Re: [BlindHandyMan] clothes line pole

2009-06-24 Thread Bob Kennedy
Once it's broke down that far it's hard to find anything easy to do. I'd start by digging next to the cement and see if you can get something under the cement so it can be rocked around a little. Once it come loose from the dirt it can come out in a chunk instead of breaking it all up. -

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Epson Salt

2009-06-24 Thread Bob Kennedy
Good point. - Original Message - From: Jewel To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, June 24, 2009 12:02 AM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Epson Salt Don't blind handpersons get deeply-embedded splinters etc? How is this thread getting way off topic? Jewel - Original

Re: [BlindHandyMan] clothes line pole

2009-06-24 Thread Betsy Whitney
I don't know what the deductible on your homeowner's insurance is, or even if you are a home owner, but if the deductible is low enough, it might be worth filing a claim. Betsy At 11:11 PM 6/23/2009, you wrote: Once it's broke down that far it's hard to find anything easy to do. I'd start by

[BlindHandyMan] Mopping Floors?

2009-06-24 Thread Claudia
Hi All, I know that this has been discussed before, but I'm at my wit's end. We have laminate floors, all throughout the house, except the bathroom. I use floor cleaner, specifically for this purpose, with a regular mop. After the floors are done, they have this residue on them, as if the

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Mopping Floors?

2009-06-24 Thread Lenny McHugh
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Re: [BlindHandyMan] screw driving and rilling straight

2009-06-24 Thread Noel Romey
Jim, My issue is that I don't have a drill press right now. Perhaps I need to get one at some point soon? Noel On 6/23/09, Jim Tosh jim.t...@blueyonder.co.uk wrote: Hi Noel, what I would do to deal with this problem is to get myself a small block of wood and drill a hole in it

Re: [BlindHandyMan] screw driving and drilling straight

2009-06-24 Thread Noel Romey
I suppose you could say the same thing about drilling a hole in a block. Perhaps the bracket method would take up the least amount of space then? Noel On 6/23/09, john schwery jschw...@embarqmail.com wrote: Noel, I had a drill guide for awhile but gave it away. They are ok if you have open

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Epson Salt

2009-06-24 Thread Lee A. Stone
Lenny, without the use of epsom salts at times I could not be a blind handyman. Lee On Tue, Jun 23, 2009 at 11:03:14PM -0400, Lenny McHugh wrote: I do believe that we are getting way off topic for the list. Moderator - Original Message - From: Jewel jewelbla...@xtra.co.nz To:

RE: [BlindHandyMan] screw driving and drilling straight

2009-06-24 Thread Andrew J. LaPointe
Hi, I am interested with your method Can you explain the 1 2 3 thing? I spend tons of time drilling or screwing and still get things crocked... Andy -Original Message- From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:blindhandy...@yahoogroups.com]on Behalf Of Noel Romey Sent: Wednesday,

Re: [BlindHandyMan] clothes line pole

2009-06-24 Thread Lee A. Stone
was this reported to the police? I can tell you because of problems with drunk drivers and other s that a bag of cement will not keep your new clothesline pole up. I like your idea of using heavier pipe but maybe cnsider a deeper support hole with much more rock, etc and lots of loose

Re: [BlindHandyMan] clothes line pole

2009-06-24 Thread Lee A. Stone
this time of year Bob with wet clay it will be hard for him, Spiro to break the suction in the clay of what is already buried. . maybe start a fresh hole and where the old pipe is cover with dirt and some flowers? just a thought. Lee On Wed, Jun 24, 2009 at 05:11:16AM -0400, Bob Kennedy

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Mopping Floors?

2009-06-24 Thread Lee A. Stone
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Re: [BlindHandyMan] screw driving and drilling straight

2009-06-24 Thread john schwery
Noel, I think, where possible, use a drill press. Otherwise, an angle bracket would probably take less space than a block. I didn't have a press, either, but it surely has some wonderful advantages over a hand drill. earlier, Noel Romey, wrote: I suppose you could say the same thing about

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Mopping Floors?

2009-06-24 Thread Terry Klarich
My parents stand by the swiffer. Http://www.swiffer.com I know hoover makes an upright wet/dry vacuum as well. Terry original message -- On Wed, 24 Jun 2009 05:29:24 -0500you write: Hi All, I know that this has been discussed before, but I'm at my wit's end. We have laminate

Re: [BlindHandyMan] screw driving and rilling straight

2009-06-24 Thread carl
i hav the bentch top moddle and i like it it has changable speeds buy moveing the belt drive on to other pully combonations it's no gud for driveing but once you hav your pilot hoale the screw wil folow - Original Message - From: Noel Romey To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Hydrology

2009-06-24 Thread Dan Rossi
I'll have to take a look at a ditch-witch to see if I can get it up the stairs. I have more of a problem getting my ditch-witch to not pick up a shovel. She keeps trying to do things that I think are not prudent for a pregnant woman. She is a very hard worker and resents my preventing her

Re: [BlindHandyMan] clothes line pole

2009-06-24 Thread Dan Rossi
Spiro, I am talking very theoretical here. do you think you could get a tool that expands, then stick it down in the pipe, expand it and pull the broken pipe up? I only mention it because the new cap the water guys put on my curb box works just like that. As you tighten the nut on top, it

RE: [BlindHandyMan] screw driving and drilling straight

2009-06-24 Thread Dan Rossi
I think I mentioned the 1 2 3 thing for drilling straight holes. Firstly, I have a set of measuring blocks. These are two inches long, half an inch wide and various thicknesses from 1/16th to 3 quarters. There is also a block that is one inch thick, two inches wide, and three inches long. I

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Hydrology

2009-06-24 Thread Jennifer Jackson
Hard work during pregnancy will actually make her labor easier for her. Labor is hard work and their is nothing like getting in shape for it ahead of time. I was told that I could routinely lift up to 25 pounds when pregnant and up to fifty occasionally without any trouble. Perhaps this will

Re: [BlindHandyMan] clothes line pole

2009-06-24 Thread Spiro
I didn't say anything to the police. I'd like to go down with the heavier pole 4ft, and above 3ft, I could fill that a bit with cement. 2ft should do nice to anything with up to 20 inch tires. I could even keep the pole I have, just have the end ground off. Now I have to get that fucking inlet

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Hydrology

2009-06-24 Thread Dan Rossi
Thanks Jennifer, I'll put a pick in her hand tonight. Well, she is out of town for a few days, so this weekend. *GRIN* -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: d...@andrew.cmu.edu Tel:(412) 268-9081

Re: [BlindHandyMan] screw driving and rilling straight

2009-06-24 Thread Noel Romey
I agree. I'm not sure if I could use a drill press for all the drilling I need to do. Thanks for all the help on this. Noel On 6/24/09, carl carl...@googlemail.com wrote: i hav the bentch top moddle and i like it it has changable speeds buy moveing the belt drive on to other pully

Re: [BlindHandyMan] clothes line pole

2009-06-24 Thread Lee A. Stone
good luck with your project. keep in mind the upright weight. add to that the weight of clothes pulling in the wind. Lee On Wed, Jun 24, 2009 at 10:34:25AM -0400, Spiro wrote: I didn't say anything to the police. I'd like to go down with the heavier pole 4ft, and above 3ft, I could fill

Re: [BlindHandyMan] clothes line pole

2009-06-24 Thread Lenny McHugh
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RE: [BlindHandyMan] Mopping Floors?

2009-06-24 Thread Jo Taliaferro
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Re: [BlindHandyMan] screw driving and rilling straight

2009-06-24 Thread Tom Fowle
Noel, The block with a straight hole in it works O.K. but I preferr a block with a 90 degree inside corner cut in it very accurately. You can hold it flat on the surface to be drilled with the V or inside corner near your mark. The put the point of the drill on your mark and bring the inside

Re: [BlindHandyMan] clothes line pole

2009-06-24 Thread Spiro
makes me think, that if I could get something with a long enough horizontal bar; that a tap bit of sorts could be used. Get it started, and it either opens the ovoid pipe and goes deeper, or it digs into the inside of the pipe as I walk around leaning into it. Then eventually it will dig in

RE: [BlindHandyMan] Mopping Floors?

2009-06-24 Thread Betsy Whitney
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Re: [BlindHandyMan] clothes line pole

2009-06-24 Thread Tom Fowle
spiro, Pack the hole and pipe in dynomite and wait for him to drive over it again! Hoping there are no Iraq vets here, but technique works too well there. Kidding of course tom

Re: [BlindHandyMan] clothes line pole

2009-06-24 Thread Spiro
this is why we didn't, and I won't go with 2.5 inch cyclone fence pole. On Wed, 24 Jun 2009, Lee A. Stone wrote: good luck with your project. keep in mind the upright weight. add to that the weight of clothes pulling in the wind. Lee On Wed, Jun 24, 2009 at 10:34:25AM -0400, Spiro

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Mopping Floors?

2009-06-24 Thread Scott Howell
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Re: [BlindHandyMan] Mopping Floors?

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[BlindHandyMan] How to do Just About Anything by Reader's Digest

2009-06-24 Thread Geoff Eden
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Re: [BlindHandyMan] How to do Just About Anything by Reader's Digest

2009-06-24 Thread David Ferrin
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Re: [BlindHandyMan] reparing an exhaust fan

2009-06-24 Thread Geoff Eden
Clifford, if you haven't already finish the job, look near the plug-in socket where you will find a self tapping screw that holds in the whole motor plate. Removing the plate and getting in on a workbench is much easier than working over your head, so to speak. You may need to save the

Re: [BlindHandyMan] How to do Just About Anything by Reader's Digest

2009-06-24 Thread jim
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Re: [BlindHandyMan] How to do Just About Anything by Reader's Digest

2009-06-24 Thread jim
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Re: [BlindHandyMan] Hydrology

2009-06-24 Thread Geoff Eden
Dan, if you have the room, you can hook a garden hose to the end of a length of pipe and shove it through the ground to make a tunnel. You would need couplings and lots of spare Pike, but you might not have to dig a trench. The exit point might be a precarious matter, and cleanup might be

Re: [BlindHandyMan] clothes line pole

2009-06-24 Thread Victor
Hi Spiro, Did this guy not have insurance? If he did, do you not have home insurance? Well, file a claim with your insurance company, there should be no deductible, since it wasn't your fault, and the insurance company will pay for it. When the contractor they hire gets there, make a

[BlindHandyMan] citronella candles

2009-06-24 Thread Lenny McHugh
Karen has some citronella candles to help keep the bugs away. I was sitting outside for a little while becoming the main course for some of these bugs. She is not at home and I am uncomfortable about burning the candles on the front porch. Is there something that a blind individual can use to

Re: [BlindHandyMan] citronella candles

2009-06-24 Thread Claudia
Hi, I'm an expert candle lighter, and I have no sight whatsoever. I use butane lighters; they have a long barrel, and you place it near the wick of the candle and light. You can hear when the candle is lit, and you gently remove the lighter up and away from the candle. Piece of cake! Claudia

Re: [BlindHandyMan] citronella candles

2009-06-24 Thread Lenny McHugh
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Re: [BlindHandyMan] citronella candles

2009-06-24 Thread Betsy Whitney
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Re: [BlindHandyMan] citronella candles

2009-06-24 Thread Betsy Whitney
Lenny, This might be one of those things that is like the elephant in the living room. The candle flame is not as big as you probably imagine. I use candles, and if I am really concerned about them tipping over, I set them in one of those candle holders that looks like a round disk with a