Re: [BlindHandyMan] Greasing the wheels or not

2008-09-01 Thread Dale Leavens
Hi, Is this one of those self locking nuts that holds the wheel in place? The sort with a nylon bushing inside to keep it from spinning off? You probably need to back them off a half turn. Are the rear wheels held on differently to the front ones? You might get a hint from that. I am guessing

RE: [BlindHandyMan] Greasing the wheels or not

2008-09-01 Thread Larry Stansifer
Not guilty guys... My El Camino is not white... As far as the garden cart is concerned, you will need to find out where the wheels are binding and space them accordingly. -Original Message- From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of William Stephan Sent: M

[BlindHandyMan] Greasing the wheels or not

2008-09-01 Thread William Stephan
Well, by way of background: I finally bought myself a light-duty table saw from the lads at Harbor Freight. It's light enough that I can move it around relatively easily, though I'm sure it's not the most accurate thing available. And, since I've done that, I needed to figure out how to get t

[BlindHandyMan] File - ListInformation.txt

2008-09-01 Thread blindhandyman
List guidelines. The topics that can be discussed on the Blind Handy Man list are as follows. Here is a direct quote from the beginning of every show, "building repairing or maintaining, all designed with the blind in mind". That can be your house, car, or swimming pool ETC. No matter if it

Re: [SPAM][BlindHandyMan] Free Cane From NFB

2008-09-01 Thread rs_denis
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Re: [SPAM][BlindHandyMan] Free Cane From NFB

2008-09-01 Thread Jennifer Jackson
This is all true, but they are great for keeping by the door for running to the mail box or for a little walk. I have one and really like it for the walks in my neighborhood. I have found it cumbersome though the few times I have grabbed it to go in the car. I also use mine as a child herding

[BlindHandyMan] repairing canes

2008-09-01 Thread Lenny McHugh
Here is a tip that I learned many years ago. To remove the golf type handle on a wcib cane use about 5 pounds of air from your compressor. It will start to make the handle break away from the metal tube. After you remove it and make the repair use liquid soap as a lubricant and glue to hold the

Re: [SPAM][BlindHandyMan] Free Cane From NFB

2008-09-01 Thread Lenny McHugh
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RE: [SPAM][BlindHandyMan] Fw: Re: just for the fun of it - times you almost died

2008-09-01 Thread Tom Hodges
Someone should submit this to Bob & Tom's "Keystone's Unsmooth Moments"! _ From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Max Robinson Sent: Sunday, August 31, 2008 2:08 PM To: Blind Handyman Subject: [SPAM][BlindHandyMan] Fw: Re: just for the fun of it - ti

RE: [SPAM][BlindHandyMan] Free Cane From NFB

2008-09-01 Thread Tom Hodges
I would certainly like to have a free cane, but a one-piece cane seems to be so cumbersome. What in the world do you do with it at a sit-down restaurant, a compact car, or an airplane? _ From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Donnie Parrett Sent: Sa

Re: [BlindHandyMan] White Cane Question

2008-09-01 Thread Victor Gouveia
I'm not sure if anyone has mentioned this or not, as I haven't been keeping up with this thread, but of the few messages I have read, I didn't seem to notice anyone talking about how to string up this animal. When I replaced my line in an old cane I had, I found I wasn't nearly as prepared to r

RE: [BlindHandyMan] White Cane Question

2008-09-01 Thread Larry Stansifer
Try a back-packing store specializing in repairs and custom work. They will on occasion use that cord as part of their load suspension system. -Original Message- From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Wayne W Hinckley Sent: Sunday, August 31, 2008 4:18 P

Re: [BlindHandyMan] plant watering system

2008-09-01 Thread spiro
thanks for explaining, it's a cool idea. On Sat, 30 Aug 2008, Max Robinson wrote: > The glass globe has a long stem on it. You fill it with water and stick the > stem into the soil in the pot. The water in the globe can't get out unless > some air gets in to replace it. When the soil gets dry