Re: [BlindHandyMan] door nob question

Some of them do, but they all go together the same way. - Original Message - From: Kevin Doucet To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2009 1:12 AM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] door nob question H, A door knob with a key lock has a little retra

Re: [BlindHandyMan] door nob question

The receiving whole in the door jam does not have a wide enough area to allow for the extra reciprocating part. Seems it would need to be widened. How would I accomplish this? At 02:45 AM 2/24/2009, you wrote: >Some of them do, but they all go together the same way. >- Original Message ---

Re: [BlindHandyMan] door nob question

Not all locking knobs have that extra part on the slide. Depends on how secure you want the lock to be. There are those very simple door knob locks that are mostly meant to be locked from the inside and not unlocked from the outside, but anyone can unlock them from the outside with a screwdri

Re: [BlindHandyMan] door nob question

I haven't been reading all of this thread, but we like the knobs with a lever handle instead of the round knob you have to turn. Makes things a bit easier for people with hand dexterity challenges. Even though it may not be an issue now, we're all aging, and our older friends and relatives real

Re: [BlindHandyMan] door nob question

some of you in your travels must have seen old locks like in one of my first houses the locks were I think like a 4 inch or maybe 3 inch square block. and If I remember correctly there was a little piece of metal stuck up so you could flip it from lock to unlock and that actualy took a

Re: [BlindHandyMan] door nob question

I am in agreement Betsey that if one is remodeling or need to buy a new door knogb assembly then go ahead and install the newer lever handle . Lee On Tue, Feb 24, 2009 at 05:18:28AM -1000, Betsy Whitney wrote: > I haven't been reading all of this thread, but we like the knobs with > a

Re: [BlindHandyMan] door nob question

Lee, Not all of us are your age. smiling - Original Message - From: Lee A. Stone To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2009 10:34 Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] door nob question some of you in your travels must have seen old locks like in one of my

Re: [BlindHandyMan] door nob question

Oh my grandma had some of those! Betsy At 05:42 AM 2/24/2009, you wrote: >Lee, > >Not all of us are your age. >smiling >- Original Message - >From: Lee A. Stone >To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com >Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2009 10:34 >Subject: Re:

[BlindHandyMan] skeleton keys

Lee, I still have an old skeleton key from a house we lived in the late 50's and early 60's. If I remember correctly, it had a brassy look to it, but it never tarnished..

Re: [BlindHandyMan] door nob question

Some of those door locks have a lever on one side and a knob on the other side, the outside. Do any of them have levers on both sides? earlier, Betsy Whitney, wrote: >Oh my grandma had some of those! >Betsy >At 05:42 AM 2/24/2009, you wrote: > > >Lee, > > > >Not all of us are your age. > >smili

Re: [BlindHandyMan] door nob question

You can get the two lever lock set. It usually runs a few extra bucks. RJ - Original Message - From: john schwery To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2009 12:31 Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] door nob question Some of those door locks have a lever on

Re: [BlindHandyMan] door nob question

Yes. At 07:31 AM 2/24/2009, you wrote: >Some of those door locks have a lever on one side and a knob on the >other side, the outside. Do any of them have levers on both sides? > >earlier, Betsy Whitney, wrote: > > >Oh my grandma had some of those! > >Betsy > >At 05:42 AM 2/24/2009, you wrote: > >

Re: [BlindHandyMan] door nob question

I have seen inside locks with levers on both sides, such as for a bath or bedroom. Are outside locks made with levers on both sides? earlier, Betsy Whitney, wrote: >Yes. >At 07:31 AM 2/24/2009, you wrote: > > >Some of those door locks have a lever on one side and a knob on the > >other side, th

Re: [BlindHandyMan] not giving cuts the finger

when I worked in the violin shop many years ago, I'd occasionally get nicked by a chisel or the like when doing fine trim work. There was just no way to keep track of where i was cutting than to keep a finger from the other hand "in the way". I never get so casual with p[ower tools. I used to us

Re: [BlindHandyMan] door nob question

Yes, I have them. At 08:31 AM 2/24/2009, you wrote: >I have seen inside locks with levers on both sides, such as for a >bath or bedroom. Are outside locks made with levers on both sides? > >earlier, Betsy Whitney, wrote: > > >Yes. > >At 07:31 AM 2/24/2009, you wrote: > > > > >Some of those door lo

Re: [BlindHandyMan] toilet water level

Thanks guys. The toilet is flushing now, but not back to normal. I think we are going to pull the toilet again. Perhaps I should look into buying the wax rings in bulk. *smile* Jennifer - Original Message - From: RJ To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, Februar

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Re: [BlindHandyMan] not giving cuts the finger

Tom, yep, New Skin is still available. earlier, Tom Fowle, wrote: >when I worked in the violin shop many years ago, I'd >occasionally get nicked by a chisel or the like when doing fine trim work. >There was just no way to keep track of where i was cutting than to keep >a finger from the other han

Re: [BlindHandyMan] door nob question

Kevin, You do not want both of the reciprocating parts to go in to the receiving whole in the door jam. If you hold the extra reciprocating part in, you will notice that the large reciprocating part can not be pressed in. This helps preventing people from easily jimmying the door open when it

Re: [BlindHandyMan] door nob question

When you buy a lock set it comes with a strike plate that mounts on the door frame. Usually you won't have to replace this because the original plate will accept the latch from the new lock set. If it will not because the latch is too large you remove the original strike plate from the door fra

Re: [BlindHandyMan] door nob question

They certainly are. You can buy those electronic push-button sets with a sort of clutch system on the lever handle so that over a certain pressure it simply releases. In that way one cannot break the handle by forcing it. - Original Message - From: john schwery To: blindhandyman

Re: [BlindHandyMan] not giving cuts the finger

Tom and others, There is also something in a spray can, but I can't recall the name of it. Maybe something like liquid bandage. Art - Original Message - From: Tom Fowle To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2009 1:59 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] not

Re: [BlindHandyMan] not giving cuts the finger, newskin

Ouch, with all that open surface area, that would hurt. Tom

Re: [BlindHandyMan] door nob question

For the most part the hole in the side of the door is a 7/8 diameter hole. Once in a while they go up to an inch. The extra finger won't stick out beyond the edge of the plate that goes in the mortise on the door edge. - Original Message - From: Kevin Doucet To: blindhandyman@

RE: [BlindHandyMan] not giving cuts the finger

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[BlindHandyMan] Finding matching kitchen hardware

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Re: [BlindHandyMan] door nob question

If you are a landlord getting any outside funging to do remodeling it is impertive that a percentage of apartments have the leverl handls . this is called remodeling for Universal rentals. and the apartment thus becomes universal , somply meaning you have remodeed so that the apart

Re: [BlindHandyMan] skeleton keys

you are correct Brice. those keys never tarnished. L On Tue, Feb 24, 2009 at 07:55:07AM -0800, Brice Mijares wrote: > Lee, I still have an old skeleton key from a house we lived in the late > 50's and early 60's. If I remember correctly, it had a brassy look to it, > but it never tarnished

Re: [BlindHandyMan] toilet water level

two things Jennifer. before pulling the bowl take a few mop buckets of warm water and put several into the toilet and see if it goes right down. the second if you do have to buy wax rings. then pay a dime or so more to get the one which has a plastic edging so that wax ring may not s

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[BlindHandyMan] Dryer?

Hi, When will a dryer burn clothes or other fabrics? The other half put two comforters in the machine, which is definitely too much, and the dryer scorched one of them and caused it to tear. Now, the stuffing's all hanging out, so it looks like I will have to replace two comforters. Would ove

[BlindHandyMan] Burners?

Hi, Can I replace my stove burners? I'm not sure how old it is, but it was here, when we moved into the house 7 years ago, and I need to replace them because either the coding is wearing off on some of them, or they're just too rusty and not very cleanable? Thanks. Claudia Join either of my g

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Burners?

Have you figured out that you can lift one edge to expose the drip tray under the burner? Usually this will be the front left around the 7:30 position. Think of the burner being hinged at around the 1:30 position. Some are connected with a plug on a wire, others you lift only a short distance

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Dryer?

Certainly could. There needs to be enough room for air to circulate through the clothing otherwise the machine and the contents can certainly burn. Do you make certain too that the lint trap is empty before starting each load? This will restrict the air flow and allow things to get too hot. Th

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Burners?

Do you mean the actual element that gets hot, or the round bowl things that go in underneath? The bowl things are called drip pans. Jennifer - Original Message - From: Claudia To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2009 10:52 PM Subject: [BlindHandyM