Re: [BlindHandyMan] ERROR: Tape is not in.

2008-01-06 Thread Matt
I feel your pain. - Original Message - From: Dale Leavens To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, January 05, 2008 11:06 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] ERROR: Tape is not in. Sound familiar? My daughter bought me one of those talking tape measures last birthday

Re: [BlindHandyMan] ERROR: Tape is not in.

2008-01-06 Thread Lenny McHugh
Dale, try replacing the battery or just remove it and re-installing. - Original Message - From: Dale Leavens To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, January 06, 2008 12:06 AM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] ERROR: Tape is not in. Sound familiar? My daughter bought me one of those

Re: [BlindHandyMan] ERROR: Tape is not in.

2008-01-06 Thread Dale Leavens
Yes! Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada [EMAIL PROTECTED] Skype DaleLeavens Come and meet Aurora, Nakita and Nanook at our polar bear habitat. - Original Message - From: Otis Blue To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, January 06, 2008 8:30 AM Subject: RE:

Re: [BlindHandyMan] ERROR: Tape is not in.

2008-01-06 Thread Dale Leavens
Done that, thanks. Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada [EMAIL PROTECTED] Skype DaleLeavens Come and meet Aurora, Nakita and Nanook at our polar bear habitat. - Original Message - From: Lenny McHugh To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, January 06, 2008 8:50 AM

RE: [BlindHandyMan] ERROR: Tape is not in.

2008-01-06 Thread David Engebretson
Sounds like you've got a bad one. I've had mine (it's a cobalt) for over 5 years and don't have that problem unless, of course, the tape isn't in all the way. smile. cheers, david [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Re: [BlindHandyMan] ERROR: Tape is not in.

2008-01-06 Thread Dale Leavens
Thanks Paul, Is this a common sign that the unit is dead? Seems to me I hear many stories of this device dying but I don't remember hearing of the circumstances surrounding their death. I suppose that is part of their price. Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada [EMAIL PROTECTED] Skype

Re: [BlindHandyMan] ERROR: Tape is not in.

2008-01-06 Thread Loren Buntemeyer
Dale, I sent mine in and received another one, or they fixed it. Sometimes it reads far out numbers and I have to let it turn off and start over. It's 95 percent workable. Loren - Original Message - From: Dale Leavens To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday,

[BlindHandyMan] drill very small hole

2008-01-06 Thread Lenny McHugh
I need to drill a very small hole in part of a Christmas decoration. Karen had this snowman that I accidentally broke off an arm. The way that they were attached was with very small eye hooks. I have some fine wire about the same thickness 22 or 24 gauge. I figured that I could clamp the broken

Re: [BlindHandyMan] drill very small hole

2008-01-06 Thread Matt
Where there's a will, there's a way. You could drill the little bit through a bit of dowel cut off, so that it's mostly drill bit sticking out, then tape up toward the dowel to hold securely enough to get the job done. I bet you'll figure out a way to get it done. I think the folks who built the

Re:[BlindHandyMan] drill very small hole

2008-01-06 Thread chiliblindman
Most stores have a small chuck mounted on a one quarter inch shaft for holding tiny bits. ...bob [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[BlindHandyMan] New Tool Review

2008-01-06 Thread Boyce, Ray
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[BlindHandyMan] From science fiction to science fact,

2008-01-06 Thread Boyce, Ray
From science fiction to science fact, the pairing of man and machine has always been at the forefront of our fears of what the technological future might have in store. But it has also been the basis of many of our conceptions for dealing with the challenges of the future: efficient multi-medial

Re: [BlindHandyMan] ERROR: Tape is not in.

2008-01-06 Thread Paul Franklin
Dale, unfortunately the error message tape is not in seems to have been the last words spoken by a good many Cobolt Talking Tape Measures in recent years. The problem apparently occurs frequently enough so that you would think that Cobolt would either correct the defect or take the unit off the

RE: [BlindHandyMan] drill very small hole

2008-01-06 Thread Larry Stansifer
Tape would help with the grip but I would be afraid that the bit wouldn't feed straight. Without jumping through a bunch of hoops to find some of the reduced shank drills probably your 1/4 chuck would be the best shot. -Original Message- From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL

Re: [BlindHandyMan] water saver johns

2008-01-06 Thread spiro
Thank you. The reasons given are why I don't want to make a mistake when I next buy a toilet. It wil l be soon as a wash cloth stopped up the one that then cracked when I investigated the continuing clog. So sounds like 2 gall is safe. I will remember to look for 16-17 inch and around 2g. But