Re: [BlindHandyMan] Circular or table

2007-11-02 Thread Dale Leavens
trained. I have had a certain amount of experience in these things and that is all. It is my hope that not everyone will have to use up all that time making many of the same mistakes I have made. Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada [EMAIL PROTECTED] Skype DaleLeavens Come and meet Aurora

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Re: audible level

2007-11-05 Thread Dale Leavens
significant falls. I worry I'll loose the bearing and it has taken a few independent trips but always seems to find it's way back. Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada [EMAIL PROTECTED] Skype DaleLeavens Come and meet Aurora, Nakita and Nanook at our polar bear habitat. - Original Message

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Re: audible level

2007-11-05 Thread Dale Leavens
commercially available and modified to include such a device should be possible for only a few bucks above the regular price. Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada [EMAIL PROTECTED] Skype DaleLeavens Come and meet Aurora, Nakita and Nanook at our polar bear habitat. - Original Message

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Laying Down a Roof

2007-11-07 Thread Dale Leavens
it. It almost makes me anxious for the shingles to need replacement. Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada [EMAIL PROTECTED] Skype DaleLeavens Come and meet Aurora, Nakita and Nanook at our polar bear habitat. - Original Message - From: Victor Gouveia To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Emailing: www.talkingthermostats.com.htm

2007-11-07 Thread Dale Leavens
does. You pay or you pay I suppose. Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada [EMAIL PROTECTED] Skype DaleLeavens Come and meet Aurora, Nakita and Nanook at our polar bear habitat. - Original Message - From: Victor Gouveia To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, November

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Quartz Heater VS. Propane Heater

2007-11-10 Thread Dale Leavens
in March and much of April. Some of those coal oil heaters are pretty nice I just don't know the relative operating costs. Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada [EMAIL PROTECTED] Skype DaleLeavens Come and meet Aurora, Nakita and Nanook at our polar bear habitat. - Original Message - From

Re: [BlindHandyMan] series or parallel

2007-11-11 Thread Dale Leavens
we used to have to top up the battery in a couple of our boats that didn't have their own charging systems but that was about it. Oh yes, sometimes in the winter dad would put a charger on the car battery on those real cold nights to improve the chances it would start in the morning. Dale

Re: [BlindHandyMan] series or parallel

2007-11-11 Thread Dale Leavens
maybe burn or smoke. A good 12 volt battery can supply a load of power. Two batteries used to be fairly common in diesel trucks, maybe still are. I am not sure but I think those might be 24 volt systems so the batteries would be connected in series in that case. Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Bulletin Board Frame

2007-11-11 Thread Dale Leavens
the joint where it wouldn't be seen but these days anyone skilled enough to do that will usually put them right out front where they are easily seen. Hope some of this is helpful. Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada [EMAIL PROTECTED] Skype DaleLeavens Come and meet Aurora, Nakita and Nanook

[BlindHandyMan] Shooting boards

2007-11-12 Thread Dale Leavens
Hi Ralph, I have very little experience with shooting boards, not really much experience with planes. With a correct jig though and a little practice it should be possible to tune up a good mitre. should think Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada [EMAIL PROTECTED] Skype DaleLeavens Come

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Hanging Christmas Lights

2007-11-13 Thread Dale Leavens
How about those plastic ties, the sort you pull the end through a one way eye in the other end? Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada [EMAIL PROTECTED] Skype DaleLeavens Come and meet Aurora, Nakita and Nanook at our polar bear habitat. - Original Message - From: Steve Shannon

Re: [BlindHandyMan] DARPA Urban Grand Challenge

2007-11-14 Thread Dale Leavens
. Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada [EMAIL PROTECTED] Skype DaleLeavens Come and meet Aurora, Nakita and Nanook at our polar bear habitat. - Original Message - From: Dan Rossi To: BlindHandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2007 5:02 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan

Re: [BlindHandyMan] DARPA Urban Grand Challenge

2007-11-14 Thread Dale Leavens
Yeah, Just wait until your new automated automobile parks you in the far corner of the mal parking lot or you have to try finding your way from the secured parking area on the 24th level of the airport parking garage to the departures lounge in the third airport terminal. Dale Leavens

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Power Rollers for painting

2007-11-15 Thread Dale Leavens
expect this is likely to happen with power rollers when you can't see. Hope this helps. Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada [EMAIL PROTECTED] Skype DaleLeavens Come and meet Aurora, Nakita and Nanook at our polar bear habitat. - Original Message - From: Guy To: blindhandyman

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Power Rollers for painting

2007-11-15 Thread Dale Leavens
that but mostly if there are eyes available I try to get them behind my painting projects. Having said that I am in the middle of a small shop cabinet painting project just now. There aren't available eyes. Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada [EMAIL PROTECTED] Skype DaleLeavens Come and meet Aurora

Re: [BlindHandyMan] guide bot

2007-11-15 Thread Dale Leavens
and pincher hand capable of lifting up to about 2 lb. The Kurzweil Personal Reader of the time was about the size of a dish washer and digital imagery limited to applications like the explorer satellites. Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada [EMAIL PROTECTED] Skype DaleLeavens Come and meet Aurora

Re: [BlindHandyMan] electric heaters

2007-11-16 Thread Dale Leavens
of energy in a killowatt of electricity and that is all the heat you can get out of it. Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada [EMAIL PROTECTED] Skype DaleLeavens Come and meet Aurora, Nakita and Nanook at our polar bear habitat. - Original Message - From: William Stephan

Re: [BlindHandyMan] furniture wood finishes

2007-11-17 Thread Dale Leavens
secrets pretty well each month so there is disagreement among the sighted too. Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada [EMAIL PROTECTED] Skype DaleLeavens Come and meet Aurora, Nakita and Nanook at our polar bear habitat. - Original Message - From: David Sexton To: blindhandyman

Re: [BlindHandyMan] furniture wood finishes

2007-11-17 Thread Dale Leavens
not darken as you go. Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada [EMAIL PROTECTED] Skype DaleLeavens Come and meet Aurora, Nakita and Nanook at our polar bear habitat. - Original Message - From: Lenny McHugh To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, November 17, 2007 1:23 PM

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Re:electric heaters

2007-11-17 Thread Dale Leavens
in each room and you close the door to keep the heat in that room. It drives me crazy, my in-laws have wonderful central heating but they have all these doors closed all of the time, tradition I suppose. Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada [EMAIL PROTECTED] Skype DaleLeavens Come and meet

[BlindHandyMan] My new MAG 423 circular saw.

2007-11-17 Thread Dale Leavens
can get the model MAG324 as well, it has the blade on the left. Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada [EMAIL PROTECTED] Skype DaleLeavens Come and meet Aurora, Nakita and Nanook at our polar bear habitat. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Re: [BlindHandyMan] My new MAG 423 circular saw.

2007-11-18 Thread Dale Leavens
maybe 8 or 10 pounds it is plenty straight for a saw guide and short enough to swing about inside my shop space.Again I should make a 'T' style square guide for that purpose and some day I guess I will. Well, that is what I do. Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada [EMAIL PROTECTED] Skype

Re: [BlindHandyMan] making guides - was My new MAG 423 circular saw.

2007-11-18 Thread Dale Leavens
at that point. The thicker half inch wide plywood or fence has to be wide enough to leave you room to clamp it to the work you are cutting. It must be wide enough that the motor of the saw will clear the clamps. Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada [EMAIL PROTECTED] Skype DaleLeavens Come and meet

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Talking tire gage

2007-11-18 Thread Dale Leavens
It is not necessary to descend to the level of the ignorant. I once saw a rather good tag line, it went: Never wrestle with a pig! You'll both get dirty but the pig likes it. Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada [EMAIL PROTECTED] Skype DaleLeavens Come and meet Aurora, Nakita and Nanook

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Concrete question

2007-11-21 Thread Dale Leavens
It will take the skin right off of your hands if exposure is at all prolonged. It is the lime. And yes, plenty of moisture before pouring always helps. It will also help bond the new to the old. Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada [EMAIL PROTECTED] Skype DaleLeavens Come and meet Aurora

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Concrete question

2007-11-21 Thread Dale Leavens
strong concrete by slowing the cure. I think that is about it. Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada [EMAIL PROTECTED] Skype DaleLeavens Come and meet Aurora, Nakita and Nanook at our polar bear habitat. - Original Message - From: Michael Baldwin To: blindhandyman

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Concrete question

2007-11-22 Thread Dale Leavens
, stone and cement would be quite a bit cheaper than buying pre-mix. Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada [EMAIL PROTECTED] Skype DaleLeavens Come and meet Aurora, Nakita and Nanook at our polar bear habitat. - Original Message - From: Michael Baldwin To: blindhandyman

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Sub-Zero Concrete Laying

2007-11-22 Thread Dale Leavens
concrete job really sucks too, just getting rid of the rubble. Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada [EMAIL PROTECTED] Skype DaleLeavens Come and meet Aurora, Nakita and Nanook at our polar bear habitat. - Original Message - From: Bob Kennedy To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent

Re: [BlindHandyMan] project update

2007-11-24 Thread Dale Leavens
only ever used a reciprocating saw (sawsall) and hammer, or like you a mallet or mallet chisel. Thanks for the update. Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada [EMAIL PROTECTED] Skype DaleLeavens Come and meet Aurora, Nakita and Nanook at our polar bear habitat. - Original Message

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Telephone wiring

2007-11-24 Thread Dale Leavens
Just a thought but if you are going to that much trouble why not run cat5 throughout? For now it is overkill but so it 11 jacks and once there it is always there. Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada [EMAIL PROTECTED] Skype DaleLeavens Come and meet Aurora, Nakita and Nanook at our polar bear

Re: [BlindHandyMan] radio direction finding project

2007-11-26 Thread Dale Leavens
. Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada [EMAIL PROTECTED] Skype DaleLeavens Come and meet Aurora, Nakita and Nanook at our polar bear habitat. - Original Message - From: Dan Rossi To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, November 26, 2007 10:15 AM Subject: Re

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Bricklayer's accident report

2007-11-26 Thread Dale Leavens
, I well remember listening to it way back when he shared a room with a chap called Brian Morrison way back in school days. Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada [EMAIL PROTECTED] Skype DaleLeavens Come and meet Aurora, Nakita and Nanook at our polar bear habitat. - Original Message

Re: [BlindHandyMan] radio direction finding project

2007-11-27 Thread Dale Leavens
are fairly weak and of course standing still. Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada [EMAIL PROTECTED] Skype DaleLeavens Come and meet Aurora, Nakita and Nanook at our polar bear habitat. - Original Message - From: Dan Rossi To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, November

Re: [BlindHandyMan] radio direction finding project

2007-11-27 Thread Dale Leavens
a small a m transmitter which was rather more successful, I think they were even able to transmit a signal over the school to the girls dormitory. Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada [EMAIL PROTECTED] Skype DaleLeavens Come and meet Aurora, Nakita and Nanook at our polar bear habitat

Re: [BlindHandyMan] got gas

2007-12-01 Thread Dale Leavens
of license time, pretty cheap insurance. Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada [EMAIL PROTECTED] Skype DaleLeavens Come and meet Aurora, Nakita and Nanook at our polar bear habitat. - Original Message - From: Shane Hecker To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, December

Re: [BlindHandyMan] got gas

2007-12-02 Thread Dale Leavens
this is only allowed for the terminal connection. Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada [EMAIL PROTECTED] Skype DaleLeavens Come and meet Aurora, Nakita and Nanook at our polar bear habitat. - Original Message - From: NLG To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, December 02

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Compressor question: to blow or no.

2007-12-02 Thread Dale Leavens
it serves me well. Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada [EMAIL PROTECTED] Skype DaleLeavens Come and meet Aurora, Nakita and Nanook at our polar bear habitat. - Original Message - From: William Stephan To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, December 02, 2007 12:36 PM

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Compressor question: to blow or no.

2007-12-02 Thread Dale Leavens
Does the motor run continuously? It may be that the compressor has a safety which regulates the top pressure rather than shut off the motor? Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada [EMAIL PROTECTED] Skype DaleLeavens Come and meet Aurora, Nakita and Nanook at our polar bear habitat

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Compressor question: to blow or no.

2007-12-02 Thread Dale Leavens
on the threads and that might be all. You don't usually bleed water out through that pressure relief valve. I am surprised though that there isn't a valve or bolt or something at the bottom of the tank for drainage. Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada [EMAIL PROTECTED] Skype DaleLeavens Come

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Lettering

2007-12-02 Thread Dale Leavens
considering getting is an electric branding iron. Again Lee Valley sells one. I thought of getting one made up to say something like Hand crafted by Dale Leavens or something similar for marking some inconspicuous part of my projects and maybe mounting a coin of the year of construction. You can

Re: [BlindHandyMan] all I want for christmas is a double oven range+reason for gas question

2007-12-02 Thread Dale Leavens
as narrow as 30 inches I don't know that. I have also seen some one above the other but not often, more commonly when I lived in England. So, they do make the top you want but I don't know about the double oven. Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message

Re: [BlindHandyMan] all I want for christmas is a double oven range+reason for gas question

2007-12-02 Thread Dale Leavens
were relatively common in England but usually one over the other and usually hinged on one side. Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada [EMAIL PROTECTED] Skype DaleLeavens Come and meet Aurora, Nakita and Nanook at our polar bear habitat. - Original Message - From: Bob Kennedy

Re: [BlindHandyMan] all I want for christmas is a double oven range+reason for gas question

2007-12-02 Thread Dale Leavens
Not the cooking surface of the range, that is usually 36 inches high. Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada [EMAIL PROTECTED] Skype DaleLeavens Come and meet Aurora, Nakita and Nanook at our polar bear habitat. - Original Message - From: Shane Hecker To: blindhandyman

[BlindHandyMan] Snow!

2007-12-02 Thread Dale Leavens
all winter. Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada [EMAIL PROTECTED] Skype DaleLeavens Come and meet Aurora, Nakita and Nanook at our polar bear habitat. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Re: [BlindHandyMan] all I want for christmas is a double oven range+reason for gas question

2007-12-02 Thread Dale Leavens
acid or forget to wipe up immediately after setting something like an orange on it though or you will have the image on it until ground and polished off. Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada [EMAIL PROTECTED] Skype DaleLeavens Come and meet Aurora, Nakita and Nanook at our polar bear habitat

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Generator Grounding Usage

2007-12-02 Thread Dale Leavens
curious. Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada [EMAIL PROTECTED] Skype DaleLeavens Come and meet Aurora, Nakita and Nanook at our polar bear habitat. - Original Message - From: Edward Przybylek To: BlindHandyMan Sent: Monday, December 03, 2007 12:23 AM Subject: [BlindHandyMan

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Snow-Dale

2007-12-02 Thread Dale Leavens
tomorrow. Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada [EMAIL PROTECTED] Skype DaleLeavens Come and meet Aurora, Nakita and Nanook at our polar bear habitat. - Original Message - From: Lee A. Stone To: Blind Handyman Sent: Monday, December 03, 2007 12:05 AM Subject: [BlindHandyMan

Re: [BlindHandyMan] tape measure, wha?

2007-12-03 Thread Dale Leavens
understanding. Hope that is correct. Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada [EMAIL PROTECTED] Skype DaleLeavens Come and meet Aurora, Nakita and Nanook at our polar bear habitat. - Original Message - From: Matt To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday

Re: [BlindHandyMan] tape measure, wha?

2007-12-03 Thread Dale Leavens
I once had one of the older tapes and pretty well hated it. Didn't take long for it to crack and ultimately break at one of the inch markings where the tape was weakened by embossing which is probably why they discontinued that method and went to the plastic ruler. Dale Leavens, Cochrane

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Snow-Dale

2007-12-03 Thread Dale Leavens
but it was about minus 15. Wonder if they work through a winter parka. Not sure I will be able to hear my phone talking through my mitt either, one thing for sure, you don't fiddle with those little buttons out in the cold with bare fingers for very long. Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada

Re: [BlindHandyMan] battery maintanance for the winhter

2007-12-04 Thread Dale Leavens
Might you consider one of those little solar trickle charger devices? They promote them as a means of keeping ATV and other batteries topped up. I think they generate 10 or 15 watts, just enough to keep a full charge. Seems to me they are pretty cheap now at Canadian Tire anyway. Dale Leavens

[BlindHandyMan] Oil lubricated vs oilless compressors

2007-12-04 Thread Dale Leavens
of that oil becomes atomized into the air stream? Now air brushing doesn't require a large volume or very high pressure but I figure a small tank reservoir should deliver more even and predictable pressure. Thanks. Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada [EMAIL PROTECTED] Skype DaleLeavens Come

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Generator Grounding Usage

2007-12-04 Thread Dale Leavens
hydrate comes pretty cheap. It seems to me though that diesel would be a much better long term choice for operating generators. Not nearly so explosive and you can store loads of it for nearly ever. Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada [EMAIL PROTECTED] Skype DaleLeavens Come and meet Aurora, Nakita

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Oil lubricated vs oilless compressors

2007-12-05 Thread Dale Leavens
experience is pretty limited. Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada [EMAIL PROTECTED] Skype DaleLeavens Come and meet Aurora, Nakita and Nanook at our polar bear habitat. - Original Message - From: Michael Baldwin To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, December 05, 2007

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Dead battery

2007-12-06 Thread Dale Leavens
with a solar charger they do something like 15 watts all day and you spare the engine starting and running unnecessarily when it is cold and the oil all settled at the bottom of the sump. Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada [EMAIL PROTECTED] Skype DaleLeavens Come and meet Aurora, Nakita

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Dead battery

2007-12-06 Thread Dale Leavens
electrical power for long-range space vehicles and permanent space satellites. All Site Content © 2001-2007, 21st Century Goods LLC 1010 South Park Loop #10, P.O. Box 14640, Jackson Hole, WY 83001 USA Tel 1-866-999-8422 or 1-307-733-5565 Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada [EMAIL PROTECTED] Skype

Re: [BlindHandyMan] It's Here

2007-12-08 Thread Dale Leavens
and if reasonable I can send it directly. Maybe I should post it to the list, a couple of others have purchased that saw too. Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada [EMAIL PROTECTED] Skype DaleLeavens Come and meet Aurora, Nakita and Nanook at our polar bear habitat. - Original Message

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Chain saws.

2007-12-10 Thread Dale Leavens
a good splitting axe, that is another thing. Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada [EMAIL PROTECTED] Skype DaleLeavens Come and meet Aurora, Nakita and Nanook at our polar bear habitat. - Original Message - From: Bill Gallik To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, December

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Chain saws.

2007-12-10 Thread Dale Leavens
or something might happen along at an inopportune time. Closing an entire busy road often is not a desirable option while you fell and clean up a tree. They sometimes even sling parts from the tree being cut or other nearby ones or even occasionally a small crane. Dale Leavens, Cochrane

Re: [BlindHandyMan] printer stand

2007-12-10 Thread Dale Leavens
slides in while the other just slips past the support members then slide it laterally half the width of the support but you risk it sliding laterally at some unexpected time and one end falling down. Other than that it is a technique which works well. Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada [EMAIL

Re: [BlindHandyMan] printer stand

2007-12-10 Thread Dale Leavens
off. I know it would be easier just to use shelf pins but think this may make an interesting looking piece. It will be used in a Dr's receptionist area. The shelves will just hold reports. - Original Message - From: Dale Leavens [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: blindhandyman

Re: [BlindHandyMan] My 2 cents about safety

2007-12-10 Thread Dale Leavens
wonder if as a blind person now people would tell him not to fiddle with such dangerous equipment? Probably though it didn't bother the military when he could see. Just some thoughts to thicken the soup. Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada [EMAIL PROTECTED] Skype DaleLeavens Come and meet

Re: [BlindHandyMan] It's Here

2007-12-10 Thread Dale Leavens
Hi Larry, I began scanning the manual in yesterday, some of it isn't too clear and I haven't got any done tonight. Just to let you know I am working on it. Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada [EMAIL PROTECTED] Skype DaleLeavens Come and meet Aurora, Nakita and Nanook at our polar bear

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Chain saws.

2007-12-11 Thread Dale Leavens
Sounds like a useful tool. For my purposes I think probably a small chain saw just because of the versatility but for the little use I will make of it I probably won't bother. Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada [EMAIL PROTECTED] Skype DaleLeavens Come and meet Aurora, Nakita and Nanook

Re: [BlindHandyMan] printer stand

2007-12-11 Thread Dale Leavens
OK! I understand now. I thought you were rounding the front and rear edges to fit it in that way. Unless you make deep slots I don't think you should have trouble with them breaking off. I am guessing 3/4th thick material. Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada [EMAIL PROTECTED] Skype

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Better Options to De-ice Your Driveway

2007-12-12 Thread Dale Leavens
Wonder if that alcohol mix would work on a iced up step??? I recommend pouring it in after you cross the step. Should reduce your risk of slipping. Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada [EMAIL PROTECTED] Skype DaleLeavens Come and meet Aurora, Nakita and Nanook at our polar bear habitat

Re: [BlindHandyMan] skil drill

2007-12-12 Thread Dale Leavens
battery and can it be charged outside of the drill? And do you really want or need a light and fuel gauge? Just out of curiosity, what actually attracted you to this drill? Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada [EMAIL PROTECTED] Skype DaleLeavens Come and meet Aurora, Nakita and Nanook at our

Re: [BlindHandyMan] skil drill

2007-12-13 Thread Dale Leavens
of those little powered screw drivers but the good ones are pretty expensive. Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada [EMAIL PROTECTED] Skype DaleLeavens Come and meet Aurora, Nakita and Nanook at our polar bear habitat. - Original Message - From: Lenny McHugh [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: blindhandyman

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Microwave radiation

2007-12-13 Thread Dale Leavens
to of course which are probably more sensitive. If the door went on fine and didn't need much forcing and the seals are clean of debris you should be all right. Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada [EMAIL PROTECTED] Skype DaleLeavens Come and meet Aurora, Nakita and Nanook at our polar bear

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Door swing shut.

2007-12-15 Thread Dale Leavens
much doubt it. I suspect you will need to thicken the bottom by something between a 64th and a 32nd of an inch only. I hope this helps. Let us know how it goes. Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada [EMAIL PROTECTED] Skype DaleLeavens Come and meet Aurora, Nakita and Nanook at our polar bear

Re: [BlindHandyMan] removing glue

2007-12-15 Thread Dale Leavens
most hair sprays are largely alcohol but again you will have to wash the stink out. Hope this helps. Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada [EMAIL PROTECTED] Skype DaleLeavens Come and meet Aurora, Nakita and Nanook at our polar bear habitat. - Original Message - From: Lenny McHugh

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Drift cutters

2007-12-15 Thread Dale Leavens
If they are what I think, they are strap like steel parts which attach to the sides of the main chute and project like horns above and forward of the top of it. Their purpose is to cut into and drop high drifts into the mouth of the chute so the auger will force it into the thrower blade. Dale

Re: [BlindHandyMan] tips, tricks, and knowledge

2007-12-15 Thread Dale Leavens
flying back at you. A better way to do this is to have a stop on the fence on the mitre gauge and remove your rip fence altogether however this usually means a very expensive after market mitre gauge. Hope this helps and if I can clarify further do ask. Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada [EMAIL

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Drift cutters

2007-12-16 Thread Dale Leavens
often have a couple they drag out onto the sidewalk during the day to display and trip up the blind folk, all both of us who walk about the streets paying bills and using the post office and other innocent pursuits. At least they put the bikes and lawn mowers away this time of year. Dale

Re: [BlindHandyMan] tips, tricks, and knowledge

2007-12-16 Thread Dale Leavens
need it. I don't much like trying to capture the leading end of a long piece on saw horses or roller stands because even a slight dip causes the end to bump directly into the horse or stand either arresting it's progress or pushing over the roller stand. Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Drift cutters

2007-12-16 Thread Dale Leavens
Oh yes and get in the habit of protecting your face when bending down around those damn things, the top end of a drift cutter in the kisser is a distinctly unpleasant thing to do. Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada [EMAIL PROTECTED] Skype DaleLeavens Come and meet Aurora, Nakita and Nanook

Re: [BlindHandyMan] removing glue

2007-12-16 Thread Dale Leavens
the residue of some sticker from everything including plates, inside of cups for crying out Christmas and other products before they can be put to use. And why don't important warning decals and labels stick to the parts of equipment where they should be? Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada [EMAIL

Re: [BlindHandyMan] tips, tricks, and knowledge

2007-12-16 Thread Dale Leavens
on it and besides it is minus 20C, not conducive to setting and clamping guides. I do it if I must but frequently discover reasons why I must not. Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada [EMAIL PROTECTED] Skype DaleLeavens Come and meet Aurora, Nakita and Nanook at our polar bear habitat

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Table Saw Basics

2007-12-16 Thread Dale Leavens
it against the fence isn't practical if you can't see. A good feather board to keep it next to the fence would help a lot. If you have enough money they also make power feeders but I have never even seen one let alone used one. Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada [EMAIL PROTECTED] Skype DaleLeavens

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Wayfinder demostrationFW: Accessible Devices Way Finder GPS Demonstration Sunday

2007-12-16 Thread Dale Leavens
Just wondering if anyone recorded this programme and could make it available? Thanks. Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada [EMAIL PROTECTED] Skype DaleLeavens Come and meet Aurora, Nakita and Nanook at our polar bear habitat. - Original Message - From: David Ferrin

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Wayfinder demostrationFW: Accessible Devices Way Finder GPS Demonstration Sunday

2007-12-16 Thread Dale Leavens
Would sure like that. I think I'll go ahead an buy one anyway but ... Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada [EMAIL PROTECTED] Skype DaleLeavens Come and meet Aurora, Nakita and Nanook at our polar bear habitat. - Original Message - From: David Ferrin To: blindhandyman

Re: [BlindHandyMan] new member

2007-12-16 Thread Dale Leavens
Mat, Where are you from? Just curious. Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada [EMAIL PROTECTED] Skype DaleLeavens Come and meet Aurora, Nakita and Nanook at our polar bear habitat. - Original Message - From: Little Freak [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday

Re: [BlindHandyMan] aHey, I want sympathy too

2007-12-17 Thread Dale Leavens
It is just on 6 p.m. I just walked home from work, and Janet put down a plate of roast beef in front of me. It is minus 22C which is close on 6F below. I don't know how cold they are expecting tonight but it is clear out there so probably pretty cold. Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Foam Insulation sheets

2007-12-17 Thread Dale Leavens
than general atmospheric gas and therefore tends to lay low. Well, that is what I understood. Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada [EMAIL PROTECTED] Skype DaleLeavens Come and meet Aurora, Nakita and Nanook at our polar bear habitat. - Original Message - From: David W Wood [EMAIL

Re: [BlindHandyMan] aHey, I want sympathy too

2007-12-17 Thread Dale Leavens
on the radio this morning that the last snow fall cost the city of Montreal 17 million dollars to clean up and they expect to have this lot cleaned up by Christmas for a similar amount. Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada [EMAIL PROTECTED] Skype DaleLeavens Come and meet Aurora, Nakita

Re: [BlindHandyMan] aHey, I want sympathy too

2007-12-17 Thread Dale Leavens
Christmas we were playing on pretty well bare pavement. Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada [EMAIL PROTECTED] Skype DaleLeavens Come and meet Aurora, Nakita and Nanook at our polar bear habitat. - Original Message - From: Bob Kennedy To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday

Re: [BlindHandyMan] aHey, I want sympathy too

2007-12-17 Thread Dale Leavens
what the heck. I did get the software installed on my phone but not even registered yet and of course the receiver probably won't be here before Christmas. Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada [EMAIL PROTECTED] Skype DaleLeavens Come and meet Aurora, Nakita and Nanook at our polar bear habitat

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Totally off topic

2007-12-17 Thread Dale Leavens
into the oven. Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada [EMAIL PROTECTED] Skype DaleLeavens Come and meet Aurora, Nakita and Nanook at our polar bear habitat. - Original Message - From: tunecollector To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, December 17, 2007 11:00 PM Subject

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Getting a strait edge all around

2007-12-18 Thread Dale Leavens
it through between the steel and the edge. Maybe though you were thinking of cutting the board off exactly straight? A bit depends on what tools you have. Hope this is helpful. Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada [EMAIL PROTECTED] Skype DaleLeavens Come and meet Aurora, Nakita and Nanook at our

Re: [BlindHandyMan] This old house

2007-12-19 Thread Dale Leavens
to generate substantial amounts of energy. The bugs themselves only generate minute amounts of electricity but by force of numbers and reproduction they create a load of hydrogen both day and night and render sludge increasingly less noxious.. Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Home remedies-sewer traps

2007-12-20 Thread Dale Leavens
you pour down a septic system. Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada [EMAIL PROTECTED] Skype DaleLeavens Come and meet Aurora, Nakita and Nanook at our polar bear habitat. - Original Message - From: Lee A. Stone To: Blind Handyman Sent: Thursday, December 20, 2007 5:56 PM

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Accessible angle gage

2007-12-20 Thread Dale Leavens
in the angle. These don't tell you what the angle is in degrees or anything, just duplicate it for you. Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada [EMAIL PROTECTED] Skype DaleLeavens Come and meet Aurora, Nakita and Nanook at our polar bear habitat. - Original Message - From: Larry Stansifer

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Home remedies-sewer traps

2007-12-20 Thread Dale Leavens
or that it sticks to the grounds and is carried away like that and some of that may be true if they fly through the drain at high enough speed. Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada [EMAIL PROTECTED] Skype DaleLeavens Come and meet Aurora, Nakita and Nanook at our polar bear habitat. - Original

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Accessible angle gage

2007-12-20 Thread Dale Leavens
I forgot about the blocks, they would also tell you what the angle actually is. Might be useful if you need to get some of the work fabricated out. Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada [EMAIL PROTECTED] Skype DaleLeavens Come and meet Aurora, Nakita and Nanook at our polar bear habitat

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Home remedies-sewer traps

2007-12-21 Thread Dale Leavens
Yes, I have heard that for years now. I wouldn't say it isn't possible, I suspect it is improbable though. Sand doesn't scrub out a river, it fills it up. Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada [EMAIL PROTECTED] Skype DaleLeavens Come and meet Aurora, Nakita and Nanook at our polar bear habitat

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Home remedies-sewer traps

2007-12-21 Thread Dale Leavens
. How times change. They used to laugh at North Americans using tea bags. Now when I go to visit, tea bags is all they use. Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada [EMAIL PROTECTED] Skype DaleLeavens Come and meet Aurora, Nakita and Nanook at our polar bear habitat. - Original Message

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Home Gyms

2007-12-23 Thread Dale Leavens
of literally thousands of others. Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada [EMAIL PROTECTED] Skype DaleLeavens Come and meet Aurora, Nakita and Nanook at our polar bear habitat. - Original Message - From: Larry Stansifer To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, December 23

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Home Gyms

2007-12-23 Thread Dale Leavens
schedule. I agree with you completely with respect to exercise machines. They never seem to deliver as promised. -Original Message- From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dale Leavens Sent: Sunday, December 23, 2007 2:06 PM To: blindhandyman

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Reflecting on the past year.

2007-12-23 Thread Dale Leavens
Thanks Lenny, 244 subscribers, wow! lots of sand baggers. Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada [EMAIL PROTECTED] Skype DaleLeavens Come and meet Aurora, Nakita and Nanook at our polar bear habitat. - Original Message - From: Lenny McHugh To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com

Re: [BlindHandyMan] saw blades

2007-12-26 Thread Dale Leavens
Doesn't even need to be super tight. the motion of the arbor and the resistance of the blade will set adequate tightness. Snug it up a little better than finger tight and you are in business. Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada [EMAIL PROTECTED] Skype DaleLeavens Come and meet Aurora, Nakita

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