and with a voltage rating
over 12 volts or so, put it across a 9 volt battery, wait a few seconds
for it to charge, remove the battery and touch the cap's leads together.
You should get a spark of some kind indicating the thing took a charge.
Tom Fowle
a varriable tone that indicates signal strength.
{Press enter the center of the arrow key circle, to get back to audio.
Handy for messing with antennas.
tom Fowle
DP1-25
but no luck. Sure sorry I didn't find that while they were
being made.
Tom Fowle
Dale,
On the cobolt, I see no reason why the case has to be so frail, and why the
bottom
is so thick either.
We've looked at a couple print tapes and they don't use sprockets but we can't
tell what they're doing as it's all surface mount chips with the numbers
ground off.
On the printers with
and got no response. Presumably they didn't have the one
with the port then.
Tom fowle
Forgot to comment on bar codes.
they may actually represent the specific measurement rather than just a
passing line which is only relative to the last passing line. That, along
with likely some error correcting scheme could be pretty good I'd think.
Tom
Dale,
I think the sprocket method is the best I can imagine, although we've looked
at a couple of mass market tapes and they don't have sprocket holes.
Neither can we figure out how they work. We feel, just on intuitive guess
work and experience with optical stuff, that counting marks on the
I think Naval Jelly is still around, but it's very nasty stuff, has more
warnings on it than your average politician.
tom Fowle
On Thu, Nov 05, 2009 at 09:02:10PM -0500, clifford wrote:
Dear List Members:
Back when I was tackling more handyman type jobs, I used a product
called, Naval
Dan,
I think it would be critical to make sure the angles between the header and
the vertical frames where the hinges will be mounted are 90 degrees
Otherwise the doors won't move parallel to the header. Then shim up the
bottom track if necessary.
Tom fowle
than the 9 volt of the cobolt.
I see no reason to spend the extra money.
tom Fowle
On Fri, Nov 06, 2009 at 06:52:28AM -0500, Eric wrote:
Hello all. Previously there was alot of discussion on the vox talking tape
measure and the cobalt talking tape measure. It seems most of us had the
cobalt
wondered about the permiability of plastics when used for
vaccuum storage, I doubt they're that gas tight.
tom Fowle
On Wed, Nov 04, 2009 at 07:42:29AM -0500, Lenny McHugh wrote:
Karen has a food vacuum packer. In addition to the bags there are a few
containers that you can store items and hook
Max,
I think they're called story sticks and I think there is some stuff
about them on the BHM files page. I sometimes use my clickrule
just like a story stick, but havn't actually built one yet. When I
think of making one I always start getting too complicated. GRIN
Tom Fowle
On Tue, Nov 03
Max,
I think NFB has something about international ordering?
Aren't they supposed to help the blind?
tom
On Tue, Nov 03, 2009 at 08:41:31AM +1100, Agent086b wrote:
Thanks I will take a look at that page.
Don't think I can purchase a click Ruel here in Australia.
Max.
Tom Fowle wrote:
Max
Oh jeez dan, you went and removed that ideal kid hiding place before the little
brat is even around. So when you re do the room you better put in a nice
hiding hole.
but of course all that led has to go. Don't you all remember hiding in your
closet when things got really sticky? GRIN
Tom
. If not, the problem was probably electrical.
As long a spray onto non live systems, the propellant would evaporate
pretty fast.
Tom Fowle
On Tue, Oct 27, 2009 at 08:13:14PM -0400, Bob Kennedy wrote:
I would be a bit shy of spraying WD40 in around electrical parts. That stuff
will burn. When I worked
will probably do fine.
I assume you can get into the box and actually spray the relay its self.
Power off whilst doing it of course
Tom Fowle
On Tue, Oct 27, 2009 at 04:31:37PM -0500, jim wrote:
hi, i have a shallow well jet pump in my basement.
the last 2 days the relay has been hanging up.
meaning
I like braille paper for bernishing contacts.
tom
one hidden by the goop.
If the flapper and old seat are both damaged, this may be an easy solution.
Tom Fowle
On Sun, Oct 25, 2009 at 10:58:24AM -0500, wstep...@everestkc.net wrote:
Dale, I de-slimed the thing as best I could, but we have hard water, and the
flapper I'm having trouble
inches
between centers etc. I won't give his name but he works next door to me.
If doing mechanically raised dots, it appears to take about an ounce of
vertical pressure to keep them up shal we say.
tom Fowle
The two tapes ave very similarly made, button functions and layout
are a bit different and the battery compartments are different, but the
basic case etc. looks nearly identical.
Tom Fowle
On Thu, Oct 22, 2009 at 11:51:16AM -0400, Eric wrote:
I just got onto caretec's web site and added
much for competition improving quality! Another capitalist myth goes down
the drain! GRIN
tom Fowle
the center of the distance covered by the end pointer.
I think they're found in stationary stores.
Unless I'm dreaming!
Tom Fowle
which is shorter.
I think, maybe, or not?
tom fowle
On Tue, Oct 20, 2009 at 10:09:16AM -0400, Dan Rossi wrote:
I need to call in NASA to investigate my basement. Apparently, my
basement is a very special place where Euclidian geometry goes right out
the window.
I have two parallel beams
that is very easy to operate with just a couple fingers. It did need
silicon seal between the faucet and the fake marble sink, but any competant
sightling should have no problem with that.
The manufacturers are really trying hard to make new faucets easy to install,
and sometimes it even works.
Tom
is, and the pump goes on fairly
quickly, it would seem there is pipe for the water to go through.
This is off the top of my head too early sunday morning and may be entirely
nuts.
What do more experienced folks think of my radical tests?
Tom Fowle
impossible to reach back and close them. We're so used
to self closing screens it needs a bit of a learning curve to get used to
them.
They're called Phantom doors and are said to be available anywhere and easy
to install.
Tom fowle
arround here.
I wonder if wall hung toilets could present harder clog removal problems
cause the waiste pipe would have more bends in it?
or am I wrong aboutthat?
tom fowle
On Sat, Oct 17, 2009 at 06:44:38AM -0400, Lee A. Stone wrote:
Interesting subject line but think of that next time you
In boats, everyone who knows anything uses ball valves for through hull
connections because you can shut them down quickly in case of hose failures
and sea water sudden ingress.
But don't forget to operate them once in a while even fancy marine bronze
ball valves can get frozen up.
tom Fowle
for anybody carrying anything
in both hands.
Only advantage is it does not require swing room to open.
Looks like a cute idea but not being able to self close would be a deal
breaker for me.
tom Fowle
On Mon, Oct 12, 2009 at 04:16:40AM -1000, Betsy Whitney wrote:
Aloha all,
On one of those home
I wouldn't touch one with a ten foot cat 5 cable.
If you want to risk it make sure you have a reliable image full drive
backup that works so you can fully recover your system
quickly when the web site screws up.
You'd be allowing some relatively unknown web site full access to your system's
is it does not require swing room to open.
Looks like a cute idea but not being able to self close would be a deal
breaker for me.
tom Fowle
On Mon, Oct 12, 2009 at 04:16:40AM -1000, Betsy Whitney wrote:
Aloha all,
On one of those home improvement programs, they showed a screen door
by making a properly sized marker block to follow
the
curve as the tool would do. Hmmm, Maybe I'm wrong.
Let us know how it works out,
Also, how sharp a radius can you make with it?
Thanks
Tom Fowle
wouldn't do pretty well,
like the Minwax ones Dale reccommends. If they had heavy verithane on it
to start with, they aren't fussing too much about keeping the wood's sound
qualities with that stuff.
Just thoughts, not reccommendations! I take no responsibility for results
GRIN
Tom Fowle
Scott,
Find out if it has to be brushed on or can be hand applied.
If hand, you might do pretty well. If it needs to be brushed on that could
be pretty tricky.
good luck and have fun.
Tom
David,
One Horsepower is generally considered to require about 750 watts.
so 2.25 HP will need a solid 1700 watts. This is probably a peak rating,
but none th less it must be on a 20 amp circuit that isn't used much.
If you have a coule 200 watt outside lights on at the same time, it will
get
American thermoform Co. sells BrailleOn
it's heavier than thermoform material and slick with adhesive
back. They also sell heavy duty thermoform plastic which is
not to be ripped, unless you need the adhesive backing, the heavy
duty thermoform might do you fine.
Tom Fowle
On Wed, Oct 07, 2009
]
On Behalf Of Tom Fowle
Sent: Wednesday, October 07, 2009 1:43 PM
To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] electric motor question
David,
One Horsepower is generally considered to require about 750 watts.
so 2.25 HP will need a solid 1700 watts. This is probably
reputation is, well not great.
I'd invest in some boxes of bait and put them where other pets can't get at
them.
That will work, although you may have some smells for a while.
tom Fowle
Dale,
It's entirely different, in the case of the emergency plumber, you gave him
a free hand on his integrety.
In the case of the sandman you gave him particular instructions and he
didn't follow them.
but you know that
good luck
tom
a state contractor's license board to which
one can complain and cause stres at least. Don't know
if you have such up there in civilized canada.
Intended as an extreme position GRIN
Tom Fowle
Jom,
good research, i missed that.
It'd be interesting to see how close two lables can be together without
interfeering with each other.
Our look at RFId shows this can be a real problem, but
they probably have the reader set to very short range.
thanks
Tom
it work only at very short
range which is fine for that app.
It does not, however, look like RFID is the right technology, for example,
for finding products on a crowded shelf etc.
tom Fowle
On Wed, Sep 30, 2009 at 01:40:03PM -0500, wstep...@everestkc.net wrote:
Department of Defense here
that would result.
If you wanna get rid of that garage, there are better ways.
Don't do it!
Tom Fowle
Dan,
No, it's true, but things have to be arranged to do that.
I don't know exactly how it works, maybe Ron does.
It requires some fairly sophisticated electronics
to match the output of your d.c. to a.c. converter from your panels
to the incomming line voltage.
and more I don't know about. You
company's maintenance program.
Bill Stephan
Kansas Citty MO
Email: wstep...@everestkc.net
Phone: (816)803-2469
- Original Message -
From: Tom Fowle fo...@ski.org
Date: Monday, September 28, 2009 1:19 pm
Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Backfeeding question
To clarify some of Ron's
kill linemen doing that wrong.
tom fowle
spend the bucks on a legal transfer switching system
or run seperate extensions from the generator to the appliances you want to
run when you need it.
It's a pain but much better than killing someone or having a big fire.
tom Fowle
Most of those reasons apply, additionally my silly dream is that some day
I'll build a sailboat from scrap!
Asside, of course, from it being imoral to throw away anything that won't
rot in a week.
tom Fowle
.
Tom Fowle
The ones I've seen years ago did just a chain stitch, wouldn't hold against
much.
the vinal table cloth probably won't stand U.V. for long either. What's the
cover made of?
Tom
Lee,
I'd look at thistothat.com
for vinal glues and use a few big hand stiches to hold it
while the glue dries.
tom
with this type of code reader.
If I lived alone with minimal sighted help, I'd have ordered one up
yesterday.
Tom Fowle
On Mon, Sep 21, 2009 at 08:11:01PM -0400, Alan Terrie Robbins wrote:
Tom,
From what I've learned about the unit it would not read barcodes as it does
not have an internal
claudia,
If it's divided into sides, then somebody probably just recorded an older
book onto MP3 via a patch cord.
Still quite illegal
And the answer about keeping places still holds, there is no daisy markup
Tom Fowle
On Mon, Sep 21, 2009 at 09:22:43PM -0500, Claudia wrote:
While I
iAl,
couldn't even make a decent guess, exceppt perhaps some kind of radio
interference. since I have no idea what frequency/mode they use on those
things, it'd be an impossible needle in an invisible haystack
Tom
Lenny,
Good guess, the FCC has done a thoroughly rotten job at keeping unlicensed
radio transmitters for different purposes seperated. with the huge explosion
in wireless everything, interference is going to become the norm rather than
the exception. Going digital helps some but not enough
tom
that will unlock these NLS talking books are arranged so you can't
make a digital copy of the books. This is to protect NLS's copyright loophole.
copying talking books is illegal and can get somebody's NLS privilages revoked.
or worse.
Tom Fowle
On Mon, Sep 21, 2009 at 04:05:00AM -0500, Claudia
change.
Tom fowle
found out the RNIB PenFriend audio labler uses bar codes.
Wonder if it will read UPC codes that are allready on packages. Not that
it's easy to find them.
For $149.95 it's getting nice and cheap older such devices were
hundreds.
tom Fowle
the
temperature stay stable.
so I suppose the ultimate would be a stone house with a couple
feet of foam on the outside and as little skin as possible. GRIN
How that relates to reality is the complicated bit.
tom Fowle
Matt,
The fan sounds very much like ours, except ours has a heater along side with
an even bigger squirrel cage blower to blast hot air down
on your wet head on cold mornings. the heater's fan has
never given a moments trouble whereas the vent fan needs oiling every month
or two at least. It's
, and literally wash the blade with soap and water. It helps the
blade to be less grungy and have better ballance.
good luck
Tom Fowle
Matt,
Not sure what the speaker looking thing is but I'd bet it comes off
somehow. Whether the box that surrounds it all
comes out up or down only you can tell. If the edges of the box
are a bit smaller than the hole in the ceiling sheetrock,
then I'd bet it can come down,, but only you and the
there shelf life a lot. But once they're dead,
they're dead.
Sorry
Tom Fowle
On Sat, Sep 12, 2009 at 08:22:39PM -0500, Roy Dubriel wrote:
Batteries I have many batteries that I bought because of the fact I live in
Florida. I put them into my cassette machine a few days ago and tried
, then it almost has to be
the thermostat, or a short in the wiring between the thermostat and the
solenoid valve that turns on the gas.
Tom Fowle
Scott
I'd maybe get a small magnet and feel about before hacking into the wall,
Hope there are no unexpected pipes running where they shouldn't be
Since it's so obviously weird now, who cares what you do if it's safe and
works.
Tom fowle
I'd also put very large washers under the bolt heads so they can't pull back
through the wood.
Tom
the verticals to the ends of the base boxes.
It all just rested on the ground, and had two swings and a center
chinning bar. Was solid as a rock I think it was a kit
from sears, that was over 60 years ago.
Tom Fowle
, but any time
a part of the old bod is being propelled towards a hard edge, it's a worry.
Tom Fowle
On Wed, Sep 09, 2009 at 04:56:02PM -0400, Dale Leavens wrote:
All you say is of course true Dan and with a lever ratio like that I think it
would be really hard to keep bolts secure in the concrete
.
Tom Fowle
Spiro
If it has an F connector and two screws like for twin lead, or some hav an
actual chunk of twin lead comming out with lugs, then it's what you need.
It could readilly be called an adaptor. The transformerness is burried and
you can't identify anything that looks like a transformer.
Spiro
When most of us think of Transformers, we imagine
huge iron cored monsters with heavy wires.
Since this beastie works at very high frequencies, it needs no iron core.
Probably the actual transformer in the thing you have looks
like a tiny doughnut with very fine wires wrapped round it.
Tom
Dan,
Thanks for the thorough reply, I assume you've some way of protecting the
risers for the stepps from water going by to the drain.
Yeah the triangular spikes sound like the deal.
Of course you'll get more quality use time from the house fixed up
than from memories of yet another crazy trip!
Dan,
After all this with cement and blocks, why wooden steps, I assume they'll be
out doors, why not cement ones. Can't be that hard to form those up after
all the huge labors you've done.
Seems like the 4x4 boxes should have had J bolts on them
not just spikes, if you lean on the railing,
it's
bucks. Also, the receivers for such mikes require a line input to
the recorder and you'rs probably doesn't have that.
Take braille notes!
Sorry
Tom Fowle
with the cable companies
to try to force us to get cable! GRIN Not having any!
If the signals are in the noise, no amount of amplification is going to get
them out of the noise.
Tom Fowle
the stick down.
Thoughts?
On Thu, 3 Sep 2009, Tom Fowle wrote:
Spiro,
Not sure what you meant there, but amplifiers and the like as well as T.V.
and digital converter boxes all reequire 75 ohm coax. If you're
using twin lead and not including balun transformers to transform
Claudia,
Probably late, but it has nothing to do with your ISP.
you may have to reset your wireless router., turn it off and back on again,
or the like.
Tom
has been so stupid
as to make a washer with a clock or a remote! GRIN
Another way to add to the guessing work is to feel the device in question
when it is not working. If it is at all warmer than the surrounding area,
then it may be doing something that takes some power.
Hope it helps some.
Tom
if they can
tell you what can be done.
We have the same situation nearly, it is a pain, but I believe I found it
would cost $35.00 per lock to match them OUCH
Tom Fowle
If using PVC, make sure to get schedule 40 pipe, it is more imune to
ultraviolet deterioration. Pipe intended to be burried will deteriorate in
the sun rapidly and make a mess.
tom
.
Tom Fowle
Jim,
Batteries get lazy when cold. Don't we all?
Often voltage drops signifficantly.
Assuming there is a battery in the box that'll do it.
Tom
plexi can surely be filed fairly easilly, or sanded. It will even
take a block plane but you don't need that to round a corner.
Tom Fowle
Betsy,
Lexan, is the G.E. brand of Polycarbonate, another sheet plastic that is
often used for windows etc. I believe it tends les to crack than might Plexi
glass but I'd ask a plastics supplier what they thing.
both materials can be sanded or filed readilly. by touch it's
pretty hard to tell
and like
it because you only have neighbors on one side and in back.
All depends.
Tom Fowle
Max
I've had best luck with GooGone, but I do think it is an orange derivitive
so who knows.
luck
tom
On Sat, Aug 22, 2009 at 03:09:07PM -0500, Max Robinson wrote:
By way of background, I bought a friend a gift card to Lowe's. I also
bought a little wooden presentation box with the Lowe's
Allan,
Around here that kind of exterior you'd want to be really sure it was properly
reinforced against the comming earth quake! Hopefully lots of re bar or
steel.
I could make an imappropriate crack about gated communities and
facists/racists, but that wouldn't be nice! GRIN
Tom Fowle
according to small changes like maybe walking around a tree, just
following a straight line has quite limited value. Robots can go in a very
straight line if necessary but mostly it isn't a very useful ability.
- Original Message -
From: Tom Fowle
To: blindhandyman
I agree an electric tank won't do because the element is inside the tank and
would have contact with the fabric.
In the case of gas, you will loose the connections to the flue when you cut
the top off and that has to be delt with somehow.
Also I think there is fiberglass lining between the shell
tony,
that is very weird, as the only thing I know about MU metalis that its the
only substance around that actually can provide shielding against magnetic
fields.
that can't be the reason it would be used to line a hot water tank. It also
has a pretty low melting point.
HMM--
tom
On
the roof vent pipe and give the birds a big
thrill!
Even plungers aren't meant to provide lots of downward pressure, but to just
jiggle things about to loosen the clog.
Unlike supply pipes, drains are not meant to take pressure.
Tom Fowle
, and re-drill holes in the filler for the screws.
tom Fowle
On Tue, Aug 18, 2009 at 10:50:31AM +0100, carl wrote:
i'm thinking of useing it to keep my muthers wing mirror on the car as it
keeps falling off
- Original Message -
From: Dale Leavens
To: blindhandyman
To subscribe to the fun with tubes group send an email to,
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- Original Message -
From: Tom Fowle fo...@ski.org
To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Sunday, August 16, 2009 8:34 AM
Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Re: following straight lines
Dan,
Both you guys make me want to go back to bed!
Dan, maybe by the time your daughter is grown up enough to push you, the
extra weight on your hill top will have pressed everything down to level.
Maybe you should see if the operators of those famous Pitsburgh inclined
rail cars have some extra
- Original Message -
From: Tom Fowle fo...@ski.org
To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Friday, August 14, 2009 8:56 AM
Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Re: following straight lines:
Actually I wonder if a self winding tape could be put on a hefty stake
beyond the eventual end
in a compartment. Heat is a
real issue, and I want mine where I can get at the back more easilly.
tom Fowle
with shims of paper.
Then turn it end for end and see that it's still level. If you have your
audible level in an I beam type unit, you can calibrate it by shimming the
fit between levels.
Tom Fowle
I believe Stabila smart levels come in longer sizes if you really want to
spend money, but I'd make a good effort at fitting your current audible unit
into an I beam unit first.
As per my previous message it's easy to check the accuracy of a level
Tom Fowle
remains straight ahead of you. It winds up as you follow it along.
For even more accuracy, fasten a stick to the digger so it points at the
tape where you can reach it to check.
Tom Fowle
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Tom Fowle
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