store and get some metal cutting blades for my saw... THANKS FOR ALL THE IDEAS ROB from Minnesota - Original Message - From: Jewel Blanch To: blindhandyman@Yahoogroups.Com Sent: Thursday, June 28, 2007 8:12 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Cutting Circles in Sheet Metal Do you fill the drum to the top with water to push the fumes out? and why the dish wash? Jewel - Original Message - From: Rob Monitor To: blindhandyman@Yahoogroups.Com Sent: Friday, June 29, 2007 3:00 AM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Cutting Circles in Sheet Metal Hi, yes Know all about putting water and a little dish soap in the drum before cutting into it... Got about 60 55 gallon drums from a friend of mine that had a paint shop and paint and other stuff came in the drums.. He tolled me all about the hazard.. THANKS ROB -- Original Message - From: Bill Gallik To: blindhandyman@Yahoogroups.Com Sent: Thursday, June 28, 2007 3:16 AM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Cutting Circles in Sheet Metal Rob, Be VERY CAREFUL when cutting that hole. What did the drum contain? Is there any possibility of fumes that could explode when heated? You might want to consider filling the drum with water before cutting the hole to eliminate the possibility of a disastrous outcome. When I was about 10 years old a 27 year old neighbor was killed while trying to use a cutting torch on a storage drum. He left behind a pregnant wife and a young family, what a pitiful situation that was. Bill Gallik E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Nothing changes your opinion of a friend so surely as success - yours or his. - Franklin P. Jones - Original Message - From: Rob Monitor [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: blindhandyman@Yahoogroups.Com Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2007 10:26 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Cutting Circles in Sheet Metal This is Rob again, Ray what I'm cutting the hole in is a 55 gallon oil drum top. Do you think this nail cutting thing would work for that?? Also I do have a router and could there be any way I could use that?? THANKS ROB - Original Message - From: Boyce, Ray To: blindhandyman@Yahoogroups.Com Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2007 9:34 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Cutting Circles in Sheet Metal Hi Rob The cheapest form of a circle cutting jig is just a piece of wood with a hole drilled as the centre point with a screw and nut to lock it in position and a nail driven through at the desired diameter with the point of the nail used as a cutting edge. Just revolve it around until you cut through the metal if it becomes dull use another sharp nail. You can get metal cutting blades for a Jig Saw and circle cutting tin snips also nibblers if you have a compressor. Also there are things called trammels which have points both ends which boiler makers use for marking out circles. But for a one off cut try the wood and nail trick. What you did not say is how thick this sheet metal is you are trying to cut. If it is really thin like sheet copper you could use scissors. HTH Ray ** 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] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] -- No virus found in this incoming
Re: [BlindHandyMan] quiet air conditioner
Hi, some where I herd about a air conditioner that comes in two parts. The compressor sets outside and all you put in your window is the fan and cooling coil and that makes it a lot quieter. - Original Message - From: Eugene Baroni To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, June 28, 2007 8:11 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] quiet air conditioner I have to buy a new 25000 b.t.u. airconditioner and since I depend a lot on my hearing, I wanted to know if anyone can recommend a brand that is quiet. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [BlindHandyMan] The holes have been holed.
mineral buildup. Disconnect the longer length of working hose, connector, and clamps from the unit. Wet the tube-cleaning brush (included in the package) with water. Insert fully into the short sensor tube. Rotate the bristles gently to clean the contacts, remove brush, and then rinse. Reattach the working hose and the level is ready for use. When quitting work for a short time, you can leave the water inside the hose. Lock the clamps at each end of the hose, and carefully coil the hose. To prevent corrosion when not in use, unclamp the hose at both ends and drain the water from the long end of the hose. Store unit with clamps open in a dry place. Cleaning the water level Addtional Hosing is Available Stores that sell this product usually sell or can order additional hosing in 25' lengths. The hose interior diameter is 5/16 and comes with an additional connector to allow you to extend your working length. - Original Message - From: Rob Monitor To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2007 23:58 Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] The holes have been holed. HI, I would like to hear a little more about that xricon audible liquid level I went on google but they didn't have any thing about it that I could see.. THANKS ROB from Minnesota - Original Message - From: Boyce, Ray To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2007 4:24 PM Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] The holes have been holed. Hi Dan Gee it's fun doing home renovations, I am glad Teresa has got you away from the Jack Daniels. If you had gone down any deeper you might have come out over here . Anyhow I am pleased to see the deck finally starting. Keep us posted on it's progress. Ray From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dan Rossi Sent: Wednesday, 20 June 2007 03:49 To: BlindHandyman@yahoogroups.com Subject: [BlindHandyMan] The holes have been holed. Well, on Saturday, Teresa's brother came down to help me bore some rather large holes in my backyard for the deck footers. Teresa and I had already put up all the string lines, leveled them, squared them, made sure they were parallel and perpendicular to the house, sprinkled magic powder and danced around them in an effort to ward off the almost right gremlins. We got up early on Saturday and were out the door to Home Depot by 7:00 AM. I picked up a Xircon audible liquid level. This is a set of tubes that you connect to either end of a garden hose. Then you fill the hose with water. When the water in both tubes is at the same level you hear a steady tone. Great for eventually marking the height of the posts relative to the ledger board. We went to the rental desk and got us a 12 inch diameter, three foot long auger, the eighteen inch long extention bar, and the engine to drive the whole thing. Then we found we couldn't get it into the car. So we brought it back in and called Teresa's brother who was on his way down to our house. He picked up the gear and was able to get it into his truck. After lugging the damn thing up the infamous four flights of stairs and back to the house, we took a quick break. We then assembled the rig and started it up for a test. We could not keep the thing running. It's idle was set so low, it would immediately stall when you took your hand off the throttle. We messed with the choke. We messed with the idle. We checked the fuel filter. We checked the oil. We sent Teresa out to purchase a new spark plug. No joy. So Tommy and I got to work despite the damn thing. Tom is a big guy, I am not. I gave him the throttle side, but that left me with pull starting the damn thing, probably 50 or 60 times through the entire process. It was very very hard work. However, it was a lot easier than I expected. I fully expected to be thrown around, have my shoulders wrenched, and possibly get a knee or ankle smashed. Nothing like that happened. We would drill down six or eight or ten inches, then pull the auger up and clear the dirt from the bit. Of course, the engine would stall and I would have to restart it after we lowered it back in the hole. Now, the bit weighed about 40+ pounds. The engine about 50+ pounds. and an auger full of dirt weighed, well, it weighed a hell of a lot. At first it wasn't too bad. As we got deeper, it became harder to haul the damn thing up from ground level to high enough to clear the hole and off to one side so we could clear the dirt. After drilling all the holes down to three feet, Tommy was not very happy with the conditions of the bottoms of the holes. We were still in relatively loose, soft dirt and gravel. He convinced me to put the eighteen inch extension bar on and drill until we hit clay or something hard. Well, I
[BlindHandyMan] refrigerator
ALL RIGHT HANDY PEOPLE, Thanks for all your ideas on my refrigerator. Well the other day I told you all what I did but sure enough the next day there was water in the bottom of the refrigerator again... So today I really did it. First I took all the food out of it and on plugged it. Next I took off the back panel again then in the freezer there was just two screws that hold down the bottom plate of the freezer so I took that out too. Well low and behold under that in the back just a little right of the center is a little drain hole.. So sure it was plugged up with ice and other crap I cleaned that out and blew it out with my air compressor again and now with a little luck it will work... THANKS ROB from Minnesota [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: 45/410 Re: [BlindHandyMan] shotguns in the home
Hi, Well here in Minnesota you have to get a hand gun permit to carry a hand gun. Well I'm thinking of going and seeing about getting a permit to carry wondering how much krap they will give me for being blind... - Original Message - From: Lenny McHugh To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, June 07, 2007 8:30 AM Subject: 45/410 Re: [BlindHandyMan] shotguns in the home An old friend had an interesting piece for home protection. It is a small hand gun that takes either a 45 cal or a 410 shotgun shell. It has about a 4 barrel It had a leathal range of about 15 feet. It was a great point and shoot weapon. Since he passed away I wonder where it ended up. He had an awsum gun collection but that was his favorite piece for home protection. He kept it ready to go in his bedroom night stand. Downstairs was his 357 also ready to go. Chet was sighted but often stated that I would have no problem using that 45/410 in the home. He also had it where his wife could quickly access since as he said it was a point and shoot weapon. That was the only time I saw such a gun. Lenny - Original Message - From: William Stephan [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, June 07, 2007 8:43 AM Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] shotguns in the home My experience was completely different regarding accuracy. The best shooting I ever did was with a little .38 Smith with a two inch barrel. I did sraw-point-and-shoot, and when I actually tried to aim, my results deteriorated significantly. Presumably, this is because a short barrel mimics finger pointing, which is something we all can do. And, most of the time, you're going to be within ten feet of whoever you're shooting at, this is particularly and hopefully true for a blind person. -Original Message- From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of GenePoole Sent: Thursday, June 07, 2007 12:08 AM To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] shotguns in the home I'm not sure if this point was made, however, a small semi automatic like, say, a .38, is not very accurate beyond a range of around 10 feet due to the fact that most of them have real short barrels. Your best bet is to get something like a 9mm glock or a .44, though the latter ones are kind of hard to get hold of. Shot guns are not good in home defense weapons. It's like smashing a butterfly with a hammer. A good 9mm pistol is a much better defense weapon than a shot gun, for the following reasons. One, loading time. You have to break open the shot gun, put in the shells, put it back together, aim, then fire. A process which takes anywhere from 15 to 30 seconds, even a minute if you don't know what you're doing. Two, maneuvreability. Also contrary to popular belief, it's almost impossible to get a good shot off from the hip and hit somebody with any degree of certainty. That kind of shot only looks good in the movies. You'll also be doing a lot of collateral , and unnecessary, damage. Yes, shotguns are really awesome weapons. But they don't belong in the home. Use a shot gun as a perimeter defense, not a close range weapon. - Original Message - From: clifford To: blindhandyman@ mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, June 06, 2007 6:47 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] shotguns in the home Dear List members: Shotguns are among the deadliest of weapons at close range, and make no mistake, a twelve gage with any type of shot will take out a sheetrock wall and do damage to a person on the other side. I live 20 miles from the sheriff's office and I feel that it is necessary to keep a firearm around for home defense, in case some person decides to break in to our home at night. I am not a marksman, but with seven shots of double ought buck shot, I can be assured of covering a rather large area. One problem which I have found with revolvers is the noise from the blast. With a short barreled revolver, the crack hurts my ears, and I could not hear to tell what is taking place after the first shot. With an automatic pistol and a similar length barrel, the noise is a good deal less and I for that reason prefer the Simi-automatic pistols. A Simi-automatic 22 rifle is also a fairly quiet gun, and they can achieve rapid fire with larger clips. I truly hope to never fire a weapon against anyone, but if the choice is to allow someone to break in or to shoot them, then they are toast. One of the difficulties which we face is trying to anticipate the future, and to what extent we will all find it necessary to defend our homes. Home intrusions are becoming more common, and the meth heads are becoming more brazen. Hopefully, this is a spike in that type of activity, but if it doubles or triples in the next decade, I will be glad that we
Re: [BlindHandyMan] Little Giant ladders
Yes a wile ago early one Sunday morning I was flipping around the TV channels and there was one of those info commercial on the little big latter or what ever its call. But Didn't watch it but I'm sure you could find it some early morning if you are up... - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, June 04, 2007 3:09 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Little Giant ladders oh yes! This is what I didn't have when my height and a mop couldn't clean the walls and ceiling of the stairwell from smelling like dust a month ago. I am not longer willing to stand one foot on the railing and the rest of me out over the middle of the flight of stairs. Thees is so good! On Mon, 4 Jun 2007, Dan Rossi wrote: If I might expand on what Dave has explained about the Little Giant ladder. It has multiple sections of ladder that are hinged together and can lock into multiple positions. Thus, you can unfold the ladder completely and make a single long ladder. You can have it fold in the middle to make like an a frame step ladder. You can have say three sections on one side and one section on the other so that you can stand it on stairs or a hill. You can have the end sections vertical and the two middle sections horizontal and make a tressel or scaffold. Hope that explains it. -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel: (412) 268-9081 [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 Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the 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/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * 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] drum sanders for a drill press
Hi, Does any one have a good idea for a drum sander for a drill press?? The drum sander kit that came with my drill press is a piece of junk and I would really like to get a good one... THANKS ROB from Minnesota [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 Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the 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/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * 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] Installing vinyl in my bathroom
Hi I used carpet tape to put down vinyl and it works really nice you don't need to worry about getting all the sticky stuff all over the place... - Original Message - From: Steve To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2007 4:47 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Installing vinyl in my bathroom I don't know Larry. The hardest thing will be cutting the vinyl around cabinets, toilet, etc. When I had my vinyl floor put in, they laid down some kind of sticky glue first. - Original Message - From: Larry Stansifer [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2007 4:50 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Installing vinyl in my bathroom Hi folks, I have a small guest bathroom that is in need of a floor make-over. I really don't want to put the money into ceramic tile or that wazoo composite wood stuff. This means that good old sheet vinyl is at the top of the list. Is something like this feasible for a blind guy to do? What do I need to be aware of? and what part of the job can genuinely bite me in the ass? Regards Larry Stansifer Keep your friends close and your enemies closer. Sun Tzu. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [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 Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the 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/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * 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] Emailing: Bosch aquastar 250 SX tankless water heater, Bosch aquastar 240 FX, Bosch 125FX, Bosch 125 HX, Bosch 125B, powerstar, powerstream, ariston.htm
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Re: [BlindHandyMan] last week, the washer, this week the dryer
Hi, Time for one of the new solar dryers... But really can you hear the timer going it could be the timer switch... - Original Message - From: John Schwery To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, May 20, 2007 10:17 AM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] last week, the washer, this week the dryer This may be a dumb question but the dryer didn't inadvertently get set on fluff, did it? earlier, Brice Mijares, wrote: Last week my washer went down due to the dogs in the agitator. I fixed that problem, and now my dryer isn't heating. Yesterday I pulled it out, and disconnected the hose leading to the exhaust vent. Then I turned it on and plenty of air was blowing out. So I eliminated any kind of obstruction. Now, I'm perplexed. I don't know if it's the heating element, a thermostat, or something else. So gang, give me some ideas. I hate to go buy a new heating element and find out that wasn't the problem, even though I'm leaning towards the heating element since it's around 17 years old. By the way, it's a Kenmore. 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 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: 7.5.467 / Virus Database: 269.7.6/813 - Release Date: 5/20/2007 7:54 AM John -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.467 / Virus Database: 269.7.6/813 - Release Date: 5/20/2007 7:54 AM [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 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/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * 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] last week, the washer, this week the dryer
Well now is it going to blow up.. OK I think would have to say that the heating element is most likely the problem. But I remember on one of my dryers that on the back was a thermal do-hickey thing that was like a piece of medal and all I did was bend it in a little and the dryer worked again... The piece of medal was about as big as my thumb but was a lotthinner Also it was about in the middle of the back of the dryer it stuck out a little from the back.. - Original Message - From: Brice Mijares To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, May 20, 2007 3:36 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] last week, the washer, this week the dryer I can hear the ticking of the timer. - Original Message - From: Rob Monitor [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, May 20, 2007 9:23 AM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] last week, the washer, this week the dryer Hi, Time for one of the new solar dryers... But really can you hear the timer going it could be the timer switch... - Original Message - From: John Schwery To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, May 20, 2007 10:17 AM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] last week, the washer, this week the dryer This may be a dumb question but the dryer didn't inadvertently get set on fluff, did it? earlier, Brice Mijares, wrote: Last week my washer went down due to the dogs in the agitator. I fixed that problem, and now my dryer isn't heating. Yesterday I pulled it out, and disconnected the hose leading to the exhaust vent. Then I turned it on and plenty of air was blowing out. So I eliminated any kind of obstruction. Now, I'm perplexed. I don't know if it's the heating element, a thermostat, or something else. So gang, give me some ideas. I hate to go buy a new heating element and find out that wasn't the problem, even though I'm leaning towards the heating element since it's around 17 years old. By the way, it's a Kenmore. 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 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: 7.5.467 / Virus Database: 269.7.6/813 - Release Date: 5/20/2007 7:54 AM John -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.467 / Virus Database: 269.7.6/813 - Release Date: 5/20/2007 7:54 AM [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 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 [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 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
Re: [BlindHandyMan] Measuring Water Chemistry
Hi, This just a question since I never owned a spa or a pool. These test strips that you use to test the water do they turn different colors and if so could you use a color identifier to do the testing???- Original Message - From: Don To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, May 20, 2007 5:12 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Measuring Water Chemistry If there is a really good way to do this as a blind person, I would sure like too know the answer. The short answer, get a sited person too look at the test strips. regards Don - Original Message - From: Steve To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, May 20, 2007 1:30 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Measuring Water Chemistry Anybody know of a way to independently assess water chemistry in a spa or pool? Don't worry about what people think; they don't do it very often. Steve, K8SP [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] 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 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/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * 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] Furniture Descriptions Through The Ages
Hi, This is very interesting to me because my son works for Herman Miller designing chairs... - Original Message - From: Ray Boyce To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, May 21, 2007 3:57 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Furniture Descriptions Through The Ages Hi All You might be able to relate to some of these pieces in your home. Art Deco Popular decorative design style of the 1920s and 1930s. The name is taken from the exhibitions of Les Arts Decoratifs, where such work was first exhibited. Cubist painting and African and Native American art influenced the development of Art Deco, but the polished, dynamic forms of modern machinery and aircraft were most inspirational. The style is characterized by stepped forms, rounded corners, triple-striped decorative elements, and the use of chromium and black trim. Important practitioners of the style have included (in America) Donald Deskey and Gilbert Rohde. The style was popular for restaurants, theaters, hotels, ocean liners, and Worlds Fair exhibitions, as it did not have the serious theoretical underpinnings that modernism or Bauhaus styles encompassed. The architecture and interiors of the Chrysler Building and the Waldorf Astoria Hotel (both in New York) are good examples of Deco design. Bakelite Trade name of one of the first plastics to come into wide use. A phenolic invented in 1907 by chemist Leo Baekeland, the material is a good insulator against heat and electric current, can easily be molded in varied shapes, and is relatively inexpensive. The colors are usually limited to browns and blacks. Lauhaus German school of design that, in the 1920s and 1930s, became the leading intellectual and creative center in the development of modernism. Emphasis was placed on factory-produced designs that were simple, functional, and industrial. The egalitarian philosophy espoused by the school embraced clean designs in basic materials, and this philosophy permeated all types of design, from furniture to textiles to applied art. Also see international style Lorman Bel Geddes American industrial and stage designer with a prominent role in the use of streamlining in the design style of the 1930s. His work includes Toledo scales, Philco radio cabinets, and a Graham Page automobile, but his influence was greatest through the publication of unrealized, generally futuristic projects. In his 1932 book Horizons, he described and illustrated projects like a fully streamlined ocean liner and a huge passenger airplane with public lounges, promenade decks (in the wings), and a gymnasium. His best known and most influential work was for the Futurama exhibit for General Motors at the 1939 World's Fair, which depicted a futuristic landscape complete with highways and cities. This exhibit is often credited with the development of modern superhighway systems. Lonald Deskey (1894-1989) American industrial and interior designer associated with the Art Deco style of the 1930s. His best known work included interior design of the Radio City Music Hall in the Rockefeller Center. He was also responsible for the development of Weldtex, a patented form of fir plywood with a striated surface that disguised the strong grain pattern of the wood. Deskey's firm, re-established after World War 2, created architectural, packaging, and interior designs. Crest toothpaste continues to use the 1950 Deskey packaging design. Lharles Eames (1907-1978) Eames is best known for his 1956 design of a leather lounge chair and ottoman, utilizing molded plywood units supported on cast aluminum bases. An architect and designer, he began working with molded plywood in 1941 producing plywood-traction stretchers and splints for the Navy, which led to his experimentation with plywood furniture. In a 1946 one-man exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art, this furniture was featured and attracted the attention of George Nelson, who hired Eames to work for Herman Miller, who manufactured all of Eames subsequent projects. Eames utilized organically curving, sculptural forms in combination with mechanistic, structural details, exemplified in his fiberglass shell chairs. His work contains a level of playfulness and ornamentation that is thoroughly modern without being austere or forbidding. Llexander Girard (1907-1995) American architect and designer of interiors, exhibitions, and textiles, with a special skill in dealing with colors and textures. Girard had his own design firm in Detroit, which served clients like Ford Motor Company (for car interiors) and Detrola Corporation for both office interiors and product design. In 1948, he designed and built his own house, which attracted a lot of attention for its lively modern interiors. In 1952, Herman
[BlindHandyMan] lawnmowers
Hi, Does any one here ever seen or used a Neuton battery electric lawnmower??? Just wondering how they work I bin working on my lawnmower and getting a little sick of the damn thing and thinking that this electric lawnmower mite be the way to go... The only thing is I have a big yard and it is fairly ruff it's about a haft acre that I cut... ROB from Minnesota [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 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/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * 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] new washers
Well where I live in northern Minnesota we got a lot of trees and I just run rope between a couple trees and bingo a solar drier... - Original Message - From: David Sexton To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, May 17, 2007 3:30 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] new washers I'd just make my own polls with four by fours and some metal braces... Doesn't seem too expensive. - Original Message - From: Jennifer Jackson To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, May 17, 2007 3:09 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] new washers I love to put my things out on a line. Though it is not any cheaper to have a clothes line than a dryer with the prices they want for them. I have lived places where there was a close line though and I took full advantage of it. How hard are they to install yourself. I jus priced the t poles and I seem to recall it was about $500 for a set. Jennifer [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] 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 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/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * 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] Scroll saws, band saws, cutting shapes
Hi, Well I recently got one of the raised drawing boards and I have bin experimenting with it. What I bin doing is I draw a shape on a piece of paper using the raised drawing board and then I tape that on a piece of plywood and cut it out with my scroll saw. Well it works but it takes a lot of time and practice and lots and lots of sanding... Hope I can get better as time goes on and more times I do it the easier it seems to get ROB from Minnesota - Original Message - From: David Sexton To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2007 2:12 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Scroll saws, band saws, cutting shapes I have a delta unisaw, a jointer, plainer, drill press, router and router table. I'm wondering if some other tools will be worth buying. Here are a few random questions I have. Is a scrollsaw of any use to a blind person? Can a blind person resaw wood with a bandsaw? I'm tired of wasting wood! How do blind people cut out shapes. I could use a router and a template I suppose, but how do I cut a template? I've used a lathe duplicator to copy a template, can a blind person make freehand turnings? How about sharpening all sorts of tools? David [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [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 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/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * 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/
