[BlindHandyMan] Product Recalls

2007-10-03 Thread Ray Boyce
2product recalls here Name of Product: Cook's Essential Electric Toasters Units: About 5,200 Retailer: QVC Inc., of West Chester, Pa. Distributor: Salton Inc., of Lake Forest, Ill. Hazard: The toaster can turn on without bread in the slots and ignite items placed on top of it, posing a fire

[BlindHandyMan] 25 ways to use duct tape

2007-10-03 Thread Ray Boyce
1. Curtain Holders Take two strips of duct tape and fold them over right side out. Fasten them onto the window sills with small nails or tacks. Then, just slide the rods into place! 2. Protect Hardwood Floors Have a coffee table or chest that's rough on the bottom? Just apply duct tape to the

[BlindHandyMan] Electrical light switch wiring instructions and help

2007-10-03 Thread Ray Boyce
If following these instructions make sure the Power Is Off before Starting. Think Safety and be Very Careful. Get Sighted help to identify colours. By following these basic steps, you can easily wire a light switch in your home. If you encounter problems, try the following troubleshooting guide.

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Electrical light switch wiring instructions and help

2007-10-03 Thread dave and sally
can i add a footnote to the instructions of re wireing a switch please. well here goes then. this is for all the european members of the list. assumeing it is a light switch we are talking about, instead of trimming the coloured sheath back 1 inch, you would do this only about half an inch,

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Resawing planks.

2007-10-03 Thread Lenny McHugh
So far that is what I have found. The first few that I found were in the $7,000 range. I would have to have more money than brains, h! maybe I am already there. - Original Message - From: Dale Leavens [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, October 02,

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Resawing planks.

2007-10-03 Thread Dan Rossi
Dale, This might be silly, and more work than is necessary, but could you run a wide plank through your table saw on edge, flip it, run it through on the opposite edge. That wouldn't get you all the way through the plank, but it might help the band saw to track better as it cuts through the

Re: [BlindHandyMan] energy-efficient compact fluorescent lights

2007-10-03 Thread Tom Fowle
good, some real facts rather than hysteria. I did know these bulbs weren't to be put in the land fill, we have a box of em somewhere to be recycled Glad to find out that OSH will take them as our local county center is inaccessible by pub trans. I suspect the handling instructions for broken

RE: [BlindHandyMan] Teddybear cottage, the floor.

2007-10-03 Thread robert moore
Max you need to lift the building up a few inches and suspend it so that the floor is sitting there all by itself and when you are done putting down the flooring then lower the building back down onto the floor and you are good to go. Grin -Original Message- From:

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Teddybear cottage, the floor.

2007-10-03 Thread Max Robinson
Dale. If you worked in from the edges, somewhere in the middle you would have to fit in 3 sides. That would be totally impossible not almost impossible as it is with 2 sides. You have to tilt up the one you are installing, lock into the one that is there and lower it down. Then you have to

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Teddybear cottage, the floor.

2007-10-03 Thread Max Robinson
Darn. Why didn't I think of that? 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

Re: [BlindHandyMan] New Tool Review

2007-10-03 Thread Christian Shinaberger
One question, why a serial port? Most computers today are usb or fire wire. At 06:13 PM 9/25/2007, you wrote: Hi Tom, Surely there is a more convenient and economical way of doing this than an outboard synth? I mean, there will have to be some supporting electronics to drive a serial port

Re: [BlindHandyMan] energy-efficient compact fluorescent lights

2007-10-03 Thread mardal urwin
smart goind brice sweet. Brice Mijares [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Those energy-efficient compact fluorescent lamps hold a dirty little secret: mercury, a toxic substance that makes disposal of used CFLs problematic. Here's why: Mercury, whether inhaled or ingested, can cause serious damage to

Re: [BlindHandyMan] 25 ways to use duct tape

2007-10-03 Thread Dan Rossi
This got a few snickers from me. Especially the one that said you can protect your hands from paint and such by wrapping them with duckt tape. Right. Then scream like a banshee when you rip all the hair out of the backs of your hands. Or knuckles if you are a knuckle dragger like myself. Or

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Resawing planks.

2007-10-03 Thread Dale Leavens
Hi Dan, Could be, I know that it was suggested in one article I did read but more as a means of preserving your blade. Since I don't have a band saw to try this with and my point just now is to discover if I should make that investment I can't actually try it. I do have a task and was thinking

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Teddybear cottage, the floor.

2007-10-03 Thread Dale Leavens
You don't work in from the edges to the middle, just a few rows. This allows you to shift the remaining couple of courses but keeps you away from one wall. By floating I meant you to understand that you don't fit the floor tight to the walls. Still, I am surprised to hear that you had to apply

Re: [BlindHandyMan] New Tool Review

2007-10-03 Thread Max Robinson
I have a digital camera that plugs into the USB port. I have seen others. The other end of the cable is a tiny version of the USB connector. I don't know if the little end has been standardized yet or if each manufacturer uses their own standard. Regards. Max. K 4 O D S. Email: [EMAIL

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Teddybear cottage, the floor.

2007-10-03 Thread Max Robinson
The flooring was in the building over a week end before being installed. Yes, it takes a lot of force to make the short edges go together. Regards. Max. K 4 O D S. Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Transistor site http://www.funwithtransistors.net Vacuum tube site: http://www.funwithtubes.net Music

RE: [BlindHandyMan] New Tool Review

2007-10-03 Thread robert moore
Max The Client end of the USB cables have not been standardized. I only know this because my Wife has a Digital Camera and a digital cam corder and we have a all in one office machine and all three of them have a different type client end. That would be nice if they did standerdise them, and some

[BlindHandyMan] Uninteruptable power for a computer.

2007-10-03 Thread robert moore
I think we had this discussion before but I am looking at getting an uninteruptable power system to plug my computer into. It does not need to have much run time. The only reason that I am thinking about getting one is that where we live the power tends to cut off for a few seconds and then come

Re: [BlindHandyMan] New Tool Review

2007-10-03 Thread Tom Fowle
I picked up a little pack including a so-called USB A to A cable and a set of adaptors from USB A to several things. This was at a local Big Lots store and didn't cost more than a few bucks. Anybody tells you not to use cheap USB cables, unless over a very long distance, is nuts, cheapies work

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Teddybear cottage, the floor.

2007-10-03 Thread Lenny McHugh
Max, Did you purchase or rent the install kit? When I did the kitchen floor I purchased the kit. It included 1/4 spacers for around the perimeter and a bent bar close to a Z shape. for the ends when you align you put one end of the bar against the flooring section and then whack the other with

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Uninteruptable power for a computer.

2007-10-03 Thread Lenny McHugh
check outhttp://www.buy.com they just had one in their email flyer. - Original Message - From: robert moore [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Blind Handyman blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, October 03, 2007 6:40 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Uninteruptable power for a computer. I think

Re: [BlindHandyMan] New Tool Review

2007-10-03 Thread Tom Fowle
Max, there about 4 standard connectors. That means your camera has an USB client port and the host is on the computer The only good thing about standards is that there are so many to choose from! Tom

[BlindHandyMan] Wood Slicer 3/4 Resaw Bandsaw Blades (105 to 166) - Woodworking Supplies

2007-10-03 Thread Lenny McHugh
Dale, This blade may be an alternative to the horizontal resaw. http://www.monstermarketplace.com/Home/Landing753a6075.html [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[BlindHandyMan] Midwest Woodworker | Home of Scott's Woodworking Shop

2007-10-03 Thread Lenny McHugh
Here is a great review of the Grizzly G0555 band saw used as a resaw. http://www1.freewebs.com/midwest-woodworker/grizzlyg0555.htm [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

RE: [BlindHandyMan] Uninteruptable power for a computer.

2007-10-03 Thread Tony
I recently bought a Direct from Newegg.com. 1000 VA, 600 W. Price was about $80 with free shipping. They had it this weekend for $68 with free shipping. Its noticebly smaller and lighter than tmy old Belkin. I got it for the reasons you described. Just about everybody has one or more UPS on

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Teddybear cottage, the floor.

2007-10-03 Thread Max Robinson
Now you tell me. Grin. Nobody said anything about an installation kit. Each tile had some sort of padding on the back. 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:

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Blind welders

2007-10-03 Thread Don
The topic of blind welding comes up on this list from time, to time. I don't know if there is any really good answers. Don - Original Message - From: David Engebretson To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2007 3:33 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Blind

USB cables RE: [BlindHandyMan] New Tool Review

2007-10-03 Thread robert moore
Tom If any one says not to use cheepies unless over a long distance? Correct me if I am wrong but as a general principle if quality is a concern would you not think that the longer the travle data has to go the more you might be concerned about the quality that is needed to cary the data? I am

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Teddybear cottage, the floor.

2007-10-03 Thread Lenny McHugh
I purchased mine at Lowe's I don't remember the price. Some like yours has the padding affixed but the product I purchased did not. I think that the product that I purchased was made by Armstrong. It has been a few years. - Original Message - From: Max Robinson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: