[BlindHandyMan] Thanks for all your help

2010-08-26 Thread Blake Hardin
Hi Phil and others on the list, First of all i would like to say thanks for the blindhandyman shows there very very helpfull. There are lots of things that i just never really thought about doing like changing a light switch or woodwork. You know the simple stuff. Doing this though almost makes me

Re: [BlindHandyMan] knowing what your walls are made of? And filling up wholes in your wall?

2010-08-26 Thread Blake Hardin
Hey guys the one i got today just says sheetrock repair compound on the box. On 8/26/10, Alan Paganelli wrote: > The drawback is, it will brake down over time and you'll wind up back at > square one at some point down the road. A better fix is both the mesh to > hold off the weeds etc and the co

[BlindHandyMan] Stubern door knob, or door frame? Hmmm

2010-08-26 Thread Blake Hardin
Hey all, i bought two outside door knobs today and replaced the one on my back door just fine. Anyway onthe the front door is the problem. I installed the new knob and when i closed it it didn't click in to place so i had to just put back on the old knob. Gurhrhrhrhrhrhrhrhr lol. I believe the door

[BlindHandyMan] using sheetrock repair compound?

2010-08-26 Thread Blake Hardin
Hey all hows it going? Ok so i bought some sheetrock repair compound today as well as some tape. Now i was expecting the tape to be sticky but its not, its almost like a roll of paper. Im guessing thats so when the sheetrock compound dries it can stick to that? Ok so some of the wholes in my wall a

Re: [BlindHandyMan] water pressure low in shower?

2010-08-26 Thread Blake Hardin
t 30 minutes is enough. >> >> Betsy >> At 11:17 PM 8/25/2010, you wrote: >>> >>> >>>Yep most certainly its the head. I took it off and now there is no >>>water coming out from the bottom. I must replace the head tomorrow. >>>Just cur

Re: [BlindHandyMan] water pressure low in shower?

2010-08-26 Thread Blake Hardin
Yep most certainly its the head. I took it off and now there is no water coming out from the bottom. I must replace the head tomorrow. Just curious can you unstop a head? On 8/26/10, Blake Hardin wrote: > On 8/26/10, Bob Kennedy wrote: >> If water is running out of the spout at the

Re: [BlindHandyMan] water pressure low in shower?

2010-08-26 Thread Blake Hardin
it's leaking at the spout to fill the > tub, all of the water isn't reaching the top. > > It's always possible the head is plugged and causing a back up of pressure. > Take off the head and see if there is still a leak at the spout. > > > - Origin

[BlindHandyMan] water pressure low in shower?

2010-08-26 Thread Blake Hardin
Hi all, the water pressure in my shower is kind of low and allot of the water still comes out of the bottom faucet. Is it the head that needs replacing or what/ I could be wrong bu i believe the head has been replaced recently. Any ideas? Thanks.

Re: [BlindHandyMan] knowing what your walls are made of? And filling up wholes in your wall?

2010-08-25 Thread Blake Hardin
You sand smooth and paint. > > Hope this helps. > > Dale leavens. > > > - Original Message - > From: Blake Hardin > To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com > Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 2010 7:49 AM > Subject: [BlindHandyMan] knowing what your walls are

[BlindHandyMan] knowing what your walls are made of? And filling up wholes in your wall?

2010-08-25 Thread Blake Hardin
Hi, ok what is the difference between dry wall and sheetrock? Or are they the same thing? Also, a room that im in has quite a few wholes in the wall and i was wondering how do i go about fixing them? I know you can use sheetrock mud and patch them up but how exactly do you do it step by step? Do i

Re: [BlindHandyMan] wow so installing lightswitch question?

2010-08-25 Thread Blake Hardin
t; don't depend on the wire holding in the box while you are pulling the switch > away. > > These grip very tightly. This is a good thing as it makes the connection by > bighting into the copper. > > Dale leavens. > > > - Original Message - > From: Blake

[BlindHandyMan] wow so installing lightswitch question?

2010-08-25 Thread Blake Hardin
Hey all, i bought a light switch today to replace one of mine in the wall and i bought a three way one instead of a one way. Now the ones that i have in the wall are a one way, or at least thats what i think there called, they have two wholes on the back where the wires go in to verses the one i bo

[BlindHandyMan] hammering a nail in?

2010-08-24 Thread Blake Hardin
hey all hows it going? Ok so when i was little i used to mess around with hammering nails in and such but i was wondering how do you guys do it? Like if im just trying to hammer a nail in to a board with a hammer do i hold the nail with my fingers and try to aim for the nail with the hamer? That al

Re: [BlindHandyMan] the podcasts are awesome.

2010-08-24 Thread Blake Hardin
Ah cool just wondering why did you stop the podcasts? Did you guys finally run out of stuff to talk about? haha. On 8/23/10, Victor Gouveia wrote: > You can also, instead of entering on the links, tab to them, then press your > applications key, which is the first key to the left of your right co

[BlindHandyMan] has anyone been inside an xbox 360 and got it working?

2010-08-23 Thread Blake Hardin
Hey all, just wondering has anyone ever opened a xbox 360 and repaired it successfully? If so was it hard to do and what was required? Thanks.

[BlindHandyMan] the podcasts are awesome.

2010-08-23 Thread Blake Hardin
Hey whats up my name is Blake. I just found the blindhandyman podcasts and im loving them. Is there anyway i can download them instead of streaming them? What is the latest podcast that has been done? Are they still going on as of 2010?