Re: [BlindHandyMan] Coil nailer problem

2009-06-03 Thread Bob Kennedy
You are talking about 2 different types of nailers here. A coil nailer accepts nails from a roll that is rolled or coiled up. There would be an opening on the side of the nailer itself that opens and the nails drop over a stem and the cover is snapped shut. A palm nailer can only drive 1

Re: [BlindHandyMan] any joiners about

2009-06-03 Thread Scott Howell
Well you know I bet it would be a bit easier to run a plane toward then away as well. Spirits or no spirits, they have something with this pull idea.

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Coil nailer problem

2009-06-03 Thread RiverWind
Where might you find such a palm nailer. I don't suppose it is allong the lines of a nail gun that relies on an air compressor or a cartredge? Feel free to visit my website and my blog and learn more about me and what I stand for. My Website http://www.shellworld.net/~riverwind My Blog

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Talking Digital Multimeter

2009-06-03 Thread NLG
No but I have used a makeshift one that was louder. I pulled the buzzer unit from under the dash of a 80's Chevy truck, hooked up two wires to it and used it as a continuity tester when I couldn't find mine. - Original Message - From: Spiro To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com

Re: [BlindHandyMan] any joiners about

2009-06-03 Thread rs_denis
Japanese pull plains exist and are able to allow for controlled, fine shavings. RD [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

RE: [BlindHandyMan] any joiners about

2009-06-03 Thread Jo Taliaferro
Hmmm, interesting thread about cutting saws! I've used saws and I was always taught to push and then pull. But.I play Beep Ball and when I practice my swing, I'm supposed to pull back so I can get a good forceful swing when I swing to hit the ball. I wonder if I might have more control over a

Re: [BlindHandyMan] any joiners about

2009-06-03 Thread Dan Rossi
Hmm, pulling the spirits toward you. And I would have thought it was because someone got annoyed when they bent a saw trying to power through the push, and realized that putting the blade in tension made more sense than putting it in compression. *GRIN* I would think that you could get a bit

[BlindHandyMan] hardware firewall help

2009-06-03 Thread Brice Mijares
I was doing some cleaning, better yet, I was trying to untangle all the wire and cables that the cable company made a mess while hooking up both cable modems for both internet and phone. While doing so, I forgot where I pulled out the cables leading in, and out of my linksys router. Can

Re: [BlindHandyMan] any joiners about

2009-06-03 Thread Terry Klarich
Power is not the key for cutting straight and accurately. Having a properly sharpened tool is the key. Bob is absolutely correct about these saws. The cuts are smooth and quickly done. I don't own a Japanese plane; but, have used one. I was very impressed with the results I achieved. When

Re: [BlindHandyMan] hardware firewall help

2009-06-03 Thread Betsy Whitney
Brice, My eyes are still sleeping, but on the back of mine, I would guess it is the one farthest away from the AC. That one is a bit separated from the others. Betsy At 04:34 AM 6/3/2009, you wrote: I was doing some cleaning, better yet, I was trying to untangle all the wire and cables that the

Re: [BlindHandyMan] hardware firewall help

2009-06-03 Thread Scott Howell
Assuming you have a unit similar to mine, which is the WRT54G and I'm fairly sure even newer units are similar, it is the jack closest to the power connector port. On Jun 3, 2009, at 10:34 AM, Brice Mijares wrote: I was doing some cleaning, better yet, I was trying to untangle all the

Re: [BlindHandyMan] hardware firewall help

2009-06-03 Thread Scott Howell
Betsy, you are correct and I sincerely apologize for steering him wrong. I confused my WRT54G, which is stashed in a drawer with my current Apple router. I pulled the WRT54G out and recalled that the reset switch is closest to the WAN port and the power connector is on the extreme left.

Re: [BlindHandyMan] hardware firewall help

2009-06-03 Thread Betsy Whitney
It's that logic learned from being a single mom who is blind for many years. Now that my kids are grown and the husband is sighted, it still pays to do the logic. Smile, Betsy At 05:56 AM 6/3/2009, you wrote: Betsy, you are correct and I sincerely apologize for steering him wrong. I confused

Re: [BlindHandyMan] hardware firewall help

2009-06-03 Thread Trouble
Looking at the back. The wand port is far left with 1, 2, 3, and 4 output to computer or device. Then comes the multi/dmz port on some for most its just multi output. At 10:34 AM 6/3/2009, you wrote: I was doing some cleaning, better yet, I was trying to untangle all the wire and cables that the

[BlindHandyMan] joist nail gun

2009-06-03 Thread Lenny McHugh
I have a friend who is a contractor. He is doing a little work for me. Anyway he was jut telling me about a new pneumatic joist nail gun that he purchased. He does not know how it works but the only time it will shoot is when it is correctly aligned with the nail hole in the metal joist

Re: [BlindHandyMan] joist nail gun

2009-06-03 Thread Dan Rossi
I have this same joist hangar nailer, and really love it. The tips of the nails are exposed, so it is easy for a blink to put the tip of the nail into the hole on the hangar and bammo. It is one powerful little sucker. Very compact as well. The joists on my deck were nominally 12 inches on

Re: [BlindHandyMan] any joiners about

2009-06-03 Thread Spiro
I got better results pulling, and didn't care if I was thought a neandrethal. It just worked better for me to pull the push plane. I am no cabinetry man, but the results were approved by all regardless if they knew the worker or not. On Wed, 3 Jun 2009, Scott Howell wrote: Well you know

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Coil nailer problem

2009-06-03 Thread Bob Kennedy
A palm nailer is run on compressed air. However, you can get the battery powered version, not quite as po0werful from Craftsman. - Original Message - From: RiverWind To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, June 03, 2009 7:08 AM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Coil nailer

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Talking Digital Multimeter

2009-06-03 Thread Bob Kennedy
I've built continuity testers from the stuff available from Radio Shack and when I was in the dealerships, guys would complain because it was so loud. I epoxy the buzzer in a kit box that I pre drilled holes in one side to let the sound out. Some of their buzzers are rather quiet but have

Re: [BlindHandyMan] any joiners about

2009-06-03 Thread Bob Kennedy
And they know how to make the sharpest tools too. Must come from all those Samurai warriors making those great swords. - Original Message - From: Dan Rossi To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, June 03, 2009 9:46 AM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] any joiners about

Re: [BlindHandyMan] hardware firewall help

2009-06-03 Thread Bob Kennedy
I used to have one of them and it was the one farthest from the power plug. Easiest way to figure it out is to connect the computer to one of the middle 2 spots and then plug the modem into the farthest away and try it. - Original Message - From: Brice Mijares bri...@charter.net To:

Re: [BlindHandyMan] joist nail gun

2009-06-03 Thread Bob Kennedy
I've seen them advertised before but they are a single use nailer. As in they only work for just hangers and rafter plates. I don't use either so it wouldn't be much use. But the safety part is neat if someone else uses the hardware. - Original Message - From: Lenny McHugh

[BlindHandyMan] Automobile scann tool accessibility?

2009-06-03 Thread Tom Fowle
could some of you car experts reccommend scan tool software that might be accessible with screen readers? We're always getting requests from mechanics who lost the poor little eyes and want to continue working, and we don't know enough about scan tools to evaluate one. I know there is a

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Talking Digital Multimeter

2009-06-03 Thread NLG
To clarify...My makeshift tester when used as a continuity tester had a 12 volt battery out of an old smoke detector wired inline on one of the wires hooked to the buzzer. I could also use it as a 12 volt DC tester with the battery removed. - Original Message - From: Bob Kennedy

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Talking Digital Multimeter

2009-06-03 Thread Bob Kennedy
Good thinking! - Original Message - From: NLG To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, June 03, 2009 7:22 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Talking Digital Multimeter To clarify...My makeshift tester when used as a continuity tester had a 12 volt battery out of an old

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Coil nailer problem

2009-06-03 Thread Bob Kennedy
OK then. If it's a coil nailer, here's what you probably have. When you open the door to set the nails in, there are usually 2 different tracks. They are for different length nails. If you have longer nails, then the heads need to go in the closest track to you as you look down at the

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Coil nailer problem

2009-06-03 Thread Agent86b
Thanks Bob for the help. I have found the problem, the shop sold me the wrong nails for the make of gun!! The shop only keep 50 ml nales for that make so I am taking it back and getting a fraiming gun instead. Max. on 11:43 4/06/2009, Bob Kennedy said: OK then. If it's a coil nailer, here's

[BlindHandyMan] regulating air flow

2009-06-03 Thread Shane Hecker
Is there a way for a totally blind person to figure out how to use the air regulator on an air compresser? I know it's a dial you turn, but there is a gage which I assume tells you the air pressure being fed to a tool. So lets say a tool uses 75 to 100 psi. Can you tell when the air pressure is

Re: [BlindHandyMan] regulating air flow

2009-06-03 Thread cheetah
hi some one broke the glass on my gauge so I can feel it just fine. a friend of mine took a nail and put scratches at 20 40 and so on. maybe you can get the glass and bezel off of your gauge. Jim in Minnesota [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Talking Digital Multimeter

2009-06-03 Thread Gerry Leary
Hey that's a good idea. When I was a mechanic, I used those for all kinds of things. - Original Message - From: NLG To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, June 03, 2009 6:09 AM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Talking Digital Multimeter No but I have used a