[BlindHandyMan] Product recalls

2007-08-30 Thread Ray Boyce
Name of Product: Oregon Scientific Weather Radios Units: About 66,000 Manufacturer: Oregon Scientific Inc., of Tualatin, Ore. Hazard: The radios could fail to receive National Weather Service alert signals in certain areas of the country. In the event of severe weather, this failure could put

[BlindHandyMan] pounds to dollars

2007-08-30 Thread Jennifer Jackson
I am trying to order something on line. Can someone please tell me the approximate conversion rate from pounds to dollars. 100 pounds to be precise. I do not want to get my hopes up to much about the prices. Also, what kind of shipping am I looking at across the pond and all? Jennifer [N

[BlindHandyMan] home inspections

2007-08-30 Thread Jennifer Jackson
So here I am still waiting to know about my house. My closing date was extended to September seventh. Our first loan fell through, I am still gagging over a 13% interest rate, and we are now approved for a realistic loan from a different company. I still can't believe that woman thought we wo

Re: [BlindHandyMan] pounds to dollars

2007-08-30 Thread Lenny McHugh
Exchange rate between the US Dollar (USD) and Pound (GBP) Source: FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF NEW YORK , 29-Aug-2007 £1 = US $ 2.0182 http://www.dollars2pounds.com/ - Original Message - From: "Jennifer Jackson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2007 9:35 AM Subject: [BlindH

Re: [BlindHandyMan] pounds to dollars

2007-08-30 Thread Dan Rossi
Jennifer, Looks like your 100 pound cost will set you back just about $201 U.S. The dollar is really sucking these days. Don't know what shipping will set you back. Depends on what you are shipping. Hope that helps. -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTEC

Re: [BlindHandyMan] pounds to dollars

2007-08-30 Thread Jennifer Jackson
Wow! Thanks for the quick answer. Now I only have to decide if I deserve a pair of $250 boots. Oh, wait, I mean that thingamajig tool thingy. :) Jennifer - Original Message - From: "Lenny McHugh" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2007 7:13 AM Subject: Re: [BlindHand

[BlindHandyMan] Palm nailer.

2007-08-30 Thread Dan Rossi
OK, so I am a tool junky. I can't help myself. I was at Lowes the other evening and I picked up a neumatic palm nailer. This is going to be a handy gadget, but they all are, aren't they? It looks vaguely like a chemistry flask, kind of conical with a stem / neck at the top. It is pretty hef

RE: [BlindHandyMan] Palm nailer.

2007-08-30 Thread tunecollector
If it dings up the wood like you say, why bother with a finishing nail head? -Original Message- From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dan Rossi Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2007 6:47 AM To: BlindHandyman@yahoogroups.com Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Palm naile

RE: [BlindHandyMan] Palm nailer.

2007-08-30 Thread Dan Rossi
On Thu, 30 Aug 2007, tunecollector wrote: > If it dings up the wood like you say, why bother with a finishing nail head? > Well, I didn't try and be careful, and you can set the depth on it, and the finishing head may protect the wood from the piston. I just don't know. I was only trying to dr

RE: [BlindHandyMan] Palm nailer.

2007-08-30 Thread William Stephan
Oooh this has possibilities Dan. Lowe's eh? Bill Stephan Kansas City, MO (816)803-2469 William Stephan -Original Message- .From: "Dan Rossi"<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> .Sent: 8/30/07 8:46:40 AM .To: "BlindHandyman@yahoogroups.com" .Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Palm nailer. . .OK, so I am a tool

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Slow Drain

2007-08-30 Thread William Stephan
Thanks Brice, I'll check it out. Bill Stephan Kansas City, MO (816)803-2469 William Stephan -Original Message- .From: "Brice Mijares"<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> .Sent: 8/29/07 6:10:09 PM .To: "blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com" .Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Slow Drain . .Why don't you all try using

RE: [BlindHandyMan] home inspections

2007-08-30 Thread William Stephan
Jennifer, I can't recall now whether we or the seller paid for the inspection we had done, but, yes, it was very worthwhile, and something the buyer would definitely want to be present for. We had a heating and air conditioning guy, a plumming guy, an electrician, a structural engineer (becaus

RE: [BlindHandyMan] Palm nailer.

2007-08-30 Thread Dan Rossi
Bill, The palm nailer is a bostisch and cost 80 bucks at Lowes. -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel:(412) 268-9081

Re: [BlindHandyMan] pounds to dollars

2007-08-30 Thread Mike Rusk
I think the going rate is about $2.14 per pound, might be a bit off. - Original Message - From: Jennifer Jackson To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2007 5:35 AM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] pounds to dollars I am trying to order something on line. Can

Re: [BlindHandyMan] sewer problem fixed (for now)

2007-08-30 Thread Shane Hecker
I'm not sure how exactly it is laid out. I do know that if you could draw a straight line from the kitchen sink through the wall and into the garage, you would run into the washing machine. The kitchen appears to be directly above the exit, so I'm guessing the "t" is either under the kitchen or

Re: [BlindHandyMan] pounds to dollars

2007-08-30 Thread Jerry Richer
I ship things to the UK frequently. It always weighs about three pounds and with a few hundred dollars worth of insurance it usually comes to about $35.00. That's using the United States mail. UPS and the others are much more expensive and they are what most merchants use. I would check

Re: [BlindHandyMan] What Do You Want Information ON?

2007-08-30 Thread Tom Fowle
dale and all, There are now high power amplifiers on a chip, except that the large capacitors required for input/output D.C. blocking are still external. The last one I saw was a 50 wat per chanel unit on a board that measured maybe 3 by 3 by 2 inches including several large condensors. The chip w

Re: [BlindHandyMan] home inspections

2007-08-30 Thread Don
Gennifer, great post, most interesting. Why don't you talk to us about this on the handy show in the next week are two. Send me a contact number off list at [EMAIL PROTECTED] I'll call youu a head of time, and we can talk about it? Regards Don - Original Message - From: Jenn

Re: [BlindHandyMan] sewer problem fixed (for now)

2007-08-30 Thread Dale Leavens
There is something still that seems odd to me. If that guy sent a water jet up the pipe why did it dislodge your blockage and not take the path of least resistance and fire out the kitchen sink or the laundry drain or the shower drain or maybe even out the vent pipe in the roof? Anyway it pret

Re: [BlindHandyMan] pounds to dollars

2007-08-30 Thread David Sexton
$2.1018 per pound as of today So, about $10.51 = 5 pounds - Original Message - From: Mike Rusk To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2007 2:23 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] pounds to dollars I think the going rate is about $2.14 per pound, might be

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Palm nailer.

2007-08-30 Thread Bill Gallik
Hmmm, does this mean no more swollen thumbs? Bill Gallik E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - "Ethics are so annoying. I avoid them on principle." - Darby Conley

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Palm nailer.

2007-08-30 Thread Dale Leavens
Hi Dan, Palm nailer eh? I think I heard that about you before. Be careful, they say too much palm nailing can cause blindness. OK, this is a family list. I have seen many of these advertised, pneumatic and electric but I have never seen one used and I wonder why? They promote them for use in c

[BlindHandyMan] Exterior Solid Color Stains: Latex or Oil

2007-08-30 Thread Boyce, Ray
Fact: No matter what anyone tells you - wood will not "drink up" the oils in a stain and restore life to the siding. The wood is dead. Coat it or a good appearance and low maintainance with a longer lasting finish. Solid color stains, also called heavy bodied stains, are opaque finishes which come

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Electronics

2007-08-30 Thread Lee A. Stone
Larry, tell this group how yu turn a 1963 Corvette into a awesome machine with electronics. . usintg a computer set up and converting to a diffe4rent kind of fuel? I listened to this on the racint channel. Lee -- If you are what you eat, I guess that makes me a cheese danish.

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Palm nailer.

2007-08-30 Thread clifford
Dear Dan: Sounds like something for my Christmas list. I have a small electric nailer that I like for finish nails up to two and a half inches, but it sounds as though the palm nailer would work for framing. How close can you get in a corner and will it toe-nail? Yours T

[BlindHandyMan] Refrigerator and Freezer Odors

2007-08-30 Thread Boyce, Ray
To Remove Odors Odors may be caused by food left too long, "strong" foods not covered or packaged tightly, by a drip pan that needs cleaning, or by food spoiling when power goes off while the owner is away on vacation. A preventive measure is getting someone to check your home every day or so, o

[BlindHandyMan] Extension Cord Maintenance

2007-08-30 Thread Boyce, Ray
Extension cords make our lives easier both indoors and out. With their help you can put your favorite lamp wherever you decide. With their help you can connect that table saw outside on a nice summer day so you don't have to deal with saw dust inside the house. Since extension cords are used so muc

RE: [BlindHandyMan] Electronics

2007-08-30 Thread Larry Stansifer
Parts List: 1. One 1963 Corvette preferably a junk yard dog or a clone car. You wouldn't want to do the following to a virgin numbers matched car. 2. GM all aluminum 572 CID crate motor. Optional build it yourself if you have the time, talent and a machinist who can find his ass with both hands a

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Palm nailer.

2007-08-30 Thread Victor Gouveia
Dale Quipped: Palm nailer eh? I think I heard that about you before. Be careful, they say too much palm nailing can cause blindness. *** Dale, Dale, Dale... You were the nerdy kid that everyone picked on, weren't you? Evil Grin. Only you could come up with a bad one like that. Damn, I'm s

Re: [BlindHandyMan] What Do You Want Information ON?

2007-08-30 Thread spiro
i can second this. I have something called Sonic Impact running on my computer. It is no larger than a McDonald's Big Mac sandwich. It also has a wall wart adaptor, standard sized 1.5 inch square. 100 Watts at 8OHM. It doesn't like lower ohm ratings. But it will drive 3.25 ohm speakers, just not

[BlindHandyMan] This week shows.

2007-08-30 Thread Don
It's just about show time again. on the handy show this week, we talk about some list mail, we talk with a guest that allot of the long time listeners, will remember, we talk with Gordon Vick, The guy can talk about any thing. This time we talked some more about putting out that fir

[BlindHandyMan] 3 Product Recalls

2007-08-30 Thread Ray Boyce
Name of Product: "Aloha Breeze" Portable Electric Heaters Units: About 281,000 Importer/Distributor: Aloha Housewares, Inc. of Arlington, Texas Hazard: The heater can overheat, posing a fire hazard. Incidents/Injuries: Aloha Housewares has received seven reports of heaters melting, smoking or c