Japanese pull plains exist and are able to allow for controlled, fine shavings.
RD
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A local TV station did a test of Power Putty and found that it lived up to its
claims on two out of three tests. It would not glue a metal plate to a trailer
of 12 tons and then allow towing of the trailer using that plate. It appears
to be part filling putty and part glue. I have never used
John, for the limited usage you are seeking I would recommend the oilless
models. I have two compressors, one designed for the car that runs off the
cigarette lighter. I am on the third of these covering probably 35 years. At
least one of them would have lasted longer were it not for sloppy
John, a regulator lets you set a pressure in the compressor. Say you wanted 32
psi, a regulator would let you set that pressure and the compressor would not
exceed it. My gallon compressor will build up to 100 pounds pressure and shut
off until the pressure diminishes, say by my using it.
This might sound (and would certainly look) weird, but what if you taped a
tube such as a paper towel roll at the business end of the remote such that
the infra-red had to pass through the tube. This should significantly
narrow the aim such that perhaps it would only get the tv at which it was
Assuming these are infra-red controls, could something be erected between the
TVs such that the signal from a given remote control wouldn't reach the other
person's TV? RD
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Many years ago when I lived in Tavares Florida, my wife and I were sitting in
the back yard babbling about who-knows-what when we noticed a kid race out of
the adjoining yard on a bike. The area he came from contained a house that had
not been used during the years we had lived near it.
I have kept some of these responses to myself till now figuring there would be
more than enough of them. Well, that has been true in spite of which:
When I was younger, it was much more common for servers and sales persons to
ask my wife what he wanted. She would shrug, give a mild version of
I'm told golf Tees work well and can be cut or whittled for special purposes.
RD
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There used to be a website connected with a TV station (I think somewhere in
Texas), which tested and reviewed all the gizmos offered in infomercials and
the available only on TV ads. If interested, one could probably Google for
infomercial reviews and find it. RD
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If you have eyes around, the water and vinegar turn green as the pot is
cleaned. One needs to brew a pot or two of clear water after running a water
vinegar combination. The rinse water, at least the first batch, will also
likely turn green. RD
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From: Betsy
I remember a bit some time back that began with a normal drilling tip but
further up the bit it had small teeth and one was supposed to be able to then
move it sideways and these teeth which were from memory half file-like and half
small saw-tooth like, would work like a saw. I know my memory
Spiders are a fairly effective solution to the fly problem. Of course, then .
. . .
- Original Message -
From: Tom Vos
To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Monday, October 20, 2008 9:54 PM
Subject: [BlindHandyMan] I hate flies
This is the time of year flies try
On our unit it recommends deep vacuuming before using the rug shampooer. The
suction of the shampooer is sufficient for its needs but not for a deep
vacuuming. RD
- Original Message -
From: Spiro
To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Sunday, October 19, 2008 1:42 AM
Having recently dealt with a similar delightful problem, I have to speculate
that your leak, since it is only active when the toilet is flushing, may be
related to the rubber thingy, I'll call it a cup, which comes between the tank
and the bowl and sends the water from the tank to the bowl.
plumbers helper also known as a plunger almost always works unless the blockage
is from a massive solid object, a hair dryer for example.
RD
or
a
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From: carl
To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2008 8:18 AM
Subject:
Carl, don't give up on the plunger quite so soon. Once at work I needed about
10 minutes of slow methodical plunging to how should I put it, break up a jam.
The next step if this fails is something like a snake and things get harder
from there.
Ron
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From:
The only job of this type I'm familiar with had the tub professionally
re-glazed (at least I think that's what they called it.) It was done in three
stages and the person for whom the job was done told me it was definitely worth
getting it done professionally.
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Boy there's a lot here on disposing of drugs. The kid down the street recycles
all the left over drugs in the neighborhood. He says he has deals for
recycling them all over the county and guarantees that they will all be liver
or kidney filtered before they can escape back into the
And I'm about 60-70 miles further north from John in Lake City. My level of
handyness if open to question though grin. Ron Denis
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From: john schwery
To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, September 30, 2008 12:19 PM
Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan]
Hey, I have to come to the defense of my two bamboo clumps. Both were sold as
and have remained clumping bamboo which means the dreaded rhizomes that take
over the world aren't there. Of course, I've only had them for about 12 years
now so anything can happen somewhere off in the future. Ron
We too have Virginia creeper and it is a real pain to remove. Air potatoes,
(local name but the only one I know), are even worse. Ron Denis
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I can't verify this, but I was once told that gold foil fit on the window will
act somewhat as a one way mirror letting in light but reflecting the outside
back befuddling peepers. RD
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From: Rita
To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thursday, September
I would never use my one-piece cane for serious traveling or with public
transportation. It is great for walking through fields and pastures, however.
One can give a cane a solid workout and I like walking the fields with the one
piece. If you get the end caught in a blackberry thicket, one
Know real knowledge here, but I know that there are a set of contacts and
sometimes a switch outside at the compressor. From the description, that
sounded to be where the problem is. If there is a box near the compressor,
turn off power at a main circuit breaker that controls the circuit as a
I rememgber a screen that slid along the bottom track. The track groove had to
be cleaned to insure smooth motion. The top could be lifted into its track
allowing one to adjust the position in the bottom groove. It was tricky
raising the door a small amount, moving the bottom until
largest wind chimes I ever hung were somewhat smaller, but I hung them from
a tree branch using 100 pound monofilament fishing line (I think.) Fly line
might work better as the sun does eventually take a toll on monofilament.
To maximize the chiming, I had to trim RDbranchlets, leaves and
heavy
steel or large hardened bolts. But I've used mine on the tank screws and it
works great.
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From: rs_denis
To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, June 24, 2008 9:03 AM
Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] the nut with a bolt problems
Bob, I've never
and corrosion of the screws.
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From: rs_denis
To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Monday, June 23, 2008 9:01 PM
Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] the nut with a bolt problems
John, the liquid wrench I tried after the WD40 is a kind of penetrating oil
isn't
For a very long time there has been a small, intermittent leak at the point
where the bolt holds the tank to the bowl of the toilet. There are two such
bolts, only one is a problem at this point. The head of the bolt is large and
slotted. Under this is a washer of a plastic or rubber
John, is this PB blaster a different kind of penetrating oil? It's a new one
for me.
Ron
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John, the liquid wrench I tried after the WD40 is a kind of penetrating oil
isn't it? Anyway, hope to acquire some PB-blaster and at Rob's advice some
Bowl Works and we'll see how far that gets us. I suspect after that, I'll have
to resort to the plumber because I'll run out of extra storage
My dishwasher is several years old and it is a Maytag. We chose it
specifically because I could easily feel the buttons to set it through the
pad. Having set it once, can't remember what any of those darned buttons do
now. First starts whatever it controls, next one to the right stops it. Now
Seems I remember a plumber with a camera gizmo that ran into the sewer line and
would find the block and indicate where the thing was when it found it. Can't
remember what it was called or whether it was a national plumbing company or a
local one that talked about this device. Might call
white vinegar. Sometimes hot vinegar works best. Must let it sit quite a
while before it will dissolve the lime accumulations. RD
It's been years since I used my wood lathe which could be described as just
below the bottom of the line. No reason a blind person can't do well with a
wood lathe. My best advice is practice. For me, initial rounding of
cylinders required first using a gouge and then a square-nose or skewed
I was able to fill out the form for the coupon until I got to the captia or
whatever it is called at the end. They had an audio version which I thought
was a good option. It was incomprehensible. When I tried to get it to
repeat thinking that after a few tries I could get all the stuff
Honey wine is what was, in the middle ages, called meade. You could use the
balloon methods, I've tasted some made that way, but it will not be as good
as meade made using more standard wine-making methods.
rd
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Unfortunately many devices which now handle TV won't function properly after
2/09. For example, I have a scanner which covers almost everything from the
11-meter band up to a bit over 900MHZ. This means it could get the current
TV bands. This was very handy when traveling as I could search
Please post the link for the wayfinder recording on list when it becomes
available.
Ron Denis
I once got a ride in a 1937 Pierce Arrow. It was my only encounter with a
rumble seat. It was rather cool back there in that seat in all senses of
the word cool.
Ron Denis
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I would recommend against wrapping our meat in foil if reheating it in a
microwave. The foil will result in` an interesting experience which one
would prefer to avoid.
rd
when we encountered a similar problem at work, the problem was explained as
being caused by icing related to a slight loss of Freon. A small addition
of the gas and the up;problem vanished, for about a year anyway.RD
Well, ATT merged with Bellsouth so I guess they now own me. I have no idea
what popcorn time service is so I doubt I'll miss it. RD
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