[BlindHandyMan] Good food practice
http://www.fda.gov/fdac/features/895_kitchen.html 1. Refrigerators should stay at 40 F (5 C) or less, so if you chose answer B, give yourself two points. If you didn't, you're not alone. According to Robert Buchanan, Ph.D., senior science adviser and director of science in the Food and Drug Administration's Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, many people overlook the importance of maintaining an appropriate refrigerator temperature. According to surveys, in many households, the refrigerator temperature is above 50 degrees (10 C), he said. His advice: Measure the temperature with a thermometer and, if needed, adjust the refrigerator's temperature control dial. A temperature of 40 F (5 C) or less is important because it slows the growth of most bacteria. The temperature won't kill the bacteria, but it will keep them from multiplying, and the fewer there are, the less likely you are to get sick. Freezing at zero F (minus 18 C) or less stops bacterial growth (although it won't kill bacteria already present). 2. Answer B is the best practice; give yourself two points if you picked it. Hot foods should be refrigerated as soon as possible within two hours after cooking. But don't keep the food if it's been standing out for more than two hours. Don't taste test it, either. Even a small amount of contaminated food can cause illness. Date leftovers so they can be used within a safe time. Generally, they remain safe when refrigerated for three to five days. If in doubt, throw it out, says FDA microbiologist Kelly Bunning, Ph.D., associate senior science adviser in CFSAN: It's not worth a foodborne illness for the small amount of food usually involved. 3. If answer A best describes your household's practice, give yourself two points. Give yourself one point if you chose B. According to John Guzewich, CFSAN's director of emergency coordination and response, the kitchen sink drain, disposal and connecting pipe are often overlooked, but they should be sanitized periodically by pouring down the sink a solution of 1 teaspoon (5 milliliters) of chlorine bleach in 1 quart (about 1 liter) of water or a solution of commercial kitchen cleaning agent made according to product directions. Food particles get trapped in the drain and disposal and, along with the moistness, create an ideal environment for bacterial growth. 4. If answer D best describes your household's practice, give yourself two points. If you picked A, you're violating an important food safety rule: Never allow raw meat, poultry and fish to come in contact with other foods. Answer B isn't good, either. Improper washing, such as with a damp cloth, will not remove bacteria. And washing only with soap and water may not do the job, either. To prevent cross-contamination from a cutting board, the FDA advises consumers to follow these practices: List of 3 items . Use smooth cutting boards made of hard maple or a non-porous material such as plastic and free of cracks and crevices. These kinds of boards can be cleaned easily. Avoid boards made of soft, porous materials. . Wash cutting boards with hot water, soap, and a scrub brush to remove food particles. Then sanitize the boards by putting them through the automatic dishwasher or rinsing them in a solution of 1 teaspoon (5 milliliters) of chlorine bleach in 1 quart (about 1 liter) of water. . Always wash and sanitize cutting boards after using them for raw foods and before using them for ready-to-eat foods. Consider using one cutting board only for foods that will be cooked, such as raw fish, and another only for ready-to-eat foods, such as bread, fresh fruit, and cooked fish. Disposable cutting boards are a newer option, and can be found in grocery and discount chain stores. list end 5. Give yourself two points if you picked answer B or C. Ground beef must be cooked to an internal temperature of 160 degrees Fahrenheit (71 degrees Celsius). Using a digital or dial food thermometer is crucial, the U.S. Department of Agriculture says, because research results indicate that some ground meat may prematurely brown before a safe internal temperature has been reached. On the other hand, research findings also show that some ground meat patties cooked to 160 F or above may remain pink inside for a number of reasons; thus the color of meat alone is not considered a reliable indicator of ground beef safety. If eating out, order your ground beef to be cooked well-done. Temperatures for other foods to reach to be safe include: List of 5 items . beef, lamb and veal--145 F (63 C) . pork and ground beef--160 F (71 C) . whole poultry and thighs--180 F (82 C) . poultry breasts--170 F (77 C) . ground chicken or ground turkey--165 F (74 C). list end Seafood should be thoroughly cooked to an internal temperature of at least 145 F (63 C). Fish that's ground or flaked, such as a fish cake, should be cooked to at least 155 F (68 C), and stuffed fish to at least 165 F (74 C). If you don't have a meat thermometer,
Re: [BlindHandyMan] Outdoor deadbult
I use a graphite that comes in a powder form. I usually will apply it to the key and insert it into the lock. If the key method doesn't seem to do the trick, I will take the tube that comes with the graphite spray and spray it into the lock. RJ - Original Message - From: Jim Ruby [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, August 02, 2006 6:04 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Outdoor deadbult I have a deadbolt that the key is very hard to insert in to the lock, is there something I can use to help with this. The lock keyhole is clear, it is like maybe a shot of a lubricant would do the trick. I do not want to use wd40 as I don't care for that getting all over my keys. To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The New Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following Address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.10.5/405 - Release Date: 8/1/06 To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The New Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following Address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: [BlindHandyMan] O K, plan b.
Than why are you grinning? Smiles, RJ - Original Message - From: Phil Parr [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: blind like me [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: list handy blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, August 03, 2006 11:38 AM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] O K, plan b. Alright, since none of you wimpy bastards would step up to the plate and take on the coveted job of guest coordinator for the shows we are forced to go to plan b. Although, before I give up let me point out all the benefits bestowed upon one by accepting such a challenge. You would of course be associated with the most listened to blindness related shows on either radio reading services or the internet. There would be a special exhibit in the blind handyman hall of fame with your picture and a description of your life and work both in print and brail. and last but certainly not least, thru special arrangement you would be aloud to ask Dan Rossi up to four questions per year. And as if that weren't enough, and it dam well should be I have a bonus for you. If you can keep a secret I might tell you Boops real name. O well, I suppose some persons just don't know a good thing when it comes their way. Seriously, here is plan b. If you can think or know of some one whom you think might make a good guest for either show could you pleas apprise us of that persons contact information. As I said, locating guests for both shows is an every week thing and, any help you can give would be greatly appreciated. We know their are thousands yea, hundreds of thousands of blind people who would make wonderful guests for the shows the question is how do we make contact with them. In total their are almost four hundred persons on both lists. Now I know, some of us are on both so here is the point. If all of you sent us a potential guest we would have enough for several years. o k, if you are on both lists you must send two. Part of this little post has just been in jest but, we really do need all the help we can get. Thanks, Phil Parr. P S, I apologize for calling you a wimpy bastard. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The New Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following Address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.10.5/406 - Release Date: 8/2/06 To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The New Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following Address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: [BlindHandyMan] window air conditioners
If you have a ceiling exhaust fan and about 3/4 inch gap at the bottom of the bathroom, shut the door and turn on the exhaust fan. It will draw the hot out and draw the cool air through the house. Not as good as a attic fan but does work. RJ - Original Message - From: Trouble [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, August 03, 2006 8:12 AM Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] window air conditioners With a Central air unit. You cool all airiers not just one. I got a apartment with a window/wall mount in the wall. It cools only half the apartment. My back bedroom stays warm no matter what I do. Even using a second fan to push the cool air down the hall doesn't do a thing. Glad all rooms here have ceiling fans in them. Wish it had Central air. At 08:37 PM 8/1/2006, you wrote: Lee, I am not really sure that Central Air is best. I think it might depend on how many folks live in your house. It seems to me that if there are just a couple then it would be more efficient to only heat or cool the area you are using. From all I have read the per BTU cost of a window unit is just about the same as the central units. This being the case, since the window units are as efficient then you really gain nothing by using the central unit except the convenience of not having to bother with the units in each area. As high as energy is getting it might save quite a bit of money not to cool those areas of your house you are not currently using. AT night just cool your bedroom and during the day you need not cool the bedroom cause you ain't supposed to be in bed, you are supposed to be out doing something meaningful. (LOL) Cy, the Ancient Okie... you -Original Message- From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of stonedge Sent: Tuesday, August 01, 2006 6:31 AM To: Blind Handyman Subject: [BlindHandyMan] window air conditioners out of 4 window air conditioners, I have two which I can operate. I do this by just unplugging the machine to clean the filters . However two newer ones I can still clean the pop out filter but the newer ones are programable so I do not make any adjustments, especially with the hot weather which has found its way to the Northeast. I might also say, If I had the money and a better brain at the time I would have opted for central air which my furnace is set up for. Now that I said all of that, how many of you are operating air conditioners which are more than 10 years old. .I'dfinish by asking sighted folks in my house to not to touch any settings on these older machines as I always know what is set to what I want. thanks.Lee -- Nondeterminism means never having to say you are wrong. To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The New Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following Address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.10.5/403 - Release Date: 7/28/2006 To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The New Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following Address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links Tim trouble Blindeudora list owner. To subscribe or info: http://www.freelists.org/webpage/blindeudora To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The New
Re: [BlindHandyMan] home remodeling ideas
It depends on how much work you are up to. If there is a area of the house where you could cut a hole in the ceiling between the ceiling joists, without running into wires or other things, I would floor it with 3/4 4x8. If not, than the expensive tongue and groove is the other choice. - Original Message - From: Shawn Keen [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, August 06, 2006 9:36 AM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] home remodeling ideas So many good ideas and not enough time to enact them. I live in this old 1940's built home with a detached garage. It's a single story with an attic. well take that back it has an attic but I'd like to put some floors in up there. Here's what it looks like. You pull the trap door down in the hall and unfold the stairs. when you get up there you have a floored area of about 8 by 8. The rest of it is the beams and insalation that feels like cotten balls. there is a fairly high sealing in there. Someone over 6 foot would have real issues but I can stand up strate in most of it. First things first would be to put in a floor. Crawling from beam to beam isn't all that fun. What kind of wood will I need. do you do something like this in slats or in large peaces? How thick should I go? Do I just leave the insalation where it is and seal it up? I hadn't got far enough in to it to know what I am going to do with it other than storage. The wife thinks it could be large enough to be another room. Putting in stairs would be one heck of a nightmare I imagine but I'm no where near that yet. Just wanted to pick your brains and see what I am getting myself into. Dan you should move down here, There's a house for-sale next door! Just kidding! Shawn To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The New Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following Address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.10.7/410 - Release Date: 8/5/06 To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The New Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following Address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: [BlindHandyMan] How to Make a Network Patch Cable
Not Ray, but here goes. One attach the drain basket that come with the disposal by taking a thin ring of plumber putty and applying it to the bottom of the lip of the drain basket. Insert the basket in the sink hole. Put the paper ring first. Rubber ring on second. Metal ring on third around the threads and than tighten the large nut to the drain basket. You can attach the electric cable to the disposal before installing it to the drain basket now or wait until you install the disposal to the drain basket. I like installing these before installing the disposal to the sink. Now hold the disposal unit as level as possible and press it in place to the drain basket and turn the latch ring on to the lugs of the disposal making sure the drain hole of the disposal is facing the right way for your drain. Attach the drain pipe that comes with the disposal to the disposal. It is usually held in place with a clamp that fits over the flange of the pipe by tightening the bolt. If it is a single bowl sink, just hook up the trap to this pipe and connect the load line to the power switch and you are done. If it is a double bowl sink, you will need a y or tee so you can put in a second trap for the disposal and having a trap for the sink drain. RJ - Original Message - From: David Ferrin [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, August 06, 2006 9:39 AM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] How to Make a Network Patch Cable Yes even though I can see colors I don't always get them correct the first time out. I imagine not being able to do this without Patty's help myself. Still I thank Ray for doing the research that I asked him to do. This may come in handy down the line, in fact I'm sure it will. I'm also going to post it up on the files page along with many of the other articles that have come across here as of late. Lastly Ray I don't recall if there is a file on installing a garbage disposal or not. If there isn't would you please correct that over site as well? Thanks for all the hard work you put in to this venture we have going. Also Tom if you could come up with another alternative to the techniques displayed in this article pertaining to network patch cables please post them as well. Information is good so the more the better. David Ferrin [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: Tom Fowle To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, August 06, 2006 8:13 AM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] How to Make a Network Patch Cable Obviously this task, as discribed here, is inaccessible to a blind person. I wonder if one might do one end at random, then, using a continuity tester, match the wiring to another plug. Bad idea I guess as any sighted person looking at the result would see the colors were wrong. I can imagine wanting to do this if pulling long runs of cable through conduit. I'll ask our network admin guy if he knows of any other options for doing this without seeing colors. Tom Net-Tamer V 1.13 Beta - Registered [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The New Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following Address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.10.7/410 - Release Date: 8/5/06 To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The New Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following Address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups
[BlindHandyMan] Garbage disposal
Here is a article that is more indepht, RJ http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?action=howTop=Improve/garbdispo.html Replacing a garbage disposer is easier than you think. Install a Garbage Disposer Skill Level: Advanced Installing a garbage disposer is a relatively easy project for an intermediate do-it-yourselfer. All you need are a few basic tools (and a little bit of patience) to get started. Lowe's is happy to provide this information as a service to you. If you intend to install one where there was none previously, it will require installing a switch and running electrical power to the unit. You can do this yourself if you are confident in your wiring ability and are familiar with local codes. If not, have an electrician run the wire for you before or after you install the unit. A new installation will also require that your sink have a full-size drain opening. Espanol E-mail Printable Version Add to my Projects table end Article Content Tools Materials Installation Electrical Service Tools Materials item. Tools List of 3 items . Wrench (if unit attaches with bolts) . Phillips and straight Screwdrivers rga/icon_info . Pliers rga/icon_info or pipewrench list end Materials List of 6 items . Hose clamp . Plumber's putty . Wirenuts . Hacksaw rga/icon_info . Goggles . Disposer unit and accessories list end Installation Installation Services! If you are uncomfortable or uncertain about working with electricity, contact a qualified licensed professional for your project. Exclamation When working with electricity always: List of 7 items 1. Turn off the power. 2. Test the wires to ensure the power is off. 3. Lock the panel box, so no one can accidentally turn the power back on while you are working. 4. Check with local authorities to see if a permit is required. 5. Have your work checked by an inspector. 6. Wear eye goggles and a dust mask. 7. To avoid overloading the circuit, consult a licensed electrician. list end If you have a two-bowl sink, remove the drain lines that connect the two bowls. Remove the strainer from the bowl to which you will be attaching the disposer. Then remove the strainer body which forms the rim to which the drain line was attached. Once complete, you will be left with a simple hole in the bottom of the sink bowl. Roll plumbers putty between your hands to form a snake, then run it around the base of the disposer flange included with the unit. Place the flange in the drain hole, seating it firmly. Install the gasket and upper and lower mounting rings on the flange. Then, snap the retaining ring in place. Tighten the three screws on the lower mounting ring until the flange is firmly seated. Most of the plumber's putty will have squeezed from around the top of the flange at this point. Trim the putty and clean the sink. Attach the disposer unit to the flange according to the manufacturer's directions. (Some are attached using a mounting ring. Others are attached with bolts.) Using the included washer or gasket, attach the discharge tube to the discharge opening in the side of the unit. If a dishwasher is to be attached to the unit, knock out the plug inside the dishwasher nipple with a screwdriver. Clamp the dishwasher discharge tube in place on the nipple. Install the drain lines. If you have a two-bowl sink, both bowls can be routed through a single P-trap by running the discharge tube from the disposer to a T in the drain line above the trap. (See the illustration) Back to Top Electrical Service Ideally, the disposer should have its own circuit. If this is impossible or impractical, and you already have a dishwasher in place, you may be able to tie into the dishwasher circuit. The switch necessary to operate the unit is a simple single-pole switch, wired as illustrated in the accompanying graphic. The white wires are tied together with an appropriate wire nut, as are the bare ground wires. The black wires are each attached to a terminal on the switch-the incoming wire is attached to the bottom terminal, and the wire which travels to the disposer unit is attached to the top terminal. If you are using an existing switched circuit, or if you've had an electrician install one for you, the electrical connections necessary to install the disposal are minimal. At the disposal, remove the plate that covers the electrical connections for the unit. Using a appropriate wire nut, connect the white wire from the disposer unit to the white wire from the switch. Do the same with the black wires, then connect the bare ground wire from the switch to the ground connector on the disposer. Replace the cover plate. Back to Top Interactive Design Tools Design Tools How-To Library Interactive Design Tools Project Calculators Installation Services Lowe's Installation Guaranteed If you are not satisfied with the service we provide, we will make it right. Guaranteed. Learn More Tell Us Your Thoughts Sharing your opinion of this article and your experiences
Re: [BlindHandyMan] I'm a pack-rat!
Borrow my wife for a week. I can guarantee you excellence results. And if you go away for two days, it will be done in one. smile - Original Message - From: Barry Levine [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, August 06, 2006 1:47 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] I'm a pack-rat! Hi Folks, I'm just writing this out of frustration with myself. My workshop, which is as old as the house... Twenty years, is filled with the detritus of projects going back those twenty years, and I can't seem to get myself to throw anything away! What's wrong with me? I need a twelve-step program... Pack-rats anonymous. Hello, my name is Barry Levine... And I keep workshop crap! I have scraps of odd-shaped wood which are good for nothing, except the fireplace. I have specialty nuts, bolts and various other fastening hardware which, if they ever had a purpose, I've long since forgotten what it is. But, of course, you never know when you're going to need a specialty fastener for something which, currently, doesn't exist. I have old power tools which no longer work. I have table-saw blades with broken teeth. Anyone in need of a 10 inch sawblade with broken teeth? Didn't think so. I have scraps of PVC... Again, good for nothing. I have old Christmas tree lights which found their way to my workshop a decade ago because they weren't working. They're still not working. Am I going to bother to fix them? No! So, why do I still have them? Why do I have allen wrenches which came with something or another, yet I no longer own the something or another? Why do I hang on to a handsaw which is hopelessly bowed? Why do I have spools of speaker wire for speakers which I no longer have?... Speaker wire that I'll never use again, having long since moved on to other types of speaker wire? Is it a sin to throw away old speaker wire? I have an old toybox down there, which one of my kids broke when he was about 5 years old. He's now twenty-two. And, the toybox wasn't anything special when we bought it! Though, I suppose it does serve a purpose in that it is the storage place for a whole bunch of other crap which I'll never need or use again. I have an old wooden kitchen chair waiting to be fixed. We replaced that entire kitchen set about 5 years ago. We got rid of it... Except this chair... Which, of course, is still sitting down there, waiting for me to fix. And the old paint! The paint cans! Paint cans from when the house was first built! Can you believe it? And batteries, and battery chargers... From tools which no longer work. But, you just never know when they might spring back to life, and if I threw away the batteries, I'd be sunk. So, there they sit... Just waiting for a purpose in life. Does anyone know of a cure for this disease? I'd be forever in your debt! --Barry To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The New Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following Address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.10.7/410 - Release Date: 8/5/06 To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The New Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following Address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: [BlindHandyMan] home remodeling ideas
Shawn, Ever give it a thought of putting a window in the gable and bringing up plywood through the opening to cover the floor in the attic? RJ- Original Message - From: Shawn Keen [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, August 07, 2006 9:31 AM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] home remodeling ideas I see, thanks for the information. This home was built in 1941. back in the time in the U.S when things were built to last! Not acording to who the cheapist contracter was. I'll have to ask my neighbor but I bet his home is the same way with the 2 by 8's. - Original Message - From: Dale Leavens [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, August 07, 2006 10:15 AM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] home remodeling ideas Joists refer to horizontal structural members. They are the planks set on edge under a floor or over a ceiling. It gets a little complicated because when talking of a roof frame, the more or less triangular structures now commonly used and known as trusses will call the horizontal members stringers or something else. It is very unusual to have 2 by 8 as the joists over a ceiling except between the stories of a multi-storied home and usually those will be 2 by 10 or more. In a ceiling, 24 inch centres are not unusual even with 2 by 4 construction and these days with engineered trusses there may not even be 2 by 4. Partitions are the walls which separate rooms. The wall between kitchen and livingroom usually provides support for a ceiling particularly if it runs perpendicular to the ceiling joists. Often they are weight bearing walls and should not be removed or if modified, should be reinforced across the tops of doors to help support the weight above. Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada [EMAIL PROTECTED] Skype DaleLeavens Come and meet Aurora, Nakita and Nanook at our polar bear habitat. - Original Message - From: Shawn Keen [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, August 07, 2006 3:32 AM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] home remodeling ideas Just so I am using the right terminology are Joist the 2 by 8 boards that go across the sealing or the floor of the attic.? Also what are partitions? - Original Message - From: Dale Leavens [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, August 06, 2006 1:57 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] home remodeling ideas The joists then are probably on 24 inch centers. Depending a little on how many partitions are under, 2 by 8 should be quite good. Commonly the sub floor is made of tongue and grooved 5/8th plywood which comes in 4 by 8 foot sheets. I doubt you will be able to get them through the trap door. You may be able to buy planks of ship which has a rabbet along the edges which you nail through to the joist overlapping each piece. You may even be able to buy tongue groove. Traditionally such planks are nailed down diagonally across the joists. If you are going to live in the space then you will either want to bring heat into it or remove the insulation to permit heat to rise into the space. You will then want to keep that heat from contacting the under side of the roof decking unless you live in a moderate climate. Because there is an air conditioner I am guessing you will want to insulate against heat on the roof from heating that space, either way you will need to maintain air circulation under the roof decking. You can leave the insulation over the ceiling for it's sound properties and if you are just using the space for storage then it won't matter much. You may like to bring some more electricity up there, lots of people like to run a radio shack from their attic or model trains, things like that. Have fun! Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada [EMAIL PROTECTED] Skype DaleLeavens Come and meet Aurora, Nakita and Nanook at our polar bear habitat. - Original Message - From: Shawn Keen [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, August 06, 2006 9:19 AM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] home remodeling ideas Okay, I had another look. What do they have for a floor up there now? a board that's probably about 3 foot wide and 8 feet long. that's a guestament. the beams up there are 2 by 8. Only the space just beyond the ladder and too the air conditioning unit is covered right now. Generally you wouldn't be able to get sheets of plywood up through the trap door so you will need to use plank construction. One trouble though is nailing, the joists are probably only 2 by 4 and not rigid enough, hammering and moving about particularly over wider spans like a living room will probably cause movement and cracks in the ceiling plaster or screws or nails to pop. Just
Re: [BlindHandyMan] Skill Saw
You are pinching the saw blade. Try going a little easier and let the blade do the work. Another way is to make a small jig like a carpenter square that can be clamped on the board for a crosscut and use it as a guide. What I did was cut out a triangle out of a piece of 1/2 inch plywood and grooved out a piece of 1 x 1 1/2 inch board and screwed and glue the triangle into the groove and clamp it on to the board I am cutting. Or if I am ripping I will c clamp a straight board on the piece I am ripping and use it as my guide.Hope I made myself clear. RJ - Original Message - From: Jewel Blanch [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, August 07, 2006 10:47 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Skill Saw Tell me: clever folk: why is it that when I try to use my skill saw, I get so far and then instead of the blade progressing onward, it springs back? Am I pushing it crooked? Jewel To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The New Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following Address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.10.7/410 - Release Date: 8/5/06 To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The New Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following Address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
[BlindHandyMan] Post for deck and porch
http://www.hammerzone.com/archives/decks/oldporch/found/footing.htm I was surprise in your area the code calls for cement instead of gravel around the deck posts. For years I been using the method in this article to keep the water away from the deck posts. This site also have more articles pertaining to the subject. Bruce W. Maki, Editor This article describes the procedure for making a simple square footing from concrete. While the structure being supported is a porch for an old house, this footing method would work equally well for a deck. This footing is quite large (16 by 16) and was used to support a 6x6 post. Smaller posts could use a much smaller footing, perhaps 8 square or 12 square. When this photo was taken we had just completed a repair job on the stone foundation below the porch. The porch framing had rotted and was removed a few years earlier. We used a pair of 2x6's to prop up the porch roof. The previous owners had used these concrete blocks to support the corner of the porch deck. We continued to use the blocks for temporary support while the house foundation was repaired. But at this point the blocks were invited to leave. Right below the cement blocks was this large (but shallow) footing. This hunk of concrete was about 24 inches in diameter. This footing was a waste of time and material. It doesn't need to be so big, but it needed to be deeper in the ground. Here in Northern Michigan footings normally must be at least 48 inches deep to ensure that frost never gets below them and heaves them upward. We dug the hole about 5 feet deep. First we used a shovel to excavate about 2 feet down, and then we used a pair of post-hole diggers to complete the task. The soil on the bottom of the hole was leveled and tamped with a 4x4 post. We made a simple footing form out of 2x8 boards. The footing will be 16 x 16, and almost 8 thick. Technical Stuff: This footing size is far bigger than the minimum required. We estimated the load on the porch column to be no more than 2,000 pounds. For the roof, we estimated 500 pounds of dead load (the wood and shingles) and 500 pounds of live load (one-fourth of the 5' x 13' roof area, multiplied by the 30 pound-per-square-foot snow load for this area). Then we assumed the same load for the porch floor. This 16-inch-square footing has 1.78 square feet of bearing area. Even the lowest capacity soil (soft clay or loam) can withstand 2000 pounds per square foot (PSF). But the soil here is a sandy clay, which can support 4000 PSF or possibly more. So our footing would be able to support over 7,000 pounds safely. True, it's over-built, but the extra cost is trivial (a $1.65 bag of concrete mix). We used a long stick to accurately position the old porch column perfectly plumb. The red numbers on the stick are from some other job and don't mean anything. In a wheelbarrow I mixed 2 and 1/2 bags of ready-mix concrete. Estimating Concrete Quantities: Cured concrete weighs between 120 and 140 pounds per cubic foot. Each 60 pound bag makes about 1/2 of a cubic foot of concrete. I calculated the footing volume to be 1.2 cubic feet, so I needed a little more than 2 bags. I placed a couple of inches of concrete in the bottom of the footing, and then pushed in two pieces of reinforcing bar (rebar) in an X-formation. These pieces of rebar are set about an inch above the bottom. Putting rebar in the exact center (when viewed vertically) of a footing, slab, or beam is a waste. The center of these horizontal structures is known as the neutral axis, and it usually bears no tensile or compressive stresses. There is no benefit to strengthening the neutral axis. Rebar is needed near the bottom and possibly near the top of footings and similar structures. When the concrete form was filled, I pushed in two more pieces of rebar, just below the surface by an inch or so. This is an anchor bolt. The L-shape keeps it locked in the concrete. I pushed the anchor bolt (with the nut and washer removed) into the center of the footing. This is a concrete edging tool. Very inexpensive, less than $5. The edger is meant for creating smooth rounded edges on sidewalks and driveway slabs. I used the edger to form a neat corner on the footing. I have never seen professional concrete contractors do this to footings. So why did we do it? Because a rounded corner is less prone to chipping and cracking. This took about 5 seconds. I had the tool nearby. What the heck? This is a premium galvanized steel 6 post base. The hole in the center is for the anchor bolt. The post rests above the concrete footing, which keeps it drier, thus prolonging it's life. While the concrete was still wet, I put the post base in place, so it would be level and slightly embedded in the concrete. I did not install the washer and nut until the next day, when the concrete had hardened. Later, when we did the porch framing, we installed the 6x6 treated post. We probably could have used a 4x4 post, but
Re: [BlindHandyMan] New Tool Review, Tile Cutting Saw
Ray, I agree with this article, A power tile cutter is worth its weight in gold. It not only save time, but also save tile breakage. 3 years ago my wife and I started out with a manual tile cutter, laying down more than 1100 square feet of the stuff. It didn't take me long to rent a tile table saw for $12.50 a day. What we did, was to lay all the full tile, rent the saw for a day and cut and filled in the needed areas. Which took us just a short time to finish that task and had the saw back at the rental place before 5 PM that day. RJ - Original Message - From: Boyce, Ray [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, August 15, 2006 11:20 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] New Tool Review, Tile Cutting Saw Hi GMC LSTSAW Laser Tile Cutting Saw Review So you've made more than a hundred woodworking projects, spent endless hours in the workshop, and now its time to renovate the bathroom, kitchen or laundry area and your significant other wants you to do it! Tiling may not be your specialty, but if you need to cut tiles to fit an edge or to work around an immovable object, a powered tile cutter will make life a little easier! Today we are taking a look at the GMC Tile Cutter, which is another tool from the GMC range fitted out with their Redeye laser feature. Let's take a closer look... Out of the Box The GMC LSTSAW Laser Tile Cutting saw ships mostly assembled. All you really need to do is attach the laser mount arm to the saw, add the fence, and install the supplied batteries into the laser's battery compartment. Certainly one of the more simpler and quicker out-of-the-box setups we have encountered lately I must say! There is the normal high-quality, color-printed manual supplied with the tile saw, as with most GMC products now, as well as standard warranty card and registration information. Everything was in tip-top condition once assembled - no dints or dings to be seen. Specifications Below are the listed specifications as per the manual for this tool: Power: 650W Speed: 2950 RPM Blade Size: 180mm Diamond Blade Bore Size: 15.88mm (5/8) Bevel Capacity: 0 to 45 degrees Maximum Cutting Depth at 90 deg: 35mm Maximum Cutting Depth at 45 deg: 21mm Table Size: 420mm x 360mm Laser Class: 2 Laser Output: 1mW Batteries: 2 x AAA Features Function The first feature you may notice once you have this tool out of the box and are ready to move it to its place of use is the integrated tool handle. Located on the left side of the tool (when standing in front of it) the flip up handle allows you to carry the tool around very easily and conveniently. The weight of the tool seems pretty well centered under the handle, so there is little strain when lugging the tool around. The motor offers 650W output. For tile cutting this is plenty. Most tiles have a similar thickness and few ceramic tiles measure more than a quarter or third of an inch thick (except from some specialty tiles) so 650W of power is more than enough to complete regular tile cutting tasks with ease. I haven't been able to bog the saw down yet during a regular tile cut. The motor is also of the induction type. It is very quiet when switched on and no ear protection will be needed. Once you start cutting a tile however, the noise level jumps up a little. This is not the saw itself becoming noisier, but simply the noise the tile makes as it is being sliced by the diamond blade. The saw uses a standard, non-segmented 180mm diamond edged cutting blade. The bore size is listed at 15.88mm, which is 5/8. Finding replacement blades shouldn't be terribly difficult if you search a big box hardware store, or from tile retailers that also sell cutting gear (many do). A quality tile cutting blade will last for quite a long time if used only to cut common tile materials. A plastic blade guard protects the user from accidentally striking a spinning blade causing injury. Personally, I found the blade guard was a little flimsy, but when set properly, it performs the task it is designed to do and doesn't really move when the saw is turned on and cutting is in progress, so who I am to criticize! Its light weight probably contributes to the saw's easy portability, so my back certainly is thankful for that. The next main feature is the table itself. It can tilt to the right to 45 degrees if you have a need to make a beveled tile cut. As most tile cuts will likely be made at the square 90 degree setting, I didn't really find much use for the tilting table function but at least the function is there if and when you do need it. A small knob on the front of the unit releases the table allowing you to tilt it to 45 degrees. The small etched scale and arrow marking system approximates the bevel angle. It's crude but more than sufficient for tiling cuts, where accuracy to less than a single degree is rarely required, if at all. The scale on the table itself
Re: [BlindHandyMan] Fan maintenance
Some of these fans are made so you can't take them apart without some effort. But it is a good ideal to lubricate the bearing. I use a little Vaseline on the shaft that seems to work well. RJ - Original Message - From: Jennifer Jackson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, January 22, 2006 10:51 AM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Fan maintenance Ok, this question also involves a true confession. *smile* I have a fan that I use every night and is about three years old. I have never done any kind of eminence to it. It has gotten where it will not run on low and hesitates before it starts on high. Obviously I need to pull it apart and clean the blades and all, but should I do some special kind of oiling? Jennifer [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The New Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following Address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.405 / Virus Database: 268.10.10/419 - Release Date: 8/15/06 To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The New Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following Address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: [BlindHandyMan] ice maker
My opinion is to let the guarantee take care of it. The most I would do, is defrost the unit. RJ - Original Message - From: brice mijares [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, August 21, 2006 4:05 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] ice maker I am having a problem with my ice maker. The ice is being made, but once froze, the mechanism that rolls around and forces the cubes out isn't doing it's job. Yes, I have the arm that turns on and off the ice maker in the correct position. The type is the kind that you can get water, crush ice, and ice cubes right from the door. It's under warranty, and they are coming out next week, but if I can get it fixed before then I'd appreciate it. To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The New Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following Address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.405 / Virus Database: 268.11.4/424 - Release Date: 8/21/06 To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The New Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following Address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: [BlindHandyMan] What's the buzz?
Wal-Mart has a very good concentrate spray that worked for me. It is called bug be gone. Around $6 for about a 8 or 12 ounce bottle. I bought a hose sprayer and set the amount of concentrate per gallon and did the perimeter of the house and the shutters which were loaded with yellow jackets or hornets. It only took one treatment. RJ - Original Message - From: Boop [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, August 23, 2006 9:54 AM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] What's the buzz? Here is the problem. We have flower beds right outside our main door. There are some different bushes and flowers planted in the 10 foot bed. Right now, there is also some kind of ground nest of bees/wasps/hornets planted right at the base of one of the bushes. The bed is about 4 feet from the house and is covered in bark mulch, so burning them out is not an option. Tom got nailed once in the hand before we knew the bees were there, and after 4 days, you can almost see the knuckle again. We have sprayed that hole, then he sprayed another hole that he found about 6 feet away from the first hole. Last night I walked outside about an hour after he sprayed and all I could hear were the swarming bees. Does anyone have another solution to get rid of the bees? We have used two or three cans of spray on them so far, but they are still there. Boop -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.0.394 / Virus Database: 268.11.3/423 - Release Date: 8/18/2006 To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The New Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following Address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.405 / Virus Database: 268.11.5/425 - Release Date: 8/22/06 To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The New Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following Address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: [BlindHandyMan] What's the buzz?
Hi there, I have vinyl siding and it hasn't stain it or My wife would have raise hell. plus I live on 9 acres in the middle of the lot, where there are only 2 acres that are cleared and the rest is woods. This year, I had a professional come in early spring and had them treat the house for $135, with a guarantee of 9 month without a insect problem. No bees, hornet spiders, wasps and etc. It was worth the money spend and for the nest in the surrounding trees, I still use Bugs be Gone. RJ - Original Message - From: Boop [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, August 23, 2006 2:04 PM Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] What's the buzz? Hi RJ, Our house is surrounded by woods, so I know this won't be the last time we have bees. I think I'll send Tom to Wal-mart soon. This stuff won't kill the plants, or stain the vinyl siding, right? We always have a problem with another kind of bug in the fall too. We my try this stuff on the western conifer seed bugs too. I have other names for them, but we won't go there on the list. Thanks. Boop Wal-Mart has a very good concentrate spray that worked for me. It is called bug be gone. Around $6 for about a 8 or 12 ounce bottle. I bought a hose sprayer and set the amount of concentrate per gallon and did the perimeter of the house and the shutters which were loaded with yellow jackets or hornets. It only took one treatment. RJ -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.0.394 / Virus Database: 268.11.3/423 - Release Date: 8/18/2006 To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The New Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following Address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.405 / Virus Database: 268.11.5/425 - Release Date: 8/22/06 To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The New Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following Address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
[BlindHandyMan] Mailbox post
Here is what I did for the mailbox post. Took a 4x 4 x 10' and cut it in half. Rounded the top cut end of one of the five foot pieces. Measured up 4 foot on that post and cut a groove half way through the thickness of the post. The width of the 4 x 4 and cut a piece three foot long off the other five foot piece at a 45 degree angle and cut a groove to match the first groove on the five foot post. Tap the two pieces together and secured them with screw. Cut a 45 degree angle on the remaining two foot piece and braced up the cross piece with it . Bought a 4 x 4 ground bracket. Pound it into the ground and took the post and placed it into the bracket and tighten the nut to secure the 5 foot post and attached the mailbox to the cross piece and it been there now for three years. When the snowplow hit it this year, all I had to do was reset the post into the metal bracket and secure it with the nut. To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The New Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following Address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: [BlindHandyMan] question building screens
I found a good heavy wire fencing material to work for this. Something like fencing for a rabbit pen. - Original Message - From: Kevin Doucet [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, September 16, 2006 10:31 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] question building screens Hi list, My house is on a hill and the ground in the back rises so that my crawl space vents are , slightly, below ground. As many may know this sort of structure has a wall of bricks around the perimeter of the vents in a manner which is called a well. I can actually sit comfortably on these brick walls surrounding the vents. Well, Every fall I get lots of leaves in these wells. I want to build frames with a screen material to place on top of these wells to catch the leaves so I can easily dump them off, instead of digging all the leaves out. So, what ideas do you have to make the screens in a manner to serve my purpose and still be strong enough to stand up to the task. I don't feel just the screen material will be strong enough to sustain the weight of the leaves on their own. Might need some sort of frame work of rods or something. I feel I may need to use pressure treated wood. What do all of you think. Thanks. Kevin Doucet [EMAIL PROTECTED] confuse as says Blind man with unmarked forehead has large belly! -- Internal Virus Database is out-of-date. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.11.7 - Release Date: 9/1/2006 To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The New Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following Address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.405 / Virus Database: 268.12.4/449 - Release Date: 9/15/06 To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The New Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following Address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: [BlindHandyMan] size of chain saw
No problem with Max. Just don't call me to late for the cook out when you get the fire burning after you chop down that there cherry tree. A buck saw is manual, but I fine to be a helpful tool. It is a saw which has a 1 inch tubular structure that is shaped in some what of a v form the saw blade fits in. As for a electric saw, for small jobs, I have a Sears 12 inch electric saw I had for years, as long as the blade is sharp, it does a good job up to about 6 to 8 inches. But fine my 18 inch saw to be my weapon of choice. RJ - Original Message - From: brice mijares [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, September 20, 2006 11:36 AM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] size of chain saw Hi max, first of all, what is a buck saw? If it's manual, I don't want it. Also, I was doing some checking around on the web, and didn't fine anything gas powered that was smaller than 14 inches. They sure do have a big selection of electric chain saws. I still don't believe in these electric chain saws. One of my in laws cut a stump down for me a few years ago that was about 6 inches in diameter, and it must have took him at least 10 minutes to cut through it. To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The New Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following Address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.405 / Virus Database: 268.12.5/451 - Release Date: 9/19/06 To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The New Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following Address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: [BlindHandyMan] Neighbor's Pets
Why not shoot the party that is responsible, instead of the animals that aren't? - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, September 27, 2006 8:56 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Neighbor's Pets Hire a commando covered in cat stink to lie outside with a shotgun and finish these intruders I'm sorry but I ave no tolerance for those who want to walk around my place without paying proper respect to my ownership. Feed them poisoned mice. Hire a virologist. On Wed, 27 Sep 2006, Lee A. Stone wrote: Geno, maybe if the Lady installed one of those stuffed barking dogs from Walmart, one that would not only bark every 5 minutes but would also produce heavy volumes of gas, then maybe the cats would never return. Now if the barking and gas producing dog did not do it then of course a Hancy woman project is in line. inclose the porch with chicken wire and hang obscene signs all over this now inclosed porch. . if that does not work. I'd go for the falme thrower. Lee -- Hark, the Herald Tribune sings, Advertising wondrous things. Angels we have heard on High Tell us to go out and Buy. -- Tom Lehrer To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The New Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following Address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The New Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following Address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The New Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following Address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: [BlindHandyMan] Shoe repair
The last time this happen I used a product called gorilla - Original Message - From: Art Rizzino [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, September 28, 2006 8:02 AM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Shoe repair Hello list, Does anyone have experience with securing the tread of a shoe that is starting to peel off? The tread is rubbery and the material that it was attached to is spongy. I assume if I try to use contact cement the heat created when bonding would probably melt something. Hot melt from a glue gun will be to stiff if I can even get it in between anyways. Rubber cement I guess would probably peel back over time caused by the flexing of the shoe. So I have been tempted to try Elmer's glue. I have not tried this yet, I believe that I have both the paper and wood types available. Does anyone know what would work well for this type of shoe repair? Thanks in advance, Art [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The New Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following Address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The New Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following Address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: [BlindHandyMan] PVC Plumbing
I found that it is best to throw the stuff away and buy new. For it is better to be sure than sorry. - Original Message - From: Lee A. Stone [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, September 30, 2006 2:02 AM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] PVC Plumbing How long is those cans of glue or cement good for? I have a couple of small cans and know there is some left in them.Lee -- It has been justly observed by sages of all lands that although a man may be most happily married and continue in that state with the utmost contentment, it does not necessarily follow that he has therefore been struck stone-blind. -- H. Warner Munn To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The New Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following Address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The New Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following Address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: [BlindHandyMan] Chainsaw
First make sure you have the chain going the right direction. I do this by lightly running my thumb over the chain to make sure the chain cutting blade on the top of the bar is going away from me. Tighten the tension enough to hold the blade in place and turn the chain by hand and this will set the chain in the socket and hold it in place in the bar groove. Sure hope this is of some help and I am making my self clear. For before I started to use this method, I was about to throw the chainsaw in the garbage. smile RJ - Original Message - From: Jewel Blanch [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, October 01, 2006 1:11 AM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Chainsaw I am, rapidly, going around the bend in my fruitless attempts to get the chain to fit and remain in the bar groove. I have changed the chain before successfully, but how I did it beats me! I drop the chain over the flywheel, and then fit the bar underneath. What is the trick to getting the chain into the part of the groove that is under the flywheel. The only tool I have when doing this maddening job is a combination socket spanner/screwdriver. Any tips and tricks that I can use and thus, save my tattered nerves from complete destruction? Jewel To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The New Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following Address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The New Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following Address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: [BlindHandyMan] Chainsaw
Some times on the newer models, the adjustment screw is on the bar itself. - Original Message - From: Ken Hawk [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, October 01, 2006 1:04 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Chainsaw Jewel, there is a screw that moves the bar back and forth from the sprocket. On the wrench that came with your saw should be a screwdriver for this purpose. You will have to turn it backwards to move the bar closer to the sprocket, then move it back out. Once you have the chain in the bar, and start to titan the chain, pick up the chain from the middle of the bar, the guides on the bottom of the chain should just clear the top of the bar where you have a hold of it, you don't want the chain to tight, it will get to hot when running. Now completely tighten the nuts that secure the bar. Ken Hawk To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The New Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following Address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The New Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following Address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: [BlindHandyMan] New Wood Plastic Composites
What I have seen of them, They have their down side. RJ - Original Message - From: Boyce, Ray [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, October 04, 2006 7:12 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] New Wood Plastic Composites Hi Wood-plastic composites, often used for such things as outdoor decking, are one of the fastest growing components of the wood composites industry. Some projections have suggested that these products, which were used for less than 1 percent of decking in the mid-1990s, may capture 20 percent of that market by 2010. Composite products made from wood and plastic are highly desirable for their low maintenance and ability to resist rot, said Kaichang Li, an associate professor in the OSU Department of Wood Science and Engineering. But their use has been limited because of high cost and low strength, a result of inadequate adhesion between the wood fibers and plastic. Fundamentally, Li said, this is because wood and plastic are like oil and water, and do not mix well. Wood is hydrophilic -- it absorbs water -- and plastic is hydrophobic, repelling it. A compatibilizer, typically a polymer that bridges the interface between the wood and plastic in these products, improves stress transfer and increases their strength and stiffness. The new wood-plastic composites use superior compatibilizers developed in Li's laboratory, and an innovative technology for mixing wood and thermoplastics such as nylons, in which the melting temperature of the plastic is higher than the wood degradation temperature. With this approach, the new wood-plastic composites can use very inexpensive plastics such as those found in old carpet fibers -- about 4.4 billion pounds of which are now wasted every year, going into landfills where they are extremely slow to biodegrade and pose a significant waste disposal problem. They could also open the door for improved utilization of low-grade woody biomass from needed thinning of Oregon forests, which is increasingly being done to improve forest health and prevent catastrophic wildfire. A better value added use for that wood fiber could be important, experts say. The technology may prompt a major expansion of the wood-plastic composite industry into new types of products and uses, experts say. In particular, such products may help further replace wood treated with chemical preservatives, some of which have already been banned due to health and environmental concerns. This new material is far superior to anything currently available in the wood-plastic composite market, Li said. It should become an important new product and an industry with the potential for rapid growth. So far, the research on the new product has only been done at a laboratory scale. Findings have been published in the Journal of Applied Polymer Science and other professional publications. Scientists now want to duplicate the findings at something much closer to an industrial scale, which they will be able to do with the contribution to OSU of a $180,000 extruder from ENTEK, a Lebanon, Ore., firm that manufactures extruders for bio-based composites. A local startup company in Corvallis, Sustainable Industries Group, LLC, is also supporting the research. And the Oregon Nanoscience and Microtechnologies Institute has provided support to get the new equipment installed, which also has the capability to produce nanocomposite materials. The new wood-plastic composites are just the latest advance with new adhesives and materials from Li's research programs. In the past few years, his research also began a revolution in wood adhesives. Inspired by the way mussels on the ocean shore cling to rocks despite pounding waves, Li found their secret -- an unusual adhesive that could be mimicked by modifications of abundant and inexpensive soy protein. The modified soy protein can be used as an adhesive for production of plywood, particleboard and other wood composite panels, without giving off the carcinogenic formaldehyde fumes common with traditional wood adhesives. That patented adhesive has already been commercially used for production of wood composite panels by Columbia Forest Products, the largest producer of decorative interior panels in the nation. All plywood plants of Columbia Forest Products have been converted to using the new technology in face of rapidly rising demand. And one of the latest innovations, still in early research phases, is cellulose crystals from wood for use in rubber products. Products such as tires now often use silica in their manufacturing processes, which can create waste disposal concerns. The use of wood -- a renewable material -- might address that problem and some day have the nation driving on tires made at least partially out of trees. ** This message and its attachments may contain
Re: [BlindHandyMan] Their stupidity floors me!
I don't know exactly what you have there, but I threw away all that junk and put in two large metal screws in place of the nut and bolt. The tension holds the metal screws in place and when releasing the tension on mine, all I have to do is back the metal screws out by hand. RJ - Original Message - From: Jewel Blanch [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2006 5:10 AM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Their stupidity floors me! I bought a bow saw yesterday, and when I got it home, and stripped the cardboard shield off the blade, I found that there was a second blade there, which was very nice, but where the stupidity comes in is that to remove the second blade, which is for ripping, one has to take both blades off, and, that isn't easy! The main blade is held in place with a nut and screw. The obvious thing to do, (well, obvious to me anyway!) would be to have the spare blade under the nut, but it is under the screw head, so to get it off, you have to take the nut off, and then wind a very tight fitting screw out of the whole shebang. Once you have the spare blade off, you reassemble the saw, hoping like hell that the screw goes back through the main blade! Is that crazy? or what? Jewel To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The New Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following Address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The New Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following Address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: [BlindHandyMan] Their stupidity floors me!
That even sounds better than the metal screws. - Original Message - From: Ken Hawk [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2006 12:39 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Their stupidity floors me! My hand buck saw has two smooth pins with heads. when you release the tension the pins pick right out. Ken Hawk - Original Message - From: rj [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2006 12:00 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Their stupidity floors me! I don't know exactly what you have there, but I threw away all that junk and put in two large metal screws in place of the nut and bolt. The tension holds the metal screws in place and when releasing the tension on mine, all I have to do is back the metal screws out by hand. RJ - Original Message - From: Jewel Blanch [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2006 5:10 AM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Their stupidity floors me! I bought a bow saw yesterday, and when I got it home, and stripped the cardboard shield off the blade, I found that there was a second blade there, which was very nice, but where the stupidity comes in is that to remove the second blade, which is for ripping, one has to take both blades off, and, that isn't easy! The main blade is held in place with a nut and screw. The obvious thing to do, (well, obvious to me anyway!) would be to have the spare blade under the nut, but it is under the screw head, so to get it off, you have to take the nut off, and then wind a very tight fitting screw out of the whole shebang. Once you have the spare blade off, you reassemble the saw, hoping like hell that the screw goes back through the main blade! Is that crazy? or what? Jewel To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The New Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following Address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The New Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following Address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The New Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following Address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The New Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following Address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining
Re: [BlindHandyMan] rattling pipes
More likely the washer or seal on the ballcock doesn't have pressure on it. This could and in more cases does cause a rattling noise in the pipes. I suggest you replace the ballcock with a flow-master ballcock. Spend the extra dollar and get the one with the round plastic pipe, which the float rides up on. The I bean flow master just doesn't do the job. How you change a ball cock. 1. Turn off the water to the tank. 2 flush to remove most of the water from the tank 3. Take a sponge and sponge out the rest of the water from the tank. 4.Disconnect the supply line from the bottom of the ballcock. 6 Remove the retaining nut from the ballcock 7 Lift old ballcock from tank. Installing new ballcock 1. If you purchase a flow-master with the round pipe. Adjust height of ball cock by holding upper part of ballcock and turning bottom for adjustment. Should be about 1/2 inch from top of tank. 2 Place gasket on threaded end 3 Place ballcock in tank. 4 make sure float is at the right angle in tank for smooth operation. 5 Place retainer nut on ballcock and tighten 6 pour some water in tank to make sure gasket is sealed at bottom of tank. 7 attach the supply line and tighten nut so there is no leak at the fitting. RJ - Original Message - From: Robert Riddle [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2006 12:45 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] rattling pipes Recently, my stepson broke the floater in the toilet tank. That big plastic ball on the articulated arm that stops the water flow when it reaches a certain level. So now, to flush it, we turn on the water from the wall valve. When we do this, the pipes make a very loud rattling sound as if they want to jump out of their mountings. HOw do I fix this? The nuts ataching the in flow pipe to the tank and to the wall seem to be tight, so I can only guess this is happening inside the wall. Is this about right? [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The New Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following Address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The New Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following Address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: [BlindHandyMan] Their stupidity floors me!
Usually there is a lever on the grip side that pulls down to loosen the tension. RJ - Original Message - From: Jewel Blanch [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2006 6:06 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Their stupidity floors me! As far as I can tell, the blade fits behind a little hook at the hand end, and the nut and screw is at the other. I will look again, carefully, and see if there is anything else there to slack off the tension, which, of course, would make it easier to get that darned screw out. Jewel - Original Message - From: Tom Fowle [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, October 06, 2006 6:28 AM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Their stupidity floors me! Jewel, sounds like one of those things they may do to make it easier on the manufacturer, but not on the user. However isn't there a bolt that tightens up the blade longwise which you release to make everything less tense? Or did you allready loosen that? Tom To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The New Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following Address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The New Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following Address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: [BlindHandyMan] water sealing paint
Jeff, There is a fairly new product made by Rustolium, It is a proxy paint mix you mix just before you use it. If I remember my wife had three hours to apply it. You paint a area 4x4 and sprinkle on these small chips for a sparkle affect. They tell me our basement looks great. You can buy this at Home-Depot or other places that sales paint. The cost is $49 a gallon for areas like a basement, or $59 a gallon in heavy traffic areas like a garage. Had the stuff down for about a year and we love it. We plan on doing the garage with it next year. The only thing the area you are painting must be clean. RJ - Original Message - From: Jeff Kisecker [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Handiman Blind blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, October 13, 2006 6:39 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] water sealing paint Hi: Quite some time ago, we discussed sealing a concrete floor with some kind of water sealing paint. Can someone please tell me what that product would be called? Thanks much, Jeff -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.408 / Virus Database: 268.13.4/475 - Release Date: 10/13/2006 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The New Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following Address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The New Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following Address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: [BlindHandyMan] Quartz Infrared Heaters
Not Ray, But you can order them off the net, by typing in Edenpure the edit field of your search engine. Amazon has one up for bid at the present. The bid is $305 the last time I looked. The retail price is $397 for the larger model and around $300 for the smaller model. The cabinet is made of plastic and has a 60 day money back guarantee, Believe the unit is guaranteed for three years. They are basing the energy saving on the price of fuel oil. RJ - Original Message - From: Ken Hawk [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, October 14, 2006 9:24 AM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Quartz Infrared Heaters Ray, do you know where you can purchase these units? Ken Hawk - Original Message - From: Ray Boyce [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, October 15, 2006 8:15 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Quartz Infrared Heaters Hi Ed This is what I found out about the heater Q. What is the origin of this amazing heating element in the EdenPURET Heater? A. This advanced heating element was discovered accidentally by a man named John Jones. He had a large old farmhouse that was impossible to heat. Jones had a coal furnace in his basement. Jones placed a sheet of cured copper near the furnace to store it. Cured copper is a type of copper that goes through an extensive heating process to give it special properties. EdenPURET Quartz Infrared Portable Heater After the fire went out in the coal furnace, Jones noticed that the sheet of copper was heating his entire basement evenly, even though the furnace was no longer putting out heat. He also was amazed as to how long the heat stayed in the copper and continued to warm the room. Jones was so taken back by this that he started to experiment. He formed a company to develop a heating source out of this cured copper. But Jones had a number of children and he did not want a heating source that would cause a fire or create other hazardous situations like creating carbon monoxide or radiation. He also did not want his children to get burned. To make a long story short, through a great deal of research and development, Jones developed a heating source that utilized commercial infrared quartz tubes. Q. What advantages does infrared quartz tube heating source have over other heating source products? A. John Jones designed his heating source around the three most important consumer benefits: economy, comfort, and safety. The final development of this infrared quartz heat source cannot be matched by any other heating system in the world. In the EdenPURE system, electricity is used to generate infrared light which, in turn, creates a very safe heat. Infrared is the safest form of heat because it does not create carbon monoxide or harmful radiation. And, most importantly, infrared heat does not reach a burning temperature. After a great deal of research and development, very efficient infrared heat chambers were developed that utilize three unique patented solid copper heat exchangers in one EdenPURE Heater. Over 5 years of research, development and real life field testing stand behind this heat source. It has now worked in residential and commercial applications worldwide for over 25 years. Q. Why is it that this quartz infrared heating source uses less energy to create heat than other sources? A. Actually, there is more than one reason. One of the primary reasons is that heat at combustion level, which is what all other heat sources use, causes the heat to instantly rise to the ceiling. Therefore, the heat is not evenly distributed, causing a very inefficient and uncomfortable heat source. The EdenPURE Quartz Infrared Portable Heater does not use burning heat. Once the heat exchanger absorbs the infrared heat, it exhales the heat into the living area which is carried by the existing humidity in the air. This causes the heat to travel rapidly and evenly throughout a room. In actual studies, photos using infrared lighting demonstrated that the heat was almost perfectly even from floor-to-ceiling and wall-to-wall. The EdenPURE Quartz Infrared efficiency is based on the distribution of energized air, not on just fan movement. This heat is coined as soft heat due to how comfortable it is. Q. What are the other disadvantages of combustion heat sources? A. Heat sources that are above the burning level have many unhealthy side effects. One of these is that it creates dry, irritating indoor air. It also burns a great deal of oxygen in the air. If you remember, when you sit in front of a fireplace or a portable heater or close to a heat source, you will remember yawning. This is because you are not getting enough oxygen. This dry irritating heat and lack of oxygen dries out sinuses and mucus in the throat, and makes people
Re: [BlindHandyMan] blind techniques
Lee, I agree with this statement,. Two years ago was my last roofing job. And it isn't because I am blind, just old. RJ To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The New Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following Address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: [BlindHandyMan] Seeing is believing
This reminds me of one of my former neighbor that would cut his grass around 8 in the morning, knowing full well I got to bed around 7 am, after work. Asked him if he would wait until 10 Am when I finally got to sleep. that didn't work. So one night around 1 or 2 in the morning I cut the grass. It didn't take him long to complain. Told him that 1 or 2 in the morning was 12 noon for me, so what was his problem? Believe it or not, a couple of times of cutting the grass at 1 or 2 in the morning, he didn't cut his grass until noon. RJ To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The New Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following Address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: [BlindHandyMan] putting up shelves
Did the same system here. Except I did it with 7/16 OSB board in the basement and garage. Several people liked the system and did the same in their garage and basement. In the basement I screwed 2x4 to the plate and screwed the bracket rail to the 2x4 in a area that is shaped like a J. Giving me shelving 8x 12x25 feet four shelves high, or a total of 180 feet. Sure improved the basement by giving us a lot of storage at a very reasonable cost. RJ - From: Max Robinson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, October 22, 2006 12:39 AM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] putting up shelves Hi Robert. You can't make an omelet without breaking some eggs. Shelf brackets have to be secured to the studs and to do that you need to put long screws through the paneling into the studs. Sue and I did this very thing within the last year. The best and best looking is a system that is available from Lowe's and Ace hardware and I imagine any home improvement store. There are vertical metal rails that mount to the studs with wood screws. There are slots in the rails that hold horizontal metal shelf supports. They slide in and down, locking in place. Then you set the shelves on top of the supports. It usually takes a little tapping with a hammer to make the supports go all the way down and lock securely into the vertical rails. The shelves, which are particle board covered with something like Formica, come in lengths of 2, 4, and 6 feet, and widths of 8, 10, and 12 inches. The metal parts are painted the same color as the shelf finish. Hope this helps. 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 PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: Robert J. Moore [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Blind Handyman blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, October 21, 2006 9:36 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] putting up shelves My wife and I have an over abundence of stuff. Most of it i call jjunk but that is my opinion not hers. I have an extra bedroom that is just a large storage closet at this time and I also have a lot of wall space upstairs that could be put to good use. My question is what would be the most cost affective way of putting up an extreme amount of shelving without looking too tacky and doing minimal damage to the panniling. The walls in this house are all pannelled, save the bathroom. I need help before I find myself baried under a huge pile of boxes. To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The New Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following Address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The New Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following Address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The New Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following Address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank
Re: [BlindHandyMan] taking tiles off of wall.
Are you talking ceramic tile? Are you planning on reusing them? The easiest way I found is to take a putty knife and wedge it between the wall and tile. RJ - Original Message - From: Angel L Adorno [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, October 22, 2006 9:38 AM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] taking tiles off of wall. hi listers can any one tell me how to take tiles off of a wall I am trying to prepare my kitchen for some work that is going to be done, and I am trying to save some money so I want to do it myself. thanks so much. To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The New Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following Address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The New Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following Address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
[BlindHandyMan] O E max
Deleted your message and don't know if you are asking about outlook Express or Outlook. If it is O E, try this, Go to the desktop and highlight the icon. Hit the content key and enter on properties and tab to the normal min, and max combo box and pick Max and enter on OK. I think that is what I did a while back. RJ To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The New Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following Address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: [BlindHandyMan] banging kitchen faucet
In most cases, it is the seals or washers that cause the banging. - Original Message - From: Lee A. Stone [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Blind Handyman blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, October 23, 2006 10:02 AM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] banging kitchen faucet the ongoing saga of a home owner . recently when turning on the hot water in the kitchen there was like a light tapping. well in the last two days both the hot water and cold water sides, but not the sprayer creates a ongoing banging in the pipes while the water is running. Is this the final death notice to a kitchen faucet which pumps hard water for about 8 years? I was told by a plumber the last time that it makes no difference if we installed a more expensive unit or not as the hard water does a number on all plumbing parts. . and your opinion of the banging is? thanks.Lee -- If the ends don't justify the means, then what does? -- Robert Moses To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The New Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following Address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The New Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following Address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: [BlindHandyMan] leaf blowers
One thing you should look at is the discharge shoot. The ones I found with two holes about 1 1/2 inches does a better job, than the ones that have the full four inch opening. - Original Message - From: David Ferrin [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, October 24, 2006 11:35 AM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] leaf blowers This is the week that I am going to take the plunge and pick up a leaf blower at the local hardware store. So other than the fact I want a model that is reversible with an attachable bag I'm looking for any other ideas and or recommendations on what to look for in a quality unit. They have several models from various manufacturers available I know for sure. Thanks in advance for any help. I can still do the bending but I think this is the time when technology should take over that job for me. David Ferrin personal email address [EMAIL PROTECTED] Consciousness is that annoying time between naps. To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The New Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following Address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The New Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following Address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: [BlindHandyMan] Lennox Boilers/Furnace?
Gene, good brand among others. - Original Message - From: Geno [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, October 26, 2006 11:09 AM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Lennox Boilers/Furnace? October 26, 2006 sent at: 11:09 AM EST Though I, have had, my boiler/furnace Natural Gas Forced Hot Water unit, checked out. It is now 18 years old. I thought it would be smart in investigating other units for that possibility of replacing. I seem to remember some talking of the Lennox brand. So I was wondering if any have the Lennox Boiler/furnace Forced Hot Water unit and their thoughts on it. Thanks in advance. Geno To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The New Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following Address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The New Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following Address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
[BlindHandyMan] The experience
About 4 years ago we sold our home in the city and moved to the country. Every since I have the pleasure of doing thing, I normally would not have to do. Yesterday was one of those days. After 4 years of my wife beating the blades on our tractor to death, I decided it was time to take the blades off the mower deck and get them sharpen. So off came the deck and a good cleaning was needed. So out came the wire brush, plastic putty knife and I went to work. Now to turn that hundred pound plus monstrosity over was a job in itself. Finely with the help of my wife, it was finally on its back. More cleaning was to be done. Than I found the nuts holding the three blades were larger than any socket or box wrench I had. Didn't want to chew up the nuts, so a trip to Harbor Freight was in order. The cheapest large socket set my wife seen was $30 without a breaker bar. I felt around and pulled out a 16 inch piece set that was way in the back of the shelve and ask her what it was. Here things started to get better. It was a $30 set marked down to $18. Found a 18 inch breaker bar for $9 and was on my way to remove the blades. I sought. I still couldn't break the nuts loose, nor could I figure out if the nuts were counter-clock-wise or not and my wife said she couldn't tell. So she got out the manual and said that I should put a wooden block right there. Well if the block had to go there, than the nut had to be turned that way. Clock wise. Now I knew I had it made and soon the blades would be removed. Wrong. Out came the WD 40 and still the nuts wouldn't move. I sought for sure I was going to have to take that whole deck, blades and all into the place that sharpens blades. Took the wire brush to the threads and gave it a few more squirts of W D 40. The nuts still didn't move. The phone rung and a friend recommended I take the whole deck to the repair shop before I broke something. That conversation lasted about 10 minutes. I was just about to give in and take the deck to the experts, but had to try it one last time. Put the socket on the nut, gave it a few good jerks, and much to my surprise the nuts broke free and the blades are off and on their way to get sharpen, and I learn a lesson. Take the blades off every year, even if they don't need sharpen. RJ To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The New Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following Address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: [BlindHandyMan] Furnace issue.
It sounds to me that the gas valve was trying to kick in. RJ To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The New Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following Address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: [BlindHandyMan] removing air from heating system
Lee, I designed the home for three zones when I had the house built. The plumber had two zones in place when I went and checked the system. But that is another story and I did get three. RJ - Original Message - From: Lee A. Stone [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, October 26, 2006 11:42 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] removing air from heating system Rj, when you bought you home was it already a three zone system? I have heard of that but in the one very big old house we first had it was only a one zone but it could have been split into three as it was a 7 bedroom, three floor monster. You needed to own your own fuel company to heat the place. Lee -- Alimony is like buying oats for a dead horse. -- Arthur Baer To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The New Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following Address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The New Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following Address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: [BlindHandyMan] removing air from heating system
Mark, Once I ran into this problem and had to buy and install a self-tapping valve on a line. The copper should be 3/4 inches and it is a job to try to find a 3/4 inch self tapping valve, but they are out there. Most stores carry the 1/2 inch self tapping valves. What I am describing is the valve for a ice maker, or hot water dispenser. I don't know what or how they ran your system, but if it isn't a continuous loop, you might be stuck putting a self tapping valve on the return side of the heating element where ever it drops. If you have some one or if you still can solder, you might be better off, putting a shut off just above where the house supply comes into the system and placing a faucet on the same return line just above that shut off. But once again, is your boiler new, and do you have your expansion tank hook up to a bleeder coming directly off your boiler? RJ - Original Message - From: mark [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, October 27, 2006 10:41 AM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] removing air from heating system here is the problem it is a single zone system and there is no perging valve as you described there is only a spicket to drain the entire system i have tried opening all the bleeder valves on the cast radiators and had several people sitting there with buckets to catch all the water but no luck i always thought the air would rise to the highest point but it seems like this thought is wrong this is a home i had purchased a few months ago and have been fixing things as i go now the heating season is here and can not figure out this air bound problem can anyone tell me if there is such a thing as a self piercing bleeder valve i can hook up to the copper baseboard to enable me to bleed the air this is only going to be a temp. fix because i am changing the heating system in the next few months and will be adding zones when the change is made - Original Message - From: rj [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, October 26, 2006 6:21 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] removing air from heating system Mark, What you are describing is a close system. If you look above the pump you will feel the feed for your water system from the water supply, just above that you will feel a 1 1/4 inch shut off valve. Turn it off. just above the turn off valve you will see a faucet connected to the same return line. I don't know how many loops you have in your house, I have three. If I want to bleed one of the three zones, I will block the two I don't want to bleed and leave the one open I am bleeding the air out of. In my case it is as simple as turning down the two thermostats controlling the two zones I don't want to bleed. Once the zones are blocked and the zone you wish to bleed is open, turn on the faucet and force the air out of that zone. Hope I made myself clear. Any further questions, please ask. RJ - Original Message - From: mark [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: BlindHandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, October 26, 2006 2:24 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] removing air from heating system hey gang new member here i have a oil burning system which uses hot water to heat the house the problem is the first floor has copper baseboard and thesecond has cast iron radiators here is the problem the system has air in it and only some of the system is giving heat the main problem is the copper baseboard has no bleeder valves or purging valves and the cast iron has the bleeders wich i can get some air out of how can i for the air from down stairs to the second floor so i can get it out the system has a non adjustable presure valve for feeding the water and will not allow no more preasure to be added unless the air is removed any thoughts thanks mark [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The New Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following Address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org
Re: [BlindHandyMan] miner complante
It is usually some thing with your ISP - Original Message - From: carl hickson To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, November 25, 2006 5:49 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] miner complante can some one explane why i get a duplocate or some times a triplocate coppy of any mesage i send into this group? yours carl [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
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Re: [BlindHandyMan] Covering a window AC with a trash bag
I use to use bungy cords and tape. to hold the plastic on the A C. For over the winter, the weather would get to the tape. - Original Message - From: compgirl32 To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, November 27, 2006 5:48 AM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Covering a window AC with a trash bag How do you go about covering a window ac with a trash bag? Can I use masking tape or do I need to get some duct tape? I seem to have accidentally misplaced the cover that came with it and it is easier if I can leave it in the window. Thanks for your help. Vicki [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [BlindHandyMan] Kitchen faucet
I personally like the better grade Delta. They also have a life time warranty. But the others are a good brand, as long as you buy the metal - Original Message - From: Betsy Whitney, Dolphin Press To: blindhandyman-yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, December 08, 2006 2:33 AM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Kitchen faucet Aloha, I have decided that after trying everything and anything that everyone suggested to stop the whistle in my kitchen faucet, that I have had it and am buying a new one. I would like advice as to what I might buy that is likely to last just about forever. A couple of friends have suggested a Delta and another one said a Kohler. We do not have hard water. Thoughts? Suggestions? Types never to buy? Betsy [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The New Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following Address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: [BlindHandyMan] Sink trap
I found it is a lot safer to just remove the trap. It is a lot easier to replace the 1 1/4 or 1 1/2 compression rings. - Original Message - To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: [BlindHandyMan] electric garage door problem
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 - Original Message - From: brice mijares [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2007 7:42 AM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] electric garage door problem 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 chain didn't jump off the sprocket, and the cable didn't come off the pulley. Okay, I check both the sprocket and pulley, and both were okay. Today, I'm going to look for a reset button, but doubt there is one. Has anyone ever experienced this problem, and if so, how did you solve it? I hate to have to call for a repair man to come out, these bastards cost to damn much. To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: [BlindHandyMan] electric garage door problem
You do on mine. Than there is a clicking sound, like the clutch is slipping. Plus the lights blink on and off. RJ - Original Message - From: R S Enterprises [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2007 3:30 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] electric garage door problem If there was a photo eye problem you would not hear the motor trying to do anything. Ron - Original Message - 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 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 - Original Message - From: brice mijares [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2007 7:42 AM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] electric garage door problem 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 chain didn't jump off the sprocket, and the cable didn't come off the pulley. Okay, I check both the sprocket and pulley, and both were okay. Today, I'm going to look for a reset button, but doubt there is one. Has anyone ever experienced this problem, and if so, how did you solve it? I hate to have to call for a repair man to come out, these bastards cost to damn much. To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman
Re: [BlindHandyMan] electric garage door problem
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 loosening the set screw bolts. and a second bar to walk the spring around the pipe. When installing these, years ago, I did see a fellow lose a finger, when he slip with one of these bars. So if you try it, be careful. - Original Message - From: Keith Christian To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2007 8:05 PM Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] electric garage door problem 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 is flush with the ground. Last time this happened, I had someone come out and adjust the door, but I'd like to do it this time. Does anyone have suggestions how to do this? The door is a roll up aluminum door and there is a big spring that needs to be tightened or loosened above the door. Thanks, Keith -Original Message- From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Alan Siman Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2007 1:05 PM To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] electric garage door problem Had a similar problem. One of 2 problems encountered. First if your opener is a few years old there is a plastic clutch with sprockets that break off and cause the drive to stop pulling the door open. Second see if the springs have broken. They are either on each side or on the top of the door running the whole length of the top. This is easy to check by disengaging the drive and seeing if you can lift it manually. If you can your springs are fine. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: [BlindHandyMan] Question
Go to Kmart or Wal-Mart, they in this area just charge for the battery. - Original Message - From: Gerry Mack To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, January 13, 2007 2:54 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Question I've never replaced one of those watch batteries. The neighborhood jeweler charges alllmost much money to replace the battery as it costs to buy a new one s I need some pointers. Gerry [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
[BlindHandyMan] Hardwood flooring site
I was always taught to lay the hardwood flooring across the sub floor. Here is a site full of info on the subject. http://www.hammerzone.com/archives/fl . Wood Flooring Web Links list end Skill Level: 3-4 (Moderate to Advanced) Time Taken: 2 People, All Day table end By Bruce W. Maki, Editor You Get What You Pay For... That saying is applicable to most products used in residential construction and remodeling, and it's doubly true about flooring. Installing, sanding and finishing hardwood flooring takes a lot of work, but when it's done, all that effort is easy to forget. A comparable product is pre-finished hardwood strip flooring. Essentially pre-finished hardwood flooring is the same as the material used in this project, but there are small bevels milled around the perimeter of each board. These bevels prevent you from noticing the small inaccuracies in machining that cause some boards to lay slightly higher than others. The procedure for installing a pre-finished hardwood floor would be about the same as the methods used in this article. Before: The room with just the sub-floor. After we picked up the white oak flooring, we stored the bundles of wood in a utility trailer in the garage. We chose white oak instead of red oak. Red oak is more common, is slightly cheaper, but is softer and has a more open grain pattern. White oak has a lighter appearance when finished with a natural coating and no stain. Storage: Hardwood flooring manufacturers advise that the wood be allowed to acclimate in the same environment as the room it will be used in. During damp weather, the wood should be kept indoors for at least three days. Since our flooring had been milled at least a year earlier, and had been kept in a dry storage Etc. RJ To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: [BlindHandyMan] Big Help For Hot Water
I used and installed the tankless hot water heater in my old house. I can say they are very energy efficient and the unit lasted for 8 years. The cost was about $1000, but I believe I got my money back in 5 years or less. - Original Message - From: tunecollector To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, February 08, 2007 6:58 PM Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] Big Help For Hot Water I vaguely remember someone telling me that these types of water heaters are more corrosive on water pipes. Then again, I may be thinking of those instant hot water models. -Original Message- From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dan Rossi Sent: Thursday, February 08, 2007 2:12 PM To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Big Help For Hot Water Hmm, I have been looking at tankless heaters for a while now, this article is good, but seems a bit over enthusiastic. For example, not all of these heaters are pilotless. The three reviewed appear to be, but there are cheaper models that use a standing pilot. I have even read about a unit that uses the flowing water to ignite the flame so it doesn't require a power hookup for that. I don't know what size hot water tanks they were comparing, but I don't think I would get back 20 square feet of basement if I went with one of these. My hot water tank takes up half of that with a bit of clearance around it. Never-the-less, I am definitely interested in these puppies. -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:dr25%40andrew.cmu.edu Tel: (412) 268-9081 __ NOD32 2046 (20070208) Information __ This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. http://www.eset.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: [BlindHandyMan] Big Help For Hot Water
It depends on the size of the unit and how far the water has to travel. In our old house, we could run any two outlets at any time without having a problem. This included the dishwasher, washer, and shower. If this tank we now have goes bad, I plan on replacing it with one of the waterless hot water unit. I did have a natural gas unit, and don't know how the electric unit stacks up. - Original Message - From: David Ferrin To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, February 08, 2007 7:06 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Big Help For Hot Water The main thing as I understand the animal is they can supply hot water for only a single use at a time. So don't try running the dish washer and your laundry washer at the same time. Other than that they do sound quite a good thing to me. David Ferrin [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: Dan Rossi [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, February 08, 2007 5:12 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Big Help For Hot Water Hmm, I have been looking at tankless heaters for a while now, this article is good, but seems a bit over enthusiastic. For example, not all of these heaters are pilotless. The three reviewed appear to be, but there are cheaper models that use a standing pilot. I have even read about a unit that uses the flowing water to ignite the flame so it doesn't require a power hookup for that. I don't know what size hot water tanks they were comparing, but I don't think I would get back 20 square feet of basement if I went with one of these. My hot water tank takes up half of that with a bit of clearance around it. Never-the-less, I am definitely interested in these puppies. -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel: (412) 268-9081 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: [BlindHandyMan] Big Help For Hot Water
Yes, I had two of the tankless tanks over the years and both were the mid size model and everything from the unit was within thirty feet. Planning, once this new tanks gives out in our new house going back to the tankless. RJ - Original Message - From: tunecollector To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, February 08, 2007 7:20 PM Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] Big Help For Hot Water So were you able to run the washer and take a shower at the same time? -Original Message- From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of rj Sent: Thursday, February 08, 2007 4:05 PM To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Big Help For Hot Water I used and installed the tankless hot water heater in my old house. I can say they are very energy efficient and the unit lasted for 8 years. The cost was about $1000, but I believe I got my money back in 5 years or less. - Original Message - From: tunecollector To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, February 08, 2007 6:58 PM Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] Big Help For Hot Water I vaguely remember someone telling me that these types of water heaters are more corrosive on water pipes. Then again, I may be thinking of those instant hot water models. -Original Message- From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com [mailto:blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com ] On Behalf Of Dan Rossi Sent: Thursday, February 08, 2007 2:12 PM To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Big Help For Hot Water Hmm, I have been looking at tankless heaters for a while now, this article is good, but seems a bit over enthusiastic. For example, not all of these heaters are pilotless. The three reviewed appear to be, but there are cheaper models that use a standing pilot. I have even read about a unit that uses the flowing water to ignite the flame so it doesn't require a power hookup for that. I don't know what size hot water tanks they were comparing, but I don't think I would get back 20 square feet of basement if I went with one of these. My hot water tank takes up half of that with a bit of clearance around it. Never-the-less, I am definitely interested in these puppies. -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:dr25%40andrew.cmu.edu mailto:dr25%40andrew.cmu.edu Tel: (412) 268-9081 __ NOD32 2046 (20070208) Information __ This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. http://www.eset.com http://www.eset.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] __ NOD32 2046 (20070208) Information __ This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. http://www.eset.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: [BlindHandyMan] Big Help For Hot Water
You are right, the water heater does have a Pilot light. I saved about $20 a month after replacing the old regular tank and the gas company did change the meter, thinking some thing was wrong. Why I didn't put one of the tankless in this house, I will never know. RJ - Original Message - From: tunecollector To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, February 08, 2007 7:50 PM Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] Big Help For Hot Water If your tankless water heater was gas, then the pilot light was always on? If so, was there still a savings in your utility bill? -Original Message- From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of rj Sent: Thursday, February 08, 2007 4:21 PM To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Big Help For Hot Water It depends on the size of the unit and how far the water has to travel. In our old house, we could run any two outlets at any time without having a problem. This included the dishwasher, washer, and shower. If this tank we now have goes bad, I plan on replacing it with one of the waterless hot water unit. I did have a natural gas unit, and don't know how the electric unit stacks up. - Original Message - From: David Ferrin To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, February 08, 2007 7:06 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Big Help For Hot Water The main thing as I understand the animal is they can supply hot water for only a single use at a time. So don't try running the dish washer and your laundry washer at the same time. Other than that they do sound quite a good thing to me. David Ferrin [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:dpf%40jaws-users.com - Original Message - From: Dan Rossi [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:dr25%40andrew.cmu.edu To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, February 08, 2007 5:12 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Big Help For Hot Water Hmm, I have been looking at tankless heaters for a while now, this article is good, but seems a bit over enthusiastic. For example, not all of these heaters are pilotless. The three reviewed appear to be, but there are cheaper models that use a standing pilot. I have even read about a unit that uses the flowing water to ignite the flame so it doesn't require a power hookup for that. I don't know what size hot water tanks they were comparing, but I don't think I would get back 20 square feet of basement if I went with one of these. My hot water tank takes up half of that with a bit of clearance around it. Never-the-less, I am definitely interested in these puppies. -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:dr25%40andrew.cmu.edu Tel: (412) 268-9081 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] __ NOD32 2046 (20070208) Information __ This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. http://www.eset.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
[BlindHandyMan] Water pressure
http://www.naturalhandyman.com/qa/qawell.shtm Thanks for bringing this up. Been wanting to increase my pressure and finely know how. RJ Dear NH My home has its own water well as I live in a rural area of Missouri and I have recently had a problem. My well is short cycling, meaning that the amount of times that it cycles on and off has increased dramatically for say just flushing the toilet. I feel that it has to do with the pressure tank but do not know what to do about it. Someone told me that I needed to add more air to the tank because of a possible leak in the bladder but I am unsure or the procedure. Could you please help? W from Macks Creek, MO. Dear W, The purpose of a well pressure tank is two-fold. First, by having a tank of mostly air pressurized to the level of your fresh water system, you have a reserve of pressure that allows the water pump to only run intermittently. If your electricity goes off, you will be able to draw a few gallons of water before the system goes dry. Secondly, the air in the tank absorbs the surges of water that pumps characteristically move, smoothing out the flow from your faucets. There are two types of tanks. Older homes used a simple tank which held the cushioning air. These tanks have a standard automotive-type air valve for adding air. In newer homes or for tank replacement, a tank with an internal bladder is used. This bladder is like a balloon filled with air, which keeps air and water separate. Over time, the air in a simple well tank will be absorbed by the water. As the amount of air in the tank decreases, the tank looses its ability to hold pressure, and the well pump on-off cycle time decreases until the pump cycle causes surging at the faucets. This continuous running is potentially damaging to the pump and can literally take years off its life. A years worth of wear and tear can occur in a matter of weeks as the pump wildly cycles on and off trying to maintain pressure in your water system. To recharge a bladderless well tank, the tank must be completely drained of water. You may need to rent a powerful air compressor to blow the air out of the tank if your tank in below grade without a convenient drain. The procedure is simple... first turn off the well pump switch or flip the circuit breaker. Open a faucet above the level of the tank to relieve all pressure in the system. Attach the compressor hose to the air valve on the tank and blow air into it. When air begins to come through the open faucet, disconnect the compressor. Turn on your well pump and the tank will be automatically pressurized. You may close the faucet after all air is exhausted from the system. Be aware that you may experience sudden spurts of air from faucets and toilets for a day or so as the system relieves itself of air introduced by the partial draining of the system. If you have a bladder-type tank, the tank should be pre-pressurized to the same as the low pressure setting on your pump. Usually, the bladders do not leak, so the only reason for adding air to the tank would be if you decide to increase the water pressure in your home. Conceivably, if the pressure is the tank is too low, you could overstretch or break the bladder if you were to increase the system pressure. You would not necessarily have to replace the tank, but you would lose the benefits of a bladdered tank. To adjust the pressure in a bladdered tank, first decide on the LOW pressure you want for your system. If you are not changing the pressure, but wish to check to be sure your tank is properly charged, look at the pressure gauge near the tank and taking note of the pressure level at which the pump turns on. To perform the charge, the pressure in the system must be released by turning off the well pump and opening a faucet. Use a compressor or a hand pump to increase the pressure in the tank to the desired level. You don't need as powerful a compressor as you do for vacating all the water from the tank. A small electric tire pump will do the job nicely. You can even use a hand pump if you want to, though it may take an eternity to increase the pressure even a small amount! Return to NH's Question and Answer Index Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~-- Great things are happening at Yahoo! Groups. See the new email design. http://us.click.yahoo.com/lOt0.A/hOaOAA/yQLSAA/86xolB/TM ~- To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives
Re: [BlindHandyMan] Porch
For all the more it cost to buy the jacks pre cut, I suggest you buy them. Just measure the Height and the width you have for the steps and let the lumber yard worry about it. I believe it cost me about $1.50 a jack more than if I would have cut them myself . [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~-- Check out the new improvements in Yahoo! Groups email. http://us.click.yahoo.com/4It09A/fOaOAA/yQLSAA/86xolB/TM ~- To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
[BlindHandyMan] Web site for carpenter square
I know how to lay out a pair of stairs, but found I can't explain it. Here is a web site that will help. I like, when possible to cut my stair jacks 7 inches by 10 inches and use 9/8 inch x6 inch decking for outside step. This give me about a 11 inch thread. And in most cases, I will use 3 jacks and buy them pre cut, when possible http://www.answers.com/topic/steel-square Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~-- See what's inside the new Yahoo! Groups email. http://us.click.yahoo.com/0It09A/bOaOAA/yQLSAA/86xolB/TM ~- To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: [BlindHandyMan] Porch
Let him know the height say 4 feet. Now let's say the width you have is 6 feet where the step will end. You will give him that dimension 4: x 6:. He should be able to give you a set of jacks to fit the space. - Original Message - From: Larry Stansifer To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, February 24, 2007 2:13 PM Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] Porch Ok, Let me get this clear. If I go to my local lumber-yard/home improvement store and tell them I have 6 steps, 4 feet long, 8 inches high and 1 foot wide with a drop of 4 feet from porch surface to the ground. The guy will disappear and come back with steps that even I can assemble? Regards Larry Stansifer -Original Message- From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of rj Sent: Saturday, February 24, 2007 11:33 AM To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Porch For all the more it cost to buy the jacks pre cut, I suggest you buy them. Just measure the Height and the width you have for the steps and let the lumber yard worry about it. I believe it cost me about $1.50 a jack more than if I would have cut them myself . [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~-- Check out the new improvements in Yahoo! Groups email. http://us.click.yahoo.com/4It09A/fOaOAA/yQLSAA/86xolB/TM -- ~- To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links -- BEGIN-ANTISPAM-VOTING-LINKS -- Teach Infowest Spam Trap if this mail (ID 66694022) is spam: Spam: http://spamtrap.infowest.com/canit/b.php?c=si=66694022m=6b b3c6d17231 Not spam: http://spamtrap.infowest.com/canit/b.php?c=ni=66694022m=6b b3c6d17231 Forget vote: http://spamtrap.infowest.com/canit/b.php?c=fi=66694022m=6b b3c6d17231 -- END-ANTISPAM-VOTING-LINKS [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~-- See what's inside the new Yahoo! Groups email. http://us.click.yahoo.com/0It09A/bOaOAA/yQLSAA/86xolB/TM ~- To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: [BlindHandyMan] Porch
The plastic decking must be at a minimum of 16 inch centers or it will belly out. I personally don't like the stuff, even if it does save work of treating it every so often. RJ [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~-- Something is new at Yahoo! Groups. Check out the enhanced email design. http://us.click.yahoo.com/kOt0.A/gOaOAA/yQLSAA/86xolB/TM ~- To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: [BlindHandyMan] Porch
Larry, They are called risers or jacks. It is the 2 x 12 that you cut out for the steps. Some people use 2 x 10, which I don't care for. RJ - Original Message - From: Larry Stansifer To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, February 24, 2007 2:36 PM Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] Porch Damn... I am starting to feel stupid. What is a jack other than the one you raise a car on? Is this the entire step assembly or do I need to cut the upright and step parts in addition to this jack? Regards Larry Stansifer -Original Message- From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of rj Sent: Saturday, February 24, 2007 12:21 PM To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Porch Let him know the height say 4 feet. Now let's say the width you have is 6 feet where the step will end. You will give him that dimension 4: x 6:. He should be able to give you a set of jacks to fit the space. - Original Message - From: Larry Stansifer To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, February 24, 2007 2:13 PM Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] Porch Ok, Let me get this clear. If I go to my local lumber-yard/home improvement store and tell them I have 6 steps, 4 feet long, 8 inches high and 1 foot wide with a drop of 4 feet from porch surface to the ground. The guy will disappear and come back with steps that even I can assemble? Regards Larry Stansifer -Original Message- From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of rj Sent: Saturday, February 24, 2007 11:33 AM To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Porch For all the more it cost to buy the jacks pre cut, I suggest you buy them. Just measure the Height and the width you have for the steps and let the lumber yard worry about it. I believe it cost me about $1.50 a jack more than if I would have cut them myself . [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~-- Check out the new improvements in Yahoo! Groups email. http://us.click.yahoo.com/4It09A/fOaOAA/yQLSAA/86xolB/TM -- ~- To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links -- [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~-- See what's inside the new Yahoo! Groups email. http://us.click.yahoo.com/0It09A/bOaOAA/yQLSAA/86xolB/TM -- ~- To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links -- BEGIN-ANTISPAM-VOTING-LINKS -- Teach Infowest Spam Trap if this mail (ID 66704575) is spam: Spam: http://spamtrap.infowest.com/canit/b.php?c=si=66704575m=f8 86212649fc Not spam: http://spamtrap.infowest.com/canit/b.php?c=ni=66704575m=f8 86212649fc Forget vote: http://spamtrap.infowest.com/canit/b.php?c=fi=66704575m=f8 86212649fc -- END-ANTISPAM-VOTING-LINKS [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~-- Yahoo! Groups gets a make over. See the new email design. http://us.click.yahoo.com/hOt0.A/lOaOAA/yQLSAA
Re: [BlindHandyMan] Gas lamp problem
Any hardware store. Home depot, is a good example. Even some drug stores and variety shops have them. RJ - Original Message - From: mardal dugal To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, February 24, 2007 5:00 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Gas lamp problem Where do you buy them at? Brice Mijares [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Why don't you buy a lighter. They make several ones about 7 to 9 inches long. It has a trigger that generates a spark when pulled that ignites the - The fish are biting. Get more visitors on your site using Yahoo! Search Marketing. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~-- Something is new at Yahoo! Groups. Check out the enhanced email design. http://us.click.yahoo.com/kOt0.A/gOaOAA/yQLSAA/86xolB/TM ~- To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: [BlindHandyMan] avoiding electrical shock
Isn't it a lot simpler to just use a potato? - Original Message - From: Dale Leavens To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, February 25, 2007 11:45 AM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] avoiding electrical shock Clifford, An addendum to #8: Regardless of complaints of sensations, instruct spouse or significant other to remove residual bulb detritus by rotating it counter clockwise. IF she is experiencing difficulties in comprehension try the instruction Lefty Loosy. Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada [EMAIL PROTECTED] Skype DaleLeavens Come and meet Aurora, Nakita and Nanook at our polar bear habitat. - Original Message - From: clifford [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, February 25, 2007 11:23 AM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] avoiding electrical shock Dear David: One fairly safe way to check for the presence of electrical voltage, before working on your lights would be the following: 1. dig a whole in the lawn just outside your garage, about eight feet deep; 2. Fill the whole with a mixture of soil and ground charcoal; 3. Wet the whole with several gallons of water which is introduced at a slow rate; 4. Drive a standard copper-coated eight foot ground rod down in to the whole tamping the loose mixture around the ground rod: 5. attach a heavy copper wire to the ground rod and using insolated gloves, use the other end of the copper wire to probe the entire area inside and on the edge of the light socket and broken bulb, taking care not to cut yourself on any glass that may remain; 6. Once the probing is done, attach one lead of a volt meter to the copper wire, and using the other probe from the volt meter, check to ascertain if there is any voltage measured from all points available to you and the wire 7. If no voltage differential is found, you are safe to touch the remains of the bulb; 8. a short cut, have your significant other to stick her finger in to the the remains of the light bulb, while making sure to touch the outer edge of the bulb at the same time If you hear no complaints, then it is safe to remove the broken bulb. ; Lastly, if she does protest a bit after touching the broken bulb, because of a tingling sensation, run for your life! Yours Truly, Clifford Wilson [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.412 / Virus Database: 268.18.3/700 - Release Date: 24/02/2007 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~-- Great things are happening at Yahoo! Groups. See the new email design. http://us.click.yahoo.com/lOt0.A/hOaOAA/yQLSAA/86xolB/TM ~- To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * To unsubscribe from this
Re: [BlindHandyMan] Larry and wood
If you like skip the risers or back kick plate and use just a couple of decking boards for the threads. I think they are 1 1/8 x 6 inch. I like screwing them down. Three screws per board. This gives about 11 inch thread. I screw the boards down tight against each other and the shrink to about a 1/4 crack. These seem to hold up well with a little care. If you insist on a kick plate or riser, a 1 by will do the trick. I hope you have three stringers or Jacks. RJ P. S. Let the threads hang over the stringers sides about a inch or more. - Original Message - From: Larry Stansifer To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, February 25, 2007 9:31 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Larry and wood Hi guys, I think it was R.J. who was so helpful regarding my question about steps. Well guess what... here we go with more because I don't want to */%^ the job up I have a couple more questions. The lumber-yard guy now has my jacks/stringers/side peaces cut. Do I need to tell him how thick my tread peaces are? What about those boards that back up the stair treads how do they fit? Do I nail, screw, glue or all of the above? Please understand gang this is all new to me and I am beginning to wish I had put a match to the whole mess. Regards Larry Stansifer [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~-- Great things are happening at Yahoo! Groups. See the new email design. http://us.click.yahoo.com/lOt0.A/hOaOAA/yQLSAA/86xolB/TM ~- To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: [BlindHandyMan] Larry and wood
Yes one goes in the middle and I found over the years there is less chance of the steps warping . Just my opinion RJ - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2007 9:33 AM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Larry and wood I don't understand enough,as I'm enjoying following this thread, but hope to ask: Why 3 stringers? Does one go in the middle? Thanks On Mon, 26 Feb 2007, rj wrote: If you like skip the risers or back kick plate and use just a couple of decking boards for the threads. I think they are 1 1/8 x 6 inch. I like screwing them down. Three screws per board. This gives about 11 inch thread. I screw the boards down tight against each other and the shrink to about a 1/4 crack. These seem to hold up well with a little care. If you insist on a kick plate or riser, a 1 by will do the trick. I hope you have three stringers or Jacks. RJ P. S. Let the threads hang over the stringers sides about a inch or more. - Original Message - From: Larry Stansifer To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, February 25, 2007 9:31 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Larry and wood Hi guys, I think it was R.J. who was so helpful regarding my question about steps. Well guess what... here we go with more because I don't want to */%^ the job up I have a couple more questions. The lumber-yard guy now has my jacks/stringers/side peaces cut. Do I need to tell him how thick my tread peaces are? What about those boards that back up the stair treads how do they fit? Do I nail, screw, glue or all of the above? Please understand gang this is all new to me and I am beginning to wish I had put a match to the whole mess. Regards Larry Stansifer [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~-- Something is new at Yahoo! Groups. Check out the enhanced email design. http://us.click.yahoo.com/kOt0.A/gOaOAA/yQLSAA/86xolB/TM ~- To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: [BlindHandyMan] gas grills
Don't know if this a window or Jaws key, but you can find the address of a person by holding down the alt key+1 - Original Message - From: Betsy Whitney, Dolphin Press To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, March 05, 2007 11:31 AM Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] gas grills Aloha all, It is possible to find the email address for the person who sent a message by going to the top of a message. It is in the From: box. Betsy At 07:08 PM 3/4/2007, you wrote: Larry You did not provide your email. Send recipe to mailto:robertjmoore%40earthlink.net[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.comblindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Larry Stansifer Sent: Sunday, March 04, 2007 8:52 PM To: mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.comblindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] gas grills I have a double burner grill and both burners have a temp regulator. I have cranked this grill down so low as to do Dutch oven cooking, baked fish, chicken or Devil dog barbecued ribs. I have also turned it up high enough to do a quick steak or burger. It took a bit of getting use to but now I have made friends with it and I love it. BTW if you want the recipe for devil Dog Barbecued ribs write me off list and I will send it to you. Regards Larry Stansifer -Original Message- From: mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.comblindhandyman@yahoogroups.com mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com [mailto: mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.comblindhandyman@yahoogroups.com mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com ] On Behalf Of clifford Sent: Sunday, March 04, 2007 5:15 PM To: mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.comblindhandyman@yahoogroups.com mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com Subject: [BlindHandyMan] gas grills Dear Don and list members: I can not imagine a gas grill without a control valve which regulates the temperature. If the grills have a regulating valve, but the heat remains too intense, I would contact the manufacturer or the dealer where it was purchased, to discus a repair. Our Sears grill, which is ten or fifteen years old, has a whole in the bottom where grease or other juices drip out, and there is a wire holder which holds a jar or can which catch the material during cooking. It is easy to empty this container between cook-outs. I agree that charcoal still has the best flavor and the next grill I buy will have that as an option, if not the only method of cooking. Yours Truly, Clifford Wilson [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.htmlhttp://acbradio.org/handyman.html http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturdayhttp://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xmlhttp://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: mailto:blindhandyman-help%40yahoogroups.com[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:blindhandyman-help%40yahoogroups.com Yahoo! Groups Links -- BEGIN-ANTISPAM-VOTING-LINKS -- Teach Infowest Spam Trap if this mail (ID 69222430) is spam: Spam: http://spamtrap.infowest.com/canit/b.php?i=69222430m=bf02b8http://spamtrap.infowest.com/canit/b.php?i=69222430m=bf02b8 http://spamtrap.infowest.com/canit/b.php?i=69222430m=bf02b8 57b7bec=s Not spam: http://spamtrap.infowest.com/canit/b.php?i=69222430m=bf02b8http://spamtrap.infowest.com/canit/b.php?i=69222430m=bf02b8 http://spamtrap.infowest.com/canit/b.php?i=69222430m=bf02b8 57b7bec=n Forget vote: http://spamtrap.infowest.com/canit/b.php?i=69222430m=bf02b8http://spamtrap.infowest.com/canit/b.php?i=69222430m=bf02b8
Re: [BlindHandyMan] Door latch repair
What I do is take the cold chisel and put it flat against the inside of the striker plate and tap the chisel away from the door jam. - Original Message - From: William Stephan To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, March 05, 2007 5:36 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Door latch repair OK, thanks, probably a dumb question, but do you wrap on the flat part of the striker plate, or hit the edge so that the latch can enngage? -Original Message- .From: rj[EMAIL PROTECTED] .Sent: 3/5/07 3:50:32 PM .To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.comblindhandyman@yahoogroups.com .Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Door latch repair . .Some times it just takes a sharp rap on the striker plate. I use a steel chisel for this purpose. . - Original Message - . From: William Stephan . To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com . Sent: Monday, March 05, 2007 3:53 PM . Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Door latch repair . . . Hi: . . I have a couple doors that don't latch unless you really slam 'em, and was wondering if any of you had ideas for remedying this. The house is old, so I imagine settling has caused at least some of the problem. Any thoughts will be welcome. . . . . . .[Non-text portions of this message have been removed] . . [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~-- See what's inside the new Yahoo! Groups email. http://us.click.yahoo.com/0It09A/bOaOAA/yQLSAA/86xolB/TM ~- To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: [BlindHandyMan] Duck tape.
Call it what you may, but my wife has more use for duck or duct tape than any person I know. RJ - Original [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~-- See what's inside the new Yahoo! Groups email. http://us.click.yahoo.com/0It09A/bOaOAA/yQLSAA/86xolB/TM ~- To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: [BlindHandyMan] Keeping Grass Off A Fence
My grandmother use to boil salt water and pour it in the areas where she didn't want grass to grow. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~-- Check out the new improvements in Yahoo! Groups email. http://us.click.yahoo.com/4It09A/fOaOAA/yQLSAA/86xolB/TM ~- To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: [BlindHandyMan] Lubricating a light socket?
But just think, the light bulb will never burn our. - Original Message - From: R S Enterprises To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2007 11:46 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Lubricating a light socket? Teflon tape is a definate insulator. If the threads don't cut through enough to make contact. Then light no workie. Ronn - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2007 8:38 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Lubricating a light socket? well, as the great Chili brought Teflon to mind, you could also use teflon tape like with pipes. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~-- See what's inside the new Yahoo! Groups email. http://us.click.yahoo.com/0It09A/bOaOAA/yQLSAA/86xolB/TM ~- To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: [BlindHandyMan] speakers are installed.
Don't know what you bought, but the ones I bought years ago for about $30 work great. I still use them to this day and would be broken hearted if they ever came up missing. RJ - Original Message - From: Tom Fowle To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, March 22, 2007 5:42 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] speakers are installed. There is a heavy contraversy around here about strippers. There are automatic ones from cheap tool places that have blades into which you put the wire and which claim to adjust to many;sizes. Some of them have a set of grippers on each half of the two ends of the flat plier like handles. You put the wire between these sets of sharpish grippers, holding it at right angles to the length of the plier like tool. As you squeeze the handles, the two sets of grippers grab ehe wire, and one cuts the insulation. As you squeeze further, the grippers pull apart and hopefully remove just the insulation you wanted, not any strands of wire. These, and other 'automatic' strippers can pinch fingers if you leave your little prescious haptors in the wrong places, but when you're used to them, some of them work pretty well. The more plastic on them the poorer they are. Many real technicians preferr the old fashioned type that have a bolt that you move to allow the things to close just so far depending on what size of wire you are stripping. If you get these adjusted properly they do well. The kind you find in hardware stores that are a plier like tool that strips crimps, cuts, and cuts bolts are junk and are only for the coarsest type of work. If you're only stripping #14 solid wire, they might do. I most often use a sharp knife, being very carefull not to cut strands especially when stripping small stranded wire. Radio shlock probably has a variety including the fancy automatic ones like I first discribed. I've never found anything that does a consistantly good job on lots of wire sizes. My brother, who is a retired electrician, always uses a sharp knife, and he is so fast I can't even think about stripping before he has it done. Tom [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: [BlindHandyMan] help! David!
Don't feel like the Lone Ranger. For Tonto is getting them too. Tonto - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2007 6:31 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] help! David! I think yahoo is going crazy! I'm geting doubles and triplets of messages. Last, my onw came through in plural. If there's anything you can do, please tweek the yahoo, as I'm not sending multiples and don't require them. Sorry for my name on anything of this sort to the list; truly not my doing. Thanks [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: [BlindHandyMan] RESump pumps
What I did, Dug a hole to the back of the lot and put in a 3 inch perforated plastic flexible pipe. I only went about a foot down and I am in a cold region where the temperature drops to below -0 F. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: [BlindHandyMan] Board stretcher.
There is a specialty shop somewhere on the net. They also sell sky hooks. RJ - Original Message - From: Dan Rossi To: BlindHandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, April 16, 2007 2:23 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Board stretcher. Anybody know where I can get a board stretcher? I was cutting some trim pieces this weekend and even though I specifically cut them long so I could trim them to length. Somehow, seemingly impossibly, a couple of the boards mysteriously shrunk after I cut them. I swear! I took a board that was half an inch too long, cut an eighth off of it, and ended up with a board half an inch too short. Don't ask me how. Hell, I was so impressed that I couldn't even get mad. Ah, the joys of D I Y. -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel: (412) 268-9081 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: [BlindHandyMan] sharpening tools
With a little practice and the right files, one can bring on a good edge, but it all depends on the tool you are sharpening. My double bladed ax I use a medium file first and than the fine file. On others, like my woodmate, I just use a wet stone. On my knifes I just use a steel. RJ - Original Message - From: carl To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2007 10:27 AM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] sharpening tools wil that work with gouges and how wud you matain the right angle for the bevel? - Original Message - From: rj To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2007 3:02 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] sharpening tools A fine file. - Original Message - From: carl To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2007 9:43 AM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] sharpening tools what is the best way to sharpen tools i don't think i'd feal safe with a dry grinderr thay run to fast? email [EMAIL PROTECTED] skype carlf16 msn [EMAIL PROTECTED] or .com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: [BlindHandyMan] sharpening tools
A fine file. - Original Message - From: carl To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2007 9:43 AM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] sharpening tools what is the best way to sharpen tools i don't think i'd feal safe with a dry grinderr thay run to fast? email [EMAIL PROTECTED] skype carlf16 msn [EMAIL PROTECTED] or .com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: [BlindHandyMan] Removing Splash Back Tiles
Ray, I have removed them with a wide putty knife, without much damage. In places where it is hard to get the knife in, I would gently break out one of the tiles. RJ [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: Ray Boyce To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, April 21, 2007 5:03 AM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Removing Splash Back Tiles Hi Everyone On Saturday I have to remove 119 Ceramic Tiles which have been glued to Sheet Rock any suggestions of how to remove them without damaging the Sheet rock to much. These are on our splash back the tiles are going to be dumped. What tool do you use for prizing them off without punching holes in the sheet rock Any suggestions will be welcome. Ray [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: [BlindHandyMan] Plumbing problems
If the system is in good shape, run a hose down the air vent and flush it out. [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: M. Terblanche To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, April 25, 2007 1:56 AM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Plumbing problems Hi list, I'm having trouble where my toilet causes the shower and bath to gurgle when it is flushed. No backing up or anything nasty like that, but still maybe the start of problems? I've checked the breather valve outside the house, but couldn't see anything wrong there. I've used some liquid cleaner in all relevant drainage points, but no luck. I've used a plunger also, but no joy. It doesn't seems that there's any blockage at all. If I fill the basin and use the plunger, the basin run out at top speed. If I fill it again, and just open the plug without using the plunger, it empties very slowly. Looks like an air lock, but don't know how to solve the problem. Any ideas? Thanks, Matthys [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: [BlindHandyMan] Plumbing problems
It sounds as you are going to have to put another vent in. Why not disconnect the trap from the sink drain and see if that stops the problem. If it does, you might get away with installing a auto vent under the sink. RJ [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: M. Terblanche To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, April 26, 2007 12:44 AM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Plumbing problems Hi rj, If the system is in good shape, run a hose down the air vent and flush it out. I tried that also. no luck. mailto:rjf1%40velocity.net- Original Message - From: M. Terblanche To: blindhandyman@ yahoogroups. com mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, April 25, 2007 1:56 AM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Plumbing problems Hi list, I'm having trouble where my toilet causes the shower and bath to gurgle when it is flushed. No backing up or anything nasty like that, but still maybe the start of problems? I've checked the breather valve outside the house, but couldn't see anything wrong there. I've used some liquid cleaner in all relevant drainage points, but no luck. I've used a plunger also, but no joy. It doesn't seems that there's any blockage at all. If I fill the basin and use the plunger, the basin run out at top speed. If I fill it again, and just open the plug without using the plunger, it empties very slowly. Looks like an air lock, but don't know how to solve the problem. Any ideas? Thanks, Matthys [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: [BlindHandyMan] flooring question
I just had a house built about five years ago and put in ceramic tile in the bathroom, hall kitchen, dining room and burbur carpet in the living and bedrooms . I like the ceramic because it is easy to clean and the carpet pile is short and does not stain. The only draw back is if you drop something made of glass on the ceramic, it is most likely be in pieces. RJ - Original Message - From: Jennifer Jackson To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, June 09, 2007 5:57 AM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] flooring question I didn't really make it clear in that last post, but I am hoping for some comments on what kind of, if any, flooring works for someone who is blind? Both in terms of mobility and maintenance. I know my preference is for hard surfaces with occasional throw rugs as landmarks. Though I do not know if this has anything to do with my blindness, as this is the kind of look that appealed to me as a sighted person too. Though then the area carpet was more for aesthetics. Jennifer - Original Message - From: Jennifer Jackson To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, June 09, 2007 3:06 AM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] flooring question Hey Guys, I have been preauthorized for a home loan and have started the hunt. So if all goes well, I will be buying a house shortly. I am sure hoping you guys will have some help for me on a flooring question. I really like hard wood floors. Not just the look, but the sound and feel of walking on them. I think these are considered raised floors. How do I know what is under the carpet? I am looking at houses that were generally built in the 60's and 70's. I had always known I liked those kind of floors, but had not really thought about why until visiting the home of someone with a blind child who had built her house with those kind of floors because she had been told they will be helpful to him. Jennifer [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: [BlindHandyMan] To Scratch or Not To Scratch
In my opinion they are both wrong. I would leave the sub-floor, put down a thin coat of cement, lay down 1/2 inch cement board, (3 ft x 5 ft) Put a few screws along the edges and nail it with roofing nails. RJ - Original Message - From: Victor Gouveia To: Blind Handyman Listserv Sent: Friday, June 29, 2007 6:09 AM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] To Scratch or Not To Scratch Hi Folks, Had a contractor here yesterday, two in fact, and each gives me their own interpretation of something I need done to my kitchen floor, so I'm wondering what you all think. I'm going to be replacing the ceramic tiles on my kitchen floor upstairs. I'm going to be laying thicker tiles down than I already have up there, as my current floor tiles are all cracked and coming up. Suffice it to say, this is a long time in coming. In any case, like I said above, I get a different story, as to how to go about installing the floor from each of the contractors. One says that I should rip everything up, and just lay down three quarter or five eighths inch plywood without any scratch coat, and I should be fine. The other says that I really don't need to rip up the sub-floor, as it feels sturdy to him, and that all you need to do is apply a good scratch coat to it, and install the new tiles. As some of you may or may not know, I'm a pretty hefty guy, weighing in at around 375, so this floor will have to put up with a heavy weight. Add to that the fact that this is the main kitchen for the house, so we're talking a great deal of traffic and with a five year-old running around, we're bound to get some spills and food stuff on the floor. Hell, I'm not that clean an eater either. In any case, which contractor is right. Can you make an argument for going with the scratch coat alone, or ripping up the sub-floor altogether and installing the plywood without the scratch coat? I should also note that the scratch coat would also entail laying down the wire mesh, so I guess that would make the scratch coat even stronger, but I'm still hesitant to do this, as I have had two contractors tell me that I should rip up the sub-floor in the kitchen and start from the bottom up. Any ideas? Victor Gouveia [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [BlindHandyMan] To Scratch or Not To Scratch
Victor, Here is a web site you amy want to read. It may be able to answer the questions you are concerned about. http://www.thetiledoctor.com/installations/floors.cfm - Original Message - From: Victor Gouveia To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, June 29, 2007 8:53 AM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] To Scratch or Not To Scratch Hi RJ, I'm afraid that would not be an option, as that would lift the floor to a height that would be unreasonably tall. The addition of the 1/2 inch cement board, in addition to the thicker tiles would be higher than I'm willing to step from a living room into a kitchen, but thanks for the thought. Victor [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [BlindHandyMan] home buying
There are two banks I can't recall to mind that don't in Northwest Pa. Northwest Saving Bank and Marquette Saving Bank. It appears the banks that cross state lines insist on this rip off. For any attorney will say that a title search usually goes back 50 years. This is a financial institution requirement, not state law. - Original Message - From: Dan Rossi To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, July 02, 2007 1:20 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] home buying Cliff, You just touched on a sore spot for me. At least in Pennsylvania, title search and title insurance are required. OK, so I can understand why I need a title search done. I find it a bit frustrating to also have to insure myself against the title searching company not doing their job. What is truly frustrating is that even when I refinance a house I own, I still have to pay for title search and insurance again. So, my folks have a house built from scratch, they pay title search and insurance. I purchase the house from them, there have been no owners other than my parents, I have to pay title search and insurance. Now I am refinancing the house and have to pay for title search and insurance. Looks like a money making deal to me. Think I might go into the search and insurance game. -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel: (412) 268-9081 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
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 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 wooded area on the other side of the back fence and I think the source may lye back there. Will there be anything I will be able to do about the mosquitoes if I buy the house? Jennifer [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [BlindHandyMan] Talking indoor/outdoor thermometer
and here I thought I got a steal at $19. smile - Original Message - From: Dale Leavens To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, July 06, 2007 12:46 AM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Talking indoor/outdoor thermometer I just received two of these devices from the brailleSuperstore.com. They are priced at under 13 bucks U.S. and they ship Articles for the Blind. They are listed differently on Ebay. They are located in Abbotsford British Columbia. Anyway, I thought some of you might be interested. The first time I saw this device it was 80 bucks. I bought my first one for 40 bucks from RadioShack. At this price I bought two just in case I might need another one some day. They come with a braille sheet with some information on it, I remember though having a scanned document several years ago with details of all the buttons on it, lost it on my old computer, wonder if anyone has that to send along. Thanks. Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada [EMAIL PROTECTED] Skype DaleLeavens Come and meet Aurora, Nakita and Nanook at our polar bear habitat. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [BlindHandyMan] The door is trimmed
Some times there is just a slight adjustment. Loosen the screws and tap up or down on the striker plate. - Original Message - From: robert moore To: Blind Handyman Sent: Thursday, July 05, 2007 10:47 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] The door is trimmed Thank you all for your good ideas. I borrowed a rasp from my neighbor and just filed on the top of the door I did not take it off the hinges so I need to vacuum. Now the problem is that the door will not stay closed because the striker plate is too low so I will need to take care of that. I think I see how I can do that. I will be back if I get stuck on this one. Robert [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[BlindHandyMan] Sweating toilet
Today I repaired a sweating toilet for my neighbors. Used a sweat kit made up of thin Styrofoam and approxy glue. If this doesn't work, the next thing I will try is a mixing valve that will add hot water to the tank. RJ
Re: [BlindHandyMan] Gas stove
Clean the points, and be careful not to break the insulation around the wire. RJ - Original Message - From: David Sexton To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2007 4:00 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Gas stove I have a gas stove with the click-click-click electric starter. Sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't. Is there anything I can do to make it work better? David [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [BlindHandyMan] plumbing delemna
It sounds as you have a three piece stem. Remove the knob. Unscrew the chrome. Put the screw of the handle back in the remaining piece after removing the first part of the stem and give it a good firm pull. For it sounds as you have a Price Pfister faucet. The seats of a delta will inter change with each other. I also recommend you apply plumber grease to the rubber seats and O ring went doing this repair. RJ - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2007 3:34 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] plumbing delemna Hi, I want to state this clearly so you guys have the clearest picture of what is up and the thread doesn't die in confusion with me short of an answer. I have a tiled shower stall. No tub there, just stall all tiled. There are two separate faucets and one standard shower head. On the other side of the wall, there is a service door I can access.I've been in and I see two shut offs. I see what seems to be rough concrete, and wall studs. I've replaced washers both delta and standard before. The shower leaks, drips, and I want to stop wasting water. So I turn off the water. I unscrew the handle of the hot water, as it is determined that when the hot is on, the drip starts again. The cold is off for safety. I remove the hot handle, and the chrome cover beneath that, (it is a hide the hole cover) and the threading that keeps the cover on the stem. Now normally on something like a utility tub, or outside faucet; the next thing is to wrench out the threaded stem assembly at the bottom of which there is a washer. i would then fit it to an assortment of washers I have replace it with some teflon tape and be done. I put some vice grips on the visible not and tried to turn out the stem. No go. I tried again, and still no go. I even chipped the tile a little. Before I go buying specialized tools, getting penitrating oil down the wall, or break anything Is there another kind, or am I missing something very obvious? The ceramic tile, the length of the stem, and the tightness of the assembly make me less than confident to try past what I've already done. What am I missing, other than a brain? Thanks [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[BlindHandyMan] Blending tank
About 4 years ago I bought and installed a home softener system off a main chain. Well the blending tank went bad and that is where the fun began. First I called the chain store and was told a tech would have to come out and check to see if the tank was leaking. Guess what, it was. Now they told me that would cost $65 to have the tech confirm what I already felt. The teck told me I would have to install the new tank myself, seeing I installed the first one. Told him that isn't what my literature stated upstairs. He didn't say any thing, but ask to read the material I had. Well that settled the question about the $65 and who was to do the installation. The tech gave me a work order stating the tank would be shipped to my house and a plumber would install the tank at no cost to the home owner, nor would there be a $65 charge for the service call. A week later I got the tank shipped to my door around 2 in the afternoon. acourse the appointment for the delivery was to be between 10:00 am to noon. So my for a carrier we will call x. Now I was to call the local chain store to have them set up the installation by a register plumber. They told me they don't do the plumber appointments and I would have to call their service. I was told by the 1 800 service that my blending tank wasn't under warranty for it only had a five year warranty and I bought in the year of our lord of 2003. I explain to her that if one subtract 3 from 7 that it equals 4 and that 4 came before the 5. She than told me that 1 800 service doesn't set up plumber appointments, so back to the local chain store. After about two hours, between the local chain store and 1 800 service, some one made the plumber appointment to come out and install my blending tank. So four days later I got a call saying I had to be by the phone from 8 am to 5 pm or 9 hours hoping for the plumber to call. You guessed it, wasn't the plumber but the tech saying that there was a mix up, for he doesn't install but just service these tanks, but he didn't know what a blending tank was, and asked. That was about 11:00 am. So back to the local store I was a calling. I got a call saying that their plumber doesn't install blending tanks, just hot water tanks. He than told me I would have to install the blending tank myself. well the tank cost $770 and the labor was $159 for a total of 929 the tech work order said, but the manager wanted me to put the tank in free of charge. Told him that wasn't going to happen, get a plumber. He called back and said for me to get a plumber and the chain store would pay up to the $159 labor cost, told him that wasn't going to happen in his life time. But did tell him I would install the tank for a $100 plus parts. The local chain store ask if I were a register plumber. Told him no, but was a slum lord for 40 years, did that count for any thing? Well he told me I couldn't install the tank unless I was a register plumber. Told him that was OK, just send out a plumber and install the dam thing. No one wanted to come and install the blending tank. The manager ask what it would take to solve this issue. Told him it would cost $100 for labor and parts if I installed the blending tank myself. He finely called his 1 800 service headquarters and received perdition to pay me $100 labor and cost, which today came to $145.29, which I received at the local chain store today went I gave him the bill and the slips for parts. Wish I could have seen his face went he found out I couldn't see a dam thing. But my wife enjoyed the expression on his face, so she told me. smile, RJ
Re: [BlindHandyMan] blind handyman show talking about light bulbs
A potato works well. - Original Message - From: Scott Berry To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2007 5:47 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] blind handyman show talking about light bulbs I heard on your show that some people are using screwdrivers and pliers for light bulbs to remove the broken light bulb sockets or face. My father and I just got done speaking about this and he informed me that there is a tool called a light socket remover. You should be able to pick them up at any hardware store or you can cut off a wooden broom handle and insert it and turn the broom handle in the direction that the socket comes out. You may have to use a little pressure to turn it out. BY ALL MEANS, NEVER INSERT A SCREW DRIVER OR A PAIR OF PLIERS IN TO THE SOCKET. If you are doing this outside there could be enough moisture to make you see the time of day or electracute you. Here is another good note. On outside extension cords if you wind them up around your arm make SURE THEY ARE UNPLUGED.-- Scott Berry Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [BlindHandyMan] temperature controlled box
One of the things you can do is use a stiafoam cooler, like they ship meat with. Add a heating pad and a towel over the pad, place the bread in the cooler and put the lid on it. This has worked well for me, both for making homemade yoga, and bread. RJ - Original Message - From: David Sexton To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, October 15, 2007 5:38 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] temperature controlled box I want to build a temperature controlled box for controlling the temperature at which my bread dough rises. I'm thinking a box with a heat lamp and some sort of thermostat. Any ideas for the heat and more importantly the thermostat to control it? David [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [BlindHandyMan] Killing off little spiders
Every year I have my outside of the house sprayed for insects. This seems to handle the spider problem. The cost to do the house and the barn is $135 for the treatment. I started it to get rid of carpenter bees. RJ - Original Message - From: Lee A. Stone To: Blind Handyman Sent: Saturday, October 20, 2007 8:23 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Killing off little spiders Long ago we discussed spiders here. I am not or no longer allowed to use a flame thrower in this house so looking for suggestions on finding these little critters and then getting rid of them. we have hung up the old fashioned fly strips and cannot find any spider webs but some sighted folks are on occasion finding these tiny spiders which have bitten anybody but me. must be the garlic in my system. seriously though. how the heck to you get rid of, kill off or whatever these critters ? we have tried for over a year those plug in do dads which we got from Sears but apparently this one brand of tiny spider has full metal jackets. thanks.Lee -- Formatted to fit your screen. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [BlindHandyMan] Killing off little spiders
Lee, Use to use the product years ago to get rid of all different kinds of creatures in the seventies. RJ - Original Message - From: Lee A. Stone To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, October 21, 2007 11:10 AM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Killing off little spiders R J, $130 is , in my opinion Cheap. We had a problem in many places with ants some years ago and the man charged $225. after that we found out about 45 % chloradane which my wife had to sing for at Agway but apparently it is no longer legal in this country. However it is legal for other countries to spray chloradane, made in this country to be sprayed on bananas and more. so remember to always wash your hands with soap and water. thanks.Lee -- Creativity is not always bred in an environment of tranquility; sometimes you have to squeeze a little to get the paste out of the tube. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [BlindHandyMan] surface rust
Try oven cleaner. That is what use to do it for me. RJ - Original Message - From: Lenny McHugh To: Handyman-Blind Sent: Sunday, October 28, 2007 5:12 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] surface rust Hi All, My wife just noticed some light surface rust spots on my table saw. There is an overhead cold water pipe. For a few weeks I didn't have the saw covered and condensation caused the drops to fall on the saw. I wonder what is the best way to remove. She noticed it when I was getting ready to apply a coat of Slipit I thought about using toothpaste and a dremmal tool. The toothpaste would act like a very fine rubbing compound. I do have sighted help that can remove the spots as opposed to me using steel wool over the entire top.. Lenny http://www.geocities.com/lenny_mchugh/ [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [BlindHandyMan] PVC Question For The Experts
Any thing up to one inch ID I use a clipper to cut the pipe. I glue the first piece into the fitting and take the pipe to the second fitting and cut the pipe even with the flared out part of the fitting. Haven't had any problems doing the cutting to length this way. Also I found turning the fitting a quarter turn seems to solve the problem with the fitting having any leaks. RJ [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [BlindHandyMan] How To Glue PVC Pipe #15
Eleven: If you have the cement on your shelf for a while, throw it away - Original Message - From: Lenny McHugh To: Handyman-Blind Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2007 6:49 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] How To Glue PVC Pipe #15 published by: Aquatic Eco-Systems, Inc. © 2004 Aquatic Eco-Systems, Inc. list of 10 items 1. Square pipe ends and remove all burrs, dirt and debris. 2. Check the dry fit of the pipe and fitting. The pipe should easily fit in one-third of the way. Pipe should not bottom when dry; it should be a snug fit. 3. Clean pipe and fitting with PVC cleaner, then prime with Purple Primer. Choose proper PVC cement based on desired cure time (regular cement requires 24-hour cure vs Rain Tight 1-hour cure for low-pressure applications). 4. Apply a thin coat of PVC cement to fitting, avoiding puddling inside of pipe. Make certain the entire socket surface is covered. 5. Apply a liberal coat of PVC cement to pipe. Make certain the entire pipe surface to the socket depth is covered. 6. Quickly assemble parts. Cement must be fluid when attaching segments. If not, reapply cement to both parts. 7. Push pipe FULLY into fitting using a 1/4 turn motion until pipe bottoms. 8. Hold pipe and fitting together for 30 seconds, then wipe off excess glue with a cloth. Watch that it doesn't creep back. 9. Keep cement container tightly closed when not in use. 10. Do not pressure test until cement is fully cured, usually 24 hours. list end source: http://www.aquaticeco.com/ [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [BlindHandyMan] Laying Down a Roof
You are right on the sealing of the shingle, Heat does make the shingle seal to each other sooner, But when I did shingling years ago, I found there was no problem in this area. I do recommend buying a good grade of shingles and have taken a liking to the architectural shingles shthat I had installed on my house when I had it built a few years back. Plus went building my pole barn I and a friend installed them on the barn roof. RJ - Original Message - From: Victor Gouveia To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, November 07, 2007 10:38 AM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Laying Down a Roof Hi RJ, I wasn't aware of that issue. My concern is that the under part of the shingle won't be able to adhere to the top part of the shingle below it. Isn't there a tar substance that is suppose to stick to the top of the shingle, thereby sealing the shingles together? I believe this is suppose to happen because of the heat. Victor Gouveia [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
