[BlindHandyMan] More pictures for the blind.

2007-05-06 Thread Max Robinson
Hi. I have uploaded some pictures of the building being delivered and moved across my yard. These are of the 10 by 16 building. David. I'm sorry to do it in two batches but I screwed up, or actually jaws screwed up. My pet peeve is that sometimes when I am trying to get into forms mode by

Re: [BlindHandyMan] So Frustrating

2007-05-06 Thread Brice Mijares
Have you tried unsubscribing and resubscribing? - Original Message - From: "Bill Gallik" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Blind Handy Man Yahoo Group" Sent: Saturday, May 05, 2007 10:14 AM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] So Frustrating >I am so darn frustrated right now, I just got a message regarding

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Anybody have experience with container homes?

2007-05-06 Thread Max Robinson
When we lived in Iowa we knew a family that lived in a house built out of 3 boxcars placed side by side and fixed together somehow. The wheels had been removed of course. The back boxcar was the kitchen and a bedroom. The middle boxcar was two bedrooms with a hall way running between the two

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Re: Question about soaking the air cleaner oil foam in my new lawn mower

2007-05-06 Thread Steve S.
I would use an butter bowl, the three pound size and put it under your mower so the oil can drain into it. Then after that, I would get a gallon milk jug with the lid, and I would get an fondled and put it into the jug so I don't get it all over the jug when I poured it into the jug. pour the

[BlindHandyMan] Is there any need to Paint

2007-05-06 Thread Boyce, Ray
Hi All I have just made a Pole carrier for my caravan out of new 6 inch Sewer Pipe which is PVC. It has screwed ends which have screw on caps which lock on. This will store all the poles we need to support our annex. This bolts across the draw bar and will be exposed to the Harmful Sun's Rays. Do

[BlindHandyMan] Re: Question about soaking the air cleaner oil foam in my new lawn mower

2007-05-06 Thread Girltech
Steve, You know what, I looked at the bottle wrong. It is a pint (pt.). I'll get this stuff down someday. I'll ask at the gas station when I walk up there. I still don't know what to do with the old oil. What do you drain that into? I have two auto parts stores within walking distance fr

RE: [BlindHandyMan] Re: Question about soaking the air cleaner oil foam in my new lawn mower

2007-05-06 Thread Roger Bachelder
Hi Vicki, As long as you have the mower filled with in the criss cross pattern on the dipstick, you will be alright. this pattern is the manufacturing way of saying, this is the safe zone. try to keep it filled to the top of the pattern. Note, never fill pass this point. I myself tip the mower ov

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Re: Question about soaking the air cleaner oil foam in my new lawn mower

2007-05-06 Thread Rob Monitor
Well you would have find the cereal numbers on the motor and order a lower baring and ban gasket then you have to take the bottom of the motor off and knock out the baring from the inside out. What I use is a socket about the same size and put on the baring and with a hammer tap out the baring.

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Anybody have experience with container homes?

2007-05-06 Thread spiro
sounds like a great storage or work shop, I wish I had 20ft longer in the back area. On Sun, 6 May 2007, Chanting Monks wrote: > Hi Mike, > > Apparently, sealing them together is exactly what they do. There is a whole > movement going that is taking both used and new shipping containers that

[BlindHandyMan] router bit storage

2007-05-06 Thread Lenny McHugh
Hi All, A long time ago I read a great tip for drill bits and have been able to also apply this to most of my router bits. The tip for the drill bits was to purchase a set of inexpensive bits that have a nice case. Since you will only ever use 3 or 4 on a regular basis when they dull replace t

[BlindHandyMan] Freud LM74R010 10-Inch 30-Tooth Glue Line Ripping Blade

2007-05-06 Thread Lenny McHugh
Thanks for the tips. I located it on Amazon.com. They even have a 20% discount for May. The total was $47.99 The blade retails for over $80. Now I will be able to butcher some wood and have a nice edge for the scrap box. My dad always said "cut it again, it's still too short". Lenny http://www.g

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Question about soaking the air cleaner oil foam in my new lawn mower

2007-05-06 Thread Jewel Blanch
Betsy wrote: "Aloha Vicki, I don't know the answer but I am a supporter of reading manuals myself. I can't tell you how many jobs could have been done in half the time around here if my other half would have read even the very first page of a manual. close quote. There is much truth in what * th