Never heard of a cork floor before. Was there some kind of a top layer like
linoleum?
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Don, you can get a hold of
Toledo Free Press Staff Writer
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and maybe he can get you the contact info.
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From: Don [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: blind handy man blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Friday, February 23, 2007 9:38 PM
Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Home
Don -- I just mistakenly deleted someone's response to this e-mail from you
before I read it. Is there any chance of getting that re-sent to me?
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Woodworking for the Blind
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From:
is this the one your speaking of?
Don, you can get a hold of
Toledo Free Press Staff Writer
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and maybe he can get you the contact info.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Saturday, February 24, 2007 7:03 AM
Subject: Re:
Good morning listers,
I just finished watching Norm Abrams on the New Yankee Workshop building a
painted cupboard.
Of particular interest to recent topics on this list though is that next week
he presents the first part of a two part series on table saws, selecting one,
setting it up and
We have two gas-fired lamps or lanterns on posts at the front of our
property. Occasionally, as happened yesterday or so, the wing gets just
right, and blows through the touch hold or whatever you call it and
extinguishes the flames. The hole I mention, is maybe a half inch in
diameter, and you
Hello Larry, I'm not following you, did the message come across the list, are
too you. How about your deleted items folder?? Don
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Saturday, February 24, 2007 9:03 AM
Subject: Re:
Exactly, why not one of those long nosed gas lighters?
Way back when the mountains were still cooling we used to have a battery
powered gas lighter. They were common in England at the time for lighting
your gas oven or grill or cook top burners. Again it was nothing more than a
long stem with
Dale, I guess a trip to the hardware store is in the works. Do these
lighters just arc?
Thanks.
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From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dale Leavens
Sent: Saturday, February 24, 2007 11:23 AM
To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com
Ok guys,
I guess it is my turn to take a shot at some of this here
Bob Vila home improvement stuff.
I just purchased an investment property that needs a little
work. I have already done a hot-water heater, a toilet and
sink and the troops are finishing up the vinal flooring and
carpeting to-day.
For all the more it cost to buy the jacks pre cut, I suggest you buy them. Just
measure the Height and the width you have for the steps and let the lumber yard
worry about it. I believe it cost me about $1.50 a jack more than if I would
have cut them myself .
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The BBQ lighters I have use a pisoelectric device and a butane stream. There
is a little device to increase the flow of gas for a larger flame. You use a
thumb to hold a control open which starts and sustains the gas flow and you
squeeze the trigger which ignites the gas. You can light the gas
Why don't you buy a lighter. They make several ones about 7 to 9 inches
long. It has a trigger that generates a spark when pulled that ignites the
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I know how to lay out a pair of stairs, but found I can't explain it. Here
is a web site that will help.
I like, when possible to cut my stair jacks 7 inches by 10 inches and use
9/8 inch x6 inch decking for outside step. This give me about a 11 inch
thread. And in most cases, I will use 3 jacks
Dale said:
When I was a smoker it used to really get her if she caught me lighting
cigarettes with the torch or the toaster or the kitchen range or the BBQ
lighter. I didn't have a welding torch to use, any port in a storm
though
Yeah Dale, I was guilty of all those and some others too I'm
Thanks, Bruce. No, it was not the e-mail you forwarded but one that would have
been just after that one. Somebody was responding to Don's e-mail with the
article.
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Yeah Brice, that's what I need. Apparently some of them take lighter
fluid, and some just spark.
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From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Brice Mijares
Sent: Saturday, February 24, 2007 12:47 PM
To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com
Don --it was a Blind Handyman e-mail that somebody sent to the List in response
to your e-mail with the article.
New topic - I also sent an e-mail to the newspaper asking that they forward the
Blind Handyman website to Ernie Berry.
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Larry Martin
Woodworking for the Blind
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Ok,
Let me get this clear. If I go to my local lumber-yard/home
improvement store and tell them I have 6 steps, 4 feet long,
8 inches high and 1 foot wide with a drop of 4 feet from
porch surface to the ground. The guy will disappear and come
back with steps that even I can assemble?
Regards
Let him know the height say 4 feet. Now let's say the width you have is 6 feet
where the step will end. You will give him that dimension 4: x 6:. He should be
able to give you a set of jacks to fit the space.
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From: Larry Stansifer
To:
Hi Larry,
First I hope that the joists under the porch floor are closer than 4 foot
centres. If 2 by 8 they should be closer to 12 inch centres, otherwise the
floor will be way too light, even on 16 inch centres it will bounce on 2 by
8 joists.
Except for maybe marine grade plywood or really
Damn... I am starting to feel stupid.
What is a jack other than the one you raise a car on? Is
this the entire step assembly or do I need to cut the
upright and step parts in addition to this jack?
Regards
Larry Stansifer
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From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com
The plastic decking must be at a minimum of 16 inch centers or it will belly
out. I personally don't like the stuff, even if it does save work of treating
it every so often.
RJ
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One more thing about the gas lantern problem; would it be helpful to form a
inverted cup and attach that to the lanterns to shield the match opening
from the wind. Get a metal measuring cup or food can, cut it in half and
fasten it so to shield the opening.
Bill Gallik
E-Mail:
Larry,
They are called risers or jacks. It is the 2 x 12 that you cut out for the
steps. Some people use 2 x 10, which I don't care for.
RJ
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From: Larry Stansifer
To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Saturday, February 24, 2007 2:36 PM
Subject: RE:
Here it is.
Keith
Toledo Free Press, OH, USA
Friday, February 23, 2007
Home renovation not hindered by blindness
By Heather Riedel
This house was one of the worst properties in the east side of Toledo
and I'm going to take it to the best property, Ernie Berry said.
Berry talks about the
Larry,
I don't recall reading another reply to the original post, but you could check
out the archive and see if it is there.
http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/
Mickey
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Well, I bought the lighter, it's pretty cool actually. I know that one
of the
Lamps was lit and one was not, I tried lighting the one that was out,
but I can't really tell if it's burning or not. Maybe I'll go try and
round up a sighted neighbor this evening and get them to have a look.
Thanks
Hi Everyone
The first and foremost rule in woodworking is, Always wear your safety
glasses. Your eyesight is simply too important to take chances and do
anything
in the wood shop without wearing them. Develop the habit of putting on your
safety glasses the moment you enter the workshop and
Where do you buy them at?
Brice Mijares [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Why
don't you buy a lighter. They make several ones about 7 to 9 inches
long. It has a trigger that generates a spark when pulled that ignites the
Any hardware store. Home depot, is a good example. Even some drug stores and
variety shops have them.
RJ
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From: mardal dugal
To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Saturday, February 24, 2007 5:00 PM
Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Gas lamp problem
Where
Well, I have a question for you guys up in this area.
First off the Unit I call a boiler and some call a furnace. Is Natural Gas,
forced hot baseboard water heat. Along with a quick reclaim (if said right)
for hot water for the personal use. The unit is between 15 and 16 years old.
I keep the
I thought the side pieces were called stringers and the part that you
kicked your foot into, climbing the steps are called risers. I think
the board you step on is a tread.
earlier, rj, wrote:
Larry,
They are called risers or jacks. It is the 2 x 12 that you cut out
for the steps. Some
I don't quite understand what your furnace has to do with your hot water
supply? Maybe it would be less expensive simply to have a water installed?
Bill Gallik
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I picked up an air compressor today, used it to completely drain the water
tank and then pressurized the tank to the 30 pound recommended on the tank.
I turned the water back on and everything is now back to where it should be.
Thanks again to all for the advice. Ron Denis
Hi, if it was up to me I would look at some of the new units they would ve a
lot more efficient. A little more money up front will save you money in the
long run...
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From: Bill Gallik
To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Saturday, February 24, 2007
Some wise guy come over and toss a few live fish on the table?
Wow, that table was lucky not getting wet.
On Fri, 23 Feb 2007, Boop wrote:
Sorry about that. No, we don't have it in the kitchen, laundry
room, or the bathroom. It is in the living room, dining room,
hallways, and the bedroom.
Bill,
I an all in one unit. Geno
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for those who have high end gear, I'd like to add, that believe it or not,
the new silver conductor/gold end capped fuses really do sound great!
I got mine at www.fatwyre.com
The small size were $24.95 ad the bigger ones were $29.95.
It's like how a nicer I.E.C. cable can improve the sound. Power
please don't take this as sarcastic; but how about a twig? How about 3 or
4 matches secured in a pair of long tweezers?
Stagger the heads of 3 and 4 so they light later down the wood and give
you renewed ignition.
How about one of those long nozzled candle lighting devices? They take
fluid
I used to laugh m a o when my adult rlatives used to light up at the stove
and get some hair to light too!
TOaster!? and then put bread in it? man!
On Sat, 24 Feb 2007, William Stephan wrote:
Dale said:
When I was a smoker it used to really get her if she caught me lighting
cigarettes with
Dear Ron:
I am glad that you are back in business. You may want to check to see if
your tank is equipped with a valve, usually on the side of the tank, which
regulates the amount of air which is trapped at the top of the tank. If it is,
you will probably need to replace it, so that you
So, I was working on making some big ass shelves in my garage...
There are hanging light bulbs from the just under 8 foot ceiling, and my 8 foot
2x4's knocked out two of them. Sigh.
The fuse box has those screw in type of fuses and I don't want to tactally feel
around for a main switch or the
Take an electrical needle nose pliers and just latch onto the inside of the
broken bulb. Electrical needle nose pliers have rubber handles to insulate
you from electrical shock. And if you want to play it real safe stand on a
wooden chair or step ladder when you do this.
Bill
Unless there is something else substantially wrong with the system I don't
see any reason to replace it. By 15 years ago they were making quite
efficient units assuming yours is one of those. Generally they last a long
time especially if they have well maintained.
Unless you don't already have
Hi, David
The electrical hazard is the easiest one to eliminate provided you know
which controls these lights and can be sure when it's on or off. The
maddening part is dealing with the glass component of the broken bulbs.
Obviously, the glass won't tolerate the amount of torque required to remove
Oh boy, sounds scary. If I touch the outside at the same time as the inside,
will it spark and possibly blow a fuse?
Thanks,
David
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From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
Behalf Of Bill Gallik
Sent: Saturday, February 24, 2007 6:02 PM
To:
Isn't one of the wires always hot, even though the light switch is off?
Thanks,
David
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From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
Behalf Of Dale Leavens
Sent: Saturday, February 24, 2007 5:51 PM
To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re:
Hi David,
If you make sure your power is off at the switch, you can go ahead and use a
pair of pliers, as was stated earlier.
If you don't have a pair of rubber handled pliers, you can cut a potato in
half, and use the flat side to press into the light socket.
The potato will grab onto the
Spiro said:
Some wise guy come over and toss a few live fish on the
table?
Wow, that table was lucky not getting wet.
No fish, but I did swim a few laps before we took the
shop wet/dry vac to it. We had gotten a cheap plastic cover with
the table, and always used it. It didn't
Hi Brice,
Cork floor is made from high density cork. It's cut very
thin, and comes in different size squares, just like vinyl
flooring. It is usually about 1/8 th inch thick. I think one of
the big selling points for it is how warm it is on the feet.
Boop
Never heard of a cork floor
Nothing will happen if the switch is off! It disconnects the hot side so
what's there to spark? Remember, the switch comes *before the light bulb so
anything you do at the location of the bult is safe. Think of the fawcet on
your washbasin. If you turn off the valve that's before the fawcet on the
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In conventional wiring, One side is always connected and that's the grounded
side. Even if some lummox wired it all in reverse and it gotr past the
inspectors, you'd still have only one side of the circuit connected to the
mains and as I said, all that happens *before the fixture you're working
hi, sence you are blind and don't use the lights just let the mext sited
person that says some thing about no lights in your shop do it HA HA...
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From: David Engebretson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Saturday, February 24, 2007 8:07 PM
The faucet analogy doesn't make sense to me. A pipe feeding the faucet either
has pressure or it doesn't.
Light bulbs, on the other hand, have two wires leading to their plugs. One hot
and one neutral. I've always heard that the neutral is the wire that is broken
when a switch is thrown.
Well for my two cents: The hot wire in new homes is broken at the switch.
However old homes that have old knob and post wiring are usually not wired
that way. When I purchased this home which is a little over a 100 years old
the old wiring was reversed. When the home was wired it was thought
Y E S if the power is on. Then it will hopefully blow the fuse you need to
unscrew.
Ron
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From: David Engebretson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Saturday, February 24, 2007 8:07 PM
Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] Fuses and light bulbs
Oh
Okay, let's forget the fawcet analogy for the time being. The thing about
electrical circuits is: in order for there to be electrical pressure, the
circuit must have a positive and negative side. The switch gets rid of at
least one side so there is no current flow in the fixture. The danger is
N O if wired properly the white wire which connects to the outer shell is
not hot.
Ron
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From: David Engebretson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Saturday, February 24, 2007 8:41 PM
Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] Fuses and light bulbs
Isn't
OK,
The fossette sort of does still apply. The circuit requires pressure to the
fossette but to form a circuit it also requires a drain. this is sort of
analogous to the live and the neutral.
Be that as it may, there will be a live and a neutral one each to the bottom
of the bulb socket, the
You worry too much!
knob and tube wiring is much different, there isn't really a hot or neutral
side. A single wire runs from point-to-point with branches soldered in at
points where expedient so in some sense the entire circuit is always hot
unless a switch breaks the circuit. Fortunately,
That turned a pool table into a pool table, didn't it?
Regards.
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Yah, the garage is probably 70 years old or more.
Thanks for confirming my suspicion,
David
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Sent: Saturday, February 24, 2007 9:13 PM
To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com
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