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2007-04-08 Thread R S Enterprises
OK Yahoo would not take the message from a ryearns. - Original Message - From: r yearns [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, April 08, 2007 2:16 PM Subject: moderator Hey moderator guys, Could one of you change my list email address from the lyearns

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2007-04-08 Thread R S Enterprises
Hey moderator guys, Could you change my list address. currently [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please change to [EMAIL PROTECTED] that is change the l to a r. Thanks Ron Yearns To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or

Re: [BlindHandyMan] myth busters was PB Blaster vs. WD 40

2007-04-04 Thread R S Enterprises
Seems like I have a a spray can of it in the shop. But I remember the squirt can variety and used a lot of it . Ron - Original Message - From: Brice Mijares To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2007 9:12 AM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] myth busters

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Air Purifiers

2007-04-03 Thread R S Enterprises
I am not sure of the ion maker as opposed to ozone producers. If they are similiar, the same thing or totally different. I do know that high levels of ozone will deteroite plastics and cause fabric to deteroite. There is some discussion that ozone is harmful to the human lungs.. Maybe it is

Re: [BlindHandyMan] help needed

2007-03-14 Thread R S Enterprises
You can use a mail set if the panels were nailed on with finish nails, which have a small head with an indent on the top. A few raps with a hammer should set them below the wood surface. If it is nail with a flat head common nail a small flat ended punch can be used to countersink them. Ron

Re: [BlindHandyMan] help needed

2007-03-14 Thread R S Enterprises
walms up and cools down - Original Message - From: R S Enterprises To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2007 3:20 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] help needed You can use a mail set if the panels were nailed on with finish nails, which have a small

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Lubricating a light socket?

2007-03-14 Thread R S Enterprises
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]

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Pocket hole jigs.

2007-03-14 Thread R S Enterprises
I saw the price on Knockler and Constines on the Craig system and ordered a doweling jig for seven bucks from Harbor Freight. Then later I was in a Clarks tool store and asked about a pocket hole jig. The guy came out with a jig and the bit apoligizing that the bit was almost as much as the

Re: [BlindHandyMan] casters

2007-03-04 Thread R S Enterprises
Well two thoughts come to mind. If the casters are the style with the metal mounting plate is relatiave easy to lay it on a table and measure up from the table to the top surfface of the caster wheel. If the style is such that a stem is mounted into a hole then I would get a scrap of wood,

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Oil base paint question

2007-03-02 Thread R S Enterprises
Odd i remember it the other way around. You can paint latex, water based, over oil. Putting oil paint over latex doesn't work. Hope this lessens your concern. In a similar fashion one can put enamel over lacquer, but don't put laquer over enamel. It tends to dislove it while it is wet.

Re: [BlindHandyMan](hot or neutral) Fuses and light bulbs

2007-03-01 Thread R S Enterprises
as opposed to the hot. I have been told that in those days it was believed that was the safe way to wire. I haven't been able to verify that fact. Lenny - Original Message - From: R S Enterprises [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday

Re: [BlindHandyMan](hot or neutral) Fuses and light bulbs

2007-02-28 Thread R S Enterprises
AAA. I can't speak for the knob and tube in the fair north land, but the ones I have been involved with in the states have a grounded neutral. The sad part that they used the same black wire for all the wiring or else it discolored with age. Anyway it required me using a portable ground

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Fuses and light bulbs

2007-02-24 Thread R S Enterprises
Y E S if the power is on. Then it will hopefully blow the fuse you need to unscrew. Ron - Original Message - From: David Engebretson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, February 24, 2007 8:07 PM Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] Fuses and light bulbs Oh

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Fuses and light bulbs

2007-02-24 Thread R S Enterprises
N O if wired properly the white wire which connects to the outer shell is not hot. Ron - Original Message - From: David Engebretson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, February 24, 2007 8:41 PM Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] Fuses and light bulbs Isn't

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Floor question.

2007-02-12 Thread R S Enterprises
Basically what you have said is exactly how it was done in the old days. The first row is nailed next to the wall on the face and at a 45 in the tongue. Yes pilot holes both places and use a nail set for both places. Once a person got the hang of it you would nail the rest of it without the

Re: [BlindHandyMan] refrigerator door seal

2007-02-12 Thread R S Enterprises
Just a note. The one I did the door warped out of shape so I had to take the door off and lay it flat on the floor and snug the screws down kind of like lug nuts on a car. Doing opposite ones back and forth and across. Ron - Original Message - From: Robert J. Moore To:

[BlindHandyMan] tank water heater

2007-02-11 Thread R S Enterprises
I was listening to a home improvement show today and the host offered an interesting way of testing the function of a tank hot water heater. First you wait until the burner of elements have quit heating. Then go into the bath tube with a five gallon bucket. Run the water until it gets hot

Re: [BlindHandyMan] roto rule description

2007-02-11 Thread R S Enterprises
. -- Larry Martin Woodworking for the Blind --joining the world of blind wood workers -- Original message -- From: R S Enterprises [EMAIL PROTECTED] I seem to remember someone a few weeks ago gave a very good description of the operation of the roto

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Plywood question

2007-02-09 Thread R S Enterprises
A suggestion comes to mind regardless of which lumber you use. If you cut a rabbet in the front and back the end grain of the sides will be covered and you can nail or screw through the front and back into the sides then you can slso nail or screw through the sides into the front and rear.

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Plywood question

2007-02-09 Thread R S Enterprises
. -Original Message- .From: R S Enterprises[EMAIL PROTECTED] .Sent: 2/9/07 3:27:19 PM .To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.comblindhandyman@yahoogroups.com .Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Plywood question . .A suggestion comes to mind regardless of which lumber you use. If you cut

[BlindHandyMan] roto rule description

2007-02-08 Thread R S Enterprises
I seem to remember someone a few weeks ago gave a very good description of the operation of the roto rule. I would like to talk with them via telephone. If they would e-mail me off list with a phone number and best time to call I would call them. as I have some ideas to discuss. thanks Ron

Re: [BlindHandyMan] PVC cement, or PVC Weld

2007-02-07 Thread R S Enterprises
Make sure you also have and use the cleaner before the glue. Also plan your work. There is not a lot of slack time to be repositioning the joints About a quarter turn is what to figure on to distribute the glue. A full swab of the glue or cleaner should be enough to make a complet swipe

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Which way to lay?

2007-02-04 Thread R S Enterprises
Well in the old days the good carpenters laid the sub floor at a 45 degree angle. This supposedly helped brace the joists and the biggest reason is so they could lay the finish flooring, usually short oak, eight direction. With some of those short boards trying to hit a joist was definately a

Re: [BlindHandyMan] flourescent lights

2007-02-02 Thread R S Enterprises
and not the new ones. He got no answer but had to treat the burned out ones as hazardous material. Did you ever run into anything like that? Lenny - Original Message - From: R S Enterprises [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, February 02, 2007 12

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Making an omlette without cracking the slab?

2007-02-02 Thread R S Enterprises
I agree with others. No reason to tear up your floor. Patch the crack. The reinforcing steel in the slab should keep it from getting real wide. Ron - Original Message - From: tunecollector To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, February 02, 2007 10:28 AM Subject:

Re: [BlindHandyMan] compression fittings.

2007-01-31 Thread R S Enterprises
I have personally gotten them as large as 3/4. On some valves you have to buy a threaded valve and then get a thread to compression adapter. But it still works fine and they get to make more money. It's the american way. Ron - Original Message - From: Dan Rossi To:

Re: [BlindHandyMan] framing nail gun

2007-01-28 Thread R S Enterprises
and Nanook at our polar bear habitat. - Original Message - From: R S Enterprises [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, January 27, 2007 11:26 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] framing nail gun Hello folks, I am thinking of purchasing a air powered nail

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Changing a power chord

2007-01-28 Thread R S Enterprises
I will second Tom's advice , do any splicing inside the chassis. As an electrician I have spliced many extension cords and such, BUT it is not legal nor wise.. Inside the chassis is like a junction box, quite legal so go for it. Ron - Original Message - From: Keith Christian

[BlindHandyMan] framing nail gun

2007-01-27 Thread R S Enterprises
Hello folks, I am thinking of purchasing a air powered nail gun to do framing work. The information I saw in one catalog talked about the lesser cost ones having a fixed angle and the most expensive said it could do three different angles.. The nails were also sold according to the degree of

Re: [BlindHandyMan] (unknown) what's in a atic

2007-01-24 Thread R S Enterprises
chipboard differ from plywood? is there more glue in it? Stronger, lighter? I was thinking 2X8 for the size of the hole. Right angles to the joists distributes the weight best? Anything else I should know? Thanks On Tue, 23 Jan 2007, R S Enterprises wrote: The ceiling joists should

Re: [BlindHandyMan] (unknown) what's in a atic

2007-01-23 Thread R S Enterprises
The ceiling joists should be 2 by 6 normally. If they are part of a truss rafter system they may be 2 by 4. If they are 1 by anything I would forget storage unless very light stuff and not much. You should be able to walk on the thicker joists anywhere. Try to distributee your weight on two

Re: [BlindHandyMan] iron and copper pipes

2007-01-21 Thread R S Enterprises
it. If you're courageous, taste it. Geoff - Original Message - From: R S Enterprises To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, January 18, 2007 2:31 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] iron and copper pipes Very good question. I am not sure I have an answer. Many tiems

Re: [BlindHandyMan] removeing rivits

2007-01-21 Thread R S Enterprises
My normal choice is drilling. If they happen to be pop rivets make sure to punch out the old center nail. If there is room the head or peaned side can be ground off.with a grinder. If there is a washer under the pean I would chose that side since the rivet will tend to protect the finish of

Re: [BlindHandyMan] antique vise

2007-01-20 Thread R S Enterprises
just to tag onto this If you buy a round head bolt and buy a acorn nut to put on the end, then both ends will be smooth. you will need to cut off the excess threads and file a little afterwards to remove burrs so the acron nut will thread on, but I think you will be happy with the result.

Re: [BlindHandyMan] iron and copper pipes

2007-01-18 Thread R S Enterprises
Very good question. I am not sure I have an answer. Many tiems galvanized is rougher inside or out, but I have also saw some really smooth. If one is buying I guess you will be depending on the clerk or whoever might be with you. In your existing house you are about limited to following

[BlindHandyMan] iron and copper pipes

2007-01-17 Thread R S Enterprises
Ray gave us a couple of very good posts on copper and iron pipes. I would like to add a couple of points from my mistakes. Galvanized pipe is for water. Black iron is for gas and air. You don't want the galvanizeed particles coming off and blocking gas orfices or damaging air tools. If you

Re: [BlindHandyMan] lights on or off

2007-01-16 Thread R S Enterprises
Well I do not know how simple you want it but most basements are pretty low ceilings. There froe you can touch the bulbs with your hand. If it is hot it is on. Crude, but you siad simple. Ron - Original Message - From: carlhickson To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent:

Re: [BlindHandyMan] lights on or off

2007-01-16 Thread R S Enterprises
This is good and simple also. Ron - Original Message - From: Rob Monitor To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2007 1:04 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] lights on or off Hi, Why don't you get one of the light sockets that screws into the light

Re: [BlindHandyMan] More on the cedar closet project.

2007-01-16 Thread R S Enterprises
If you are using a router to cut dado's I like to lay both sides down flat like on sawhorses. Clamp them so they are even on the ends. I then clamp the guide over both sides and cut both left and right side in one pass. At least both dado's line up from one side to the other. Note of course

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Progress report on back yard shop.

2007-01-16 Thread R S Enterprises
Just a thought. Our city requires sheds to be anchored with trailer tie downs screwed into the ground. Fence anchors screwed to the ground and fastened to the shed with cable and clamps seems to work. Of course we are part of that great tornado alley, but strong winds might shift some off

Re: [BlindHandyMan] self repairing paint

2007-01-12 Thread R S Enterprises
I experenced something similar. I had used latex varnish on a table top and my sister put a cloth over it. After some time the finish took on the texture of the cloth. I don't remember if it healed itself or not but I decided I would not use latex on any top surfaces again. Ron -

Re: [BlindHandyMan] electric garage door problem

2007-01-11 Thread R S Enterprises
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

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Kitchen cabinets

2007-01-11 Thread R S Enterprises
I guess I have done it both ways. If you will be trying to use the kitchen during the time of construction I think you and spouse will be happyer if you build them elsewhere and install as built units. The time you are out of a sink etc will be much less, not even considering the mess.

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Using Rotomatic ruler

2007-01-10 Thread R S Enterprises
May I say my chin is also used as a hold down on the mitre saw to be able to measure to the blade. Just the thing to do isn't it. Ron - Original Message - From: Lenny McHugh To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2007 10:08 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan]

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Using Rotomatic ruler

2007-01-10 Thread R S Enterprises
and the wall mounted members quite a bit. Oh well, nothing for it but to be patient. Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada [EMAIL PROTECTED] Skype DaleLeavens Come and meet Aurora, Nakita and Nanook at our polar bear habitat. - Original Message - From: R S Enterprises [EMAIL

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Electric house wiring question:

2007-01-08 Thread R S Enterprises
The latex or rubber ones used by many to hand wash dishes can be used. If you still feel some fear put on a pair of leather ones over the rubber. You can also use a pair of well insulated pliers to grab onto the connectors and pull the wires out that way. - Original Message -

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Electric house wiring question:

2007-01-08 Thread R S Enterprises
Well how safe do you want to be? The snug super thin Doctor exam glove would have enough insulation value, but how well do they protect from puncture of ends of wires or sharp corners. Hence the suggestion for leather outer protectors as they are technically called. They make a fairly

Re: [BlindHandyMan] checking for power

2007-01-08 Thread R S Enterprises
Auto wiring is D C. On a tangent a cars alternater is a three phase A C generator inside, but the rectifiers inside only let D C come out. Ron - Original Message - From: Robert j. moore To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, January 08, 2007 7:32 PM Subject: RE:

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Electric house wiring question:

2007-01-08 Thread R S Enterprises
Yes replacing a 15 amp breaker with a 20 has been done a lot just to prevent so called nuisence tripping, but it still anin't right. Still not as bad as putting the 30 amp time delay plug fuses on a no. 14 wire as I have witnessed in many older homes. In my personal no. 14 wire should only be

Re: [BlindHandyMan] palm air nailer

2007-01-07 Thread R S Enterprises
The only palm nailer I ever used was the latter that was used with regular nails. It was just a substitue for a hand held hammer and took several blows to put nails in. Ron - Original Message - From: carlhickson To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, January 07, 2007

Re: [BlindHandyMan] ordering cabinets from Menards

2007-01-07 Thread R S Enterprises
If you have any thought and want to take these cabinets you number one don't want to remove any tile. Also most cabinets screwed to the wall are considered part of the house structure and are intended to pe left when moving. So no don't fasten them to the wall. They asked about back splash.

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Electric house wiring question:

2007-01-05 Thread R S Enterprises
This is a very idea to check first. I would usually remove the main cover and check power on the breaker or fuse. Amazing how many breakers will be tripped and not appear to be. As for doing without it I don't see any hazard. If the light is flickering off and on then you have sparking

Re: [BlindHandyMan] rail repair

2007-01-02 Thread R S Enterprises
Well thinking of the easy one. Once you have one stud found another should be 16 or 24 inches from it. If not drill the hole there. Using a wire stuck through the hole feel around for the stud. Note it the wire is smaller than the hole a ninety degree bend about 2 or 3 inches from the end

Re: [BlindHandyMan] removeing dents from car boddy work

2006-12-20 Thread R S Enterprises
Well you did not say where this dent was. If you can get behind it as in inside the car a block of wood and a hammer will work fine. If inside is not a option sometimes a rubber sink plunger can do wonders. A lot depends on the size of the dent. Water or oil on the rubber to insure a good

Re: [BlindHandyMan] hello and 3-way switches

2006-12-12 Thread R S Enterprises
I don't know about the other countrries but in the U S the equipment ground wire is bare in the romex style cable. In stranded flexible rubber cord it is insulated green. And in the case of three way switches we use three wires plus the eqquipment ground making a total of four. These being

Re: [BlindHandyMan] hello and 3-way switches

2006-12-11 Thread R S Enterprises
Scott you seem to have a fair handle on the concept. When I taught jjunior high general shop I explained to look at the three way switching configeration as one big regular single pole switch. The two indentified or commmon terminal as the two terminals on a regular switch. The power coming

Re: [BlindHandyMan] hello and 3-way switches

2006-12-11 Thread R S Enterprises
Well Dale I agree with you . In my thirty plus years of wiring and such I never found or saw a wauy to make sure two three way switches could determine the light being on or off by a cetian position.. So throw in a couple of four ways and scratch ones head through the skull deep into the gray

Re: [BlindHandyMan] using the post office on the web

2006-12-07 Thread R S Enterprises
I have gotten postage stamps through my carrier as in through the mail, but nothing on the web. I would be very surprised if the post office would trust a bath room scales. I would suggest you contact the local post office. They do offer some one flat rate boxes and envelopes, but they are

Re: [BlindHandyMan] shop heater

2006-12-05 Thread R S Enterprises
Stretching my memory some. The pilot may be on when turned to pilot if this heater has a flue vent. Old floor furnaces had a open pilot used a thermo;ile and no electricity so the pilot had to be burning for there to be enough electricity to operate the main gas valve. If the pilot blew out

Re: [BlindHandyMan] board for a miter gage?

2006-11-29 Thread R S Enterprises
I would think a piece of three quarters plywood will work as well as anything. It should extend at least one inch higher than the maximum blade height if you want to extend it to the left of the blade. Two bolts countersunk on the wood side and drilled through the miter gauge should hold it

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Metal Ladders and Electricity Do Not Mix.

2006-11-29 Thread R S Enterprises
OK wire spacing. It looks like we are getting into three kinds of wiring. The first is high voltage power lines that come to your transformers and those mounted on poles are the only ones we are concerned. Most people will not have ladders out close those poles and it will bake a pretty

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Covering a window AC with a trash bag

2006-11-27 Thread R S Enterprises
Masking tape might work, but I would suggest mulital layers. Duct tape would work a lot better.. I would suggest covering the inside also. There are lots of cracks for cold air to go through. Ron - Original Message - From: compgirl32 To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent:

Re: [BlindHandyMan] All bungged up!

2006-11-26 Thread R S Enterprises
Dale, For some reason a cork screw comes to mind.. I used one last weekend that had a couple of arms that stayed up until the screw was all the way in than were pried down against the neck of the bottle which reuslted in the cork being raised. The bung rim may not be right for this style, but

Re: [BlindHandyMan] table saw power

2006-11-25 Thread R S Enterprises
Dale, very well said. Mostly the higher voltage allows the machinery to be farther away from the source and use a smaller gage wire thereby lessing the cost of installation. And if no one has noticed the last scrap copper wire I sold went for $2.40 a pound. No wonder 12-2 wg romex is going

Re: [BlindHandyMan] cheap door knob losing finish

2006-11-05 Thread R S Enterprises
Well Tom, It is hard to tell what is really on your knob. Myself I would try fine sandpaper 220 to remove the green then 400 to buff anything left back smooth. Then I would spray clear lacquer or clear enamel many, multiple coats over it. Ron - Original Message - From: Tom Fowle

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Gasket sealer

2006-11-04 Thread R S Enterprises
Well what I do is put a dolop of the blue r t v on my index finger just back of the end, toward the palm. Then I spread it running the point of my finger along the inside ridge or on one side of the gasket put the gasket on. Then put the sealer on the other side of the gasket then attach

Re: [BlindHandyMan] audible level

2006-10-31 Thread R S Enterprises
I purchased my Zircon brand level at my local hardware/lumber yard. Ron - Original Message - From: Dale Alton [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, October 31, 2006 6:26 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] audible level Where can I purchase one? Dale [Non-text

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Trim

2006-10-30 Thread R S Enterprises
Bill, There is also a thin, almost veneer, birch stripping that comes in rolls of various width. It has glue on it you put it on the edge and run a hot cloths iron over it which melts the glue. After it sets the excess is cut off with a utility knife, razor blade or sanded. It actually works

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Rewiring a House

2006-10-29 Thread R S Enterprises
habitat. - Original Message - From: R S Enterprises [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, October 28, 2006 10:29 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Rewiring a House As one person has mentioned the surface raceway is one solution. Let's look at traditional

Re: [BlindHandyMan] bonding idea needed

2006-10-29 Thread R S Enterprises
I am guessing you have tried a epoxy mix. I know it doesn't work on all plastics. Is there room perhaps with counter boring to install a pop or normal rivet? Ron - Original Message - From: tunecollector [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, October 29, 2006

Re: [BlindHandyMan] identifying black and white wires etc.

2006-10-28 Thread R S Enterprises
Yep we had a Tif tic tracer at the shop and it worked well. Lots of ways to skin this cat. Ron - Original Message - From: Tom Fowle [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, October 27, 2006 10:17 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] identifying

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Maybe ergent help request

2006-10-28 Thread R S Enterprises
I don't believe the critter will cause any damage to the piping, nor will there be a danger of sewer gas getting into the house.. Hopefully it will not get further down into the drain then you face a posibility of the drain sttopping up. How to get it out? Good question, some pipe

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Rewiring a House

2006-10-28 Thread R S Enterprises
Yes the best route is to disconnect the old wiring at the main panel box and cut it back everywhere you run into it. Check the price of scrap copper and new wire and you will probably consider pulling out as much as possible to sell as scrap. Ron - Original Message - From: Jennifer

[BlindHandyMan] identifying black and white wires etc.

2006-10-27 Thread R S Enterprises
Hello folks, I was listening to the handy show and Phil mentioned there was no way for a blind person to tell which wire was the hot one. or rather what color a wire was Well one can put the talking multi meter to use. Please note a audial continuity tester and or a 110 volt buzzer can also

Re: [BlindHandyMan] identifying black and white wires etc.

2006-10-27 Thread R S Enterprises
later. -Original Message- From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of R S Enterprises Sent: Friday, October 27, 2006 1:39 PM To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Subject: [BlindHandyMan] identifying black and white wires etc. Hello folks, I was listening

Re: [BlindHandyMan] different question on smoke alarms

2006-10-26 Thread R S Enterprises
Brice, There are major and many small ones that specilize in fire and security alarms. I believe most residental systems are just a series of interconnected alarms without any central control station. If that is your case most electricians should be able to service them for you. If alll are

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Dipsticks

2006-10-26 Thread R S Enterprises
Bill, What ise is a soda straw or small diameter flexible hose. Insert it into the fill hole start blowing into it while lowering. When you hear bubbles, stop and mark with tape. Next time if you goe below the tape line you need some. Do your directions call for a oil change after the first

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Furnace issue.

2006-10-26 Thread R S Enterprises
Just a thought or two. It almost sounds like you have a standing pilot with a relight system. Funny downdrafts or such can blow out a pilot. Sometimes there electronic or thermo lockouts that keep some things from working. if things don't relight in a specified time.I would keep an eye

Re: [BlindHandyMan] The experience

2006-10-26 Thread R S Enterprises
So am I understanding correctly that the nuts turned off clockwise as in left handed threads. They should have stamped with a L or made it clear in the manual. Ron - Original Message - From: rj [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Handyman blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, October 26,

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Dipsticks

2006-10-26 Thread R S Enterprises
Sounds logical. Remember blow the air out Ron - Original Message - From: Tom Fowle [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, October 26, 2006 12:42 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Dipsticks Ron, Now that straw for dipstick is darned clever and

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Supporting the Work

2006-10-23 Thread R S Enterprises
I have made a couple of roller stands using plumbing pipe for the roller a discarded fan pedastal and yes was a little unstable. I found a scrap car brake rotor put down over the upright support so it rested on the base put enough weight down on the base it is now quite stable. Ron -

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Harbor Freight, a good tradeoff

2006-10-22 Thread R S Enterprises
My experience is that McMaster has more varity in parts, fasteners and such and there tools are quality but more costly than Harbor Freight. Prrobably get what you pay for. Don't get me wrong I buy a lot of stuff from Harbor Freight. Ron - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [BlindHandyMan] putting up shelves

2006-10-22 Thread R S Enterprises
My experience has been the brackets cost less than the snap in brackets and then you still have to buy the wall standreds. The wall pieces also hold the shelves away from the wall unless you notch for them and the premade shelves arn't always the right width for the snap in brackets. With the

Re: [BlindHandyMan] tiny shutoff valves

2006-10-12 Thread R S Enterprises
for the suggestion. I've tried this source and the valves are too large for my purpose. - Original Message - From: R S Enterprises To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, October 12, 2006 10:07 AM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] tiny shutoff valves Other possibilities

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Tie rod end replacement

2006-10-02 Thread R S Enterprises
Well all the ends I have replaced have been on Fords, but I think others are similiar. I would not attempt to work on one without removing the tire and having the car secured on a jackstand. The tape being wrapped on the rod end is a fairly good idea. Some sighted people count the number of

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Tankless WaterHeaters the Good and the Bad

2006-09-09 Thread R S Enterprises
Might I suggest that the tankless insides will likely also get mineral deposits. Anyone know for sure or does the flowing water keep them from forming on the insides? Ron - Original Message - From: Lee A. Stone [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, September

Re: [BlindHandyMan] installing a power cord

2006-09-06 Thread R S Enterprises
Well Dale has a very novel and workable solution. I kind of prefer using some kind of continuity tester. Even just a buzzer or bell wired in a battery circuit will work. The round or u shaped prong is as others have said the safety equipment grounding wire. Of the two straight prongs the wider

Re: [BlindHandyMan] using a table saw.

2006-09-05 Thread R S Enterprises
You did not say how many shelves or what length you were wanting to end up with. If you were say wanting shelves about two foot long then the smart thing would be to saw it in the middle making two four foot boards and then cut each in half. This way the cuts are pretty well balanced each time.

Re: [BlindHandyMan] How to fix Crumbling Chimney Mortar

2006-09-05 Thread R S Enterprises
Well Kevin, I am hardly anytype of chimney expert. If the leaking is happening inside the chimmney I would suspect the cap may have blown off and depending on the size of the opening and construction. Stainless steel versus galvanized steel it might be as pricy as you were quoted. I agree that

Re: [BlindHandyMan] old ceiling fixture

2006-08-24 Thread R S Enterprises
Sadly enough I have saw similiar fixtures. Different ones were put together differently. If it is all painted up options become limited. Well you or your wife probably will not like this one. Unless you really want to repair, rewire these for the antique value the most expediant thing to do is

Re: [BlindHandyMan] handheld circ saws was Compound Miter Saws?

2006-08-24 Thread R S Enterprises
The make a variety of guides the easiest being a 1 x 2 or 1 x 4 clamped down with two c clamps and use the left hand to make sure the circular saws left table edge runs tight against the guide board. Working slow and carefully you can make a straighter cut than pros using their eyes. The secret

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Building saw hourses

2006-08-22 Thread R S Enterprises
Saw horse height depends a lot on what you are using them for and your height. I would not go less than 24 inches, but likely 30 inches will be ablout right. length of the cross board usally works ok at 36 inches. And for what it is worth I have never sawed the bottom of the legs at a angle.

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Talking Thermometer

2006-08-17 Thread R S Enterprises
I do not know about his, but the one I spliced was a ssmall coax cable so it was pretty easy to keep the polarity correct, but so much for shielding at that section. Ron - Original Message - From: Tom Fowle [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, August 16,

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Fan maintenance

2006-08-17 Thread R S Enterprises
Interesting I had not noticed this resistor. I'll do some careful resistance checks next time I am in one of these buggers. Additionaly ceiling fans also use a two section capacitor so section a alone, or b alone, or both are connected into the winding circuit for speed change. Ron - Original

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Fan maintenance

2006-08-16 Thread R S Enterprises
Yep that can happen with the newer imports. In that case you drill out the rivets and reinstall 1/8 inch all thread with nuts and cut off the excess rod after installed. More trouble than it is worth? Maybe, but what is my time worth when I am working for myself. Particulary when I am repairing

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Fan maintenance

2006-08-16 Thread R S Enterprises
Ahh, I think that is normally referred to as 60 hertz or 60 cycle. Ron - Original Message - From: Jay Williams [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2006 11:43 AM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Fan maintenance Your ceiling fan is running

Re: [BlindHandyMan] home remodeling ideas

2006-08-08 Thread R S Enterprises
A couple of thoughts on this. I have used 4 x 8 sheets in my daughters attic for storage. I rip them into 2 x 8 pieces which fit up most holes or you need to enlargge the hole to this size or you will not be able to get much of anything up there. In my garage I have made a hinged access door in

Re: [BlindHandyMan] pack rat

2006-08-06 Thread R S Enterprises
I may be wrong. Heavan forbid, but isn't saving stuff part of being a handyperson. We don't want to be running to the store to get the proper repair part. I want it on the premises so I can respond quickly to the emergency repair. Well maybe a little far in explaination but a large variety of

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Accessible OBD-II unit

2006-08-05 Thread R S Enterprises
- From: R S Enterprises To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, August 04, 2006 4:36 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Accessible OBD-II unit I am not familiar with the OBD II equipment. For car problems a good digital multimeter allong with some code reader will get you goiing