Re: [BlindHandyMan] How To Install an Exterior Light

2007-05-23 Thread David Ferrin
Ray, since we're on the subject of exterior installations how about finding something on installing a basket ball poll with a hoop for the kids. David Ferrin Personal Email Address [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: Boyce, Ray [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: blindhandyman@Yahoogroups.Com

Re: [BlindHandyMan] water heaters.

2007-05-23 Thread Lee A. Stone
Not to drag this subject line out forever but. a long time ago on one of those home fix it shows. it was shown that by running the outside water supply, be it a well or street water thru many feet of pipe of any size . thru the basement prior to entering any hot water heater, would end up

Installing basketball net [was] Re: [BlindHandyMan] How To Install an Exterior Light

2007-05-23 Thread Dale Leavens
Been there, done that. You dig a hole about a cubic foot and make at least a 12 inch square form probably just a little below grade. You fill that with cement and set the lower half of the hollow pipe pole into it. Square the post up to vertical then begin filling it up with cement tamping it

Re: Installing basketball net [was] Re: [BlindHandyMan] How To Install an Exterior Light

2007-05-23 Thread David Ferrin
Yes sir it sure does. I'm not doing it, this is just research for the files page and I thank you very much. David Ferrin Personal Email Address [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: Dale Leavens [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2007

Re: Installing basketball net [was] Re: [BlindHandyMan] How To Install an Exterior Light

2007-05-23 Thread Victor Gouveia
I think the regulation height is about 12 feet, isn't it? Victor Gouveia 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.

Re: Installing basketball net [was] Re: [BlindHandyMan] How To Install an Exterior Light

2007-05-23 Thread David Ferrin
In the U.S. it's 10 feet I believe. David Ferrin Personal Email Address [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: Victor Gouveia [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2007 1:17 PM Subject: Re: Installing basketball net [was] Re: [BlindHandyMan]

[BlindHandyMan] pouring cement stairs.

2007-05-23 Thread Dan Rossi
Anyone ever poured a set of cement stairs? One future project for me might be to rip out my front steps up to my porch. They are cement but in pretty bad shape. Many people in the neighborhood have had their's patched, but within a couple of years, they are in just as bad condition. The

[BlindHandyMan] regulation height of a basketball hoop

2007-05-23 Thread Dan Rossi
According to multiple sources, after consulting google, the regulation height of a basketball hoop is 10 feet to the top edge of the rim. -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel:(412) 268-9081 To listen to the show archives go to link

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2007-05-23 Thread Rob Monitor
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Re: [BlindHandyMan] pouring cement stairs.

2007-05-23 Thread Lenny McHugh
My late father-in-law was a plasterer, stone mason and cement finisher. He had a file box of recipes for different applications. There is one set of church steps in town that he patched about 25 years ago and they still are holding up. Anyway I helped him a few times with steps. The one trick

[BlindHandyMan] fraud is close to real, attention please!

2007-05-23 Thread spiro
We have talked about fraud before, on list; I think. I mention this for the awareness of other online shoppers and paypal users. Please read. I received an email from [EMAIL PROTECTED] The subject line was either You have sent a payment or electronic funds transfer. it said I had just sent a

Re: [BlindHandyMan] fraud is close to real, attention please!

2007-05-23 Thread David Ferrin
I suppose that this is information that we need, so I say thank you. David Ferrin Personal Email Address [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2007 3:26 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] fraud is close to real, attention

Re: [BlindHandyMan] fraud is close to real, attention please!

2007-05-23 Thread Betsy Whitney, Dolphin Press
Aloha listers, One of the clues is that any email from PayPal that is real will have your name in it,. I know this is off topic but I had to respond. The address to send such emails to is: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Betsy At 09:26 AM 5/23/2007, you wrote: We have talked about fraud before, on list; I

Re: [BlindHandyMan] fraud is close to real, attention please!

2007-05-23 Thread cheetah
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Re: [BlindHandyMan] fraud is close to real, attention please!

2007-05-23 Thread Steve
Spiro, What you need to know is Paypal will never send a message like that to you. Second, it is easy to spoof or fake an e-mail address. You can view the header of the message. If you did, you'd notice that the IP address was overseas mail. There are sites where you can lookup a numeric IP

Re: [BlindHandyMan] fraud is close to real, attention please!

2007-05-23 Thread Dan Rossi
I get messages like this all the time. Typically they were pretty poor reproductions of PayPal or EBay emails, often with poor English or misspellings. Recently, they have been getting better though. I recently received a block of emails from buzcard.com saying that someone has sent me a buz

Re: [BlindHandyMan] pouring cement stairs.

2007-05-23 Thread Dan Rossi
Thanks guys. I knew I could count on you. This is a future project, so I have some time to learn and do some experimenting. So Dale, I can build a hollow box and pour the steps over that? Will the wood eventually rot and the concrete will be strong enough to maintain it's structure? The

[BlindHandyMan] building forms cement steps

2007-05-23 Thread Lenny McHugh
Dan, There is one other thing that I just remembered. He always used scaffolding nails. These nails have two heads about 1/4 inch apart. The first is driven tight to hold the form together. When it is time to take down the forms the second head is easy to grab with a nail puller. Lenny

Re: [BlindHandyMan] fraud is close to real, attention please!

2007-05-23 Thread Max Robinson
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[BlindHandyMan] New Tool Review

2007-05-23 Thread Boyce, Ray
Hi Everyone Torquata MJ-823 Circle Cutting Guide Review As the saying goes, there are many ways to skin a cat. Well, to be honest, I'm not sure where that saying came from or what it was based on. Regardless, the saying remains true in terms of cutting circles in wood; there are many ways to do

Re: [BlindHandyMan] pouring cement stairs.

2007-05-23 Thread William Stephan
Dale, this is a keeper. Dan, we used to rent conveyers and schutes for concrete work. I think the conveyors wer 28 feet and the schutes in ten foot sections. If you're going uphill, the conveyor might be worth thinking about if you're having the concrete delivered. Bill Stephan Kansas

[BlindHandyMan] How To Install a Basket Ball Hoop

2007-05-23 Thread Boyce, Ray
Hi All Improve your basketball skills at home with your own practice basketball hoop. Here are instructions for installing the freestanding kind. Instructions Difficulty: Moderate Steps 1 Step One Choose a location near the surface you plan to use as the court. Driveways and patios work well. 2

Re: [BlindHandyMan] How To Install a Basket Ball Hoop

2007-05-23 Thread David Ferrin
He's on the job again, good man. David Ferrin Personal Email Address [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: Boyce, Ray [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: blindhandyman@Yahoogroups.Com Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2007 6:16 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] How To Install a Basket Ball Hoop Hi All

[BlindHandyMan] Re: [BlindHandyMan} article about wire:

2007-05-23 Thread Tom Fowle
Hey Ray, This was a great article, more than any of us need to know about wire, very interesting Everything I see on sail boats these days is stainless and so far as I know wire cored. Mostly swedge fittings although I know one guy with old fashioned ideas who uses spliced eyes in his standing

[BlindHandyMan] Monkey wrench

2007-05-23 Thread Lee A. Stone
Does anyone know where the name Monkey wrench came from? thanksLee -- I'm pretending I'm pulling in a TROUT! Am I doing it correctly?? 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

[BlindHandyMan] Laying Down Natural Flagstone

2007-05-23 Thread Boyce, Ray
Hi All Laying Down Natural Flagstone Q. Building patio 16 feet x 20 feet with covered roof and need a procedure for laying down the natural flagstone. What is the best procedure? A.There are a few options for flag patios. You can either set it on sand; limestone or trap rock screenings and

RE: [BlindHandyMan] Re: [BlindHandyMan} article about wire:

2007-05-23 Thread Boyce, Ray
Hi Tom I am in the process of making a winch mount to winch in my Van into the back shed. What I found was very little information on breaking strain on wire rope from a large warehouse, that sold rope by the foot So I decided to use my boat winch but needed to take of the old rope and replace it

Re: [BlindHandyMan] pouring cement stairs.

2007-05-23 Thread GenePoole
I suspect this is probably oversimplified, but I have heard that if you can frost a cake you can do cement work. What do yall think? - Original Message - From: Dale Leavens To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2007 5:59 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan]

Re: [BlindHandyMan] pouring cement stairs.

2007-05-23 Thread Art Rizzino
Dan Have you looked in to precast modular cement steps? I have not used them or know of anyone who has used them. Art - Original Message - From: Dan Rossi To: BlindHandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2007 1:26 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] pouring cement stairs.

Re: [BlindHandyMan] How To Install a Basket Ball Hoop

2007-05-23 Thread Victor Gouveia
Hmmm, I stand corrected. My apologies guys, I don't know why I thought 12 feet was the standard height. Must be on drugs or something. Oh wait, I am on drugs. Damn I hate being a diabetic. Smile. Victor Gouveia To listen to the show archives go to link

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Measuring Water Chemistry

2007-05-23 Thread spiro
yeah, understood, but was thinking of those litmus strips. Sorry. On Tue, 22 May 2007, Don wrote: I agree with your post. I have been doing this water thing for a few years now. Looked in to several things. really haven't found any thing worth while. except a good eye ball.. Don

[BlindHandyMan] Safety Tips When Using a Vice

2007-05-23 Thread Boyce, Ray
Hi All Vices Safety Tips Always be sure to wear eye protection when hammering an object being held by a vice. Worn jaw inserts and bent sliding cross pin handles should be replaced. Never use an extension cheater handle or hammer on the handle of a vice for extra clamping pressure. If there

Re: [BlindHandyMan] fraud is close to real, attention please!

2007-05-23 Thread spiro
I completely forgot this forwarding address. Thanks. I buy handyman type thing with it, Dave; so I hope it will help. On Wed, 23 May 2007, Betsy Whitney, Dolphin Press wrote: Aloha listers, One of the clues is that any email from PayPal that is real will have your name in it,. I know this is

Re: [BlindHandyMan] fraud is close to real, attention please!

2007-05-23 Thread spiro
This is why I mentioned that all but the sending address and the line if you dispute this' vs see the details of this trans were different. I did study the two of them after I found that it wasn't listed in my paypal account history. I was surprised that i could be taken and marveled at the *line

fingers Re: [BlindHandyMan] Safety Tips When Using a Vice

2007-05-23 Thread Lenny McHugh
Ray, I was a little disappointed. I really expected that the tip would be not to hold the piece with your fingers in the jaws when tightening. Seriously it is a good read. Lenny - Original Message - From: Boyce, Ray [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, May

Re: [BlindHandyMan] pouring cement stairs.

2007-05-23 Thread Dale Leavens
Mostly cement work in my experience is physically hard work. If your preparation is thorough it isn't anything more skilled than icing a cake. if your preparation is not thorough the mess can be quite spectacular. Mostly I rather enjoy working with concrete. It is quite satisfying. I would

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Monkey wrench

2007-05-23 Thread Jewel Blanch
Lee! That is not the squealing of your reel winding off at high speed that you can hear! No it is the cries of the young lady who you have hooked. Your technique may not be perfect in the eyes of the dedicated angler, but for reeling in young ladies: well, it just cain't be beat!!!