I once tried to work on a tape deck that had two set screws in the main control knob. I was unfamiliar with that trick at the time and I never did get the knob off. If you put two screws in something and forget you did, you may never get that thing apart again.
Regards. Max. K 4 O D S. Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Transistor site http://www.funwithtransistors.net Vacuum tube site: http://www.funwithtubes.net Music site: http://www.maxsmusicplace.com To subscribe to the fun with tubes group send an email to, [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Boyce, Ray" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, September 27, 2006 4:55 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Handy Man Tips > Hi > Inexpensive beeswax > Woodworking stores and special shops can often charge a fortune for the > beeswax you use to lubricate wood screws, drawer glides, etc. Instead, > visit your > local home center and purchase a wax toilet bowl seal. They're usually > made of beeswax and a heckuva lot cheaper than the specialty stuff ! > Keeping machine pulleys from working loose > Machine pulley setscrews have a tendency to work loose at the most > inopportune times. To prevent this, replace your standard setscrews with > two shorter > ones approximating the length of your original. Tighten the first > setscrew against the shaft of your machine or motor, then tighten the > second setscrew > against the first. > Router bit, shaper cutter or molding knife makes custom-shaped "hand > scraper" > If you've just used your router, shaper or molder to cut a profile in a > workpiece but aren't quite satisfied with the smoothness of your final > cut, remove > the bit or cutter from your power tool and use it as a profiled "hand > scraper" to smooth-out your cut. > Smoothing the sharp edges of glass > Use a piece of fine emery paper, wrapped around a sanding block. Before > sanding, coat the paper with WD-40, then sand back-and-forth until your > edge is > smooth. > Preventing glass "rattle" in picture frames & glass cabinet doors > Sometimes, no mater hard you try, you just can't keep panes of glass > from rattling in picture frames and glass cabinet doors. Some of this is > caused by > the expansion & contraction of wood from season-to-season. A great way > to prevent this is to put small, 1/16 to 1/8" dabs of plumber's putty > (stainless > putty) between the glass and the inside front of the frame or door. Keep > your dabs as small and thin as possible so they're not visible. > Holding small dowels in a vise > To grip small diameter dowels tightly with a vise...without marring > them...try placing two spring-loaded wooden clothes pins over the dowel, > spaced slightly > closer together than your vise jaws are wide. Them insert the dowel > (with clothes pins attached) into the jaws of the vise and tighten. > Another table saw glide aid > Here's another great way to keep workpieces gliding smoothly across > table saws and other machine surfaces. Purchase a set of large diameter, > aluminum salt/pepper > shakers, like the ones "Mom" used near the stove. Fill them with > cornstarch and place them near your machines. When a workpiece seems to > be dragging, give > the table surface a quick sprinkle and watch how easily your stock > glides!Preventing File Tooth Clogging > If you're filing soft metals (such as aluminum) and resinous woods (such > as pine), you may find that the teeth of your file are clogging-up > frequently. > To avoid this, rub your file first with a piece or ordinary blackboard > chalk. > Cutting large diameter circles in veneers > Try using a "beam compass" made from inexpensive yardstick points fitted > with a flat, narrow artist's knife (such as a #11 X-Acto blade) instead > of pencil > lead. > Place your table or chair on a KNOWN FLAT surface. Laminate counter top, > the top of your table saw, a piece of 3/4" thick plywood, a bench top, > etc. will > usually do the job. Tape a pencil firmly to the top surface of a thin > (1/8" to 1/4") piece of stock. Now, move your mounted pencil tip slowly > all the way > around all four (or whatever number) of your legs. Use a backsaw to > follow these lines and trim all the legs off to the identical length. > Cutting foam rubber > Cutting foam rubber can be a tricky proposition. Here's a neat trick. > Soak the foam rubber piece in water, wring it out a bit and slip it into > the freezer. > Once it's hardened completely, remove it from the freezer and cut it > quickly with a bandsaw, etc. before it thaws out. > Keeping a nut from working loose > The next time you have trouble with a nut (5/16" or larger) working its > way loose from a bolt, try this trick. Tighten the nut on your bolt. > Using a hacksaw, > cut two perpendicular slots into the end of your protruding bolt. > Carefully drive a straight-slot screwdriver tip into each slot to > "mushroom" the end > of your bolt, locking the nut into position. > Or use spring washers or double nut the end of the bolt > > ********************************************************************** > This message and its attachments may contain legally > privileged or confidential information. If you are not the > intended recipient, you must not disclose or use the > information contained in it. If you have received this e-mail > in error, please notify the sender immediately by return > e-mail and delete the e-mail. > > Any content of this message and its attachments which > does not relate to the official business of Eraring Energy > must be taken not to have been sent or endorsed by > Eraring Energy. 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