Re: [BlindHandyMan] What glue to bond copper to copper?

2009-11-14 Thread Matt
Thank you for responding. I'll ask, they're liable to get confused, as it may just be somethinga don't do, I mean, I hear of sweating pipes together, and I figure that involves welding, or heat. But I've never done it, or asked about it. Just stood over the hole while the Italian guy was unde

[BlindHandyMan] Help with air fittings

2009-11-14 Thread Dale Leavens
I am looking or some help and information on air fittings probably from some of you who hang around mechanics shops. I am wanting to set up a bit of a network with a couple of points outside, the driveway and the back yard for example and a couple of points at opposite ends of my basement. Ther

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Help with air fittings

2009-11-14 Thread Ron Yearns
Dale, If you are looking for long term use I would suggest you go with the half inch black pipe. Unless you are using three eighth hose it could becomerestrictive for some uses. The black pipe you would easy to come by pipe fittings and just have to reduce down to quarter inch for the quick d

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Help with air fittings

2009-11-14 Thread Terry Klarich
I agree totally. Just use teflon tape to seal the threads. You can get the black pipe in 1/2" increments; so, no need to cut and thread anymore. Terry On Sat, 14 Nov 2009 18:37:56 -0600you write: > >Dale, >If you are looking for long term use I would suggest you go with the half inch >black p

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Help with air fittings

2009-11-14 Thread Dale Leavens
I had thought of black pipe or even sweating up some schedule L copper but the nice thing about hose (and I was contemplating 3/8) is that like PEX, the hose is flexible and often on sale pretty cheap. It is also a lot less volume to pressurize. Thanks too for the tip on ball valves. I didn't kn

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Help with air fittings

2009-11-14 Thread Lenny McHugh
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[BlindHandyMan] best talking thermostat

2009-11-14 Thread Ron Yearns
Well someone at our Blind amateur radio club asked about the best talking thermostat. I saw about eight hundred plus choices on google. What is the experiences of the group? Ron

Re: [BlindHandyMan] best talking thermostat

2009-11-14 Thread Shane Hecker
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