Re: [BlindHandyMan] Smoker saga update

2007-06-26 Thread Lee A. Stone
Check with Dale Cambell about his long glove / mitt . One day for those type of cookers maybe someone will come up with charocoal bites much smaller pieces that would slide down between the grates. another thought would be to use some long thongs for pulling back that grate? Lee --

Re: [BlindHandyMan] 12 Bolt Air Compressors

2007-06-26 Thread Lenny McHugh
I purchased an inexpensive one at Wal-Mart used it a few times with no problems. It will inflate to 200 psi. If inflating a tire make sure that you do not leave it unattended. About 20 years ago a co-worker came out and had a flat tire. It was in the winter an extremely cold day. He watched the

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Alternative Energy Systems

2007-06-26 Thread Dan Rossi
Lee, A five year payback on a 25 thousand dollar investment in a wind turbine? Yikes, I thought my electric prices were hi, but I don't spend anything like 425 bucks a month for electricity. Mor like 42 bucks a month which would make my payback time something like 50 years. -- Blue skies.

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Smoking fish

2007-06-26 Thread cheetah
you lit the wrong end. jim At 09:58 PM 6/25/2007, you wrote: I tried smoking a fish last week end problem I had was I could not seem to keep the darnd thing lit. Any ideas? No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.472 / Virus Database: 269.9.6/865 -

[BlindHandyMan] going to no mail?

2007-06-26 Thread tom huhn
how do you go to no mail, I am going on a trip and would like to go to no nail when I am gone thanks Tom [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Re: [BlindHandyMan] going to no mail?

2007-06-26 Thread David Ferrin
Send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] for all the instructions you will need. David Ferrin [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: tom huhn To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, June 26, 2007 1:33 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] going to no mail? how do you go to

[BlindHandyMan] The footers are footered.

2007-06-26 Thread Dan Rossi
Holy crap! We managed to shift, mix, and pour 36, 80 pound bags of QuikCrete over the last three days. Saturday dawned early for us. We had to do some early morning shopping and then headed North to exchange Teresa's car for her sister's pickup truck. Then on to her dad's place where we got

RE: [BlindHandyMan] pop rivets

2007-06-26 Thread Boyce, Ray
Hi Rob A pop blind rivet gun is an inexpensive and easy-to-operate tool that is a welcome addition to any home tool kit. For repairing gutters, window screens, sheet metal pipe or any of the other light-gauge metal components around the house, you'll quickly find it indispensable. A pop blind

Re: [BlindHandyMan] The footers are footered.

2007-06-26 Thread Dale Leavens
Having mixed quite a lot of cement by hand but more usually in a wheel barrow my back, arms and joints empathize. That is damn hard work. You might like to gently spray a little water over the tops of those posts and over any exposed sonotube and a little around on the ground at the point where

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Saltandpepper shaker

2007-06-26 Thread Dale Leavens
Hi David, Can you get your hands on a pair of artery forceps? These are what the love generation sometimes referred to as roach clips! They are a sort of cross between very narrow thin pliers and tweezers which are usually curved on the end but may well fit into the hole and pinch the cork

Re: [BlindHandyMan] pop rivets

2007-06-26 Thread Dale Leavens
I would add that you can purchase additional washers which can be used on either side or both sides of the joint to reinforce the function of the rivet. They can be very useful if you should want to rivet say two bits of plastic together or maybe two pieces of leather or thin metal like the

Re: [BlindHandyMan] pop rivets

2007-06-26 Thread Tom Fowle
There are some pop rivets which are threaded on the inside and claim to be usable like installing a nut into a piece of sheet metal. They clain, you can then install a machine screw in the rivet and remove it again. don't believe em, the rivets will loosen up in the original sheet and turn with

[BlindHandyMan] rain gutter ends

2007-06-26 Thread Jim Ruby
I am not sure how to explain this, but I will try as I am told they are made, but no place will they be found locally. It is an end the goes on the end of your rain gutter and causes the watter to spray or stream out of the rain spout so the water will avoid washing. Either it kind of rolls

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Alternative Energy Systems

2007-06-26 Thread Jewel Blanch
Several models of mini wind turbines are being trialled in New Zealand. If the trials show them to work successfully, they could be mounted on the roofs of buildings or houses. Jewel are They can be mounted on the rooves of buildings or houses. - Original Message -

Re: [BlindHandyMan] rain gutter ends

2007-06-26 Thread Dale Leavens
Hi Jim, Yes, I have seen the sort which roll out and drain through perforations but I don't know what they are called. They go on the end of the down spout. I'll keep a look out for them and let you know if I fine any or at least can get you a name. Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada

Re: [BlindHandyMan] pop rivets

2007-06-26 Thread Max Robinson
They can be drilled out. When the stem snaps off there is a hole left behind. If you run a drill that is a little bigger than the original stem into that hole the rivet will come out in pieces, sometimes leaving some of it inside the thing you are taking apart. Regards. Max. K 4 O D S.

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Toilet Blowout.

2007-06-26 Thread Dale Leavens
Max, I would check that out carefully. The overflow tube is usually something like three quarters of an inch while the inlet is not usually more than three eighths and the valve orifice is much smaller than that. If the overflow can't carry the water then something must be either out of line

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Toilet Blowout.

2007-06-26 Thread Max Robinson
The valve orifice was not in play because the valve housing had cracked and the 3/8 input line was passing all the water it could. The pressure is quite high in this area so the inflow was too much for the overflow pipe to handle with only a 2 or 3 inch head. Regards. Max. K 4 O D S.

[BlindHandyMan] Bungee Cord and how it is Made.

2007-06-26 Thread Boyce, Ray
Hi All How is a bungee cord made? Background Bungee cord is made of one or more strands of an elastic material, usually rubber, bound together by a fabric covering. It is commonly used as a tie-down for luggage or equipment carried on the outside of a vehicle. Bungee cord is also used by the