Re: [BlindHandyMan] Thumb Saver

Hi Dave If someone buys one on the list then perhaps they can tell us how it all works. Regards Ray - Original Message - From: David Ferrin [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, July 04, 2007 11:23 AM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Thumb Saver Now this

[BlindHandyMan] brazing

Hi, does any one know any thing about brazing?? So far I have got some MAP gas for my hand torch it's the same one that I have used for soldering. Also got some brazing rods now what I need to know do you more or less do the brazing the same as soldering??? THANKS ROB from Minnesota

Re: [BlindHandyMan] brazing

Hello Rob, I lifted the below from Wikipedia. My guess is that you won't get anything like enough heat out of a soldering torch to do any significant brazing. I have never attempted brazing myself, I would like to be able to do a little welding, enough to tack angle iron and tubing but so far

Re: [BlindHandyMan] brazing

Hi, Well from what I was told from a guy down the road is that the MAP gas burns a lot hotter then the regular propane gas... That's why I was told that I could use my torch... THANKS ROB from Minnesota - Original Message - From: Dale Leavens To:

Re: [BlindHandyMan] brazing

Hi Rob, It may be but you are going to have to get the steel you are joining up to over 800F all along the seam in order to get the brazing to flow and to get sucked into the joint. That is a load of heat. Still, it may be possible. Thin sheet metal is a likely candidate I would think, what

Re: [BlindHandyMan] brazing

Hi, What I'm going to be brazing is some plumbing parts to a old oil drum. Hoping that this MAP gas is going to be hot enough. ROB from Minnesota- Original Message - From: Dale Leavens To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, July 04, 2007 4:56 PM Subject: Re:

[BlindHandyMan] mosquitoes

Ok, I have found a house that might work. it is not the best location, nor the best house, but it is a good compromise between the two. We are still looking around though. The think I noticed is that the yard, especially in the back, is swarming with mosquitoes and other bugs. There is a

Re: [BlindHandyMan] mosquitoes

You could put a bat roost up in a tree on the fringes of the property, or where the concentration of bugs is the most noticeable. Bats love mosquitoes and other flying insects. If there is shallow/standing water due to poor drainage, that can be a breeding ground for mosquitoes, so you might

Re: [BlindHandyMan] mosquitoes

Not if it isn't on your property - Original Message - From: Jennifer Jackson To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, July 04, 2007 9:16 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] mosquitoes Ok, I have found a house that might work. it is not the best location, nor the best

[BlindHandyMan] Turning Old Oil Drums into Useful Items

Hi All With the help of these supplies-and a little ingenuity-you can turn old fuel containers into a multitude of useful objects. The following are just a few of the possibilities. DRUM SMOKER Some of the best smoked fish I've ever eaten came from a smoker I fabricated from a 55-gallon drum. My

Re: [BlindHandyMan] mosquitoes

What part of the country are you in? I know from a few trips to Minnesota, the Mosquitoes are like the state bird, big enough anyway, sorry Robert. I would wonder what might be in the wooded area, anything like a sink hole or wetland type environment where standing water could pool, can you

Re: [BlindHandyMan] mosquitoes

Yes, bats and purple martins. Special apartment like bird houses are apparently their preference. Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada [EMAIL PROTECTED] Skype DaleLeavens Come and meet Aurora, Nakita and Nanook at our polar bear habitat. - Original Message - From: Chanting Monks

Re: [BlindHandyMan] mosquitoes

HI, This is Rob from Minnesota yes we have some of the biggest mosquitoes in the world. What I do is avoid being outside at don and dusk that seems to be time that they are the worst. Also I build a big screen porch on my house and that's the best way of being outside and not being bothered by

Re: [BlindHandyMan] mosquitoes

Before we purchased our present home we lived in an area where we hardly had any mosquitoes. When I would take my guide dog out to relieve at night, I used to hear what sounded like hundreds of wings flying from a certain tree. I think they were bats. They don't like light, and I think we

Re: [BlindHandyMan] mosquitoes

I would like to know more about those propane devices. I'm thinking that they would be better than bug zappers. I've heard that those zappers can actually be harmful to people. Linda [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]