RE: [BlindHandyMan] soldering questions

2008-05-24 Thread Edward Przybylek
Hi Shane, One thing you might want to take a look at is an attachment for a heat gun. Last year I purchased a heat gun that had the highest temperature available of all the guns in the store. I was looking at the list of available accessories for the gun and saw an attachment for positioning

RE: [BlindHandyMan] air compressor blower nossle

2008-05-24 Thread Robert j
Point well taken. I had not thought about that. I just assumed that once you have forced air through it for a while that there would not be any particles left in the system. But apparently that is not always the case. BTW did you find this out first hand or did some one else learn this the hard

Re: [BlindHandyMan] air compressor blower nossle

2008-05-24 Thread Dale Leavens
Apparently it happens. This is one reason why many people put additional filters in their lines. While it has never yet happened to me, neither do I want it to nor would I like to hear of anyone else getting hurt unnecessarily. They use air delivery systems for applying mass vaccinations for

Re:[BlindHandyMan] Magicjack?

2008-05-24 Thread chiliblindman
Larry, you pick the area code you want, and the first code numbers from a list. The last four digits they assign. I picked an area code from the Philadelphia area. I could have picked a number from Texas if I wanted to. ..bob [Non-text portions of this message have been

Re: [BlindHandyMan] quick roof repair

2008-05-24 Thread Dale Leavens
Are the nails driven fully home? If so I would consider a dob of hot tar after first cleaning the area of each head thoroughly. Might want to scatter a little sand into the tar while it is still sticky. The correct thing to do of course is to shingle the roof. Wonder if they flashed the

Re: [BlindHandyMan] quick roof repair

2008-05-24 Thread Ron Yearns
Yes a bead of black roof cement around each nail should work. Ron - Original Message - From: Lenny McHugh To: handyman-blind Sent: Saturday, May 24, 2008 8:18 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] quick roof repair This is almost unbelievable. A neighbor ask me how to do a quick

Re: [BlindHandyMan] cutting a circular hole

2008-05-24 Thread spiro
no offense, but I'm sure I'm not the only guy who cringed when I read this. Not that it's caveman. but if I were to try that,the length of time holding the blade would exponentiate the likelyhood of my getting cut. Maybe just me. Also, for an investment, McMaster Carr Supply sells 1/2 5/8 3/4

Re: [BlindHandyMan] cutting a circular hole

2008-05-24 Thread spiro
spade bits and fly cutters, (hole cutter for drill press here) are similarly difficult to 360 center and can wrench a wrist if they hit a knot in the wood. On Fri, 23 May 2008, Dale Leavens wrote: You should never use a hole cutter in anything other than a drill press for reasons of safety

Re: [BlindHandyMan] cutting a circular hole

2008-05-24 Thread Robert Riddle
Makes me cringe too, but I'm on a budget. You know how that is. - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, May 24, 2008 10:44 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] cutting a circular hole no offense, but I'm sure I'm not the

Re: [BlindHandyMan] cutting a circular hole

2008-05-24 Thread spiro
well, sorry to say, I'm a self centered *!* and I'd rather have fingers when I'm 60 and save up for the hole saw, or ask my family to where sunblock, or use a clamp on umbrella. I am too much of a clutz and fingers are hard to find; except those lying on the shop floor, then I can't pick them