[BlindHandyMan] RESump pumps
I am fermiliar with sump pumps and basically how they work but I don't know any thing about the out put side, do they usually just run a pipe out the wall? As I was reading Scott's post about this I had a thought. Why couldn't a line be run from the sump basket up the wall and out and then hook up a spout that has threads on it so you could just hook up a garden hose and run it where ever you want. For example you could run it into a naybors basement. OK well maybe not some one elses basement but seriously you could run it to a low spot in the yard or into a storm system or what ever works best in your case. Is this method already used? If not Why don't they do this? -Original Message- From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Scott Howell Sent: Sunday, April 15, 2007 5:59 AM To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] cracked foundation You know what amazes me is that with all the technological advancements that have been made in construction, why hasn't someone come up with a basement that doesn't leak. Something that could be placed in the hole before the basement is poored. Something like a type of plastic liner perhaps or along those lines. I guess its less expensive to use block when poor concrete over it, but again, is that to save money or does it offer some advantages a totally poored concrete basement or is there such a thing? Well its been raining like hell for the last 8 or so hours. So, if this puppy is gonna leak, its gonna be over the next couple of days. We're to get 1 to 3 inches of rain. Btw, here's another aside from all this cracked foundation bit. Why in the hell do builders install sump-pumps and just bring the outlet about six inches from the house. Doesn't it make sense that this dumps water right back at the point where it will drain back in? I surely don't understand the logic. So, that will be another project and no, these issues aren't near eachother or related. Scott [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:s.howell%40verizon.net [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: [BlindHandyMan] RESump pumps
What I did, Dug a hole to the back of the lot and put in a 3 inch perforated plastic flexible pipe. I only went about a foot down and I am in a cold region where the temperature drops to below -0 F. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: [BlindHandyMan] RESump pumps
That is exactly what people do much of the time only the outlet hose is bigger, I think it is inch and a quarter. You would usually take it some distance down hill from your home. It is probably forbidden to drop the end of the hose into a storm sewer but you could probably end it in a gutter. If your sewer lines are adequate ... but that too is most likely not legal and in a real storm situation might even back up. Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada [EMAIL PROTECTED] Skype DaleLeavens Come and meet Aurora, Nakita and Nanook at our polar bear habitat. - Original Message - From: Robert J. Moore [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, April 16, 2007 1:45 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] RESump pumps I am fermiliar with sump pumps and basically how they work but I don't know any thing about the out put side, do they usually just run a pipe out the wall? As I was reading Scott's post about this I had a thought. Why couldn't a line be run from the sump basket up the wall and out and then hook up a spout that has threads on it so you could just hook up a garden hose and run it where ever you want. For example you could run it into a naybors basement. OK well maybe not some one elses basement but seriously you could run it to a low spot in the yard or into a storm system or what ever works best in your case. Is this method already used? If not Why don't they do this? -Original Message- From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Scott Howell Sent: Sunday, April 15, 2007 5:59 AM To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] cracked foundation You know what amazes me is that with all the technological advancements that have been made in construction, why hasn't someone come up with a basement that doesn't leak. Something that could be placed in the hole before the basement is poored. Something like a type of plastic liner perhaps or along those lines. I guess its less expensive to use block when poor concrete over it, but again, is that to save money or does it offer some advantages a totally poored concrete basement or is there such a thing? Well its been raining like hell for the last 8 or so hours. So, if this puppy is gonna leak, its gonna be over the next couple of days. We're to get 1 to 3 inches of rain. Btw, here's another aside from all this cracked foundation bit. Why in the hell do builders install sump-pumps and just bring the outlet about six inches from the house. Doesn't it make sense that this dumps water right back at the point where it will drain back in? I surely don't understand the logic. So, that will be another project and no, these issues aren't near eachother or related. Scott [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:s.howell%40verizon.net [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
[BlindHandyMan] Board stretcher.
Anybody know where I can get a board stretcher? I was cutting some trim pieces this weekend and even though I specifically cut them long so I could trim them to length. Somehow, seemingly impossibly, a couple of the boards mysteriously shrunk after I cut them. I swear! I took a board that was half an inch too long, cut an eighth off of it, and ended up with a board half an inch too short. Don't ask me how. Hell, I was so impressed that I couldn't even get mad. Ah, the joys of D I Y. -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel:(412) 268-9081 To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
RE: [BlindHandyMan] Board stretcher.
Dan, MY man If this is base board trim you are talking about, That is an easy one. Just go around to the oppasit side of the wall and with a sledge hammer pound the wall in about a half inch and you should be good. GRIN -Original Message- From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Dan Rossi Sent: Monday, April 16, 2007 1:24 PM To: BlindHandyman@yahoogroups.com Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Board stretcher. Anybody know where I can get a board stretcher? I was cutting some trim pieces this weekend and even though I specifically cut them long so I could trim them to length. Somehow, seemingly impossibly, a couple of the boards mysteriously shrunk after I cut them. I swear! I took a board that was half an inch too long, cut an eighth off of it, and ended up with a board half an inch too short. Don't ask me how. Hell, I was so impressed that I couldn't even get mad. Ah, the joys of D I Y. -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:dr25%40andrew.cmu.edu Tel: (412) 268-9081 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: [BlindHandyMan] Board stretcher.
There is a specialty shop somewhere on the net. They also sell sky hooks. RJ - Original Message - From: Dan Rossi To: BlindHandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, April 16, 2007 2:23 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Board stretcher. Anybody know where I can get a board stretcher? I was cutting some trim pieces this weekend and even though I specifically cut them long so I could trim them to length. Somehow, seemingly impossibly, a couple of the boards mysteriously shrunk after I cut them. I swear! I took a board that was half an inch too long, cut an eighth off of it, and ended up with a board half an inch too short. Don't ask me how. Hell, I was so impressed that I couldn't even get mad. Ah, the joys of D I Y. -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel: (412) 268-9081 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
[BlindHandyMan] Board stretcher
Dan, Obviously, you failed to take into account the seven-eighths inch kerf left by the sawblade. --Barry To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
RE: [BlindHandyMan] Board stretcher.
Robert helpfully recommended: If this is base board trim you are talking about, That is an easy one. Just go around to the oppasit side of the wall and with a sledge hammer pound the wall in about a half inch and you should be good. GRIN See, this is why I love this list. Novel ways of solving problems. I never would have thought of this. Thanks Robert. *GRIN* I'll be sure to give this a shot when I get home this evening. -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel:(412) 268-9081 To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
[BlindHandyMan] Dan's mystery measurements
Dan, Keep those tape measure gremlins on your side of the fence. I am in the process of fabbing up some front end panels for my girlfriend's Corvette and I don't need those guys hanging around my shop. BTW the sledge hammer idea sounds like the perfect solution. Regards Larry Stansifer [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
RE: [BlindHandyMan] Board stretcher.
Well Dan, my Dad, who was a carpenter, would have said, I cut it three times and it's STILL too short. The sledge hammer idea might work, as long as you use a manly size sledge, and not a wimpy 3 pounder!! Boop Anybody know where I can get a board stretcher? I swear! I took a board that was half an inch too long, cut an eighth off of it, and ended up with a board half an inch too short. To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
RE: [BlindHandyMan] Board stretcher.
Dan On a more serious note. Would it be practicle to cut your Too short board in half and then cut a ? inch piece off of a scrap piece and after you have all three pieces together and nailed to the wall, use some type of wood filler and apply the finnesh. Question then would be, Are you going to paint this trim or put on some other type of finnish. If you plan to paint I think this would work but if you are wanting to keep the wood grain then I don't know weather it would work or not. -Original Message- From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Dan Rossi Sent: Monday, April 16, 2007 1:24 PM To: BlindHandyman@yahoogroups.com Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Board stretcher. Anybody know where I can get a board stretcher? I was cutting some trim pieces this weekend and even though I specifically cut them long so I could trim them to length. Somehow, seemingly impossibly, a couple of the boards mysteriously shrunk after I cut them. I swear! I took a board that was half an inch too long, cut an eighth off of it, and ended up with a board half an inch too short. Don't ask me how. Hell, I was so impressed that I couldn't even get mad. Ah, the joys of D I Y. -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:dr25%40andrew.cmu.edu Tel: (412) 268-9081 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: [BlindHandyMan] RESump pumps
we got flooded here twice yesterday. First time it was the common for 3 houses. The second time, I was thinking it was the same, but was (what turned out to be) a wig sized clump of mud/grass/eck in the vertical at the base of the driveway. We were dumping shopvac tanks down the main drive 25gal at a time. On Mon, 16 Apr 2007, Dale Leavens wrote: That is exactly what people do much of the time only the outlet hose is bigger, I think it is inch and a quarter. You would usually take it some distance down hill from your home. It is probably forbidden to drop the end of the hose into a storm sewer but you could probably end it in a gutter. If your sewer lines are adequate ... but that too is most likely not legal and in a real storm situation might even back up. Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada [EMAIL PROTECTED] Skype DaleLeavens Come and meet Aurora, Nakita and Nanook at our polar bear habitat. - Original Message - From: Robert J. Moore [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, April 16, 2007 1:45 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] RESump pumps I am fermiliar with sump pumps and basically how they work but I don't know any thing about the out put side, do they usually just run a pipe out the wall? As I was reading Scott's post about this I had a thought. Why couldn't a line be run from the sump basket up the wall and out and then hook up a spout that has threads on it so you could just hook up a garden hose and run it where ever you want. For example you could run it into a naybors basement. OK well maybe not some one elses basement but seriously you could run it to a low spot in the yard or into a storm system or what ever works best in your case. Is this method already used? If not Why don't they do this? -Original Message- From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Scott Howell Sent: Sunday, April 15, 2007 5:59 AM To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] cracked foundation You know what amazes me is that with all the technological advancements that have been made in construction, why hasn't someone come up with a basement that doesn't leak. Something that could be placed in the hole before the basement is poored. Something like a type of plastic liner perhaps or along those lines. I guess its less expensive to use block when poor concrete over it, but again, is that to save money or does it offer some advantages a totally poored concrete basement or is there such a thing? Well its been raining like hell for the last 8 or so hours. So, if this puppy is gonna leak, its gonna be over the next couple of days. We're to get 1 to 3 inches of rain. Btw, here's another aside from all this cracked foundation bit. Why in the hell do builders install sump-pumps and just bring the outlet about six inches from the house. Doesn't it make sense that this dumps water right back at the point where it will drain back in? I surely don't understand the logic. So, that will be another project and no, these issues aren't near eachother or related. Scott [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:s.howell%40verizon.net [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to:
Re: [BlindHandyMan] Board stretcher.
ya gotta plant them in the ground and give them special food; and by next year they will be much taller again. On Mon, 16 Apr 2007, Dan Rossi wrote: Anybody know where I can get a board stretcher? I was cutting some trim pieces this weekend and even though I specifically cut them long so I could trim them to length. Somehow, seemingly impossibly, a couple of the boards mysteriously shrunk after I cut them. I swear! I took a board that was half an inch too long, cut an eighth off of it, and ended up with a board half an inch too short. Don't ask me how. Hell, I was so impressed that I couldn't even get mad. Ah, the joys of D I Y. -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel: (412) 268-9081 To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
RE: [BlindHandyMan] Board stretcher.
Robert, Yeah, nice idea about just stringing a few pieces together. Sadly, I am too smart for my own good. In an effort to avoid any kind of finishing, I purchased trim boards that exactly match the stain and wood of the hard wood floor. awfully nice of the flooring manufacturers to make it so easy. However, it doesn't allow for covering up screw-ups with paint. *GRIN* I will say that my mitered corners are damn sweet. Unfortunately, they just don't reach all the way across. *GRIN* Actually, one of the sliding bevel jobs I got from Lee Valley was amazingly useful. It has two rectangles, pivoted in the middle. You push it into, or around, a corner and that gives you the exact template of the corner. But even cooler is that there is a little fin in the middle, on top of the rectangles, that is geared to the rectangles and bisects the angle for you. Just line up one of the legs, to your saw fence, and the saw blade to the fin, and you will cut the perfect mitre. the only problem with my miters is that the ends touch perfectly, but there is a hairline gap in the middle of the mitre. I believe what is happening is that the outer edges of the T board are thin, and the middle is thick. Possibly the saw blade since it has to work harder to pass through the thicker part of the board, it leaves a slightly wider kerf. Not sure that is reasonable, but I'm sticking with it. -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel:(412) 268-9081 To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: [BlindHandyMan] Board stretcher.
Dan, Are the inside corners similarly open or are you coping them as you are supposed to do? Do they also provide you with a little touch-up colour? often the experts colour the inside of the cut before bringing them together, small gaps are then much less visible. My guess though is that the back surface of the trim isn't exactly square to the bottom. You are expected to leave a small gap between the bottom rear edge of the trim and the wall. Because you don't leave that gap against the rear of the fence on the saw when cutting the angle is off by that fraction. Anyway, don't look too closely, you'll find most are much worse this is not cabinetry. 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 [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, April 16, 2007 4:11 PM Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] Board stretcher. Robert, Yeah, nice idea about just stringing a few pieces together. Sadly, I am too smart for my own good. In an effort to avoid any kind of finishing, I purchased trim boards that exactly match the stain and wood of the hard wood floor. awfully nice of the flooring manufacturers to make it so easy. However, it doesn't allow for covering up screw-ups with paint. *GRIN* I will say that my mitered corners are damn sweet. Unfortunately, they just don't reach all the way across. *GRIN* Actually, one of the sliding bevel jobs I got from Lee Valley was amazingly useful. It has two rectangles, pivoted in the middle. You push it into, or around, a corner and that gives you the exact template of the corner. But even cooler is that there is a little fin in the middle, on top of the rectangles, that is geared to the rectangles and bisects the angle for you. Just line up one of the legs, to your saw fence, and the saw blade to the fin, and you will cut the perfect mitre. the only problem with my miters is that the ends touch perfectly, but there is a hairline gap in the middle of the mitre. I believe what is happening is that the outer edges of the T board are thin, and the middle is thick. Possibly the saw blade since it has to work harder to pass through the thicker part of the board, it leaves a slightly wider kerf. Not sure that is reasonable, but I'm sticking with it. -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel: (412) 268-9081 To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: [BlindHandyMan] Board stretcher.
Dan, Now I know why that old saying cut it again, it's still too short was created. - Original Message - From: Dan Rossi [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: BlindHandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, April 16, 2007 2:23 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Board stretcher. Anybody know where I can get a board stretcher? I was cutting some trim pieces this weekend and even though I specifically cut them long so I could trim them to length. Somehow, seemingly impossibly, a couple of the boards mysteriously shrunk after I cut them. I swear! I took a board that was half an inch too long, cut an eighth off of it, and ended up with a board half an inch too short. Don't ask me how. Hell, I was so impressed that I couldn't even get mad. Ah, the joys of D I Y. -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel: (412) 268-9081 To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: [BlindHandyMan] Board stretcher.
I think all you did was cut the inch off the wrong end of the board... - Original Message - From: Robert J. Moore To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, April 16, 2007 1:43 PM Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] Board stretcher. Dan On a more serious note. Would it be practicle to cut your Too short board in half and then cut a ? inch piece off of a scrap piece and after you have all three pieces together and nailed to the wall, use some type of wood filler and apply the finnesh. Question then would be, Are you going to paint this trim or put on some other type of finnish. If you plan to paint I think this would work but if you are wanting to keep the wood grain then I don't know weather it would work or not. -Original Message- From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Dan Rossi Sent: Monday, April 16, 2007 1:24 PM To: BlindHandyman@yahoogroups.com Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Board stretcher. Anybody know where I can get a board stretcher? I was cutting some trim pieces this weekend and even though I specifically cut them long so I could trim them to length. Somehow, seemingly impossibly, a couple of the boards mysteriously shrunk after I cut them. I swear! I took a board that was half an inch too long, cut an eighth off of it, and ended up with a board half an inch too short. Don't ask me how. Hell, I was so impressed that I couldn't even get mad. Ah, the joys of D I Y. -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:dr25%40andrew.cmu.edu Tel: (412) 268-9081 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
RE: [BlindHandyMan] Board stretcher.
Dan, I had the same thing happen when I was making shelves in the basement for my wife. I didn't write about it cause it was embarrasing. I was able to rent a board stretcher from a local hardware store, but the wood was weaker after stretching, so I just bought another 1x6. -Original Message- .From: Dan Rossi[EMAIL PROTECTED] .Sent: 4/16/07 1:23:56 PM .To: BlindHandyman@yahoogroups.comBlindHandyman@yahoogroups.com .Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Board stretcher. . .Anybody know where I can get a board stretcher? I was cutting some trim .pieces this weekend and even though I specifically cut them long so I .could trim them to length. Somehow, seemingly impossibly, a couple of the .boards mysteriously shrunk after I cut them. I swear! I took a board .that was half an inch too long, cut an eighth off of it, and ended up with a .board half an inch too short. Don't ask me how. Hell, I was so impressed .that I couldn't even get mad. . .Ah, the joys of D I Y. . .-- .Blue skies. .Dan Rossi .Carnegie Mellon University. .E-Mail:[EMAIL PROTECTED] .Tel: (412) 268-9081 To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: [BlindHandyMan] RESump pumps
My goodness man! 25 gallons of water is one hell of a weight! Even your American gallons must weigh a couple of hundred pounds. I would hustle out quick and get me a sump pump, they aren't all that expensive and a few lengths of hat hose out a window. They aren't all that powerful but will eject probably hundreds of gallons an hour. Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada [EMAIL PROTECTED] Skype DaleLeavens Come and meet Aurora, Nakita and Nanook at our polar bear habitat. - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, April 16, 2007 4:05 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] RESump pumps we got flooded here twice yesterday. First time it was the common for 3 houses. The second time, I was thinking it was the same, but was (what turned out to be) a wig sized clump of mud/grass/eck in the vertical at the base of the driveway. We were dumping shopvac tanks down the main drive 25gal at a time. On Mon, 16 Apr 2007, Dale Leavens wrote: That is exactly what people do much of the time only the outlet hose is bigger, I think it is inch and a quarter. You would usually take it some distance down hill from your home. It is probably forbidden to drop the end of the hose into a storm sewer but you could probably end it in a gutter. If your sewer lines are adequate ... but that too is most likely not legal and in a real storm situation might even back up. Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada [EMAIL PROTECTED] Skype DaleLeavens Come and meet Aurora, Nakita and Nanook at our polar bear habitat. - Original Message - From: Robert J. Moore [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, April 16, 2007 1:45 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] RESump pumps I am fermiliar with sump pumps and basically how they work but I don't know any thing about the out put side, do they usually just run a pipe out the wall? As I was reading Scott's post about this I had a thought. Why couldn't a line be run from the sump basket up the wall and out and then hook up a spout that has threads on it so you could just hook up a garden hose and run it where ever you want. For example you could run it into a naybors basement. OK well maybe not some one elses basement but seriously you could run it to a low spot in the yard or into a storm system or what ever works best in your case. Is this method already used? If not Why don't they do this? -Original Message- From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Scott Howell Sent: Sunday, April 15, 2007 5:59 AM To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] cracked foundation You know what amazes me is that with all the technological advancements that have been made in construction, why hasn't someone come up with a basement that doesn't leak. Something that could be placed in the hole before the basement is poored. Something like a type of plastic liner perhaps or along those lines. I guess its less expensive to use block when poor concrete over it, but again, is that to save money or does it offer some advantages a totally poored concrete basement or is there such a thing? Well its been raining like hell for the last 8 or so hours. So, if this puppy is gonna leak, its gonna be over the next couple of days. We're to get 1 to 3 inches of rain. Btw, here's another aside from all this cracked foundation bit. Why in the hell do builders install sump-pumps and just bring the outlet about six inches from the house. Doesn't it make sense that this dumps water right back at the point where it will drain back in? I surely don't understand the logic. So, that will be another project and no, these issues aren't near eachother or related. Scott [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:s.howell%40verizon.net [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark
Re: [BlindHandyMan] New plumbling project starts this week
This project sounds really interesting. I'll post a question separately as to not trash this thread, but I'm very interested in how this process works out. I do have one question pertaining to this thread. I know there's PEX, CPVC, and some other type of plastic if you will pipe. I know my folks have PEX throughout their house and its really cool. They have this block if you will where the mains come into the house and then everything is fed from there to each fixture in the house. How do you get from coper from the street or should I say from the wall to PEX? I imagine there's a special fitting and as far as tools, I gather you crimp the fittings? How is this done as to not crack them and so forth. Any suggested reading material would be appreciated. I have coper in my house and have been toying with the idea of slowly replacing or gathering the materials to do a replacement myself. Of course it may be a all or nothing job. tnx Scott [EMAIL PROTECTED] To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: [BlindHandyMan] RESump pumps
Yeah, I know some folks who have done this and in most areas it isn't legal at all. Your also right that it could cause more harm than good. grin Scott [EMAIL PROTECTED] To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
[BlindHandyMan] replacing water supply valves
Folks, here's another issue I need to deal with. We have this 2 by 4 foot hole in the wall where one accesses the water meter and shutoff valves. Here's the deal, I want to shrink the hole a good bit and this would also please my wife. So what I want to do is remove the two old gate valves which aren't really leaking, but if you turn them off, they tend to drip and well they are getting a lot of settament built up on them. I figure they are gonna faile and yes they do, I had this happen in my previous home. Well the idea is to replace these with ball-valves which are nearly fail proof. So, since I don't swet pipes and not sure if I could do it or explain to my wife how to do it, I was wondering if first would it be code (I live in Maryland) or could it be up to code to use compression fittings and secondly would it be a wise idea to begin with. My other thought is while I'm thinking about all this, I may look to a pipe replacement project at some point, either a little at a time or might go all out. I'm considering PEX or some similar material and so would need to mate this with coper since I'm working from the main line into the house and the meter has a valve on either side and of course its all coper. Any thought appreciated. tnx Scott [EMAIL PROTECTED] To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: [BlindHandyMan] RESump pumps
Dale, I think it's a little over 7 lbs to the gallon. Hopefully, wheels were available. -Original Message- .From: Dale Leavens[EMAIL PROTECTED] .Sent: 4/16/07 3:39:50 PM .To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.comblindhandyman@yahoogroups.com .Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] RESump pumps . .My goodness man! 25 gallons of water is one hell of a weight! Even your .American gallons must weigh a couple of hundred pounds. . .I would hustle out quick and get me a sump pump, they aren't all that .expensive and a few lengths of hat hose out a window. They aren't all that .powerful but will eject probably hundreds of gallons an hour. . .Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada [EMAIL PROTECTED] .Skype DaleLeavens .Come and meet Aurora, Nakita and Nanook at our polar bear habitat. . . .- Original Message - .From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] .To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com .Sent: Monday, April 16, 2007 4:05 PM .Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] RESump pumps . . . we got flooded here twice yesterday. First time it was the common for 3 . houses. The second time, I was thinking it was the same, but was (what . turned out to be) a wig sized clump of mud/grass/eck in the vertical at . the base of the driveway. . We were dumping shopvac tanks down the main drive 25gal at a time. . . On Mon, 16 Apr 2007, Dale Leavens wrote: . . That is exactly what people do much of the time only the outlet hose is . bigger, I think it is inch and a quarter. You would usually take it some . distance down hill from your home. It is probably forbidden to drop the . end . of the hose into a storm sewer but you could probably end it in a gutter. . . If your sewer lines are adequate ... but that too is most likely not . legal . and in a real storm situation might even back up. . . Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada . [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Skype DaleLeavens . Come and meet Aurora, Nakita and Nanook at our polar bear habitat. . . . - Original Message - . From: Robert J. Moore [EMAIL PROTECTED] . To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com . Sent: Monday, April 16, 2007 1:45 PM . Subject: [BlindHandyMan] RESump pumps . . . I am fermiliar with sump pumps and basically how they work but I don't . know . any thing about the out put side, do they usually just run a pipe out . the . wall? . As I was reading Scott's post about this I had a thought. Why couldn't a . line be run from the sump basket up the wall and out and then hook up a . spout that has threads on it so you could just hook up a garden hose and . run . it where ever you want. For example you could run it into a naybors . basement. . OK well maybe not some one elses basement but seriously you could run it . to . a low spot in the yard or into a storm system or what ever works best in . your case. Is this method already used? If not Why don't they do this? . . -Original Message- . From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com . [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] . Behalf Of Scott Howell . Sent: Sunday, April 15, 2007 5:59 AM . To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com . Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] cracked foundation . . You know what amazes me is that with all the technological . advancements that have been made in construction, why hasn't someone . come up with a basement that doesn't leak. Something that could be . placed in the hole before the basement is poored. Something like a . type of plastic liner perhaps or along those lines. I guess its less . expensive to use block when poor concrete over it, but again, is that . to save money or does it offer some advantages a totally poored . concrete basement or is there such a thing? Well its been raining . like hell for the last 8 or so hours. So, if this puppy is gonna . leak, its gonna be over the next couple of days. We're to get 1 to 3 . inches of rain. . Btw, here's another aside from all this cracked foundation bit. Why . in the hell do builders install sump-pumps and just bring the outlet . about six inches from the house. Doesn't it make sense that this . dumps water right back at the point where it will drain back in? I . surely don't understand the logic. So, that will be another project . and no, these issues aren't near eachother or related. . . Scott . [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:s.howell%40verizon.net . . . . [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] . . . . To listen to the show archives go to link . http://acbradio.org/handyman.html . or . ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ . . The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. . http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday . . The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. . http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml . . Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From . Various . List Members At The Following address: . http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ . . Visit the new archives page at the following address . http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ . For a complete list of email commands
[BlindHandyMan] New list subscriber
Hi everyone, My name is Roger Bachelder and I'm a new list subscriber. I hope i can contribute to this list. Take care all, Roger C Bachelder 3rd [EMAIL PROTECTED] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: [BlindHandyMan] New list subscriber
Hi Roger, I recognize your name from other lists. Welcome, sit back and enjoy. Put your two cents in anytime. Rich - Original Message - From: Roger Bachelder Sent: Monday, April 16, 2007 3:52 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] New list subscriber Hi everyone, My name is Roger Bachelder and I'm a new list subscriber. I hope i can contribute to this list. Take care all, Roger C Bachelder 3rd [EMAIL PROTECTED] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: [BlindHandyMan] New list subscriber
Welcome Roger. There are a lot of talented folks on this list, and the more the better. What area of interest gets you revved up? Yours Truly, Clifford Wilson - Original Message - From: Roger Bachelder To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Com Sent: Monday, April 16, 2007 6:52 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] New list subscriber Hi everyone, My name is Roger Bachelder and I'm a new list subscriber. I hope i can contribute to this list. Take care all, Roger C Bachelder 3rd [EMAIL PROTECTED] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] __ NOD32 2196 (20070417) Information __ This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. http://www.eset.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: [BlindHandyMan] replacing water supply valves
Well, the first thing you will need to do if changing the main shut-off valve is to have the water turned off at the street. After that code takes over but I had one fail several years ago, actually what happened was the Plummer over tightened the waste cap so when I released it to drain water from my system it flew off and another could not be installed because it was the male thread which was gone which left me with nothing to do but turn off the main. I was able to isolate some of the house and feed water through the outside taps and hoses to my neighbour's house. Of course it happened on a Saturday night because that was when I was doing the work. The town sent a fellow around in the morning to locate the cock at the back lane which he managed to break but fortunately in the off position. I had then to wait until Monday to get a back hoe to excavate to the water main and instal another valve out there in the lane. In the meantime the fellow who owns our local hardware store opened it Sunday morning and got me a new shut-off valve which I sweated in to replace the old. I only wish too that it had been a ball valve, I don't know if that is code though. Our water here isn't metered yet although there is some talk of it recently. What you do after the meter though is probably your business. I believe that any fittings underground though must be flare fittings and it is a flare fitting here just before the first indoor shut-off. I know because i removed it to sweat it off of the damaged valve and back on the new valve. I couldn't just cut it off because I didn't have the tools to create a new flare and at that point didn't fancy buying them because I wasn't sure the municipality would pick up the cost of replacing the one in the ground and this money saving plumbing job was suddenly looking at getting very expensive. That box arrangement you were speaking of is called a manifold. Because of the cost and relative ease of running individual PEX to each location and with fewer joints and often longer sweeps of curves it is practical to use slightly smaller pipe directly to each fixture. One advantage is that it is easier to isolate any individual fixture. With smaller hot water tubes there is less standing hot water in the pipe so the water runs hot sooner and less heat is lost standing in the pipe. Another technique is to run branch manifolds where maybe you run a line to a bathroom then break it out into multiple branches to service the fixtures there, another to the laundry and so on.Of course the standard trunk method is also still used. I did find a wonderful site with little video clips and text transcriptions of the audio of those clips last night which I had intended to bookmark and send along but inadvertently lost it while distracted to something else. If I find it again I will do better. Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada [EMAIL PROTECTED] Skype DaleLeavens Come and meet Aurora, Nakita and Nanook at our polar bear habitat. - Original Message - From: Scott Howell [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, April 16, 2007 6:24 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] replacing water supply valves Folks, here's another issue I need to deal with. We have this 2 by 4 foot hole in the wall where one accesses the water meter and shutoff valves. Here's the deal, I want to shrink the hole a good bit and this would also please my wife. So what I want to do is remove the two old gate valves which aren't really leaking, but if you turn them off, they tend to drip and well they are getting a lot of settament built up on them. I figure they are gonna faile and yes they do, I had this happen in my previous home. Well the idea is to replace these with ball-valves which are nearly fail proof. So, since I don't swet pipes and not sure if I could do it or explain to my wife how to do it, I was wondering if first would it be code (I live in Maryland) or could it be up to code to use compression fittings and secondly would it be a wise idea to begin with. My other thought is while I'm thinking about all this, I may look to a pipe replacement project at some point, either a little at a time or might go all out. I'm considering PEX or some similar material and so would need to mate this with coper since I'm working from the main line into the house and the meter has a valve on either side and of course its all coper. Any thought appreciated. tnx Scott [EMAIL PROTECTED] To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following
Re: [BlindHandyMan] Board stretcher.
Dear Robert: Your idea is much quicker than the method I was about to suggest. I have had wood to swell when soaked in water. My thought was to soak the board for a few weeks, and when it reached the desired length, quickly fasten it in place. Any shrinkage thereafter should bring the walls with it. Yours Truly, Clifford Wilson - Original Message - From: Robert J. Moore To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, April 16, 2007 2:35 PM Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] Board stretcher. Dan, MY man If this is base board trim you are talking about, That is an easy one. Just go around to the oppasit side of the wall and with a sledge hammer pound the wall in about a half inch and you should be good. GRIN -Original Message- From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Dan Rossi Sent: Monday, April 16, 2007 1:24 PM To: BlindHandyman@yahoogroups.com Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Board stretcher. Anybody know where I can get a board stretcher? I was cutting some trim pieces this weekend and even though I specifically cut them long so I could trim them to length. Somehow, seemingly impossibly, a couple of the boards mysteriously shrunk after I cut them. I swear! I took a board that was half an inch too long, cut an eighth off of it, and ended up with a board half an inch too short. Don't ask me how. Hell, I was so impressed that I couldn't even get mad. Ah, the joys of D I Y. -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:dr25%40andrew.cmu.edu Tel: (412) 268-9081 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] __ NOD32 2196 (20070417) Information __ This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. http://www.eset.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
RE: [BlindHandyMan] New list subscriber
Hi Rich, Thanks for the welcome. Take care, Roger C Bachelder 3rd [EMAIL PROTECTED] _ From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Richard Sherman Sent: Monday, April 16, 2007 7:49 PM To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] New list subscriber Hi Roger, I recognize your name from other lists. Welcome, sit back and enjoy. Put your two cents in anytime. Rich - Original Message - From: Roger Bachelder Sent: Monday, April 16, 2007 3:52 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] New list subscriber Hi everyone, My name is Roger Bachelder and I'm a new list subscriber. I hope i can contribute to this list. Take care all, Roger C Bachelder 3rd [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:Bachelder3%40verizon.net net [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
RE: [BlindHandyMan] New list subscriber
Roger Welcome to the list. What is your experteese, Or are you like me no experteese in any one thing but like to dabble in just about any thing that won't cost me my wife or my life. Regards Robert -Original Message- From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Roger Bachelder Sent: Monday, April 16, 2007 5:53 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Com Subject: [BlindHandyMan] New list subscriber Hi everyone, My name is Roger Bachelder and I'm a new list subscriber. I hope i can contribute to this list. Take care all, Roger C Bachelder 3rd [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:Bachelder3%40verizon.net [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
[BlindHandyMan] Pipe Bluing Clamps
Hi All I recently put together a flat pack kitchen unit and borrowed some pipe gluing clamps, I found them to be great so decided to make some. I first checked out what large sash clamps were available but found them to be expensive $34 just for one. I bought a set of pipe gluing clamps these have a 3/4 BSP thread in one end and screw onto a 3/4 pipe and the pair cost $17.95. I picked up the pipe for nothing it however is black pipe not galvanised. I cleaned the pipe up using emery paper and painted on a rust converter sealer and I am using a epoxy paint to finish them off. I made them six feet long and was going to cut them up making a pair 4 feet and a pair 2 feet but my son said why not keep them that long, they are completely adjustable with a screw handle one end and the jaw slides along the pipe at the other end then locks off at the desired length required. If I get into a position where the six foot length is to long I can cut them off quickly with my steel cut off machine. So with a little effort I now have my own which should last for a long time. Ray ** 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. No warranty is made that the e-mail or attachment(s) are free from computer virus or other defect. ** [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
RE: [BlindHandyMan] New list subscriber
Hi Clifford, I like to tinker with old pickups. And I'm always getting myself into trouble in the house too. At least that is what my girlfriend says. Before i lost my vision 5 years ago, i owned a small landscape company. I took my most pride in installing small goldfish ponds. Roger Bachelder _ From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of clifford Sent: Monday, April 16, 2007 8:14 PM To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] New list subscriber Welcome Roger. There are a lot of talented folks on this list, and the more the better. What area of interest gets you revved up? Yours Truly, Clifford Wilson - Original Message - From: Roger Bachelder To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Com Sent: Monday, April 16, 2007 6:52 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] New list subscriber Hi everyone, My name is Roger Bachelder and I'm a new list subscriber. I hope i can contribute to this list. Take care all, Roger C Bachelder 3rd [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:Bachelder3%40verizon.net net [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] __ NOD32 2196 (20070417) Information __ This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. http://www.eset. http://www.eset.com com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: [BlindHandyMan] New plumbling project starts this week
My father runs PVC plastic piping through his house. PVC is a pain for one reason because you have to glue ends together and you need to make sure your elbows are exactly straight. We use plastic pipe glue, plastic pipe cleaner and we also use emory cloth to clean the insides of the pipes when putting them together. In fact, I just finished putting my second pump together last Saturday and our galvanized steel pipe did not fgit the pipe collar going down to thewater source. So we went to town and picked up some clearsilocone caulking and we caulked the pipe and that seemed to bring the water pressure up from 0 psi to 50 psi. We allowed the caulking to set twenty four hours as General Electric states. Scott Scott pipe - Original Message - From: Scott Howell To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, April 16, 2007 5:15 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] New plumbling project starts this week This project sounds really interesting. I'll post a question separately as to not trash this thread, but I'm very interested in how this process works out. I do have one question pertaining to this thread. I know there's PEX, CPVC, and some other type of plastic if you will pipe. I know my folks have PEX throughout their house and its really cool. They have this block if you will where the mains come into the house and then everything is fed from there to each fixture in the house. How do you get from coper from the street or should I say from the wall to PEX? I imagine there's a special fitting and as far as tools, I gather you crimp the fittings? How is this done as to not crack them and so forth. Any suggested reading material would be appreciated. I have coper in my house and have been toying with the idea of slowly replacing or gathering the materials to do a replacement myself. Of course it may be a all or nothing job. tnx Scott [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 269.4.0/762 - Release Date: 4/15/2007 4:22 PM [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: [BlindHandyMan] New list subscriber
Hi, now that describes me pretty much also. Rich - Original Message - From: Robert J. Moore Sent: Monday, April 16, 2007 5:47 PM Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] New list subscriber Roger Welcome to the list. What is your experteese, Or are you like me no experteese in any one thing but like to dabble in just about any thing that won't cost me my wife or my life. Regards Robert -Original Message- From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Roger Bachelder Sent: Monday, April 16, 2007 5:53 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Com Subject: [BlindHandyMan] New list subscriber Hi everyone, My name is Roger Bachelder and I'm a new list subscriber. I hope i can contribute to this list. Take care all, Roger C Bachelder 3rd [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:Bachelder3%40verizon.net [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: [BlindHandyMan] RESump pumps
I was corrected that it is a 15gal unit. It was heavy enough that it took two of us to pour it into a sink, did that a few times. After that, bro in law (6'4 250) was just shoving it onto it's side at the union to the common drive. On Mon, 16 Apr 2007, Dale Leavens wrote: My goodness man! 25 gallons of water is one hell of a weight! Even your American gallons must weigh a couple of hundred pounds. I would hustle out quick and get me a sump pump, they aren't all that expensive and a few lengths of hat hose out a window. They aren't all that powerful but will eject probably hundreds of gallons an hour. Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada [EMAIL PROTECTED] Skype DaleLeavens Come and meet Aurora, Nakita and Nanook at our polar bear habitat. - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, April 16, 2007 4:05 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] RESump pumps we got flooded here twice yesterday. First time it was the common for 3 houses. The second time, I was thinking it was the same, but was (what turned out to be) a wig sized clump of mud/grass/eck in the vertical at the base of the driveway. We were dumping shopvac tanks down the main drive 25gal at a time. On Mon, 16 Apr 2007, Dale Leavens wrote: That is exactly what people do much of the time only the outlet hose is bigger, I think it is inch and a quarter. You would usually take it some distance down hill from your home. It is probably forbidden to drop the end of the hose into a storm sewer but you could probably end it in a gutter. If your sewer lines are adequate ... but that too is most likely not legal and in a real storm situation might even back up. Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada [EMAIL PROTECTED] Skype DaleLeavens Come and meet Aurora, Nakita and Nanook at our polar bear habitat. - Original Message - From: Robert J. Moore [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, April 16, 2007 1:45 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] RESump pumps I am fermiliar with sump pumps and basically how they work but I don't know any thing about the out put side, do they usually just run a pipe out the wall? As I was reading Scott's post about this I had a thought. Why couldn't a line be run from the sump basket up the wall and out and then hook up a spout that has threads on it so you could just hook up a garden hose and run it where ever you want. For example you could run it into a naybors basement. OK well maybe not some one elses basement but seriously you could run it to a low spot in the yard or into a storm system or what ever works best in your case. Is this method already used? If not Why don't they do this? -Original Message- From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Scott Howell Sent: Sunday, April 15, 2007 5:59 AM To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] cracked foundation You know what amazes me is that with all the technological advancements that have been made in construction, why hasn't someone come up with a basement that doesn't leak. Something that could be placed in the hole before the basement is poored. Something like a type of plastic liner perhaps or along those lines. I guess its less expensive to use block when poor concrete over it, but again, is that to save money or does it offer some advantages a totally poored concrete basement or is there such a thing? Well its been raining like hell for the last 8 or so hours. So, if this puppy is gonna leak, its gonna be over the next couple of days. We're to get 1 to 3 inches of rain. Btw, here's another aside from all this cracked foundation bit. Why in the hell do builders install sump-pumps and just bring the outlet about six inches from the house. Doesn't it make sense that this dumps water right back at the point where it will drain back in? I surely don't understand the logic. So, that will be another project and no, these issues aren't near eachother or related. Scott [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:s.howell%40verizon.net [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links To listen to
Re: [BlindHandyMan] RESump pumps
yep, wheels were, and to save time, when I was pouring it into a sink, we didn't take the time to dismount the tank, just lift and pour. (the handle against the overhead cabinets was fun). On Mon, 16 Apr 2007, William Stephan wrote: Dale, I think it's a little over 7 lbs to the gallon. Hopefully, wheels were available. -Original Message- .From: Dale Leavens[EMAIL PROTECTED] .Sent: 4/16/07 3:39:50 PM .To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.comblindhandyman@yahoogroups.com .Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] RESump pumps . .My goodness man! 25 gallons of water is one hell of a weight! Even your .American gallons must weigh a couple of hundred pounds. . .I would hustle out quick and get me a sump pump, they aren't all that .expensive and a few lengths of hat hose out a window. They aren't all that .powerful but will eject probably hundreds of gallons an hour. . .Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada [EMAIL PROTECTED] .Skype DaleLeavens .Come and meet Aurora, Nakita and Nanook at our polar bear habitat. . . .- Original Message - .From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] .To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com .Sent: Monday, April 16, 2007 4:05 PM .Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] RESump pumps . . . we got flooded here twice yesterday. First time it was the common for 3 . houses. The second time, I was thinking it was the same, but was (what . turned out to be) a wig sized clump of mud/grass/eck in the vertical at . the base of the driveway. . We were dumping shopvac tanks down the main drive 25gal at a time. . . On Mon, 16 Apr 2007, Dale Leavens wrote: . . That is exactly what people do much of the time only the outlet hose is . bigger, I think it is inch and a quarter. You would usually take it some . distance down hill from your home. It is probably forbidden to drop the . end . of the hose into a storm sewer but you could probably end it in a gutter. . . If your sewer lines are adequate ... but that too is most likely not . legal . and in a real storm situation might even back up. . . Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada . [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Skype DaleLeavens . Come and meet Aurora, Nakita and Nanook at our polar bear habitat. . . . - Original Message - . From: Robert J. Moore [EMAIL PROTECTED] . To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com . Sent: Monday, April 16, 2007 1:45 PM . Subject: [BlindHandyMan] RESump pumps . . . I am fermiliar with sump pumps and basically how they work but I don't . know . any thing about the out put side, do they usually just run a pipe out . the . wall? . As I was reading Scott's post about this I had a thought. Why couldn't a . line be run from the sump basket up the wall and out and then hook up a . spout that has threads on it so you could just hook up a garden hose and . run . it where ever you want. For example you could run it into a naybors . basement. . OK well maybe not some one elses basement but seriously you could run it . to . a low spot in the yard or into a storm system or what ever works best in . your case. Is this method already used? If not Why don't they do this? . . -Original Message- . From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com . [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] . Behalf Of Scott Howell . Sent: Sunday, April 15, 2007 5:59 AM . To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com . Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] cracked foundation . . You know what amazes me is that with all the technological . advancements that have been made in construction, why hasn't someone . come up with a basement that doesn't leak. Something that could be . placed in the hole before the basement is poored. Something like a . type of plastic liner perhaps or along those lines. I guess its less . expensive to use block when poor concrete over it, but again, is that . to save money or does it offer some advantages a totally poored . concrete basement or is there such a thing? Well its been raining . like hell for the last 8 or so hours. So, if this puppy is gonna . leak, its gonna be over the next couple of days. We're to get 1 to 3 . inches of rain. . Btw, here's another aside from all this cracked foundation bit. Why . in the hell do builders install sump-pumps and just bring the outlet . about six inches from the house. Doesn't it make sense that this . dumps water right back at the point where it will drain back in? I . surely don't understand the logic. So, that will be another project . and no, these issues aren't near eachother or related. . . Scott . [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:s.howell%40verizon.net . . . . [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] . . . . To listen to the show archives go to link . http://acbradio.org/handyman.html . or . ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ . . The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. . http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday . . The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. .
Re: [BlindHandyMan] Board stretcher.
I've had that happen to me. I cut the board off three times and it was still too short. 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: Dan Rossi [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: BlindHandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, April 16, 2007 1:23 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Board stretcher. Anybody know where I can get a board stretcher? I was cutting some trim pieces this weekend and even though I specifically cut them long so I could trim them to length. Somehow, seemingly impossibly, a couple of the boards mysteriously shrunk after I cut them. I swear! I took a board that was half an inch too long, cut an eighth off of it, and ended up with a board half an inch too short. Don't ask me how. Hell, I was so impressed that I couldn't even get mad. Ah, the joys of D I Y. -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel: (412) 268-9081 To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 269.4.0/762 - Release Date: 4/15/2007 4:22 PM To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: [BlindHandyMan] replacing water supply valves
Hello Scott. I'll try to answer some of your questions. The new water meters come with compression fittings. Like in your parents house, they have a manifold to distribute the water. Copper can be connected right to it using the double seal compression fitting. I got my line in from my main to the water softener with a ball valve, but not connected today. I got the line from the softener (with ball valve)back to the main and connected to the manifold using a pliers and wrench, one each. I got the bypass valve in so water is available with the softener still not connected. I ran my cold line from the manifold to my hot water heater and installed an expansion tank between the two. That is now operating. Tomorrow I'll run the hot back to the manifold and start running the pex. A bag of fittings came with the manifold to make the connections. I ran one pex today from a tee before the line to the softener. My handy sink in the basement and outdoor spigots will all use untreated water. Around here pex meets all standards that copper does. The only tools needed to run pex are the crimp tool. I would suggest a plastic pipe cutter, the cuts are always nice unlike when using a knife. I have no worries about cutting myself using the pipe cutter. The pipe here comes in three colors, red for hot, blue for cold and white for whatever. The pipe is all the same except for the color. I am using them so anyone will be able to tell the hot from the cold. Maybe I'll use white for my unconditioned water points. All the fittings I used so far are quite easy to understand. The copper lines do need to be cleaned and I remove the inside burr from the indentation from the cutting wheel. Fittings will last twice as long or longer if the edge is removed inside the copper pipe where the cutting wheel presses in on the pipe during the cutting process. I use a pocket knife to remove them, the smaller blades will just slide around the pipe and remove the edge very easily with a little practice. One tends to try and force it and that isn't needed. I had checked on the pressure ratings for these fittings, 120 psi is what they take. My water pressure here is 80 almost so I am running at less than 66 per cent of the limit. Time to call it a day.bob [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: [BlindHandyMan] New list subscriber
I don't suppose you have a spare plate compacter you would like to sell would 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: Roger Bachelder [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, April 16, 2007 8:37 PM Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] New list subscriber Hi Clifford, I like to tinker with old pickups. And I'm always getting myself into trouble in the house too. At least that is what my girlfriend says. Before i lost my vision 5 years ago, i owned a small landscape company. I took my most pride in installing small goldfish ponds. Roger Bachelder _ From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of clifford Sent: Monday, April 16, 2007 8:14 PM To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] New list subscriber Welcome Roger. There are a lot of talented folks on this list, and the more the better. What area of interest gets you revved up? Yours Truly, Clifford Wilson - Original Message - From: Roger Bachelder To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Com Sent: Monday, April 16, 2007 6:52 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] New list subscriber Hi everyone, My name is Roger Bachelder and I'm a new list subscriber. I hope i can contribute to this list. Take care all, Roger C Bachelder 3rd [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:Bachelder3%40verizon.net net [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] __ NOD32 2196 (20070417) Information __ This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. http://www.eset. http://www.eset.com com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: [BlindHandyMan] Pipe Bluing Clamps
You are fortunate to have the pipe for free. When you add the cost of new black iron pipe they become actually quite expensive. They are heavy too, mind you mine are three quarters inch pipe which must be nearly an inch outside diameter. One other advantage is that you can always have extra lengths of pipe and convert your supply of clamp heads to a variety of clamp lengths. When clamping boards edge-to-edge take care to alternate the pipe clamps on opposite faces as they tend to cause the boards to bow away from the pipe side unless balanced from the other side. The force isn't exactly at right angles to the long direction of the pipes. Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada [EMAIL PROTECTED] Skype DaleLeavens Come and meet Aurora, Nakita and Nanook at our polar bear habitat. - Original Message - From: Boyce, Ray [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, April 16, 2007 8:52 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Pipe Bluing Clamps Hi All I recently put together a flat pack kitchen unit and borrowed some pipe gluing clamps, I found them to be great so decided to make some. I first checked out what large sash clamps were available but found them to be expensive $34 just for one. I bought a set of pipe gluing clamps these have a 3/4 BSP thread in one end and screw onto a 3/4 pipe and the pair cost $17.95. I picked up the pipe for nothing it however is black pipe not galvanised. I cleaned the pipe up using emery paper and painted on a rust converter sealer and I am using a epoxy paint to finish them off. I made them six feet long and was going to cut them up making a pair 4 feet and a pair 2 feet but my son said why not keep them that long, they are completely adjustable with a screw handle one end and the jaw slides along the pipe at the other end then locks off at the desired length required. If I get into a position where the six foot length is to long I can cut them off quickly with my steel cut off machine. So with a little effort I now have my own which should last for a long time. Ray ** 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. No warranty is made that the e-mail or attachment(s) are free from computer virus or other defect. ** [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
[BlindHandyMan] Welcom Rodger
Rodger You are a man after my own heart. I prefer Chevy Pick up trucks myself but any pickup that is old enough is worth some attention regardless the brand. Robert -Original Message- From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Roger Bachelder Sent: Monday, April 16, 2007 7:38 PM To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] New list subscriber Hi Clifford, I like to tinker with old pickups. And I'm always getting myself into trouble in the house too. At least that is what my girlfriend says. Before i lost my vision 5 years ago, i owned a small landscape company. I took my most pride in installing small goldfish ponds. Roger Bachelder _ From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com [mailto: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com ] On Behalf Of clifford Sent: Monday, April 16, 2007 8:14 PM To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] New list subscriber Welcome Roger. There are a lot of talented folks on this list, and the more the better. What area of interest gets you revved up? Yours Truly, Clifford Wilson - Original Message - From: Roger Bachelder To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Com Sent: Monday, April 16, 2007 6:52 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] New list subscriber Hi everyone, My name is Roger Bachelder and I'm a new list subscriber. I hope i can contribute to this list. Take care all, Roger C Bachelder 3rd [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:Bachelder3%40verizon.net net [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] __ NOD32 2196 (20070417) Information __ This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. http://www.eset. http://www.eset.com http://www.eset.com com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
RE: [BlindHandyMan] Pipe Bluing Clamps
Hi Dale Yes, I am lucky I got the pipe free the bloke that lives behind me has a metal fabrication business and these pieces of pipe were left over's from another job. It is really handy to have this outlet so close, where I can pick up pieces of steel free. Regards Ray From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dale Leavens Sent: Tuesday, 17 April 2007 13:10 To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Pipe Bluing Clamps You are fortunate to have the pipe for free. When you add the cost of new black iron pipe they become actually quite expensive. They are heavy too, mind you mine are three quarters inch pipe which must be nearly an inch outside diameter. One other advantage is that you can always have extra lengths of pipe and convert your supply of clamp heads to a variety of clamp lengths. When clamping boards edge-to-edge take care to alternate the pipe clamps on opposite faces as they tend to cause the boards to bow away from the pipe side unless balanced from the other side. The force isn't exactly at right angles to the long direction of the pipes. Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:DLeavens%40puc.net Skype DaleLeavens Come and meet Aurora, Nakita and Nanook at our polar bear habitat. - Original Message - From: Boyce, Ray [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:Ray.Boyce%40eraring-energy.com.au To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, April 16, 2007 8:52 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Pipe Bluing Clamps Hi All I recently put together a flat pack kitchen unit and borrowed some pipe gluing clamps, I found them to be great so decided to make some. I first checked out what large sash clamps were available but found them to be expensive $34 just for one. I bought a set of pipe gluing clamps these have a 3/4 BSP thread in one end and screw onto a 3/4 pipe and the pair cost $17.95. I picked up the pipe for nothing it however is black pipe not galvanised. I cleaned the pipe up using emery paper and painted on a rust converter sealer and I am using a epoxy paint to finish them off. I made them six feet long and was going to cut them up making a pair 4 feet and a pair 2 feet but my son said why not keep them that long, they are completely adjustable with a screw handle one end and the jaw slides along the pipe at the other end then locks off at the desired length required. If I get into a position where the six foot length is to long I can cut them off quickly with my steel cut off machine. So with a little effort I now have my own which should last for a long time. Ray ** 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. No warranty is made that the e-mail or attachment(s) are free from computer virus or other defect. ** [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:blindhandyman-help%40yahoogroups.com Yahoo! Groups Links [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show
