[BlindHandyMan] Ten Basic Router Bit Shapes

2007-10-24 Thread Ray Boyce
Fixed base routers, plunge routers and shapers are all used to apply shaped edges on wood stock. Whether applying an edge dressing to a larger piece of stock or creating a piece of moulding, the shape to be applied to the stock is determined by the shape of the router bit in the router's collet.

[BlindHandyMan] 2 Product Recalls

2007-10-24 Thread Ray Boyce
Name of Product: Cybex or Trotter Treadmills Units: 4,700 (33,719 units were recalled on October 8, 2003) Manufacturer: Cybex International, Inc., of Medway, Mass. Hazard: During repairs associated with the October 8, 2003 recall, wire nuts were installed improperly, causing the treadmills to

[BlindHandyMan] Hearing Protection

2007-10-24 Thread Ray Boyce
When working with loud woodworking tools such as routers and planers, using hearing protection is highly advisable. Because extended exposure to such loud noises are known to cause permanent hearing loss, it would be foolish to use such tools without employing a form of hearing protection.

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Rats, Rats and Rats??

2007-10-24 Thread Bill Gallik
Heck, get yourself a cougar. Bill Gallik E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Procrastination is the art of keeping up with yesterday. - Don Marquis - As the poet said, 'Only God can make a tree' -- probably because it's so hard to figure out how to get the bark on. - Woody Allen -

Re: [BlindHandyMan] affixing work on a drill press?

2007-10-24 Thread John Schwery
I thought about getting one of those vises that travel back, forward and sideways. Most of them don't open too widely. Sears has one that I like but at the cost of $199, that cost more than my drill press. earlier, Dale Leavens, wrote: Hi John, Just now I have a piece of plywood about 12

[BlindHandyMan] rat story

2007-10-24 Thread Lenny McHugh
A few years ago I was talking to an exterminator. He told me a story about a strange call that he received. He was called to a home in the country to get rid of snakes. Out of curiosity he went to see what was going on. He then told me that in fact he did get rid of the snakes. When I asked him

[BlindHandyMan] getting rid of pests

2007-10-24 Thread chiliblindman
I have found that flea bombs work well on small rodents, including squirrels. The other thing is those sticky pads that come in different sizes. I place their favorite food near the pads and restrict traffic flow to get to it. Mice for the most part always travel near the wall, placing

RE: [BlindHandyMan] Killing off little spiders

2007-10-24 Thread robert moore
Where can I get Neem oil? -Original Message- From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2007 9:14 AM To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Killing off little spiders I've heard neem

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Beats soldering.

2007-10-24 Thread Bill Gallik
This may be a far more expensive way to make (I'm assuming) copper tube connections than conventional soldering, but I'm sure it's less expensive than having to hire someone to come in and do the work. I think I'll try to find one of these gadgets, can you tell us the name of the crimping tool

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Beats soldering.

2007-10-24 Thread spiro
Dumb question, your drinking water is rolling around your heating system before you drink it? I know, I know there are yards of piping in the water system, but I thought that there would be more sediment in a circulatory system. What new spiffy did you get? Knowing you it is very cool. On Wed,

Re: [BlindHandyMan] getting lazy

2007-10-24 Thread spiro
nice what range of $ do they go? On Wed, 24 Oct 2007, Lenny McHugh wrote: Yes the screen is in a tight track the same one that the glass rides in. It is similar to a two track storm window that when you pull down the glass it is in front of the other window. So when it is pulled down for the

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Beats soldering.

2007-10-24 Thread Dan Rossi
I just did a search on a Ridgid ProPress crimper. I found one for about 1600 bucks, so they ain't cheap. Spiro, the radiator water, and potable water, are completely separate systems. There is a tank within a tank. The inner tank is the hot water for drinking and showering and such. The

[BlindHandyMan] Trim Nailgun Follow-up Question

2007-10-24 Thread Edward Przybylek
Hi all, First of all, thanks for everyone's input on my trim nailgun question. From all my research on the Internet, it doesn't look like I'm going to find a chorded nailgun for putting up trim. I looked at the Magnesium Allnailer and it looks like it would definitely do the job and a great

RE: [BlindHandyMan] Beats soldering.

2007-10-24 Thread David W Wood
Hi: Here in the U.K. we can buy push-fit plastic fittings which go onto copper tubing. A few years ago I extended my heating system using them. Plastic pipe is also available. Some years ago I tested a piece of copper fixed to plastic with a coupling in the Physics labs at our local university,

[BlindHandyMan] VoxTape talking tape measure manual

2007-10-24 Thread Tom Fowle
Hi all, I don't think anybody has previously posted the manual for this tape Voxtape from Caretec. This is the slightly more expensive one that uses a single AA battery. It has some advantages over the Cobolt, but appears to use the same sprockett technology to read the tape. Note they say you

Re: [BlindHandyMan] getting lazy

2007-10-24 Thread Lenny McHugh
This particular door was $250 for a 32x80 with polish brass hardware. - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2007 2:09 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] getting lazy nice what range of $ do they go? On Wed, 24 Oct 2007,

[BlindHandyMan] Beat the Heat: Fire Prevention Tips

2007-10-24 Thread Boyce, Ray
Just because the temperatures are falling outside doesn't mean your home can't get dangerously hot - according to the National Fire Protection Association, December and January are the peak months for home fires. Follow these easy steps to stay safe. Smoke Alarms The single most important fire

Re: [BlindHandyMan] getting lazy

2007-10-24 Thread Don
I have one of these doors, it has worked great. Don - Original Message - From: Lenny McHugh To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2007 9:49 AM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] getting lazy Yes the screen is in a tight track the same one that the

[BlindHandyMan] How to Winterize Your Garden Tools

2007-10-24 Thread Boyce, Ray
Prepare your garden tools for winter and add years to their life. As winter approaches, many of you are hard at work preparing your garden for cold weather. Hopefully, you've already planted that cover crop, applied a fresh layer of mulch and prepared your cold frames for fresh winter greens .

[BlindHandyMan] a strap that will capture the energy generated by the up-and-down movement of a hiker's pack

2007-10-24 Thread Boyce, Ray
It's pretty cool, says Henry Sodano, an adjunct professor of engineering mechanical engineering -- engineering mechanics, who recently accepted a faculty appointment at Arizona State University. We are harnessing free energy that would normally be lost. With mechanical engineering graduate

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Rats, Rats and Rats??

2007-10-24 Thread Max Robinson
If it's on the outside of the house it could be a danger to pets. We don't have any but there are a lot of dogs and cats in this neighborhood. It would have to be inside the vent and that probably would be more trouble than it's worth. I can't figure out how he gets past the vent opening.

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Ten Basic Router Bit Shapes

2007-10-24 Thread Max Robinson
I'm going to save this but here is a good reason to state the source URL. If I knew it I could go there and see the pictures the text refers to. Also Norm referred to a router collar in a recent show. I tried to buy one but they thought I wanted a collet. Does it have other names? It's a

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Trim Nailgun Follow-up Question

2007-10-24 Thread John Schwery
I recently bought a Dewalt drill and it came with 2 batteries. Also, a battery only takes about an hour to charge. earlier, Edward Przybylek, wrote: Hi all, First of all, thanks for everyone's input on my trim nailgun question. From all my research on the Internet, it doesn't look like I'm

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Ten Basic Router Bit Shapes

2007-10-24 Thread Dale Leavens
They are called collars but they are also called template inserts. There are however more than one standard. I believe inch an eighth is the most common, it is what my porter cable router uses but this won't come close to working with either my Sears or my Triton. Be sure you have the base

RE: [BlindHandyMan] Ten Basic Router Bit Shapes

2007-10-24 Thread Boyce, Ray
Hi Max I will send you the URL when I get home in about 8 hours after work or if they leave me alone long enough here I will try to find it Images are no use to me as I am a total but I forgot there are some of us with some sight left. Regards Ray. From:

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Ten Basic Router Bit Shapes

2007-10-24 Thread Max Robinson
Thanks Dale. Regards. Max. K 4 O D S. Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Transistor site http://www.funwithtransistors.net Vacuum tube site: http://www.funwithtubes.net Music site: http://www.maxsmusicplace.com To subscribe to the fun with tubes group send an email to, [EMAIL PROTECTED] -

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Ten Basic Router Bit Shapes

2007-10-24 Thread Max Robinson
Thanks Ray. Regards. Max. K 4 O D S. Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Transistor site http://www.funwithtransistors.net Vacuum tube site: http://www.funwithtubes.net Music site: http://www.maxsmusicplace.com To subscribe to the fun with tubes group send an email to, [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original

[BlindHandyMan] Re: Killing off little spiders

2007-10-24 Thread chiliblindman
Lee, the ones I like are Raid fumigators.

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Beat the Heat: Fire Prevention Tips

2007-10-24 Thread Don
Some really great tips here, I'll pass them along, thanks for sending. Don - Original Message - From: Boyce, Ray To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2007 3:40 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Beat the Heat: Fire Prevention Tips Just because the

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Beat the Heat: Fire Prevention Tips

2007-10-24 Thread Jewel Blanch
Speaking of which, have any of our people been affected by the terrible fires in California? If so, I hope that you are safe, and your property as well, Gaia willing! Jewel

[BlindHandyMan] Ten Basic Router Bit Shapes

2007-10-24 Thread Boyce, Ray
Here is the URL for those of us who have some sight . http://woodworking.about.com/od/bladesbits/tp/Ten-Basic-Router-Bit-Shape s.htm ** This message and its attachments may contain legally privileged or confidential information.

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Beat the Heat: Fire Prevention Tips

2007-10-24 Thread Victor Gouveia
Don't they say you're supposed to time the battery replacements with the daylight savings time, which is twice per year? I could have sworn I saw something on the news saying something to that effect. Victor Gouveia

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Rats, Rats and Rats??

2007-10-24 Thread Victor Gouveia
Hi Max, Have you considered the possibility that he's already inside, and is not coming through the outside in? If you say the opening looks well screened over, than one would assume that he's already inside, no? Victor Gouveia

[BlindHandyMan] Gas charged nailers

2007-10-24 Thread Dale Leavens
Sorry I forgot who was asking about cordless nailers and I deleted the message. Well, they are out there but it seems that mostly for framing sized nailers and even they use a rechargeable battery to ignite the gas. Main disadvantage apparently is a slower cycle time with the main advantage

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Rats, Rats and Rats??

2007-10-24 Thread Max Robinson
Hi Victor. He choose through the flex hose that goes between the dryer and the hole in the floor. We taped it up with duck tape and he chooed through that. Maybe he is living in the vent but I wonder how he got in there. I suppose it's possible he got into the house another way and chooed

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Gas charged nailers

2007-10-24 Thread Max Robinson
I have heard tell of nail guns that use a 22 caliber blank shell to drive the nail. I think they may be framing nailers. Regards. Max. K 4 O D S. Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Transistor site http://www.funwithtransistors.net Vacuum tube site: http://www.funwithtubes.net Music site:

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Rats, Rats and Rats??

2007-10-24 Thread Victor Gouveia
Hi Max, Does a portion of the hose sit on the outside of the house? If it doesn't, I think it's safe to assume that puppy is coming from inside the house and drilling out. Like I said, if the screen is hole free, and there are no parts of the hose that sit on the outside of the house, that's

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Beat the Heat: Fire Prevention Tips

2007-10-24 Thread Dale Leavens
That is a recommendation. A year and a half ago I installed hard wired combination CO2 and smoke detectors with battery back-up. Just this morning very shortly after the alarm clock woke me one of the units let out half a dozen tiny chirps but it hasn't since. I must have been really smoken!

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Gas charged nailers

2007-10-24 Thread Dale Leavens
Oh yes! not framing nailers but intended for nailing wood to cement. I rented one about 20 years ago to fasten a framing system to a concrete floor in an office I renovated. Hell of a noise in an enclosed environment and you don't want to make any mistakes with that!! The fasteners get pretty

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Rats, Rats and Rats??

2007-10-24 Thread Max Robinson
The flex hose transitions to metal tubing below the floor. It's only inside the living part of the house.You must be right. Regards. Max. K 4 O D S. Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Transistor site http://www.funwithtransistors.net Vacuum tube site: http://www.funwithtubes.net Music site:

RE: [BlindHandyMan] Gas charged nailers

2007-10-24 Thread Edward Przybylek
Hi Dale, Thanks for the information. The price of the Paslode is a bit steep for the job I'm doing right now but I'm getting ready to finish my basement this winter so it might not be too bad. Thanks again. Take care, Ed _ From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL

[BlindHandyMan] pass-load nailers

2007-10-24 Thread clifford
Dear Edward and list members: The pass-load nail gun has become the tool of choice, here in hillbilly country, especially for framing. One draw-back with this tool, is the exhaust gas which follows each explosion. If the area is not enclosed, this is no problem, but if a person is highly

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Gas charged nailers

2007-10-24 Thread Dale Leavens
Ed, There may well be others. There are other Paslode nailers of that type for sure. I didn't see any gas fueled Bostich and the only Hitachi gas nailers I saw were framing nailers and man they were costly but that doesn't mean there aren't others. It does mean though that you can go into any

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Rats, Rats and Rats??

2007-10-24 Thread Rob Monitor
HI, Here is a could example of a place that the RAT ZAPPER would be a good way of getting this pesky guy. You could just put the ZAPPER right by where he is chewing threw the hose and I bet you would get him... ROB FROM MINNESOTA - Original Message - From: Max Robinson To: