Re: [BlindHandyMan] Neighbor's Pets

2006-09-27 Thread rj
Why not shoot the party that is responsible, instead of the animals that aren't? - Original Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Wednesday, September 27, 2006 8:56 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Neighbor's Pets > Hire a commando covered in cat stink to lie outside with a shot

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Update: wood splitter

2006-09-27 Thread Dale Alton
Lets face it. The best and easiest way to split wood is when it is about zero out side and the wood is frozen. It keeps you warm twice. Dale - Original Message - From: "Joe" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Wednesday, September 27, 2006 1:08 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Update: wood splitt

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Neighbor's Pets

2006-09-27 Thread Jennifer Jackson
ken, Thanks for posting this information. I didn't know this about moth balls, and a friend just told me she was going to put them out for a problem a couple of days ago. She has a two year old, and I am certain she will want to know this. I forwarded your message to her. Thank you again.

Re: [BlindHandyMan] 5 Tips to Better Stick Welding

2006-09-27 Thread Ken Hawk
I'm sorry to tell you are wrong, I went to welding school and was taught to flip the shield down by nodding your head. It has two positions, all the way up is for working so you don't have to remove the hood. I still have my hood, would you like to try it? Ken Hawk - Original Message - F

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Neighbor's Pets

2006-09-27 Thread Ken Hawk
mothballs -- pose a hazard to young children. Mothballs can be easily mistaken for candy, or simply tempt young children to touch and play with them. Recent studies have linked naphthalene to illnesses, including nasal cancer. Widespread sale and distribution of these products make illegal mothb

Re: [BlindHandyMan] 5 Tips to Better Stick Welding

2006-09-27 Thread Max Robinson
Wow. That's high tech. The one my dad used was just a window of very dark glass in the full face and neck helmet. 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.maxsmusi

Re: [BlindHandyMan] 5 Tips to Better Stick Welding

2006-09-27 Thread Max Robinson
Are you talking about under water welding? It seems to me that the heat of the arc would boil the water, making a lot of bubbles. 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

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Handy Man Tips

2006-09-27 Thread Max Robinson
I once tried to work on a tape deck that had two set screws in the main control knob. I was unfamiliar with that trick at the time and I never did get the knob off. If you put two screws in something and forget you did, you may never get that thing apart again. Regards. Max. K 4 O D S. Ema

Re: [BlindHandyMan] 5 Tips to Better Stick Welding

2006-09-27 Thread Larry Stansifer
Hi Brice, Using the 7014 rod I welded the uni body stiffeners in my El Camino and they came out ok. The good news is that they are in places folks would be hard pressed to see the welds. My Son who is a sheep metal fabricator and who can write his name on an aluminum beer can with a TIG machine

Re: [BlindHandyMan] 5 Tips to Better Stick Welding

2006-09-27 Thread Max Robinson
Yes, I'm aware of that. I have never tried welding myself but my dad and one of my brothers did a lot of it. I used to borrow the arc helmet and look at the sun through it. Regards. Max. K 4 O D S. Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Transistor site http://www.funwithtransistors.net Vacuum tube site:

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Neighbor's Pets

2006-09-27 Thread spiro
put out a big bowl o food atop a radio controlled claymore mine. On Wed, 27 Sep 2006, Lee A. Stone wrote: > > What I tried to say was a Handywoman project and at the end use a flame > thrower. somebody put some better coffee on . please. Oh, just got an > idea. some of you guys and gals have powe

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Neighbor's Pets

2006-09-27 Thread spiro
Hire a commando covered in cat stink to lie outside with a shotgun and finish these intruders I'm sorry but I ave no tolerance for those who want to walk around my place without paying proper respect to my ownership. Feed them poisoned mice. Hire a virologist. On Wed, 27 Sep 2006, Lee A. Stone w

[BlindHandyMan] Understanding the Basics of Grease

2006-09-27 Thread Boyce, Ray
Hi UNDERSTANDING THE BASICS OF GREASE Since lubricating oil can oxidize, so can the base oil in grease. When the grease oxidizes, it usually darkens; there is a build-up of acidic oxidation products, just as in other lubrications. These products can have a destructive effect on the thickener

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Handy Man Tips

2006-09-27 Thread Don
Some really great tips here.. Don - Original Message - [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

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Neighbor's Pets

2006-09-27 Thread Eugene Baroni
Call animal control and have them remove them. A bit drastic, but rudeness is rudeness. That is what your neighbor is giving you. - Original Message - From: "Jeff Kisecker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Monday, September 25, 2006 9:43 PM Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] Neighbor's Pets a l

[BlindHandyMan] The Right Approach, To Angle Grinding

2006-09-27 Thread Boyce, Ray
Hi Matching the grinder, the abrasive product, and the job starts with the use of grinding products made for right-angle grinders. These products must "fit" the machine in terms of size and speed. Personnel using right-angle grinders need to wear face and eye protection, safety gloves, and, if n

Re: [BlindHandyMan] 5 Tips to Better Stick Welding

2006-09-27 Thread brice mijares
Making a weld without eye sight can be done. Use a 70 series rod, which you can just drag across the seem. 70 series is what is called a low hydrogen rod. I've down allot of welding with a 7014 rod. This rod is used mostly in all High Rise Structures. Have you ever heard, Making a weld in t

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Neighbor's Pets

2006-09-27 Thread one foxy lady
Hello list, My gardener told me his mother puts out Moth Balls to rid her of cats and other animals so going to try that and will let you know.. Thanks again for all the tips I have it saved just in case.. Patricia - Original Message - From: "Boyce, Ray" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent:

Re: [BlindHandyMan] 5 Tips to Better Stick Welding

2006-09-27 Thread brice mijares
I am sorry to tell you your wrong. That part you are talking about won't flip down with a nod of your head. It's there to flip up when removing slag with a slag hammer. You position your rod with your helmet up and when your ready, you nod your head and strike the arc. Once you've been weldi

Re: [BlindHandyMan] 5 Tips to Better Stick Welding

2006-09-27 Thread brice mijares
Max, I was a welder for over 20 years, and there is no bubbles, there is what welders called a puddle. And believe me it's quite visible with the correct lens. - Original Message - From: "Max Robinson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Wednesday, September 27, 2006 11:02 AM Subject: Re: [B

[BlindHandyMan] Handy Man Tips

2006-09-27 Thread Boyce, Ray
Hi Inexpensive beeswax Woodworking stores and special shops can often charge a fortune for the beeswax you use to lubricate wood screws, drawer glides, etc. Instead, visit your local home center and purchase a wax toilet bowl seal. They're usually made of beeswax and a heckuva lot cheaper than the

Re: [BlindHandyMan] 5 Tips to Better Stick Welding

2006-09-27 Thread Ken Hawk
Max, if you ever did any welding, you would know that a welding hood has a flip window that allows you to position the material and welding rod in position, you nod your head and the flip window will go shut, and you then weld. The material gets so hot you could fry an egg on it, so you certainl

Re: [BlindHandyMan] 5 Tips to Better Stick Welding

2006-09-27 Thread Ken Hawk
Robert, thanks, I can visualize doing it, and not being pretty. You would have to be careful, the flash could really burn you I wore a full helmet and welding gloves. I still have a couple scars on my knees from spalls rolling on the ground while kneeling to weld. Ken Hawk. - Original Message

[BlindHandyMan] the art of wood splitting

2006-09-27 Thread cliffwilson
Dear Joe and list members: It has been my experience that dry wood is much harder to split than green wood. I have only used oak, hickory, maple, and assorted soft wood in my fire place, so I can not claim to have split all species of hard wood, but with these varieties, splitting the wood

Re: [BlindHandyMan] 5 Tips to Better Stick Welding

2006-09-27 Thread William Stephan
The guys who I used to have working for me said they used the color of their weldings a lot, but I bet there are other ways of getting information. I suspect if you were welding the same types of metals it would be fairly easy to learn. I've used an oxy-acetalene rig to cut metal, and manage

[BlindHandyMan] Update: wood splitter

2006-09-27 Thread Joe
Just briefly, I purchased a manual wood splitter from Harbor Freight about a month ago. It had been on back order until Monday. I am satisfied with it. I have split about a quarter cord of very green poplar that ranges up to 12" inches in diameter. Anything over that size I still hav

Re: [BlindHandyMan] 5 Tips to Better Stick Welding

2006-09-27 Thread Max Robinson
I once heard from a diver who does a lot of under water welding that a torch makes so many bubbles that you are essentially blind. An arc is no better. After you strike the arc there are just as many bubbles. If a diver can weld blind, why can't we. Regards. Max. K 4 O D S. Email: [EMAIL P

RE: [BlindHandyMan] 5 Tips to Better Stick Welding

2006-09-27 Thread Robert J. Moore
Ken I can't tell you how but I spoke with a totally blind mechanic a couple of years ago and he told me about how when he was in school for mechanics he had to pass a welding cource. He said his weld was not pretty but it did hold. I jhust know that it can be done. I would like to learn to weld my

RE: [BlindHandyMan] Neighbor's Pets

2006-09-27 Thread jim
h and maybe they will keep the deer in there company. jim At 09:59 PM 9/26/2006, you wrote: >Jim >I like dogs and I have one my self and they have to eat too, but you know >with the price of food as well as every thing els. Why don't you think about >putting them in your own freezer.After all

Re: [BlindHandyMan] More on the microwave

2006-09-27 Thread John Schwery
You can get this oven from Walmart selected stores and Best Buy. One chain has 1 model and the other chain, the other model. I can't remember which chain has which but the numbers are 87106 and 87108. You can also order from Walmart.com and best buy.com. I got one from Best Buy and it looks

Re: [BlindHandyMan] tmo -tALKING MICROWAVE -

2006-09-27 Thread Terrie Arnold
Hello it is a H amlton Beach ,modle 87108,and this one that I got at Wal-Mart is stainless steel ,the one at Best Buy is black and it is one number different in the modle number.. I will send a email with the link to read the manual. Terrie - Original Message - From: "Robert J. Moore

Re: [BlindHandyMan] 5 Tips to Better Stick Welding

2006-09-27 Thread Ken Hawk
Now, just how does a blind man weld? Don't tell me very carefully. I had sight for fifty eight years, and did a lot of welding, now totally blind and can't imagine welding now. Ken - Original Message - From: "Boyce, Ray" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Tuesday, September 26, 2006 11:08 PM

[BlindHandyMan] More on the microwave

2006-09-27 Thread Terrie Arnold
> : If the previous link in the prior email dosen't work, go to > www.hamiltonbeach.com, > : and click on kitchen applances, go to the > : bottom of the page and the is a link that talks about use and care. The > : mannual wil be under that. Adobe reads it very well. > > > Jessie > > To liste

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Neighbor's Pets

2006-09-27 Thread Lee A. Stone
What I tried to say was a Handywoman project and at the end use a flame thrower. somebody put some better coffee on . please. Oh, just got an idea. some of you guys and gals have power nailers. I could pretend to be invisible on that porch and every time I heard a cat I'd hit a couple of na

[BlindHandyMan] The tree is down

2006-09-27 Thread brice mijares
This past Sunday one of my kids came over and we remove the tree. We started by removing all the limbs with a bow saw till we had it down to about 7 feet. Then with a borrowed chain saw we cut it down to about 2 inches above ground level. Next we started digging around the stump, and when

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Neighbor's Pets

2006-09-27 Thread Lee A. Stone
Jewel, I like your idea. Utilize the chicken eggs but go one step further. a good chicken stew , chicken n dumplings. then ride off into the sunset every night with a different horse. Now back to our regular programming. hammers and nails. Lee -- Hark, the Herald Tribune sings, Advertisin

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Neighbor's Pets

2006-09-27 Thread Lee A. Stone
Geno, maybe if the Lady installed one of those stuffed barking dogs from Walmart, one that would not only bark every 5 minutes but would also produce heavy volumes of gas, then maybe the cats would never return. Now if the barking and gas producing dog did not do it then of course a Hancy wo