Interesting, my house was built in 1927, and there are examples of several different wiring techniques in the basement. I know there are some knob and post pieces down there. I guess I should buy a talking multimeter or whatever and see if there's still current in some of that old stuff.
There's an old fuse box at the head of the stairs that I thought was offline until I took out a fuse or two and parts of the house shut down. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Max Robinson Sent: Thursday, January 15, 2009 12:59 To: [email protected] Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Getting transmitting twin open wire line through a wall. Lenny wrote. > Years ago I came across some old tubes > for the old style wiring, knob and post. Those ceramic tubes make excellent insulators for passing open wire line or a long wire antenna through an outside wall. When I lived in Florida I used a long wire matched with a Viking Matchbox. My dad found a ceramic tube from some old house renovation he had worked on. I never had any arcing over with that insulator. Regards. Max. K 4 O D S. Email: m...@maxsmusicplace. <mailto:max%40maxsmusicplace.com> com Transistor site http://www.funwitht <http://www.funwithtransistors.net> ransistors.net Vacuum tube site: http://www.funwitht <http://www.funwithtubes.net> ubes.net Music site: http://www.maxsmusi <http://www.maxsmusicplace.com> cplace.com To subscribe to the fun with tubes group send an email to, funwithtubes- <mailto:funwithtubes-subscribe%40yahoogroups.com> [email protected] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lenny McHugh" <lmch...@verizon. <mailto:lmchugh%40verizon.net> net> To: <blindhandyman@ <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com> yahoogroups.com> Sent: Thursday, January 15, 2009 10:50 AM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Sharpening knife blades > What works even better is ceramic. Years ago I came across some old tubes > for the old style wiring, knob and post. This tube makes the best knife > sharpener that I ever used. My son-in-law was a chef and used the steel > rod. > I sharpened one of his knives and it was much sharper. The first time I > sharpened Karen's knives she became a little upset. When finished she > wanted > to wash them, while drying she sliced a new drying towel. > As a kid I remember my mother using the bottom of a ceramic coffee cup as > a > sharpener or a small saucer. She used the bottom portion that had no glaze > on it. > For the wiring tubes, I gave some to all of my old fishing buddies. They > all > kept one in their tackle box and one used them to sharpen his hunting > arrows. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "RJ" <r...@velocity. <mailto:rjf1%40velocity.net> net> > To: <blindhandyman@ <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com> yahoogroups.com> > Sent: Thursday, January 15, 2009 11:23 AM > Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Sharpening blades > > > For the kitchen knife, it is best to use a steel. If one uses a grinder of > any kind the chance of ruining the knife is good. The ideal is to hold > the > knife at the angle the factory set on the knife. Start the knife at the > bottom of the steel, working upward and pulling the knife toward you. Turn > the knife over with the edge upward Start at the top of the steell and > work > downward, pulling the knife toward you. You can hear when the knife begins > to take on a edge. for the noise level goes down. > RJ > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Keith Christian > To: Blind Handyman > Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2009 11:20 PM > Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Sharpening blades > > > Hi, > > I am very interested in learning how to sharpen chisels, knives, and > hand planers. Is this something that I should consider doing with an > oil or water stone? Or is it possible to get an attachment for my > grinder to take care of sharpening in one step? It seems like there was > a conversation a long time ago about a machine that had a bar that could > be set for a particular angle and one could run their blade across it > for sharpening. > > I have heard of people using several steps in the sharpening process. > One step is a mild stone with 200 grit, then a 400 grit and then a > leather strap or buffing wheel for polishing. > > As you can tell, I am at the learning end of this sharpening gig. 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