Re: [BlindHandyMan] My aching shoulders.
Dale I agree with you that the cans of spray foam insulation are great stuff. One short coming I have experienced is if left exposed to the sun and weather It deteriorates over time. If not in direct sun light or painted it seems to stand up much better. Art - Original Message - From: "Dale Leavens" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Wednesday, August 02, 2006 10:35 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] My aching shoulders. > I recommend a can of that spray foam insulation. Fills in the gaps well, > insect resistant, insulates and although a little messy at the outset, can > be shaved off flush with an old bread knife. > > Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Skype DaleLeavens > Come and meet Aurora, Nakita and Nanook at our polar bear habitat. > > > - Original Message - > From: "Dan Rossi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: > Sent: Wednesday, August 02, 2006 12:34 PM > Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] My aching shoulders. > > > > Well, the saga of the aching shoulders is nearly at an end. > > > > I called Home Depot to see how much a 5 inch core bit would cost. They > > said twenty bucks. Not bad. And forty bucks to rent the drill. WO! I > > don't need the drill I have one. No, this isn't a regular hammer drill > > they said. This has a special SDS chuck. I said, I know, I have a bosh > > demolition drill with an SDS chuck. Sorry, we can't rent the bit without > > the drill. I said, go blow. > > > > I called a couple of other tool rental places which all seemed to be > > closed except for one which would rent me the bit for 75 bucks. I decided > > to go it on my own. Sure, a stupid plan but no one said I was very > > intelligent. > > > > Working for a couple of hours on each of two days, I finally managed to > > smash a hole in the foundation wall. I used, at various times, my hammer > > drill, the demolition drill, and my trusty three pound sledge and assorted > > chisels. > > > > the hole isn't all that round, but there is a whole in the damn foundation > > wall. > > > > I HATE!! plumbing. That is HATE!!! in all caps and three exclamation > > points. I decided to put a new flexible gas line on the dryer since I was > > doing the new vent anyway. It took three trips to the friggin store > > before I got all of the right fittings to connect the damn hose up. > > Apparently, there are a couple of standards in play and I accidentally > > attempted to switch between the two. Lord have mercy on your soul when > > attempting such a thing. > > > > I managed to mortar two bricks into the place where the original dryer > > vent had been. I have a sneaking suspicion that you could probably tell > > which ones were replaced. Tonight I will attempt to patch up the hole for > > the new dryer vent to seal it up nice and tight. Of course, I am pretty > > sure this will require another trip to the hardware store as the five foot > > flex hose that Teresa picked up is about three inches short for my > > purposes. I will make a valiant attempt to get it to stretch those extra > > inches first. > > > > This weekend is going to be spent digging the footers for the posts. I > > think the temperatures are supposed to go back down below the mid 90s. I > > hope. > > > > Later. > > > > -- > > Blue skies. > > Dan Rossi > > Carnegie Mellon University. > > E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Tel: (412) 268-9081 > > > > > > To listen to the show archives go to link > > http://acbradio.org/handyman.html > > or > > ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ > > > > The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. > > http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday > > > > The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. > > http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml > > > > Visit The New Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From > > Various List Members At The Following Address: > > http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ > > Visit the new archives page at the following address > > http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ > > For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man > > list just send a blank message to: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > No virus found in this incoming message. > > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > > Version: 7
Re: [BlindHandyMan] My aching shoulders.
I think we will need to tell the listeners to the show, you finely got thru the wall. I would imagine some of them have wondered about that. Good job, Phil. - Original Message - From: "Dan Rossi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Wednesday, August 02, 2006 1:34 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] My aching shoulders. > Well, the saga of the aching shoulders is nearly at an end. > > I called Home Depot to see how much a 5 inch core bit would cost. They > said twenty bucks. Not bad. And forty bucks to rent the drill. WO! I > don't need the drill I have one. No, this isn't a regular hammer drill > they said. This has a special SDS chuck. I said, I know, I have a bosh > demolition drill with an SDS chuck. Sorry, we can't rent the bit without > the drill. I said, go blow. > > I called a couple of other tool rental places which all seemed to be > closed except for one which would rent me the bit for 75 bucks. I decided > to go it on my own. Sure, a stupid plan but no one said I was very > intelligent. > > Working for a couple of hours on each of two days, I finally managed to > smash a hole in the foundation wall. I used, at various times, my hammer > drill, the demolition drill, and my trusty three pound sledge and assorted > chisels. > > the hole isn't all that round, but there is a whole in the damn foundation > wall. > > I HATE!! plumbing. That is HATE!!! in all caps and three exclamation > points. I decided to put a new flexible gas line on the dryer since I was > doing the new vent anyway. It took three trips to the friggin store > before I got all of the right fittings to connect the damn hose up. > Apparently, there are a couple of standards in play and I accidentally > attempted to switch between the two. Lord have mercy on your soul when > attempting such a thing. > > I managed to mortar two bricks into the place where the original dryer > vent had been. I have a sneaking suspicion that you could probably tell > which ones were replaced. Tonight I will attempt to patch up the hole for > the new dryer vent to seal it up nice and tight. Of course, I am pretty > sure this will require another trip to the hardware store as the five foot > flex hose that Teresa picked up is about three inches short for my > purposes. I will make a valiant attempt to get it to stretch those extra > inches first. > > This weekend is going to be spent digging the footers for the posts. I > think the temperatures are supposed to go back down below the mid 90s. I > hope. > > Later. > > -- > Blue skies. > Dan Rossi > Carnegie Mellon University. > E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Tel: (412) 268-9081 > > > To listen to the show archives go to link > http://acbradio.org/handyman.html > or > ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ > > The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. > http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday > > The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. > http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml > > Visit The New Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From > Various List Members At The Following Address: > http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ > Visit the new archives page at the following address > http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ > For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man > list just send a blank message to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The New Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following Address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: [BlindHandyMan] My aching shoulders.
I recommend a can of that spray foam insulation. Fills in the gaps well, insect resistant, insulates and although a little messy at the outset, can be shaved off flush with an old bread knife. Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada [EMAIL PROTECTED] Skype DaleLeavens Come and meet Aurora, Nakita and Nanook at our polar bear habitat. - Original Message - From: "Dan Rossi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Wednesday, August 02, 2006 12:34 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] My aching shoulders. > Well, the saga of the aching shoulders is nearly at an end. > > I called Home Depot to see how much a 5 inch core bit would cost. They > said twenty bucks. Not bad. And forty bucks to rent the drill. WO! I > don't need the drill I have one. No, this isn't a regular hammer drill > they said. This has a special SDS chuck. I said, I know, I have a bosh > demolition drill with an SDS chuck. Sorry, we can't rent the bit without > the drill. I said, go blow. > > I called a couple of other tool rental places which all seemed to be > closed except for one which would rent me the bit for 75 bucks. I decided > to go it on my own. Sure, a stupid plan but no one said I was very > intelligent. > > Working for a couple of hours on each of two days, I finally managed to > smash a hole in the foundation wall. I used, at various times, my hammer > drill, the demolition drill, and my trusty three pound sledge and assorted > chisels. > > the hole isn't all that round, but there is a whole in the damn foundation > wall. > > I HATE!! plumbing. That is HATE!!! in all caps and three exclamation > points. I decided to put a new flexible gas line on the dryer since I was > doing the new vent anyway. It took three trips to the friggin store > before I got all of the right fittings to connect the damn hose up. > Apparently, there are a couple of standards in play and I accidentally > attempted to switch between the two. Lord have mercy on your soul when > attempting such a thing. > > I managed to mortar two bricks into the place where the original dryer > vent had been. I have a sneaking suspicion that you could probably tell > which ones were replaced. Tonight I will attempt to patch up the hole for > the new dryer vent to seal it up nice and tight. Of course, I am pretty > sure this will require another trip to the hardware store as the five foot > flex hose that Teresa picked up is about three inches short for my > purposes. I will make a valiant attempt to get it to stretch those extra > inches first. > > This weekend is going to be spent digging the footers for the posts. I > think the temperatures are supposed to go back down below the mid 90s. I > hope. > > Later. > > -- > Blue skies. > Dan Rossi > Carnegie Mellon University. > E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Tel: (412) 268-9081 > > > To listen to the show archives go to link > http://acbradio.org/handyman.html > or > ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ > > The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. > http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday > > The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. > http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml > > Visit The New Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From > Various List Members At The Following Address: > http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ > Visit the new archives page at the following address > http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ > For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man > list just send a blank message to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.10.5/405 - Release Date: 1/08/2006 > > To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The New Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following Address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: [BlindHandyMan] My aching shoulders.
Oh dear! Don't try to stretch the hose. Been there, done that and bought the teashirt, grin... Betsy At 08:34 AM 8/2/2006, you wrote: >Well, the saga of the aching shoulders is nearly at an end. > >I called Home Depot to see how much a 5 inch core bit would cost. They >said twenty bucks. Not bad. And forty bucks to rent the drill. WO! I >don't need the drill I have one. No, this isn't a regular hammer drill >they said. This has a special SDS chuck. I said, I know, I have a bosh >demolition drill with an SDS chuck. Sorry, we can't rent the bit without >the drill. I said, go blow. > >I called a couple of other tool rental places which all seemed to be >closed except for one which would rent me the bit for 75 bucks. I decided >to go it on my own. Sure, a stupid plan but no one said I was very >intelligent. > >Working for a couple of hours on each of two days, I finally managed to >smash a hole in the foundation wall. I used, at various times, my hammer >drill, the demolition drill, and my trusty three pound sledge and assorted >chisels. > >the hole isn't all that round, but there is a whole in the damn foundation >wall. > >I HATE!! plumbing. That is HATE!!! in all caps and three exclamation >points. I decided to put a new flexible gas line on the dryer since I was >doing the new vent anyway. It took three trips to the friggin store >before I got all of the right fittings to connect the damn hose up. >Apparently, there are a couple of standards in play and I accidentally >attempted to switch between the two. Lord have mercy on your soul when >attempting such a thing. > >I managed to mortar two bricks into the place where the original dryer >vent had been. I have a sneaking suspicion that you could probably tell >which ones were replaced. Tonight I will attempt to patch up the hole for >the new dryer vent to seal it up nice and tight. Of course, I am pretty >sure this will require another trip to the hardware store as the five foot >flex hose that Teresa picked up is about three inches short for my >purposes. I will make a valiant attempt to get it to stretch those extra >inches first. > >This weekend is going to be spent digging the footers for the posts. I >think the temperatures are supposed to go back down below the mid 90s. I >hope. > >Later. > >-- >Blue skies. >Dan Rossi >Carnegie Mellon University. >E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Tel:(412) 268-9081 > > >To listen to the show archives go to link > http://acbradio.org/handyman.html >or >ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ > >The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. >http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday > >The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. >http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml > >Visit The New Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions > From Various List Members At The Following Address: >http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ >Visit the new archives page at the following address >http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ >For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy >Man list just send a blank message to: >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The New Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following Address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
RE: [BlindHandyMan] My aching shoulders.
Dan, My friend, I am so glad you posted this article. (LOL) I am dealing with a deck which I contracted with someone to construct for me. Upon what he had accomplished and the methods which he used we did come to a meeting of the minds. I am thinking on how to save what work has been done already. While the thing he did is not suitable to safely support a 30x8 roof it will be alright and the roof can steady it a bit. Now, I have to be the barer of bad news - but - don't try to stretch that dryer hose, it just will not work out. (LOL) Have lots of fun on your project and I will think of you as I crawl under the new deck to put in the supports which should have been applied when the decking was off... (LOL - frownie face) Cy, the unhappy Ancient Okie... -Original Message- From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dan Rossi Sent: Wednesday, August 02, 2006 1:34 PM To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] My aching shoulders. Well, the saga of the aching shoulders is nearly at an end. I called Home Depot to see how much a 5 inch core bit would cost. They said twenty bucks. Not bad. And forty bucks to rent the drill. WO! I don't need the drill I have one. No, this isn't a regular hammer drill they said. This has a special SDS chuck. I said, I know, I have a bosh demolition drill with an SDS chuck. Sorry, we can't rent the bit without the drill. I said, go blow. I called a couple of other tool rental places which all seemed to be closed except for one which would rent me the bit for 75 bucks. I decided to go it on my own. Sure, a stupid plan but no one said I was very intelligent. Working for a couple of hours on each of two days, I finally managed to smash a hole in the foundation wall. I used, at various times, my hammer drill, the demolition drill, and my trusty three pound sledge and assorted chisels. the hole isn't all that round, but there is a whole in the damn foundation wall. I HATE!! plumbing. That is HATE!!! in all caps and three exclamation points. I decided to put a new flexible gas line on the dryer since I was doing the new vent anyway. It took three trips to the friggin store before I got all of the right fittings to connect the damn hose up. Apparently, there are a couple of standards in play and I accidentally attempted to switch between the two. Lord have mercy on your soul when attempting such a thing. I managed to mortar two bricks into the place where the original dryer vent had been. I have a sneaking suspicion that you could probably tell which ones were replaced. Tonight I will attempt to patch up the hole for the new dryer vent to seal it up nice and tight. Of course, I am pretty sure this will require another trip to the hardware store as the five foot flex hose that Teresa picked up is about three inches short for my purposes. I will make a valiant attempt to get it to stretch those extra inches first. This weekend is going to be spent digging the footers for the posts. I think the temperatures are supposed to go back down below the mid 90s. I hope. Later. -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel:(412) 268-9081 To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The New Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following Address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.10.5/403 - Release Date: 7/28/2006 To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The New Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following Address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go
Re: [BlindHandyMan] My aching shoulders.
Well, the saga of the aching shoulders is nearly at an end. I called Home Depot to see how much a 5 inch core bit would cost. They said twenty bucks. Not bad. And forty bucks to rent the drill. WO! I don't need the drill I have one. No, this isn't a regular hammer drill they said. This has a special SDS chuck. I said, I know, I have a bosh demolition drill with an SDS chuck. Sorry, we can't rent the bit without the drill. I said, go blow. I called a couple of other tool rental places which all seemed to be closed except for one which would rent me the bit for 75 bucks. I decided to go it on my own. Sure, a stupid plan but no one said I was very intelligent. Working for a couple of hours on each of two days, I finally managed to smash a hole in the foundation wall. I used, at various times, my hammer drill, the demolition drill, and my trusty three pound sledge and assorted chisels. the hole isn't all that round, but there is a whole in the damn foundation wall. I HATE!! plumbing. That is HATE!!! in all caps and three exclamation points. I decided to put a new flexible gas line on the dryer since I was doing the new vent anyway. It took three trips to the friggin store before I got all of the right fittings to connect the damn hose up. Apparently, there are a couple of standards in play and I accidentally attempted to switch between the two. Lord have mercy on your soul when attempting such a thing. I managed to mortar two bricks into the place where the original dryer vent had been. I have a sneaking suspicion that you could probably tell which ones were replaced. Tonight I will attempt to patch up the hole for the new dryer vent to seal it up nice and tight. Of course, I am pretty sure this will require another trip to the hardware store as the five foot flex hose that Teresa picked up is about three inches short for my purposes. I will make a valiant attempt to get it to stretch those extra inches first. This weekend is going to be spent digging the footers for the posts. I think the temperatures are supposed to go back down below the mid 90s. I hope. Later. -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel:(412) 268-9081 To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The New Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following Address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: [BlindHandyMan] My aching shoulders.
Dale, the thing about jackhammers, pneumatic ones anyway, is that the lighter the hammer, the harder the kick. When I was in the equipment leasing/rental business we rented carbide core bits, but if there's any steel in the wall it'll ruin the bit, and they're not cheap. Bill Stephan Kansas City, MO (816)803-2469 William Stephan -Original Message- From: "Dale Leavens"<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: 8/1/06 1:26:41 AM To: "blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com" Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] My aching shoulders. I tried to answer this a couple of weeks ago but for some reason i could not send messages from my account at a remote location. I'll have to get on to my service provider to find out why, in the mean time I couldn't write to them either. Someone has already suggested suspending the demolission drill from ropes or a sling from overhead which can work well but I am wondering why you are not boring the hole from the outside? Much less dust and debris in the house. There is a bit of a trick to punching through with one of those. They work best with a bit of a diagonal approach. You batter a bit away then chip out the edges then a little more at the bottom and then again the edges and so on.My observation of street crews is that it seems to work best to have a big jiggling belly leaning over one of those machines. I had a small one here a few years ago to punch a hole 40 inches wide through a poured wall to create a doorway through from my old basement into the new one. This was a little easier in some ways because I was able to chip down from the top in parallel lines. I thought I would then be able to just bust out the middle with my 10 pound sledge but the wall was full of steel, old bed frames and pipe and within that width I removed 48 old horse shoes all intertwined. I kept having to stop and saw through these bits of steel where they passed through the cut I was making. It took me all of three days to knock out the doorway in rough before taking the electric chisel back to the rental agency, I trued it up a bunch with a hand chisel and four lb. mallet after that. There were a number of stones too, from about golf ball to baseball size which, once marked adequately broke off pretty well. It was the damn steel though, I had hoped I would be able to break out fairly big chunks and wrestle them out but big chunks became way too large to handle held together by all that steel. A four inch core bit would be the best way to go but I am guessing event the rent on that would be very high. Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada [EMAIL PROTECTED] Skype DaleLeavens Come and meet Aurora, Nakita and Nanook at our polar bear habitat. - Original Message - From: "Dan Rossi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Monday, July 24, 2006 9:17 AM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] My aching shoulders. > As part of the great deck plan, I have to move the exhaust vent for my > dryer. It currently goes up over the sill plate and through the > band-board and bricks just at the top of the foundation wall. However, > since the ledger board for the deck will completely cover that area, I > need to move the dryer vent lower down, through the foundation wall. > > The wall is supposedly, three core block with a molded stone face on the > outside. > > First, I pulled out the current dryer vent, chiseled out the pieces of > brick, cleaned out the old mortar, and found two whole matching bricks to > seal the hole up. I didn't have mortar on hand so just plugged the hole > up for now. since I've never done any brick work before, I've managed to > procrastinate finishing that part of the job for now. > > Then I went into the basement and chucked up a half inch masonry bit into > my hammer drill. I marked out the 4.25 inch circle in the middle of > one of the blocks and started drilling a hole at the 12:00 position. > After the three plus inches of drill bit didn't hit a void, I broke out > the shiny new ten inch bit I purchased. After a half our of on and off > drilling, to let the bit cool down here and there, I had plunged that > sucker right up to the chuck and had still not punched through. > > I put the shorter bit back in and drilled holes at the 9:00 and 3:00 > positions and still no void in the block. I resigned myself to break out > the chisels and hammer. Since I didn't have chisels or a small sledge, it > was out to Lowes for us. Some large quantity of money later I was the > proud owner of a rather hefty bag of mortar, a couple of trowels, a > striking tool for the tricky mortar joints, two rather large and heavy > chisels, and a three pound, short-handeled mallet. > > After disconnecting the dryer gas line so I could move it out of the way, > I started in on the wall with sledge and chisel. A cou
Re: [BlindHandyMan] My aching shoulders.
I tried to answer this a couple of weeks ago but for some reason i could not send messages from my account at a remote location. I'll have to get on to my service provider to find out why, in the mean time I couldn't write to them either. Someone has already suggested suspending the demolission drill from ropes or a sling from overhead which can work well but I am wondering why you are not boring the hole from the outside? Much less dust and debris in the house. There is a bit of a trick to punching through with one of those. They work best with a bit of a diagonal approach. You batter a bit away then chip out the edges then a little more at the bottom and then again the edges and so on.My observation of street crews is that it seems to work best to have a big jiggling belly leaning over one of those machines. I had a small one here a few years ago to punch a hole 40 inches wide through a poured wall to create a doorway through from my old basement into the new one. This was a little easier in some ways because I was able to chip down from the top in parallel lines. I thought I would then be able to just bust out the middle with my 10 pound sledge but the wall was full of steel, old bed frames and pipe and within that width I removed 48 old horse shoes all intertwined. I kept having to stop and saw through these bits of steel where they passed through the cut I was making. It took me all of three days to knock out the doorway in rough before taking the electric chisel back to the rental agency, I trued it up a bunch with a hand chisel and four lb. mallet after that. There were a number of stones too, from about golf ball to baseball size which, once marked adequately broke off pretty well. It was the damn steel though, I had hoped I would be able to break out fairly big chunks and wrestle them out but big chunks became way too large to handle held together by all that steel. A four inch core bit would be the best way to go but I am guessing event the rent on that would be very high. Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada [EMAIL PROTECTED] Skype DaleLeavens Come and meet Aurora, Nakita and Nanook at our polar bear habitat. - Original Message - From: "Dan Rossi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Monday, July 24, 2006 9:17 AM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] My aching shoulders. > As part of the great deck plan, I have to move the exhaust vent for my > dryer. It currently goes up over the sill plate and through the > band-board and bricks just at the top of the foundation wall. However, > since the ledger board for the deck will completely cover that area, I > need to move the dryer vent lower down, through the foundation wall. > > The wall is supposedly, three core block with a molded stone face on the > outside. > > First, I pulled out the current dryer vent, chiseled out the pieces of > brick, cleaned out the old mortar, and found two whole matching bricks to > seal the hole up. I didn't have mortar on hand so just plugged the hole > up for now. since I've never done any brick work before, I've managed to > procrastinate finishing that part of the job for now. > > Then I went into the basement and chucked up a half inch masonry bit into > my hammer drill. I marked out the 4.25 inch circle in the middle of > one of the blocks and started drilling a hole at the 12:00 position. > After the three plus inches of drill bit didn't hit a void, I broke out > the shiny new ten inch bit I purchased. After a half our of on and off > drilling, to let the bit cool down here and there, I had plunged that > sucker right up to the chuck and had still not punched through. > > I put the shorter bit back in and drilled holes at the 9:00 and 3:00 > positions and still no void in the block. I resigned myself to break out > the chisels and hammer. Since I didn't have chisels or a small sledge, it > was out to Lowes for us. Some large quantity of money later I was the > proud owner of a rather hefty bag of mortar, a couple of trowels, a > striking tool for the tricky mortar joints, two rather large and heavy > chisels, and a three pound, short-handeled mallet. > > After disconnecting the dryer gas line so I could move it out of the way, > I started in on the wall with sledge and chisel. A couple of hours later, > and about an inch into the wall I decided this was not going to work. I > have now borrowed a rather impressive looking demolition drill from my > future brother-in-law. The damn box nearly pulled my arm out of the > socket when I went to pick it up. Hell, the chisels and 12 inch long, one > inch diameter bit he had in the case weigh almost as much as my little > hammer drill. > > Later this week I may go out to Lowes and see if I can rent a core bit and > just plow through the wall in one fell
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Jewel, Nope, I'm not convinced about any sledges at all, but am firmly convinced that I'll plan to treat you very nicely should we ever meet. Tom Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~--> Something is new at Yahoo! Groups. Check out the enhanced email design. http://us.click.yahoo.com/TktRrD/gOaOAA/yQLSAA/86xolB/TM ~-> To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The New Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following Address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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Dan, You know, this sure sounds like something I would stumble into. It has all of the signs of a complete nightmare! It reminds me of the Christmas Eve we put together a wee little stroller for my daughter's dolls. The box claimed "simple household tools". Well, I suppose if you had a tap and dye set, a drill press, a bending brake and other such thing just hanging around then, yup, only simple household tools were required. It was one of those things which nothing lined up on. I really did have to break out the old tap and dye set to make everything work as it was supposed to. That was well over 20 years ago and we still recall that night vividly. (ROFL - with tears in eyes) It is sure good that this happened on a holiday as we did happen to have some appropriate libations available... Cy, the Ancient Okie... -Original Message- From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Robert Riddle Sent: Tuesday, July 25, 2006 12:00 PM To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] My aching shoulders. Or just turn a pack of rats loose. They'll chew through it in record time. Hee hee. - Original Message - From: "David Ferrin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Tuesday, July 25, 2006 9:43 AM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] My aching shoulders. > Now that I know there is a gas line over head then I suggest you use > dynamite. You can smooth out the ruff parts after the blast. > David Ferrin > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > - Original Message - > From: Dan Rossi > To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com > Sent: Tuesday, July 25, 2006 11:04 AM > Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] My aching shoulders. > > > Jewel wrote: > >> Dan: my man! I can swing a nine pound sledge hammer with one hand >> while holding the Waratah (steel fence post) with the other. >> Now, doesn't that convince your male ego that a 12 pounder would be >> child's play? >> > Jewel, are you flirting with me? *GRIN* > > Please, you are shattering my all too brittle ego. *GRIN* I will make > one pathetic attempt to salvage my dignity though. I could probably swing > a heavier sledge if I were driving something down into the ground, like a > fence post. However, swinging the sledge at head height against a wall, > while trying not to hit the gas line over head, or my hand, and trying to > hold a chisel in place and keep it from slipping off and plunging it into > my chest with each hammer blow, has been a challenge. *GRIN* > > -- > 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 New Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From > Various List Members At The Following Address: > http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ > Visit the new archives page at the following address > http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ > For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man > list just send a blank message to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The New Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following Address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.10.4/396 - Release Date: 7/24/2006 Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~--> Check out the new improvements in Yahoo! Groups email. http://us.click.yahoo.com/7EuRwD/fOaOAA/yQLSAA/86xolB/TM ~-> To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.ht
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Or just turn a pack of rats loose. They'll chew through it in record time. Hee hee. - Original Message - From: "David Ferrin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Tuesday, July 25, 2006 9:43 AM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] My aching shoulders. > Now that I know there is a gas line over head then I suggest you use > dynamite. You can smooth out the ruff parts after the blast. > David Ferrin > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > - Original Message - > From: Dan Rossi > To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com > Sent: Tuesday, July 25, 2006 11:04 AM > Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] My aching shoulders. > > > Jewel wrote: > >> Dan: my man! I can swing a nine pound sledge hammer with one hand >> while holding the Waratah (steel fence post) with the other. >> Now, doesn't that convince your male ego that a 12 pounder would be >> child's play? >> > Jewel, are you flirting with me? *GRIN* > > Please, you are shattering my all too brittle ego. *GRIN* I will make > one pathetic attempt to salvage my dignity though. I could probably swing > a heavier sledge if I were driving something down into the ground, like a > fence post. However, swinging the sledge at head height against a wall, > while trying not to hit the gas line over head, or my hand, and trying to > hold a chisel in place and keep it from slipping off and plunging it into > my chest with each hammer blow, has been a challenge. *GRIN* > > -- > 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 New Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From > Various List Members At The Following Address: > http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ > Visit the new archives page at the following address > http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ > For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man > list just send a blank message to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~--> See what's inside the new Yahoo! Groups email. http://us.click.yahoo.com/3EuRwD/bOaOAA/yQLSAA/86xolB/TM ~-> To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The New Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following Address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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Now that I know there is a gas line over head then I suggest you use dynamite. You can smooth out the ruff parts after the blast. David Ferrin [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: Dan Rossi To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, July 25, 2006 11:04 AM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] My aching shoulders. Jewel wrote: > Dan: my man! I can swing a nine pound sledge hammer with one hand > while holding the Waratah (steel fence post) with the other. > Now, doesn't that convince your male ego that a 12 pounder would be > child's play? > Jewel, are you flirting with me? *GRIN* Please, you are shattering my all too brittle ego. *GRIN* I will make one pathetic attempt to salvage my dignity though. I could probably swing a heavier sledge if I were driving something down into the ground, like a fence post. However, swinging the sledge at head height against a wall, while trying not to hit the gas line over head, or my hand, and trying to hold a chisel in place and keep it from slipping off and plunging it into my chest with each hammer blow, has been a challenge. *GRIN* -- 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 New Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following Address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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Jewel wrote: > Dan: my man! I can swing a nine pound sledge hammer with one hand > while holding the Waratah (steel fence post) with the other. > Now, doesn't that convince your male ego that a 12 pounder would be > child's play? > Jewel, are you flirting with me? *GRIN* Please, you are shattering my all too brittle ego. *GRIN* I will make one pathetic attempt to salvage my dignity though. I could probably swing a heavier sledge if I were driving something down into the ground, like a fence post. However, swinging the sledge at head height against a wall, while trying not to hit the gas line over head, or my hand, and trying to hold a chisel in place and keep it from slipping off and plunging it into my chest with each hammer blow, has been a challenge. *GRIN* -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel:(412) 268-9081 To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The New Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following Address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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Dan: my man! I can swing a nine pound sledge hammer with one hand while holding the Waratah (steel fence post) with the other. Now, doesn't that convince your male ego that a 12 pounder would be child's play? Jewel- From: "brice mijares" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Tuesday, July 25, 2006 5:30 AM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] My aching shoulders. Dan, I don't blame you, I haven't swung a 12 pound sledge in 21 years and don't think I could last 10 minutes either. But you do accomplish allot more with less swings. And with a short handle it don't really feel all that heavy. Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~--> See what's inside the new Yahoo! Groups email. http://us.click.yahoo.com/3EuRwD/bOaOAA/yQLSAA/86xolB/TM ~-> To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The New Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following Address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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Dan It may have been worth it to find a company that does controlled demolition and had them just blow a whole in the wall for you. I say this a bit tung in cheek Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~--> Check out the new improvements in Yahoo! Groups email. http://us.click.yahoo.com/6pRQfA/fOaOAA/yQLSAA/86xolB/TM ~-> To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The New Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following Address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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Boop jeered: > Come on Dan, be a man!! Build up those > muscles!! You don't want to be considered a wimp, > do ya? > Wimp? Sure, why not? If it gets me out of smashing my hand with a twelve pound sledge. *GRIN*. Guess I'll have to start skydiving with a dress on. -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel:(412) 268-9081 Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~--> Something is new at Yahoo! Groups. Check out the enhanced email design. http://us.click.yahoo.com/SISQkA/gOaOAA/yQLSAA/86xolB/TM ~-> To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The New Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following Address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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Hey Bill, As far as smashing my knuckles goes, that was more for humor than reality. The chisels I purchased have these really nice handles on them. the handle runs down the shaft of the chisel about six inches, and there is a disc about three inches in diameter at the back end of the chisel. Your hand is actually quite nicely protected. the shaft of the chisel passes through the disc so you do get a rather satisfying clang when you are hitting the mark. You ain't kidding either, about working on a vertical wall, that is. The hole is about head height so that hammer gets pretty heavy pretty quickly. I like the idea of rigging up a sling for the demolition hammer. I'll give that some thought. thanks. -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel:(412) 268-9081 Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~--> See what's inside the new Yahoo! Groups email. http://us.click.yahoo.com/2pRQfA/bOaOAA/yQLSAA/86xolB/TM ~-> To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The New Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following Address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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Dan, I used to use a 16-pound hammer to split cord wood when I was a kid. The really hard part is that you have to swing with one hand. I used splitting wedges with rods screwed into the side of the wedge so I could tell where to swing by holding the rod. I doubt I could swing one of those against a verticle wall very effectively. I think you could fairly easily attach something to your chizel to give you the right orientation, and also to keep you from the possibility of smashing your hand if you miss with a swing. Bill Stephan Kansas City, MO (816)803-2469 William Stephan -Original Message- From: "Dan Rossi"<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: 7/24/06 12:16:11 PM To: "blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com" Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] My aching shoulders. A twelve pound sledge? WOW! I could do some serious damage to my knuckles with that! My arm might also fall off after using it for ten minutes. I'm built for speed not power. *GRIN* I can walk up hill with a fifty pound pack on my back for hours, But I don't think I'd last all that long swinging a twelve pound hammer. SHEESH! wouldn't want to meet up with you in a dark ally. *GRIN* Later. -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel:(412) 268-9081 To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The New Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following Address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~--> Yahoo! Groups gets a make over. See the new email design. http://us.click.yahoo.com/XISQkA/lOaOAA/yQLSAA/86xolB/TM ~-> To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The New Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following Address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: [BlindHandyMan] My aching shoulders.
Dan, can you rig a sling off your rafters to set the demo hammer in? Maybe a slin a pulley and a cable strung between two points? Bill Stephan Kansas City, MO (816)803-2469 William Stephan -Original Message- From: "Dan Rossi"<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: 7/24/06 12:22:38 PM To: "blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com" Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] My aching shoulders. Dave, Yeah, the demolition hammer is an electric jack hammer. It looks pretty nasty. I'm just hoping I can control the damn thing and don't end up with a 20 inch hole in the basement wall, a broken water pipe, a dislocated shoulder, and having to explain to Teresa's brother why his demolition hammer is berried two feet down into my yard, or my leg. -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel:(412) 268-9081 To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The New Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following Address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~--> Yahoo! Groups gets a make over. See the new email design. http://us.click.yahoo.com/XISQkA/lOaOAA/yQLSAA/86xolB/TM ~-> To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The New Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following Address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: [BlindHandyMan] My aching shoulders.
This may or may not surprise you but I've seen people around here during particularly ruff winters using electric jack hammers just to break up ice. Personally I own an ice chopper which looks remarkably like a spatchula on steroids. David Ferrin [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: Dan Rossi To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, July 24, 2006 1:22 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] My aching shoulders. Dave, Yeah, the demolition hammer is an electric jack hammer. It looks pretty nasty. I'm just hoping I can control the damn thing and don't end up with a 20 inch hole in the basement wall, a broken water pipe, a dislocated shoulder, and having to explain to Teresa's brother why his demolition hammer is berried two feet down into my yard, or my leg. -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel: (412) 268-9081 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~--> Check out the new improvements in Yahoo! Groups email. http://us.click.yahoo.com/6pRQfA/fOaOAA/yQLSAA/86xolB/TM ~-> To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The New Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following Address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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Dan, you could just run that dryer hose out of a window, like trailer trash, just a suggestion. cj - Original Message - From: "Dan Rossi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Monday, July 24, 2006 12:22 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] My aching shoulders. Dave, Yeah, the demolition hammer is an electric jack hammer. It looks pretty nasty. I'm just hoping I can control the damn thing and don't end up with a 20 inch hole in the basement wall, a broken water pipe, a dislocated shoulder, and having to explain to Teresa's brother why his demolition hammer is berried two feet down into my yard, or my leg. -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel: (412) 268-9081 Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~--> See what's inside the new Yahoo! Groups email. http://us.click.yahoo.com/2pRQfA/bOaOAA/yQLSAA/86xolB/TM ~-> To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The New Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following Address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: [BlindHandyMan] My aching shoulders.
well, we can just call you John Henry, a steel drivin' man. cj - Original Message - From: "Dan Rossi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Monday, July 24, 2006 12:16 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] My aching shoulders. A twelve pound sledge? WOW! I could do some serious damage to my knuckles with that! My arm might also fall off after using it for ten minutes. I'm built for speed not power. *GRIN* I can walk up hill with a fifty pound pack on my back for hours, But I don't think I'd last all that long swinging a twelve pound hammer. SHEESH! wouldn't want to meet up with you in a dark ally. *GRIN* Later. -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel: (412) 268-9081 To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The New Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following Address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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Now Boop! I didn't want to go that far, and say a 3 pounder was a sissy's toy. Thank you for saying it for me. - Original Message - From: "Boop" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Monday, July 24, 2006 10:22 AM Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] My aching shoulders. > Brice told Dan: > And throw that 3 pound mallet away, and > buy a 12 pound sledge hammer.. When I worked as > an Iron Worker I carried a 12 pound sledge hammer > with a 15 inch handle in my bolt bag." > > Come on Dan, be a man!! Build up those > muscles!! You don't want to be considered a wimp, > do ya? > > Just being encouraging, and now shutting up. > > Boop > > > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.0.394 / Virus Database: 268.10.1/390 - > Release Date: 7/17/2006 > > > > > To listen to the show archives go to link > http://acbradio.org/handyman.html > or > ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ > > The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. > http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday > > The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. > http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml > > Visit The New Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From > Various List Members At The Following Address: > http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ > Visit the new archives page at the following address > http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ > For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man > list just send a blank message to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The New Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following Address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: [BlindHandyMan] My aching shoulders.
Dan, I don't blame you, I haven't swung a 12 pound sledge in 21 years and don't think I could last 10 minutes either. But you do accomplish allot more with less swings. And with a short handle it don't really feel all that heavy. To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The New Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following Address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
RE: [BlindHandyMan] My aching shoulders.
Brice told Dan: And throw that 3 pound mallet away, and buy a 12 pound sledge hammer.. When I worked as an Iron Worker I carried a 12 pound sledge hammer with a 15 inch handle in my bolt bag." Come on Dan, be a man!! Build up those muscles!! You don't want to be considered a wimp, do ya? Just being encouraging, and now shutting up. Boop -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.0.394 / Virus Database: 268.10.1/390 - Release Date: 7/17/2006 To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The New Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following Address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: [BlindHandyMan] My aching shoulders.
Dave, Yeah, the demolition hammer is an electric jack hammer. It looks pretty nasty. I'm just hoping I can control the damn thing and don't end up with a 20 inch hole in the basement wall, a broken water pipe, a dislocated shoulder, and having to explain to Teresa's brother why his demolition hammer is berried two feet down into my yard, or my leg. -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel:(412) 268-9081 To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The New Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following Address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: [BlindHandyMan] My aching shoulders.
A twelve pound sledge? WOW! I could do some serious damage to my knuckles with that! My arm might also fall off after using it for ten minutes. I'm built for speed not power. *GRIN* I can walk up hill with a fifty pound pack on my back for hours, But I don't think I'd last all that long swinging a twelve pound hammer. SHEESH! wouldn't want to meet up with you in a dark ally. *GRIN* Later. -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel:(412) 268-9081 Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~--> Something is new at Yahoo! Groups. Check out the enhanced email design. http://us.click.yahoo.com/SISQkA/gOaOAA/yQLSAA/86xolB/TM ~-> To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The New Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following Address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: [BlindHandyMan] My aching shoulders.
And throw that 3 pound mallet away, and buy a 12 pound sledge hammer.. When I worked as an Iron Worker I carried a 12 pound sledge hammer with a 15 inch handle in my bolt bag. You'll get no where with a 3 pounder. To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The New Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following Address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: [BlindHandyMan] My aching shoulders.
Remember Dan you live in a very old house when they built them to last for ever. Just consider how thick your dining room walls are. If your basement is like that you might need to rent an electric jack hammer for a day. David Ferrin [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: Dan Rossi To: BlindHandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, July 24, 2006 11:17 AM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] My aching shoulders. As part of the great deck plan, I have to move the exhaust vent for my dryer. It currently goes up over the sill plate and through the band-board and bricks just at the top of the foundation wall. However, since the ledger board for the deck will completely cover that area, I need to move the dryer vent lower down, through the foundation wall. The wall is supposedly, three core block with a molded stone face on the outside. First, I pulled out the current dryer vent, chiseled out the pieces of brick, cleaned out the old mortar, and found two whole matching bricks to seal the hole up. I didn't have mortar on hand so just plugged the hole up for now. since I've never done any brick work before, I've managed to procrastinate finishing that part of the job for now. Then I went into the basement and chucked up a half inch masonry bit into my hammer drill. I marked out the 4.25 inch circle in the middle of one of the blocks and started drilling a hole at the 12:00 position. After the three plus inches of drill bit didn't hit a void, I broke out the shiny new ten inch bit I purchased. After a half our of on and off drilling, to let the bit cool down here and there, I had plunged that sucker right up to the chuck and had still not punched through. I put the shorter bit back in and drilled holes at the 9:00 and 3:00 positions and still no void in the block. I resigned myself to break out the chisels and hammer. Since I didn't have chisels or a small sledge, it was out to Lowes for us. Some large quantity of money later I was the proud owner of a rather hefty bag of mortar, a couple of trowels, a striking tool for the tricky mortar joints, two rather large and heavy chisels, and a three pound, short-handeled mallet. After disconnecting the dryer gas line so I could move it out of the way, I started in on the wall with sledge and chisel. A couple of hours later, and about an inch into the wall I decided this was not going to work. I have now borrowed a rather impressive looking demolition drill from my future brother-in-law. The damn box nearly pulled my arm out of the socket when I went to pick it up. Hell, the chisels and 12 inch long, one inch diameter bit he had in the case weigh almost as much as my little hammer drill. Later this week I may go out to Lowes and see if I can rent a core bit and just plow through the wall in one fell swoop. If not, it will be a lot of drilling and chiseling through what appears to be 12 inches of solid block. SHEESH! -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel: (412) 268-9081 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~--> Check out the new improvements in Yahoo! Groups email. http://us.click.yahoo.com/6pRQfA/fOaOAA/yQLSAA/86xolB/TM ~-> To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The New Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following Address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
[BlindHandyMan] My aching shoulders.
As part of the great deck plan, I have to move the exhaust vent for my dryer. It currently goes up over the sill plate and through the band-board and bricks just at the top of the foundation wall. However, since the ledger board for the deck will completely cover that area, I need to move the dryer vent lower down, through the foundation wall. The wall is supposedly, three core block with a molded stone face on the outside. First, I pulled out the current dryer vent, chiseled out the pieces of brick, cleaned out the old mortar, and found two whole matching bricks to seal the hole up. I didn't have mortar on hand so just plugged the hole up for now. since I've never done any brick work before, I've managed to procrastinate finishing that part of the job for now. Then I went into the basement and chucked up a half inch masonry bit into my hammer drill. I marked out the 4.25 inch circle in the middle of one of the blocks and started drilling a hole at the 12:00 position. After the three plus inches of drill bit didn't hit a void, I broke out the shiny new ten inch bit I purchased. After a half our of on and off drilling, to let the bit cool down here and there, I had plunged that sucker right up to the chuck and had still not punched through. I put the shorter bit back in and drilled holes at the 9:00 and 3:00 positions and still no void in the block. I resigned myself to break out the chisels and hammer. Since I didn't have chisels or a small sledge, it was out to Lowes for us. Some large quantity of money later I was the proud owner of a rather hefty bag of mortar, a couple of trowels, a striking tool for the tricky mortar joints, two rather large and heavy chisels, and a three pound, short-handeled mallet. After disconnecting the dryer gas line so I could move it out of the way, I started in on the wall with sledge and chisel. A couple of hours later, and about an inch into the wall I decided this was not going to work. I have now borrowed a rather impressive looking demolition drill from my future brother-in-law. The damn box nearly pulled my arm out of the socket when I went to pick it up. Hell, the chisels and 12 inch long, one inch diameter bit he had in the case weigh almost as much as my little hammer drill. Later this week I may go out to Lowes and see if I can rent a core bit and just plow through the wall in one fell swoop. If not, it will be a lot of drilling and chiseling through what appears to be 12 inches of solid block. SHEESH! -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel:(412) 268-9081 Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~--> Check out the new improvements in Yahoo! Groups email. http://us.click.yahoo.com/6pRQfA/fOaOAA/yQLSAA/86xolB/TM ~-> To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The New Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following Address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
