[BlindHandyMan] talking thermometer or other solution.

2010-09-08 Thread Sheryl Nelson
Aloha everyone, I am looking for your great solutions. I roast coffee beans in a roasting machine that has a drum made of cast iron. The drum can get to around 700 degrees. The beans get to around 400 degrees plus depending on the darkness you want. The beans touch a sensor which tells on a

Re: [BlindHandyMan] talking thermometer or other solution.

2010-09-08 Thread Betsy Whitney, Dolphin Press
Aloha Sheryl, Given that the beans are inside a drum that can be 400 degrees hotter than the actual beans, I think that some device that will speak the digital readout of the existing thermometers would be the easiest way to go since those thermometers are already installed in the big

Re: [BlindHandyMan] advice putting up a fence

2010-09-08 Thread Bob Kennedy
You still need the posts to be installed to the same depth as the other posts. So if you have fur feet showing on level ground, that's what you want on the incline. The posts on the incline have to remain plumb, or level up and down. That can be a challenge if you refer to the ground. Using

Re: [BlindHandyMan] refrigerator not cooling question?

2010-09-08 Thread Carl
does the motor run? i'm in the north east of the UK you can contackt me on skype carlf16 and joine my list for unabridged audiobooks send a blank email to ub_ab_bookspace+subscr...@googlegroups.com - Original Message - From: Blake Hardin To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com

RE: [BlindHandyMan] old refrigerator

2010-09-08 Thread Jennifer Jackson
I picked up a couple of appliances on Freecycle last year and it was a take it all deal so I ended up with the stove too. I had planned to give it to someone else but a couple of guys saw it outside and knocked on the door to ask if they could have it to salvage. As I had no idea if it really

RE: [BlindHandyMan] Reliable Compass

2010-09-08 Thread Cy Selfridge
Hello, One place you might want to check is the Boy Scout office. They used to sell a very reliable Braille Compass. I have one and have had it for a good 20 years. Only complaint is that it is a bit slow to hone in on the direction but you can easily get used to it. It has a lock which will

Re: [BlindHandyMan] old refrigerator

2010-09-08 Thread Dan Rossi
My guess is that they want to recover the freon, to take it out of circulation. If the fridge isn't working, it probably means that the freon has leaked out, so no benefit in recovering it. Just a guess. -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: d...@andrew.cmu.edu Tel:

[BlindHandyMan] refrigerator on it's way

2010-09-08 Thread Lenny McHugh
Well, they just picked up the unit. I inquired about why it must be running. They want to make sure that the compressor is running so they can easily extract the Freon. The unit will be totally dismantled and everything that can be salvaged will. They even strip the copper winding from the

Re: [BlindHandyMan] talking thermometer or other solution.

2010-09-08 Thread Dan Rossi
www.BlindMiceMart.com has a talking thermometer good up to 572 degrees. That's the highest temp for a talking thermometer that I know of. You can get some kind of clip for it as well to attach it to what you are measureing. You'd have to read more about it, or ask Dale Campbell for more

RE: [BlindHandyMan] talking thermometer or other solution.

2010-09-08 Thread Cy Selfridge
Hi, I have this thermometer and is is really good. I seriously doubt if the body of the thermometer could withstand the 700+ temp of the drum though. Short of an Optacon which would allow a sightless person to read the dials I have no clue what to do. Cy From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com

RE: [BlindHandyMan] talking thermometer or other solution.

2010-09-08 Thread Dan Rossi
How about the Oregon Scientific Talking Wireless BBQ thermometer. That sounds like it would fit the bill. Again, it only goes up to 572 degrees, but has a separate wireless probe from the talking unit. Here is a description. Well let you know when your BBQ is ready from a football field

RE: [BlindHandyMan] Cooking with Gloves - Was: Using Gas Grill!

2010-09-08 Thread Darrin Porter
I will vouch for one of these. I got one for Christmas last year. It may not be the exact same thing, but is similar. I think it came from Target or Wal-Mart. It snaps around the front bar of the upper oven rack and does a great job keeping you from burning a narrow line across your forearm

Re: [BlindHandyMan] old refrigerator

2010-09-08 Thread Alan Paganelli
I don't know how true this is or not but I was told they get shipped to third world countries. We have that same program here as well. Alan Please click on: http://www.home.earthlink.net/~alanandsuzanne/ There, you'll find files of my arrangements and performances played on the Yamaha Tyros

RE: [BlindHandyMan] Reliable Compass

2010-09-08 Thread Spiro
any difference is durability, price or features on which you can comment? On Tue, 7 Sep 2010, William Stephan wrote: Ed: My take on this is that a compass is something you use when you'are perhaps having a problem, like say being lost in bad weather. So, simple is good. Yes, a GPS unit

[BlindHandyMan] front porch light

2010-09-08 Thread Brice Mijares
Okay, Last weekend we went to OSH to buy a replacement bulb for the porch light. I got help from one of the service employees. My wife pointed out a light fixture that was similar to ours so we got the correct light bulb. The light is suppose to turn on at dust and turn off at dawn VIA a

Re: [BlindHandyMan] old refrigerator

2010-09-08 Thread Spiro
we dumped a cup of coffee (large, with cream and sugar) into a dot matrix printer accidentally. I figured it was fried. So we unplugged it and turned it off and dumped a small amount of windex in after that. Next day it worked, and worked for another 4 years. On Tue, 7 Sep 2010, Lenny

[BlindHandyMan] leaf blowers

2010-09-08 Thread Brice Mijares
After reading about the recent post on compasses, it reminded me how one of these may help when using a leaf blower. I know in the past I'd get all turned around when operating a leaf blower. Well, now I'm in the market for a new blower. Do they make them any quieter? I'd like one that you

Re: [BlindHandyMan] talking thermometer or other solution.

2010-09-08 Thread Spiro
then even a usb connection could help, maybe. I love Kona! On Tue, 7 Sep 2010, Betsy Whitney, Dolphin Press wrote: Aloha Sheryl, Given that the beans are inside a drum that can be 400 degrees hotter than the actual beans, I think that some device that will speak the digital readout of

Re: [BlindHandyMan] old refrigerator

2010-09-08 Thread Brice Mijares
It's good to keep in mind when shopping for new appliances to ask if they carry off the old one if you buy from them. Here in California, I don't thing you can take used appliances to a land fill. Also, I believe people run adds that they'll pick up for free.

RE: [BlindHandyMan] Reliable Compass

2010-09-08 Thread Jennifer Jackson
How well do the compasses work one handed? I used to use my talking compass a lot as opposed to the tactile one I had because I could use it with one hand while working my dog. I used it a lot on this one long stretch of sidewalk on campus that curved and Y'd. Because of all the big buildings,

RE: [BlindHandyMan] leaf blowers

2010-09-08 Thread Cy Selfridge
Brice, I use the motor part of my Sears shop vac. It can be unattached and is plenty powerful enough. Yes, I am dependent on electricity but, look at it this way, I can always find my way to the house. (LOLLOLLOL) This does remind me of the time I was in the lot next to our mobile home. This

Re: [BlindHandyMan] talking thermometer or other solution.

2010-09-08 Thread Rick Hume
Now, I'm hoping you have one of these and can tell us more about it. I have the Oregon blood pressure unit, and think it is one of the coolest gadgets around for the price. It tells you in speech, as well as by its digital screen, your blood pressure, etc. My question concerning the heat

Re: [BlindHandyMan] talking thermometer or other solution.

2010-09-08 Thread Bill Stephan
I think i had one of these and that it was not programmable unless you could read the screen. I could be wrong though but probably good to check this before buying. Bill Stephan, Kansas City MO Email: wstep...@everestkc.net Phone: (816)803-2469 -original message- Subject: Re:

RE: [BlindHandyMan] Reliable Compass

2010-09-08 Thread Bill Stephan
Jennifer one handed would work i guess but a lanyard would be in order Bill Stephan, Kansas City MO Email: wstep...@everestkc.net Phone: (816)803-2469 -original message- Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] Reliable Compass From: Jennifer Jackson jennifer_jack...@cox.net Date: 09/08/2010 13:26

RE: [BlindHandyMan] leaf blowers

2010-09-08 Thread Donnie Harris
Yes there are quieter blowers out there now. I have a Echo P.B.251 and it is one of the newest ones that were the first to come out with noise reduction. Also the back pack blowers are there also but are really more of a commercial blower. I work on Chain saws and blowers and most of the time they

RE: [BlindHandyMan] old refrigerator

2010-09-08 Thread Kevin Doucet
How does this program work and how can I learn about it? Thanks. At 02:35 PM 9/7/2010, you wrote: I picked up a couple of appliances on Freecycle last year and it was a take it all deal so I ended up with the stove too. I had planned to give it to someone else but a couple of guys saw it

Re: [BlindHandyMan] talking thermometer or other solution.

2010-09-08 Thread Ward Dudley
Some blinks have been able to read letters and numbers on computer screens using the Seeing With Sound software and a small video camera such as the sunglass mounted ones. I have not looked into the software yet beyond reading a few posts on it but it is free and the user list is friendly.

Re: [BlindHandyMan] advice putting up a fence

2010-09-08 Thread Kevin Doucet
Hi Bob, I either did not give enough information describing what I am confused about or I am so confused that I don't understand your answer. Let me paste the information that confused me along with a link to the page with the information on installing the fence and see if this helps me and