RE: [BlindHandyMan] Robotic vacuums

It's smart enough not to do a header down the stairs. -Original Message- From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Scott Howell Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2008 17:27 To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Robotic vacuums I as

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Show's.

Well, gasp!, not you? Wrong? I thought I was wrong once but it turned out I was only mistaken. At 05:08 AM 5/14/2008, you wrote: >I think in order to get the podcast, for one show, I think you get >both, How ever I could be wrong. That has happened one, are two >times before, grin. >Regards

RE: [BlindHandyMan] Gutter guard was Robotic vacuums

I have a sort of porch with a very flat roof and non-standard gutters. The rest of the house has profoundly steap peaks, and last Summer, when we had the roof replaced because of hail damage, I had wide, covered gutters installed. I had a roofer over here last Friday, and he thought he could fabr

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Robotic vacuums

It purportedly throws the detritus out as it encounters it. Just unassumingly goes about flinging leaves hither and yawn. But, don't ax me, as Andrew and Sarah, the parents of Lizzie Borden, once exclaimed. At 09:29 AM 5/14/2008, you wrote: >Now how the hell could it possibly clean the gutter

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Gutter guard was Robotic vacuums

Hey, What brand of gutter thingies did Tom, of Burk, brother recomend? At 10:58 AM 5/14/2008, you wrote: >Gutter Guard is the best solution I know. Short of the wife... There >are several different versions going by different names. The best >I've found snaps inside the gutter and it looks like

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Gutter guard was Robotic vacuums

Get yourself a filter for the downspout. It's a woven looking piece of plastic in some cases and wire like steel in others. It fits in at the top of the spout and only water and small pieces of junk can get through. A lot better than having to chase out a clog unless you have Larry's gadget.

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Robotic vacuums

Nope, It is a battery operated device which has some sort of infrared eye or something. The line of sight from the eye disallows the Robotic Vac to cross that point, ware ever you place it. Depending on which package you purchase, you may get only one or possible two virtual walls, but, you ca

Re: [BlindHandyMan] does anybody know if there is a foot petal for sinks?

They have set ups like this in many medical offices. I even ran across one in a restaurant bathroom once. I agree that it is a great idea and hope to have one when my kids are a little more past the experimental stage. :) My two y/o has been reminding me why they call it the terrible twos tod

RE: [BlindHandyMan] Robotic vacuums

I don't program mine. I put in a different room each day. What the hay, it is not much trouble to get out the room and let it do it's thing. At 08:05 PM 5/14/2008, you wrote: >So how does one get it to vacuum a home with several rooms? > >-Original Message- >From: >

Re: [BlindHandyMan] does anybody know if there is a foot petal for sinks?

I have seen foot controlled valves but usually the valve is at or near the level of the pedal and the spigot is then elongated to the spout. Mechanically, a lever depresses a sort of nipple allowing the water to flow, not unlike how a ball valve on a toilet works except that a spring holds the a

RE: [BlindHandyMan] Tub drain

That is the plan, to make it all 2 inch to the main stack. that is what codes says I need to do, and that is what I should have done in the first place. I just didn't know if I could get the tub drain as 2 inch though, or if I had to use what is there which is 1 1/4 and then connect that to the 2

RE: [BlindHandyMan] talking tape

*/%^ the rag heads and their oil... We will keep doing it... A number of us have decided that we will keep the hot-rod life style alive regardless of the wimps in Washington or where ever else wimps come from. I am converting the vette to a NHRA prostock racer, My el Camino is still locally the fa

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Gutter guard was Robotic vacuums

What does gutter guard have to do with robotic vacuums? Victor Co-moderator Blind Movie Buffs List Guidedogs List

RE: [BlindHandyMan] Robotic vacuums

Bill wrote with regard to the robotic vacuum: > It's smart enough not to do a header down the stairs. > Which makes it smarter than me. -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel:(412) 268-9081

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Show's.

Man, I hear you talking, grin... - Original Message - From: Kevin Doucet To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2008 12:38 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Show's. Well, gasp!, not you? Wrong? I thought I was wrong once but it turned out I was only mis

Re: [BlindHandyMan] talking tape

Why do you feel the need to call any member of another race a rag head. I don't think there's any call for that. If I'm not mistaken, there are some members on this list of the nationality you are referring to, so why lower yourself to disrespecting them? Victor Co-moderator Blind Movie Buffs

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Tub drain

It should thread into the tub and you may have to adapt from the threads on the tub to 2 inches. I'd bet there is a step down in place to take a tub to an inch and a quarter. Once you get pulling things apart it will all come back to you. I even ran 2 inch in my kitchen sink so it won't be a

Re: [BlindHandyMan] talking tape

If oil cost as much as they'd have us believe Exxon and Mobile wouldn't be showing 10 billion in profits for just a quarter. - Original Message - From: Larry Stansifer To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2008 9:21 PM Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] talkin

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Tub drain

YOU will have to use the tail which fits into the tub DRAIN HOLE. Usually this will be prescribed by the size of the hole in the tub and that will be what you already have. This is often inch and a quarter. Unless there are other fixtures emptying into the branch and unless the line isn't well

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Gutter guard was Robotic vacuums

Somewhere along the way someone started talking about the robot that could clean the gutters. - Original Message - From: Victor Gouveia To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2008 9:23 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Gutter guard was Robotic vacuums W

Re: [BlindHandyMan] talking tape

Such ethnic or racial slurs will not be allowed on this list, remember this folks. David Ferrin www.jaws-users.com - Original Message - From: "Victor Gouveia" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2008 9:51 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] talking tape > Why do you feel the

Re: [BlindHandyMan] talking tape

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Re: [BlindHandyMan] talking tape

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Re: cleaning the Rainbow Was RE: [BlindHandyMan] Robotic vacuums

Well I had a Kerby back in the early 90's. I did sell it and recovered some of my money, but here's what I thought. It was well constructed, I figured you could drop it off a very high building and it would continue to work. What I did not like was the fact dog hair etc. could become rapped

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Robotic vacuums

Now how the hell could it possibly clean the gutter? Does it push all the crap ahead of itself and clod the drain pipe> grin Sounds like a fairly useless device. Gee, if you have to go to the trouble of putting the thing up there, might as well just clean them while your there. For not a lo

Re: [BlindHandyMan] talking tape

I have one and don't seem to have most of the problems everyone else has talked about. They do gobble up a 9 volt battery and you have to use a good quality alkaline like the Energizer to make it happy. It is accurate to 1/16 like the ad says and you have to learn how to keep that 1/16 the sam

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Gutter guard was Robotic vacuums

Gutter Guard is the best solution I know. Short of the wife... There are several different versions going by different names. The best I've found snaps inside the gutter and it looks like the water will run across the top of the guard and right on off the roof. But it actually lets the junk

Re: [BlindHandyMan] talking tape

Howdy, I have been using my talking tape for about 7+ years. Love it! I use it for small projects too. I have learned to use the memory feature too for finding center points and for lots more things too. It is kind of like the ID Mate, pricy but once you have it it is worth every penny. Dale

RE: [BlindHandyMan] Gutter guard was Robotic vacuums

When I used to live in a climate where we had both rain and gutters I made an attachment that would fit over the bottom end of my down-spout. Armed with my trusty air compressor I would deliver a blast of compressed air up the pipe. Worked well and was a guaranteed crap shower for the curious. ---

Re: [BlindHandyMan] talking tape

I'm going to start getting into woodworking, so looking for an effective measuring device. For small projects like cabinets I can probably use a regular ruler, but for something like measuring rooms I'd want one of these talking tapes I think. - Original Message - From: Bob Kennedy

RE: [BlindHandyMan] talking tape

It's ok... I have had mine since last October and I don't really have any complaints. A couple of things you might want to consider: 1. It is a real battery hog. 2. You need to treat it more like an electronic device than a $20 Stanley or $6 Wall mart tape. 3. If it matters, metric measurement is

[BlindHandyMan] rainbow

Spiro, a rainbow is a wonderful vacuum. It has a snap-on type tank on the bottom that holds water in it for a filter. It uses a rotary vane type power head to draw air into the unit and thru the water without drawing water up. After each time you use it the bottom is removed and water and jun

[BlindHandyMan] square feet

How do you calculate the number of square feet of several rooms? Is it just a matter of adding the area of the individual rooms together? For example, if one room is 30 square feet and another room is 20 square feet, would that then be 50 square feet? [Non-text portions of this message have been

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Re: microwave fixable?

That is the way the Hamilton Beach talking ovens work. We have one and have to reset the clock after a power outage. earlier, chiliblindman, wrote: >One think I have on my microwave is a clock control. If there is a >power outage for too long, the clock goes blank. My microwave will >not work

Re: [BlindHandyMan] square feet

Some of you might find this useful in the future. Area Measurements Measuring and calculating area takes two of the three dimensions into account: width and length, as when measuring a floor, or width and height, as when measuring a wall. For the following examples, we'll use a rectangular room tha

Re: [BlindHandyMan] talking tape

I've heard both sides on the sharp talking tape. Some have them, they work well and they love them. Then others, myself included, bought one and found that the idea is great, that it would be a great tool, only, they don't work consistantly. Some talked of having the problems I have with mine, and

Re: [BlindHandyMan] talking tape

There are two of these talking tape measures, the one that takes a double a battery and the one that takes a 9 volt batt. The 9 volt model is from England. I don't know anything about the double A model. The 9 volt model is a battery hog and gets very flaky when the battery starts to run down

[BlindHandyMan] test-just delete

so did this make the list? just delete. thanks.Lee -- No animal should ever jump on the dining room furniture unless absolutely certain he can hold his own in conversation. -- Fran Lebowitz Do you Jabber? I do. My JID is: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[BlindHandyMan] Looking for.

Hears the scoop, we have talked to folks on the show, in the past, about robotic lawn mowers. So since robotic vacuum cleaners, have been a topic on list, We would like to talk with a robotic vacuum cleaner owner. So if their are any victims, I mean volunteers, that would step up, for

Re: [BlindHandyMan] square feet

That's right. Just add them up. Jerry [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[BlindHandyMan] Tub drain

Okaywhen you have a shower, by code it needs to have a 2 inch drain. Well our tub/shower drain has the standard 1 1/4 drain, that goes to a 1 1/2 pipe. Does anyone know if I can get the tub drain in a 2 inch size, or do I just need to make due with the 1 1/4 and connect that with a 2 inch drai

Re: [BlindHandyMan] ADA SIGNS BRAILLE TACTILE THEEXITSTORE

Thanks Lenny and all. I've had some email problems here getting my list into this mailbox but it is all working out. as for the signs. I found it odd that a person opening up a new store would be required to only put up one braile sign for a grand opening. that being an exit sign . by o

Re: cleaning the Rainbow Was RE: [BlindHandyMan] Robotic vacuums

It's a hard hard sell on their part. And you feel as though you are really being sold something and it makes you wonder why the sell is so hard. And they start up around $3,000 and by the time they left here, they had come down to 2300. There's a lot of this, let me talk to my supervisor, who has

Re: [BlindHandyMan] rainbow

" clean and healthy house" I think are Bobs key words. we have a cousin who owns a Rainbow. compared to my kirby it blows absolutely no dust back into the air and someone else pointed out about the rainbow maintaining humidity. one sales point for any vaccum or other sales person. there co

Re: [BlindHandyMan] square feet

this is a sure enough keeper Brice. thanks . Lee On Wed, May 14, 2008 at 06:22:12AM -0700, Brice Mijares wrote: > Some of you might find this useful in the future. > Area Measurements > Measuring and calculating area takes two of the three dimensions into > account: width > and length, as when

RE: [BlindHandyMan] rainbow

Another option for those that might need a very good vacuum due to allergies, what not, or just want a clean house is the lindhaus Diamante. http://www.lindhaususa.com/diamante_1.php Thought I would toss it out there for those who are, or might be considering a different vacuum in the future. Micha

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Robotic vacuums

Scott: Yes, they have rotating brushes on the bottom, and side brushes as well. We had three dogs and a cat, and my wife sheds too, and the thing seems to do pretty well with hair. You probably would have to empty the hopper after each use, but if you run the thing every day, it seems to keep f

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Robotic vacuums

We saw them do a does it work type demo on the news here of the robotic vacuum. They were not impressed with the fact that it took 24 hours to charge for one use. But they said that it did pick stuff up. I think they even let it do the sock test. One thing they said, which wouldn't matter to us bl

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Robotic vacuums

Is the vutural walls thing, a matter of laying out copper wire, like I heard about the lawnmowers which need to learn an area? - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2008 5:12 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Roboti

RE: [BlindHandyMan] rainbow

HOLY SUCTION BATMAN! Are you guys really saying that you have spent upwards of 2 grand on a vacuum cleaner? KEEE RICED ALL MIGHTY! I think my last vacuum may have set me back about 250 bucks. It fills up bags, so it must be doing something right. -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Carnegie Mellon Uni

RE: [BlindHandyMan] rainbow

hi dan my thoughts exactly. but when the sales people are there it gets kind of tense. they promise you the moon and how paying just $3000 will get you over 25 years of service and so on and they will come and butter your toast and the list goes on its kind of hard to say no. oh and did i menchen

Re: [BlindHandyMan] talking tape

Robert, we bought one of these tapes to see how different it might be from the Cobolt. conceptually it is very similar, although controls are different. It has a better on/off button that has to be held in for a couple seconds to turn it on or off. This prevents the horribly annoying feature of

Re: [BlindHandyMan] talking tape

If you can see to use a print ruler, fine, but if that's hard, look in the text archives for this list for discriptions of the click rule and the rotorule. They are a bit expensive but very fine tools, each having particular advantages. Tom Fowle

[BlindHandyMan] vacuum cleaners

Well a little about vacuum cleaners. In no way is this meant as a sales pitch. We just purchased the most expensive Oreck. I did like the reviews and the fact that we had a 30 day home trial with them paying shipping both ways. The specs are fantastic where it has heppa filtration in the bags an

Re: [BlindHandyMan] talking tape

Rememberfolks, there are two talking tapes out there. 1. the Cobolt, the first, that uses the 9 volt battery and "turning off in 5 seconds" 2. I believe has a german manufacturer and uses a AA battery, this has the better on/off control and is more expensive. They look quite similar and are conc

RE: [BlindHandyMan] vacuum cleaners

Did you get the "body ash" as part of the pitch? This is when you're told to use the vacuum cleaner on your mattress to suck up the body ash.Body ash? You ask. Oh yeah, the salesperson says, body ash is the stuff that falls off your skin and sinks into the mattress. A spoonful of it will kil

Re: [BlindHandyMan] vacuum cleaners

they cleaned the matress when they came to sell the curby to us. I don't recall anything about skin cells killing dogs. But, I'd like to have some for the next time my neighbor's dog wakes me of a sunday or saturday morning. Matt - Original Message - From: tunecollector To: blindh

RE: [BlindHandyMan] vacuum cleaners

Well, go over there and shake your booty over the food bowl. -Original Message- From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Matt Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2008 11:01 AM To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] vacuum cleaners they cleane

[BlindHandyMan] Vacuum Cleaner

Hearing you talk about vacuum cleaners. I have never had Rainbow cleaner. But have owned in my time Kirby and back then nice and multi versatile in getting the complete package. Then after that died I went with two machines: A: Aerus-Lux Commercial. B: A simple sears vacuum body rolls on the floor

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Robotic vacuums

The virtual walls are small battery powered boxes that put out an infrared light that the vacuum can see and won't cross. You use them to keep the vacuum from going down the hall or into the next room. Shawn  --==--==-- Shawn McMurdo See my Low Vision Guide at http://lowvisionguide.org - O

RE: [BlindHandyMan] Robotic vacuums

So how does one get it to vacuum a home with several rooms? -Original Message- From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Shawn McMurdo Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2008 12:03 PM To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Robotic vacuums The

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Robotic vacuums

You don't use the virtual walls. I find it works better for me to do the bedrooms separately from the great room/kitchen/foyer. Also regarding the charging issue that some people had with not being able to see the light to know if it is properly charging on the base unit: I plug it in directly an

RE: [BlindHandyMan] Robotic vacuums

So you would use the virtual wall to keep it from venturing to a part of a room where there might be something fragile? -Original Message- From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Shawn McMurdo Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2008 12:33 PM To: blindhandyman@yahoo

Re: [BlindHandyMan] rainbow

Yep, that's why I got mine for such a good deal, I flipped it around and got nearly all I spent back. Seemed at the time the best I could find for what I needed, but living with it for a little while proved it (the Kerby) would never stand-up to the load required of it. Now I figure when th

Re: [BlindHandyMan] talking tape

Huh, what is this Sharp talking tape. I haven't heard of this one, is it similar to the Cobolt talking tape? On May 14, 2008, at 9:45 AM, Matt wrote: > I've heard both sides on the sharp talking tape. > Some have them, they work well and they love them. > Then others, myself included, bought one

Re: [BlindHandyMan] talking tape

I have the modle that uses the double A and the only problem I had is the damned metal tab that is attached to the battery cover fell off. Now if I could jsut figure out how to attach yhr tab back to the case, I'd be in business. On May 14, 2008, at 9:47 AM, Dan Rossi wrote: > There are two

[BlindHandyMan] Re: new thread, kerby

> Hi, > I wonder how other brands avoid getting DH caught up in the belt. > I have a Orick, and as it is not a gear drive or idler drive as my > Electro-Lux it can burn up belts when it eats a sock. I"ve also found that > the dreaded Dog Hair will get in between the roller and the roller cap whi

RE: [BlindHandyMan] Robotic vacuums

Wwel we don't have vragile, so it's more about keeping it away from door sills and the like where it might get stuck. -original message- Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] Robotic vacuums From: tunecollector <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: 05/14/2008 15:04 So you would use the virtual wall to keep it from v

Re: [BlindHandyMan] talking tape

I use mine for building everything. A ruler is only marked at each eighth inch and how accurate can you get having to put a ruler end to end without gaining or losing fractions? - Original Message - From: Robert Riddle To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, May 1

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Gutter guard was Robotic vacuums

You are inventive to say the least. Love to watch someone as they figured out what you were doing... - Original Message - From: Larry Stansifer To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2008 6:56 AM Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] Gutter guard was Robotic vacuum

Re: [BlindHandyMan] rainbow

Lots of money for what is after all only a fan in a can! - Original Message - From: Dan Rossi To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2008 12:31 PM Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] rainbow HOLY SUCTION BATMAN! Are you guys really saying that you have spent

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Re: new thread, kerby

Well I don't know about some manufacturers, but Dyson has their belt enclosed at one end of the beatterbar and that helps protect. I suspect some manufacturers may have gone for the middle for equal pull on the bar, but what do I know, I'm not an engineer. However, protecting the belt from

Re: [BlindHandyMan] square feet

The way I do math that would add up. It's just length times width and total. - Original Message - From: Robert Riddle To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2008 9:32 AM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] square feet How do you calculate the number of square fee

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Re: new thread, kerby

I have heard from a couple of Dyson users that they really like it because they can vacuum up socks and the like without damaging the machine. I really like this idea as my kids and spouse love to leave things out that my feet miss but my vacuum catches. My current answer is to use a $50 vacu

Re: [BlindHandyMan] talking tape

I think the German one is made by Bosche - Original Message - From: Tom Fowle To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2008 1:26 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] talking tape Rememberfolks, there are two talking tapes out there. 1. the Cobolt, the first,

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Gutter guard was Robotic vacuums

I actually saw one of these at Home Depot and the only concern I had is if you have a great deal of snow, if this would pose any issues. I also found something called Gutterbrush http://www.gutterbrush.com which looks like a great big bottle brush. It seems to not allow any small stuff in,

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Robotic vacuums

Wow, if it can take on 3 dogs a cat, and a sheding wife, it's got to be pretty good. On May 14, 2008, at 12:00 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Scott: > Yes, they have rotating brushes on the bottom, and side brushes as > well. We had three dogs and a cat, and my wife sheds too, and the > thi

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Robotic vacuums

I assume it won't go down stairs or would you need a virtual wall to keep it from killing itself. On May 14, 2008, at 3:02 PM, Shawn McMurdo wrote: > The virtual walls are small battery powered boxes that put out an > infrared light that the vacuum can see and won't cross. > You use them to ke

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Gutter guard was Robotic vacuums

That's how they work. and the snow question I can't answer. But I would think it couldn't hurt anything because the gutter would be covered for the most part. - Original Message - From: Scott Howell To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2008 6:24 PM S

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Re: new thread, kerby

Yeah, it makes this horrible noise which as best I can figure is the belt slipping or something disengaging while it's trying like hell to eat something it shouldn't. It apparently will protect the machine and we've had ours for five years and as much use/abuse it gets, it's still working w

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Tub drain

You should be able to step up with little trouble. If you are going to 2 inch pipe I'd take out everything before that point so it's all the same size in the end. You'll appreciate the faster draining too. - Original Message - From: Michael Baldwin To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.

RE: [BlindHandyMan] Gutter guard was Robotic vacuums

Hi, for the money, you can get someone like I do to clean your gutters. I have a two story house and wouldn't dare to climb on toward the roof. I like the concept of the gutter guards but for about $2,500, it would take me 15 years to get to $2,500. the extra beauty about having someone cleaning

RE: [BlindHandyMan] talking tape

That is the one that I have and I listed it's shortcomings in an earlier post. Bob, you mentioned about the tape slipping, well maybe it is because I haven't used it very much but the tape seems to be rock solid in any locked position. I am in the process of installing a 704" Donavon motor in a 21

RE: [BlindHandyMan] Gutter guard was Robotic vacuums

5 parts beer, 5 parts hotrodder and we can cobble anything together and most of the time it even works. -Original Message- From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bob Kennedy Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2008 4:00 PM To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Subject:

Re: [BlindHandyMan] vaccuums

Just to cover the "otherside" I have a hoover satelite, kind that's ball shaped tank and floats on its output stream. I got it used in 1967 and all it's needed is a new hose once, and cord repair. Follows you around quite well when you pull on hose. Of course we have all hardwood and that's all

RE: [BlindHandyMan] talking tape

Scott, There is a product called "JB Weld" The only thing you would need to do is somehow find out if it were conductive. The other thing that comes to mind is that there used to be a number of led/acid battery repair products that have an adhesive quality that you might read up on and consider. Yo

Re: [BlindHandyMan] talking tape

Now you know a project like that is just plain wasteful with gas like it is. Having said that I'm jealous as hell... Make sure you get the best grade of 9 volt battery. The less expensive batteries just waste away too fast. I can't remember which brand I have in it now but I get Energizer

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Gutter guard was Robotic vacuums

You better stay away from the robotic vacuum because I'm sure they find your beer. And getting the little fellow drunk might be dangerous. Do robots slur their speech when they are drunk? - Original Message - From: Larry Stansifer To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wed

[BlindHandyMan] does anybody know if there is a foot petal for sinks?

We've just been hit with 19% water rashioning, and trying to figger ways to do even more than we allready do. Rented house and we pay the water so no reason the landlord should put in a low flow toilet. Last drout in the 70's, we tried all that garbage with restricting the quantity in the tank a

RE: [BlindHandyMan] Re: new thread, kerby

Jennifer, I don't know much about vacuum cleaners, but I asked my wife about her Dyson. She really likes it. It does a good job, it's easy to clean canister, and she likes to swivel front wheels, which makes it easier to steer around. Steve _ From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [m

[BlindHandyMan] Using latex paint on a deck

If you already bought a few five gallons of paint which claims to have a built in primer, would you use an additional primer paint first? this is for two decks which are now scraped, wire brushed and power washed. thanks.Lee -- No animal should ever jump on the dining room furniture unl

RE: [BlindHandyMan] Robotic vacuums

Hey, My roomba vacuums circles around most of my x's. At 02:17 AM 5/14/2008, you wrote: >i have read that as well, that even with a Roomba, one still needed to >vacuum on occasion with a more powerful machine. >_ > >From: >blindhandyman@yahoogroups.co