Jewel
The ice in ice houses was insulated with straw or more likely saw dust.
John
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From: Jewel Blanch [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com
Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2006 14:11:10 +1200
Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Rock salt was Ice cream salt
Max's explanation
Hi Jewel,
for many years, starting in at least the 16thcentury or so, ice
was a pretty signifficant new england export.
It was cut from ponds and the like using huge 2 man saws and
stored in ice houses which were at least partially under
ground. They packed it in saw dust as an insulator.
It
Jewell, You might want to take a look at the following website. I am
sure there are better resources, but I can't lay my hands on them right now.
I actually remember Putting up ice. When I was 6 or seven years
old my job was to use a stick with a sharp pin in the end to keep the
blocks of
Jewel. Here is everything you always wanted to know about ice and
temperature scales and were afraid someone would tell you someday.
Ice was harvested from lakes and ponds in the winter and stored in heavily
insulated buildings for the summer. I don't think rock salt played any part
in
You've got it!
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In spite of our electronics sophistication nobody has been able to improve
on the rotating disc watt hour meter for long term accuracy.
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Lee's tag line is,
Whenever man comes up with a better mousetrap,
nature invariably comes up with a better mouse.
That's called evolution.
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Hi,
I have made a cutting board but am having some problems finishing it.
According to the posted instructions in the Blind Handyman files section,
Salad Bowl Finish is to be used to finish the board.
I have tried a couple hardware stores and not found anything called Salad
Bowl Finish. Both
Great information in this post. That is for sure something to be thinking
about. Don
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From: Lee A. Stone
To: Blind Handyman
Sent: Wednesday, August 30, 2006 9:55 AM
Subject: [BlindHandyMan] sticking a blind handyman's -handywoman's hand in
the wrong
Ralph,
Just oil it up real good and it will be okay.
Never put it in the dishwasher or let it soak in the dishpan.
What you could do is put your oven on about 200F and set the board in there
for maybe 10 minutes, Take it out and oile it up real good. The heat will
cause the grain to expand and it
Jim,
When you sanded it did the grain raise again?
Ralph
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From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Behalf Of jim
Sent: Wednesday, August 30, 2006 2:21 PM
To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Finishing a Cutting Board
hi ralf the
Tom,
Down here in backwards Oklahoma I recall that the Ice Man would come around
every couple of days during the summer. You would leave his little plackard
in your window if you wanted ice that day.
This was around the mid Fifties in the smaller towns in Oklahoma.
We did have an ice house in the
It takes several coats of oil. It's almost impossible to put on too many
coats. You will need to reoil it at least once a week or so, too.
Mineral oil can be found in any hardware store and works fine for cutting
boards.
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From: Ralph Supernaw
To:
That's right. The electric meter is purely a mechanical device. From the
viewpoint of the power company it's about as good as it gets. It is
reliable, accurate, highly tamper resistant, highly lightening resistant and
relatively inexpensive to manufacture because they have been making them
What have they done to cutting boards you buy at a store? We never oil them
and they last a long time before cracking or worping.
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From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Behalf Of Mickey Fixsen
Sent: Wednesday, August 30, 2006 3:19 PM
To:
I have a hornets nest going into the basement and would like it out. The gal
from the rental office was talking about having an exterminator come out and
deal with it. Only problem with that is my Wife has flowers near there that
she does not really want chemicals sprayed in that area.
I have seen
When I went to the school for the blind, in wood shop, we'd lay our project
in this big pan of some kind of oil and sponge on the oil and start sanding
with fine sand paper. I'd repeat this process for several days. Spend
fifteen or twenty minutes sanding and sponging on the oil several
Thanks Ray and others for your ideas. I'm going to try to oil this one good
and get some of that Salad Bowl Finish for future boards.
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From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Behalf Of Ray Boyce
Sent: Thursday, August 31, 2006 3:28 PM
To:
Robert,
The only thing that about 99% of those products is make your wallet lighter
so that you can run faster and pull it out quicker.
In most cases you can achieve the same end result by using Premium top
quality motor oil and change it regularly and in the case of fuel injected
motors
Hi Guys,
Since you all did such a good job on cutting the whole in my hood, I'm
going to become a real research pain in the 32nd Vertebrae
I need to build a fiberglass inclosure approximately 28 inches deep 24
inches high and 61/2 feet wide. This inclosure will fit behind the front
seats of my
Larry,
Well, one suggestion would be to just put the El Camino on a flatbed then
you would have all kinds of room to haul whatever gizmos the vehicle needs
in order to run. (LOL)
Now, this failing I would like to know how sturdy this enclosure needs to
be.
This will have a dramatic effect on what
Lee,
You know, you are absolutely correct. The sooner you fall behind the more
time you have to catch up. I have not noticed that before. I am so glad I
finally noticed it because, now, I will not try so hard to keep up. Might as
well get it over with so I will have lots of time to play catch up!
While I have only done a couple of fabrications and that, a long time ago I
do have a friend who used to make caps and campers for mounting on the back
of pickup trucks in a modest commercial fabrication plant.
You make either a negative or a positive mold and it doesn't much matter
which. If
Hmmm.
Well it will be fastened top, bottom sides, and rear to the inside body
lines. The front will need to be accessible however I can perimeter brace
if necessary.
It will also need to be sturdy enough through the floor and rear bulkhead
areas to support two 12V batteries, about 40LBS each a
Oh Ancient Worthy spokesman from the plains and hills of Oklahoma and a
goood man who would remember and respect his grandma, Cy, as I said
earlier we look at what we think are hard times today and it is
nothing. Now as for the ice. who questioned the quality of ice your
Grandma or mine
Lookout , I am on a roll. another tool which comes to mind in storing
ice is a fulcrum I think I spelled that right. a simple but worthy
tool probably used by many even in 2006. Lee
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The sooner you fall behind, the more time you have to catch up.
To listen to the show archives go to
Dale,
WOW!!! DAMN!!!
Thanks man I think you have pointed me in the right direction.
Might start on it this weekend. The city is coming out tomorrow to sign off
on the plumbing and electrical for my new deck so I will be stuck here a
better part of the day waiting for that Bozo.
You guys have
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