Most Jewelers won't touch doing the replacement of watch batteries.
Not even radioshack will do that job anymore, not even if they sell
the watch. So if you find one that does, consider yourself lucky.
At 02:30 PM 1/15/2007, you wrote:
>Hear is a pointer for you. If that Jewler is going to try
Remember folks to try and make subject lines a bit more clear than this so
as to reflect the content of the message, thank you.
David Ferrin
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You probably have a build up of scum, and other mineral deposits. Remove
one of the doors and try cleaning the tracks.
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From: "Victor Gouveia" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Blind Handyman Listserv"
Sent: Monday, January 15, 2007 6:05 PM
Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Greasing t
Howdy All,with the temps here droping into the teens at night I have noticed
my back sliding door starting to freeze close. Usually with a good tug it
will open. Is there something I can apply to prevent this? Also when it
decides to snow here it gets stuck in the track. After a period of time
try spraying with WD40 that shud stop the ice or snow sticking
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From: frank cunningham
To: blind handyman
Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2007 2:21 PM
Subject: [BlindHandyMan] External sliding door
Howdy All,with the temps here droping into the teens at nigh
Hello Frank,
I found a tip at http://www.bobshowto.com/Snow-Blocks-Sliding-Glass-Door.htm
In this tip he suggests letting your screen door in place to help.
I would try a silicone spray or wd40. wd40 is a water displacement product
as well as a very light lubricant.
I never asked why but my late f
Hi All,
I am looking for a simple solution to the problem of knowing if the basement
lights are on or off.
Some days I can detect if the light is on but not all of the time.
Years ago I had a neat smoke detector that screwed into a light socket and the
bulb then screwed into this detector. The u
vicotr,
I've done this very thing with WD40 you might get it done without
removing the doors but if you can lift them out of the tracks , you'll get
at the wheels much better.
Been working for several years on one application of WD40.
Tom
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thair is one called fire angle but whair you can get it i don't kno and that is
a smoake alarm
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From: Lenny McHugh
To: Handyman-Blind
Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2007 5:53 PM
Subject: [BlindHandyMan] lights on or off
Hi All,
I am looking for a simple s
Lenny
Get a light probe, Ann Morris and other blindness catalogs have them,
that's what they're for
73s
Tom WA6IVG
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Hi, Why don't you get one of the light sockets that screws into the light
socket that has plugs in it then plug a radio into it leave it on just enough
so you can hear it..
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From: Lenny McHugh
To: Handyman-Blind
Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2007 11:53 AM
Subje
Well I do not know how simple you want it but most basements are pretty low
ceilings. There froe you can touch the bulbs with your hand. If it is hot it
is on.
Crude, but you siad simple.
Ron
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From: carlhickson
To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tuesd
Do you have 2 switches on this light? If so and I am assuming so. Find out
if when the lights are out if the 2 switches are in the same position or in
the opasit position. For example if one is up and the other is down when the
light is out then it would stay out if you switched both switches and t
Micky,
You are correct. It is Western Red Cedar, not aromatic. I keep making
that mistake, I guess it is because of how fragrant it is when I am
working with it.
anyway, the wife had off on Monday for MLK day, so I was jealous and took
the day off as well. I spent some quality time in the b
I advise people to take it to a
WATCH REPAIR for this. consider a Jeweler just the sales end of it.
On Tue, 16 Jan 2007, Trouble wrote:
> Most Jewelers won't touch doing the replacement of watch batteries.
> Not even radioshack will do that job anymore, not even if they sell
> the watch. So if yo
Lenny,
Don't be a sissy, just stick your finger in the socket. *GRIN* You'll
find out if it is on or not for sure. *GRIN*
--
Blue skies.
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you could always wire an outlet onto it.
Go out of the switch into an outlet, and make sure the returns are all
correct, of course grounds where applicable.
You may not need the outlet, but could tell by plugging something in to it
if it were on.
Try something like a lamp in the outlet. No kidd
Lenny: you could buy one of those keychain light probes from somebody like ILA.
They're cheap, and they can be used anywhere, not just on one circuit.
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.From: "Rob Monitor"<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
.Sent: 1/16/07 1:04:58 PM
.To: "blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com"
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This is good and simple also.
Ron
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From: Rob Monitor
To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2007 1:04 PM
Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] lights on or off
Hi, Why don't you get one of the light sockets that screws into the light
socket
Good idea, that will work.
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From: "Rob Monitor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To:
Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2007 2:04 PM
Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] lights on or off
Hi, Why don't you get one of the light sockets that screws into the light
socket that has plugs in it then p
I have one but I don't want to have to take it to different places.
Occasionally when I am down someone else comes down and turns on the light.
Later when I go up the lights are left on. I would like to flip the switch
at the top of the steps or at the basement enterance to know if they are on
o
Well, I made up my mind. They will be oak plywood with oak surrounding on
all sides making a butcher block look.
I first thought about glass for two reasons. Her old stand has glass doors
and shelves. She liked that look but to cut expense I was going to make wood
with glass inserts. After some
Thanks,
I'll give this a try...
Frank
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From: Lenny McHugh
To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2007 12:44 PM
Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] External sliding door
Hello Frank,
I found a tip at http://www.bobshowto.com/Snow-Blocks
Hi Bill,
Thanks for the tip.
My light probe was made about 30 years ago by science products for the
blind. The unit is about the size of a pack of There is a probe with a
button that plugs into the main unit. Works well but is very inconvenient.
It was great for my first use. We had multi line
An easy way to make dados on opposite sides of a cabinet line up when using a
router to make the dados is to clamp them together so that one setup for a
particular dado does them both at the same time. For example, you would lay
both sides on a bench with the inside faces of the side facing up
The next step on my radio desk is cutting the dados. Thanks for the lesson
Dan and Mickey.
Regards.
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The building is still under construction by the supplier. They will deliver
it on a 20 ton truck when it is finished. The ground is quite soft now
because of all the rain. We'll have to wait for the ground to dry so they
won't get stuck. I have decided to put it on concrete blocks. A friend
Lenny,
I regret to tell you that Tom Benham, W3DD passed away last april..
His wife, Lee, is, I believe, still running Science Products, and they
probably still have the probe/tester, but it is quite expensive compared
to other basic light probes unless you want the continuity tester, liquid level
Hello Tom,
So sorry to hear that. I met him several times. He was friends of a few hams
that I knew. He was friends with the Henry's where I acquired many tools.
I still have the four track recorder with speech compression that he made.
It needs new drive belts. It is over 30 years old.
I just f
I think I once had something very similar, mmade by telephone pioneers for the
blind
I think. As you say
It was great for using with multiline telephones, but not something you'd want
to carry around. The new ones are about the size of a Zippo.
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.From: "Lenny McHugh
Hi group
Would it be safe and practicle for him to remove one of the switches and put
a cover plate over the whole and just use the one remaining switch? That
is providing he does have a switch at the top and a switch at the bottom.
Then he would know that if the switch is down it is off.
To
Hi,
I have two of these double switches in my home. I only allow one of
the switches from each set to be used. I put a solid cover over the
other one. Then I can easily tell by the switch position whither the
lights are on.
Betsy
At 09:23 AM 1/16/2007, you wrote:
>Do you have 2 switches on t
That is not an option. One switch is near the basement enterance and the
other at the top of the steps. My wife and daughters use both ways to get
into the basement. These two switches are about 45 feet apart.
Lenny
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From: "Robert J. Moore" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "
Hi Don C or Phil P,
I am behind so you may already have this but I just heard the show
which mentioned wanting to contact the guy at woodworking for the
blind, to have as a blind handyman guest. The contact info is below.
Larry Martin
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Thanks.
Kevin Doucet
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hi lenny
just get a small fan and plug it into one of those deals you put in an
electrical socket to give you 2 extra plugs.
turn the lights on and the fan will go on.
most basements can use some extra circulation anyway.
jim
At 11:53 AM 1/16/2007, you wrote:
>Hi All,
>I am looking for a simple s
If you are using a router to cut dado's I like to lay both sides down flat like
on sawhorses. Clamp them so they are even on the ends. I then clamp the guide
over both sides and cut both left and right side in one pass. At least both
dado's line up from one side to the other. Note of course
Just a thought. Our city requires sheds to be anchored with trailer tie downs
screwed into the ground. Fence anchors screwed to the ground and fastened to
the shed with cable and clamps seems to work. Of course we are part of that
great tornado alley, but strong winds might shift some off blo
I suggest you check and renew any failing weather stripping. The door is
freezing because of warm moist air leaking out and condensing and freezing
in my view. Not only is this sticking your door but it is costing you
heating dollars this time of year and probably cooling costs in the summer.
Lenny can't you tell if the circuit is on by the position of the switch?
Usually when the handle of the switch is in the up position, power is on to the
circuit.
Paul Franklin
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From: Lenny McHugh
To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, January 16,
Thanks for the info Kevin, I will contact this guy for the show. We will help
him spread the information around. Don
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From: Kevin Doucet
To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2007 6:41 PM
Subject: [BlindHandyMan] contact info for w
No, there is a switch at each end of the basement..So if the lights are
turned on at the top of the steps and they go out the front basement door
and turn the lights off the position at the top is reversed.
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From: "Paul Franklin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To:
Sent: Tuesday
Found the following wile cruising the Web, might be of interest to some given
the recent discussion.
I have pasted the contents of two pages, the first is the construction details,
below a series of spaced asterisks is the part list circa 2002. I am very
tempted to have a go at collecting the m
Paul
This works when there is only one switch but he has a switch at the top of
the stairs and one at the bottom. So he would have to find out if off is
both in the same position or opasit position and then check both switches
every time he wanted to check whether the light is on or off. This woul
Sorry for the redundant info. I wrote this before I read lennies post.
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From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Behalf Of Lenny McHugh
Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2007 10:15 PM
To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] lights on o
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