Yesterday I was sitting in the garage when my wife came home, and when she
tried to open the garage door, the motor started working, but the door
wouldn't go up. So after telling her to stop trying to open the door
because something was wrong, I went back in there and check to make sure the
Hi Dale,
Those slides sound pretty neat.
The last time I did anything like that I first used double sided tape to
hold the slide in place. I have a self centering punch that I was then able
to correctly place the screw.
This punch is spring loaded and was about $7.00. I do not remember where I
If the motor starts and runs, then a reset button won't help. If the motor
runs, but the door does not move, then something in the drive unit is either
slipping or has stripped a gear. I know some old screw drive openers used a
clutch mechanism that could slip, but I don't think any use it
Thanks, I didn't want to hear that, but had already thought of that. Looks
as if I'm going to have to spends some money.
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From: Mickey Fixsen [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2007 5:52 AM
Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan]
Thanks for confirming that my investment in my tool collection was well placed.
It is always good to know that I haven't wasted the money and that I am using
the tools correctly!
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From: Geoff Eden
To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wednesday,
WOW! You guys are a wealth of information. That's why I love this list
so much. Using your chin as a hold down for your mitre saw. FANTASTIC!
And all this time I was using my forehead. *GRIN*
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a serious level of advice here for users of compound mitre, cross cut and
radial arm saws.
when setting timber in the path for cutting, I would advise strongly the use
of 2 f or G cramps to secure the timbers.
when lining up the timber to the blade, have the g cramps positioned and
Just a note of caution here about working with those power miter saws. I
realize most of you need to use your hands to align and fix measurements; so
be careful about getting your paws near that blade. Here's why I mention
this (because I suspect you are all very careful without me sounding like
Ok, I'm sure this is perfectly clear to you as the author, but it makes
absolutely no sense to me and I've been doing this stuff for over 40 years.
Are you simply suggesting that it is a good practice to clamp your work on
saws, if at all possible?
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Hi all.
My wife found out that they are not going to renew her contract, so we are
going to be moving. In order to make our house more sellable, there are
some projects I want to get done. The first, and maybe the most important
is the kitchen. We have old metal cabinets, and they are not and
My apologies for the cross post, but I don't know which of the lists I belong
to will consider this subject appropriate topic for discussion.
I have come into possession of some DAISY audio material that I would like to
rip from CD and onto my computer for easier listening while learning what I
The recent interest in measuring devices on this list prompts me to describe a
couple of types of measuring gages or jigs that I built about 25 years ago, and
that I still use to day. The first was made with a 4 foot length of 3/16
stainless steel rod and 2 pieces of ¾ square steel bar stock
Look and see if there is any obstructions in the way. The best way to do
this is pull the emergency cord and see if the door will go up manually.
Check and see if the electric safety eyes are lined up with each other.
RJ
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From: brice mijares [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To:
I have never seen or used a miter saw. Can anything be done with a
miter saw that can't be done on a table saw? What are the advantages
of miter saws? How wide and how thick of pieces can a miter saw handle?
John
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If there was a photo eye problem you would not hear the motor trying to do
anything.
Ron
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From: rj [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2007 1:39 PM
Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] electric garage door problem
Look and see if
Good advice, you just never know. Don
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From: Bill Gallik
To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2007 11:23 AM
Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Chop saw hold-downs.
Just a note of caution here about working with those power miter
Don't worry just testing
To listen to the show archives go to link
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The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is.
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You do on mine. Than there is a clicking sound, like the clutch is slipping.
Plus the lights blink on and off.
RJ
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From: R S Enterprises [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2007 3:30 PM
Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] electric
Hello John,
You can make the cuts on a table saw however making repetitious crosscuts is
much easier on the miter saw.
My saw is a sliding 8 1/4 and can cut a 12 board with no problem.
Something that is easy to do on the miter is making my plant stands. I use
the table saw to rip all stock to
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I am glad to get this advanced chopsaw instruction before I have one.
Dale, I vote for the forehead method so I will have my jaw free to waggle as
I persuade the board to do what it's supposed to do. My persuassions are
usually lost on the board but help me greatly.
Ralph
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From:
Thanks, mine doesn't seem to have that knotch, but will check again.
Scott
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On Jan 10, 2007, at 6:58 PM, John Schwery wrote:
Scott, the nut that looks like a regular nut, that is, the 6-sided
nut, is the locking nut. If you will notice on the square nut, on
one side of
Thanks, I think one of the confusing aspects was is that the hex nut
was down at the threaded end, the end where you'd connect the
extentions. I imagine it should be at the opposite end. Linny was a
big help via phone, but yeah, using it will only help improve my
understanding and gee got
Hi
Generally speaking mitre saws come in three basic versions, mitre, compound
mitre and sliding compound mitre. The decision to by a mitre saw is not an
easy
thing, it can almost be as hard as choosing a name for your first-born
child. Not only do mitre saws come in various sizes and designs,
Thanks Dale, well I lied, I did finally find the notch, its on a long
side near the corner so I missed it. Being a bassist wears down the
sense of feel. grin
Scott
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To listen to the show archives go to link
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or
Has anyone consiered that the garage door opener might be fine and it could
be the door is jammed, off it's tracks, or something like that?
If this is the case a new garage door opener wouldn't work, it must be
possible to disengage the opener and see if the door can be opened manually.
Py
I have done it both ways but not for a very long time and these days with
new hardware it is a lot easier to build boxes and instal them.
One big advantage of the modular method is that you are still living in that
kitchen so, you can build the boxes and so on and when the time comes to
instal
I guess I have done it both ways. If you will be trying to use the kitchen
during the time of construction I think you and spouse will be happyer if you
build them elsewhere and install as built units. The time you are out of a
sink etc will be much less, not even considering the mess.
Lenny has already spoken of some of the strengths of a power miter saw. IT
is a little beyond convenience though. Mostly, anything you can do with a
miter saw you can do with a table saw and this is why a table saw is
considered the preferred major power tool, it's versatility although there
Easiest way would be to use a connecting cord from the daisy player headphone
jack or earplug connection to the computer microphone jack and record on the
computer while the daisy player plays. Takes time and certainly ram memory,
but if you got the time and the computer has what it takes
Dale, the chin is used to turn the pilot wheel on a drill press so you can get
a bit snug enough to measure properly. I thought everyone knew this.
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What I really want to know is just what Brice was doing sitting in the
garage while his wife was out! The mind boggles!
Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada
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Come and meet Aurora, Nakita and Nanook at our polar bear habitat.
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Hi,
I had a similar problem a few years ago too. I am actually having it
again. The door is out of balance and the opener will not pull it up.
I can push it up pretty easily, but there is a noticeable gap on one
side of the garage where it should meet the ground. The other side of
the garage
Hi Keith,
I don't know a thing about those doors but do wish to offer a word of
warning!
Just over a year ago I had a patient who decided to repair a very large door
it is true, one for a carwash. The spring got away on him, actually the
fixing point got away I guess but because of the
A versatile tool is the chin!
Don't let that spoke get away though, it'll smack you silly when it cracks
your nose.
Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada
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Come and meet Aurora, Nakita and Nanook at our polar bear habitat.
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From:
Kieth
I have a door just like what you are describing. My door had a problem with
the side cables. the one side bound up. I raised the door and took off the
cables. I have to say the door is heavy without the springs holding it up.
When I say heavy I mean it is literally like picking up over 100
Hi All
I have Posted this article before but the list has had some traffic recently
on this subject so here it is again.
Replacing And Adjusting Torsion and Side Mounted Garage Door Springs
How do you adjust or replace garage door springs?
There are two different styles of garage door springs
It can be done, but with caution. The pipe that goes through the coil spring
must be secured so it won't move when loosening the set screws or bolts on the
end of the spring. There must be a round bar that fits the holes in the end cap
of the spring, to hold the spring from turning when
Hello, Well the holidays, are a done deal. We are back for a new season of
handy and blind like me show's.
Tom reads some list mail, and some great tips.. This week we talk with a list
member you guys know well Max Robison. Max tells us about some home projects,
and some things he's
One thought about building your cabinets. When my brother built his kitchen
cabinets he noted that the boxes should be built so that the back (the
part of the cabinet that is attached to the wall) should be slightly shorter
than the front. This is so that when you hang them connecting cabinet
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