RE: [BlindHandyMan] The pig has landed.

2007-05-21 Thread Robert J. Moore
When I read the subject line I thought to myself. Hmmm I did not know that pigs could fly. Nice job on landing the pig. Sounds like you have a bit of engineering back ground to one degree or another. Glad no one got hurt. Robert -Original Message- From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com

RE: [BlindHandyMan] Is my house up to code?

2007-05-17 Thread Robert J. Moore
Pardon my ignorance but If one hires an inspecter just to satisfy their curiosity, and the inspecter finds things that are out of code even if they are not a safety hazard but simply a change in code, would you not run the risk of then having the code enforced at your own expense, even if you are

[BlindHandyMan] Cloghs line.

2007-05-17 Thread Robert J. Moore
When you say Clothes line I think what you are really talking about is what is called a solar/wind clothes dryer They really work good out here in the country. They do take up a bit of space but the clothes really smell the fresh air when they are done. -Original Message- From:

RE: [BlindHandyMan] outdoor water faucet

2007-05-14 Thread Robert J. Moore
One more thought on this topic. Most of the time there is a valve in the basement that is designated just for the out door fossett. If this is the case and they are usually up by the sealing you could turn off the valve until you need it. Up here in Minnesota you need that valve so you can shut

[BlindHandyMan] revving engine.

2007-05-14 Thread Robert J. Moore
My friend has a 1991 Plymouth acclaim with a 2.5 and when she starts it up from cold it will some times rev up on its own and she has to kick it down. With out hooking it up to a OBD or some thing is there any thing I could try to do or look for to try to solve this? I was thinking there may be a

RE: [BlindHandyMan] a great job for you inventors in the blind world

2007-05-14 Thread Robert J. Moore
Why reinvent the wheel or in this case the sink. Just add a sinck to the out side wall and if you are in a colde climate then you would have to make it removable for the winter or build an insulated box around it that would be kept warm by the house heat in the winter. -Original Message-

RE: [BlindHandyMan] revving engine.

2007-05-14 Thread Robert J. Moore
Of Robert J. Moore Sent: Monday, May 14, 2007 3:15 PM To: Blind Handyman Subject: [BlindHandyMan] revving engine. My friend has a 1991 Plymouth acclaim with a 2.5 and when she starts it up from cold it will some times rev up on its own and she has to kick it down. With out hooking it up to a OBD

RE: [BlindHandyMan] revving engine.

2007-05-14 Thread Robert J. Moore
PROTECTED] Behalf Of Robert J. Moore Sent: Monday, May 14, 2007 9:17 PM To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] revving engine. Larry Unfortunately as this is not my car and people do not describe symptoms all that clearly and I don't have enough experience to really

RE: [BlindHandyMan] washing machine help

2007-05-12 Thread Robert J. Moore
To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] washing machine help Mine will agitate with the door open, it will not spin dry if the door is open. I can hold the top of the agitator real easy in the agitator mode. - Original Message - From: Robert J. Moore [EMAIL PROTECTED

RE: [BlindHandyMan] spring clean up and preparedness

2007-05-12 Thread Robert J. Moore
clean up and preparedness Boy, I think I put my foot in my mouth! Do you want me to bring my Rota tiller? - Original Message - From: Robert J. Moore [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, May 12, 2007 11:20 AM Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] spring clean up

RE: [BlindHandyMan] outdoor water faucet

2007-05-12 Thread Robert J. Moore
Depending on the type of handle you should be able to take the screw out of the middle of the handle and pull it off. It does not have to be held on with a screw to use it . Just hide the handle and when you need to use the water your self just take the handle out with you and slide it on the

[BlindHandyMan] washing machine help

2007-05-12 Thread Robert J. Moore
Brice I can't remember if you said you hav a maytag or a Kenmore. I have a maytag and I looked at the ajetater and I discovered that there is a small bolt on the side about 2/3 down on the side. If yours has this, there may be a chance that the bolt is sheered or missing. I doubt that it is

RE: [BlindHandyMan] Lubrication Question

2007-05-09 Thread Robert J. Moore
Ed Do you have an air compressor. If so do you have an air nossel that you can use to blow out any small dust and debree that might be built up in the Baring? Might be worth a try. Any excuse to use a tool such as an air compressor is a good excuse. -Original Message- From:

Moving the 400 pound cast iron pig RE: [BlindHandyMan]

2007-05-07 Thread Robert J. Moore
Dan Let me try and describe in great detail how I would consider moving this monster. Rent a standard appliance dolly. With the radiator standing where it is. Strap the dolly on the back of the radiator with the wheels on the left side and the handle on the right. Or vise versa what ever the dcase

RE: Moving the 400 pound cast iron pig RE: [BlindHandyMan]

2007-05-07 Thread Robert J. Moore
be significantly heavier than a fridge? -Original Message- From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Robert J. Moore Sent: Monday, May 07, 2007 11:56 PM To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Subject: Moving the 400 pound cast iron pig RE: [BlindHandyMan] Dan Let me

RE: [BlindHandyMan] Re: Question about soaking the air cleaner oil foam in my new lawn mower

2007-05-05 Thread Robert J. Moore
To add to what Larry said about not over filling the engine with oil. I lent a lawn mower to a friend and I told him to make sure to add some oil because I knew that it was low. I should have changed the oil and put in fresh oil before I lent it out any way, So I will take the responsibility for

RE: [BlindHandyMan] Metal roofing verses shingles

2007-05-04 Thread Robert J. Moore
Ralph I as a blind person have not put down shingles, so I don't know what technique if any would work. However if you go with shingles, don't feel like you won't be able to make use of your own labor. What I used to do when I helped my brother, was to set the shingles. I would brake the bundles

[BlindHandyMan] Steaks for marking your spot

2007-04-27 Thread Robert J. Moore
Folks I know this is not a garden list but the question I have really has more to do with types of material to use so I figure I have come to the right place. Hear it is. I am getting ready to start my garden and I want to mark each of about 300 potato plants so I can dig them up in the fall.

[BlindHandyMan] Jaws friendly punctuation

2007-04-25 Thread Robert J. Moore
Punctuation and capitalization.If you make your abbreviations all caps they should read each letter instead of JAWS reading it as a word. Of cource JAWS and jaws are pronounced the same but if you type the letters capital u capital K with out a space it will pronounce

RE: [BlindHandyMan] Dis jointed email messages.

2007-04-25 Thread Robert J. Moore
All is well. It was my computer. I restarted and every thing is working fine. Robert -Original Message- From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Jewel Blanch Sent: Tuesday, April 24, 2007 8:07 PM To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan]

[BlindHandyMan] Dis jointed email messages.

2007-04-23 Thread Robert J. Moore
Dan The last couple of BHM post I got from you, JAWS did not read them correctly. Is any one having this trouble? If not I think I may just need to restart my computer. Robert -Original Message- From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Dan Rossi Sent:

RE: [BlindHandyMan] A Tool Kit For Your Wife or Girlfriend.

2007-04-23 Thread Robert J. Moore
My Wife has a set of jewlers screw drivers and they get used as much as any thing. They are good for removing screws on things like small toys that use a screw to hold on the battery cover. Also they are great for any one that wears glasses. And as well as a utility knife, it may be good to have

[BlindHandyMan] auto owners manuals up date

2007-04-22 Thread Robert J. Moore
If no one objects I would like to keep you all posted on the up dates I am getting from Jim at Cooter auto conserning accessable auto owners manuals. The following is his latest response. I am hopeful that he will turn out to be a real good resource. *** Robert, It is a slower process than I

[BlindHandyMan] Rob where are you?

2007-04-20 Thread Robert J. Moore
Minnesota - Original Message - From: Robert J. Moore To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2007 11:13 PM Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] I d mates. Well as far as the topic of this product being on topic for the blind handy man. Hear

RE: [BlindHandyMan] 2002 Buick Century TRAC OFF light?

2007-04-19 Thread Robert J. Moore
I had a problem with my 89 s10 and my mechanic was going to use some type of gaget that he had to clear the fault code. He said oh ya that’s write with this old of a truck I just need to unplug the battery for a couple of minutes. I assume from that experience that the newer cars that you may have

RE: [BlindHandyMan] I d mates.

2007-04-19 Thread Robert J. Moore
Well as far as the topic of this product being on topic for the blind handy man. Hear are a couple of ideas. This could be used to mark things in the shop such as paints, varnish, stains, and other fluids that come in containers that may look similar but have different contants. Some times I can't

[BlindHandyMan] saving parts from a Dodge Caravan.

2007-04-19 Thread Robert J. Moore
My friend has a Dodge Caravan at my place and he is going to scrap it. It is about a 1990 or 91. I offered to take off a few parts that he could put up in his garage for future use since he has other vans that are about the same year and model. Any thoughts on what I could save for him? I am not

[BlindHandyMan] Auto tech talk

2007-04-17 Thread Robert J. Moore
if there is a way to tell without pulling the oil-pan. Regards Larry Stansifer -Original Message- From: blindhandyman@ mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com yahoogroups.com [mailto:blindhandyman@ mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Robert J. Moore Sent

[BlindHandyMan] RESump pumps

2007-04-16 Thread Robert J. Moore
I am fermiliar with sump pumps and basically how they work but I don't know any thing about the out put side, do they usually just run a pipe out the wall? As I was reading Scott's post about this I had a thought. Why couldn't a line be run from the sump basket up the wall and out and then hook up

RE: [BlindHandyMan] Board stretcher.

2007-04-16 Thread Robert J. Moore
Dan, MY man If this is base board trim you are talking about, That is an easy one. Just go around to the oppasit side of the wall and with a sledge hammer pound the wall in about a half inch and you should be good. GRIN -Original Message- From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com

RE: [BlindHandyMan] Board stretcher.

2007-04-16 Thread Robert J. Moore
Dan On a more serious note. Would it be practicle to cut your Too short board in half and then cut a ? inch piece off of a scrap piece and after you have all three pieces together and nailed to the wall, use some type of wood filler and apply the finnesh. Question then would be, Are you going to

RE: [BlindHandyMan] New list subscriber

2007-04-16 Thread Robert J. Moore
Roger Welcome to the list. What is your experteese, Or are you like me no experteese in any one thing but like to dabble in just about any thing that won't cost me my wife or my life. Regards Robert -Original Message- From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of

[BlindHandyMan] Welcom Rodger

2007-04-16 Thread Robert J. Moore
Rodger You are a man after my own heart. I prefer Chevy Pick up trucks myself but any pickup that is old enough is worth some attention regardless the brand. Robert -Original Message- From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Roger Bachelder Sent: Monday,

[BlindHandyMan] accessible auto manuals.

2007-04-14 Thread Robert J. Moore
Hi I went to www.Cootersautomanuals.com to try to find out where I could find either on disc or as a down load, Auto manuals either service and repair or owners manuals. I had some trouble navigating the site. It could be not JAWS friendly or it could just have been me., not sure which. In any

RE: [BlindHandyMan] Owners manual for a car

2007-04-12 Thread Robert J. Moore
] mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com [mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com ] On Behalf Of Robert J. Moore Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2007 6:07 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] Owners manual for a car Larry That would

[BlindHandyMan] GRAND AM Motor?

2007-04-12 Thread Robert J. Moore
On the top of the motor is stamped, 3100 S F I v6. What does S F I stand for I would think the F I stands for Fuel Injected but I don't know what the s stands for. To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/

RE: [BlindHandyMan] Owners manual for a car

2007-04-12 Thread Robert J. Moore
] mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com [mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com ] On Behalf Of Robert J. Moore Sent: Thursday, April 12, 2007 10:53 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] Owners manual for a car Larry I some how have

RE: [BlindHandyMan] Owners manual for a car

2007-04-12 Thread Robert J. Moore
%40yahoogroups.com ] On Behalf Of Robert J. Moore Sent: Thursday, April 12, 2007 3:15 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] Owners manual for a car It may be helpful at some point to have a service and repair manual like the chiltons or some other and I

RE: [BlindHandyMan] Owners manual for a car

2007-04-11 Thread Robert J. Moore
@yahoogroups.com mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com [mailto: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com ] On Behalf Of Robert J. Moore Sent: Tuesday, April 10, 2007 9:55 PM To: Blind Handyman Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Owners manual for a car My Wife and I are going

[BlindHandyMan] RE: Trans am, Grand am, Whatever.

2007-04-11 Thread Robert J. Moore
they are. -Original Message- From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Robert J. Moore Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2007 7:07 PM To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] Owners manual for a car Larry That would be sweet to make those

[BlindHandyMan] Owners manual for a car

2007-04-10 Thread Robert J. Moore
My Wife and I are going to be picking up a 1996 Grand Am Is there some where on line that I could get the manual to down load? If not that, does any one know if it would be available to get the owners manual on a CD so that I could read it on my computer? I don't really care what form it takes, I

[BlindHandyMan] Changing oil

2007-04-06 Thread Robert J. Moore
Oil Change Oil Change instructions for Women: 1) Pull up to Jiffy Lube when the mileage reaches 3000 miles since the last oil change. 2) Drink a cup of coffee 3) 15 minutes later, write a check and leave with a properly maintained vehicle. Money spent: Oil Change: $20.00 Coffee: $1.00

RE: [BlindHandyMan] Air Purifiers

2007-04-05 Thread Robert J. Moore
are there any health concerns with ionization? On Tue, 3 Apr 2007, Robert J. Moore wrote: Richard I can not recommend a particular brand but what I believe you are looking for is a unit that ionizes the air. It puts out ions into the air similar to if not exactly the same as what happens during

[BlindHandyMan] Rocker panel repair or replace s

2007-04-05 Thread Robert J. Moore
On older s10 pickups can you get over lays for rocker panels? Or would you have no choice but to remove what is left of the old rocker panels and replace them? From the outside I can feel the seem but just inside the door I can not feel where the seem is. I don't know that the truck is really

RE: [BlindHandyMan] Thread Cutting

2007-04-03 Thread Robert J. Moore
, there such kits. You will probably have to go to a machinists supplier to find them. Some guys will weld a nut on a stud, if there is enough room. The heat of the welding also helps break the frozen stud. Good luck. - Original Message - From: Robert J. Moore To: blindhandyman

RE: [BlindHandyMan] PB Blaster vs. WD 40

2007-04-03 Thread Robert J. Moore
Yeah P B blaster rocks. If that doesn't do the trick for loosening up stubborn parts then you can always go to Plan B which is c 4 and a detinater. -Original Message- From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of John Schwery Sent: Tuesday, April 03, 2007 7:27 PM

RE: [BlindHandyMan] Thread Cutting

2007-03-31 Thread Robert J. Moore
Does any one make a left handed threading tap and die kit? I had a muffler on a riding lawn mower that came off. The threads on the one stud were stripped so I wanted to take it out and put in another stud. It was ceezed in so bad that I could not even turn it out with a vice grip pliers. If I

RE: [BlindHandyMan] advice needed

2007-03-29 Thread Robert J. Moore
I used to subscribe to the blind talk list and they talked about a wide veriety of topics dealing with the day to day crap that we some times can run into. If you are on that list or know some one that is. You might be able to find your answer there. Good luck. -Original Message- From:

RE: [BlindHandyMan] Automotive Maintenance Show

2007-03-26 Thread Robert J. Moore
Hay Larry So very glad to hear you are going to be a guest. I was hoping they would be able to rope you into it some day. I am going to put this one on a CD to keep. You mentioned fluids bumper to bumper. Hope you can put some emphasis on the coolant system. Next to oil I believe that a low, or

RE: [BlindHandyMan] Automotive Maintenance Show

2007-03-26 Thread Robert J. Moore
: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com [mailto: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com ] On Behalf Of Robert J. Moore Sent: Monday, March 26, 2007 2:27 PM To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com Subject

[BlindHandyMan] speakers are installed.

2007-03-22 Thread Robert J. Moore
I installed the back speakers in my pick up today and it all turned out good. To differenciate between the 2 wires I held the clip with the cutout part away from me and cut the left wire then I tied that wire in a loop and did the same on the other side and when I attached the wires I put the

RE: [BlindHandyMan] My Favourite Wire Stripper

2007-03-22 Thread Robert J. Moore
Victor I have also used a knife for this task and yes it does work pretty well until you are following a speaker wire on a home system and some how end up with the hot cord of your wifes favorite lamp in your hands and end up cutting that instead. -Original Message- From:

RE: [BlindHandyMan] tyres

2007-03-13 Thread Robert J. Moore
What is Brookstone and do they have a web site? As for tire tread depth, I don’t have a salution for measuring the exact depth. However if you feel between the treads every 6 inches or so you will feel a raised line that goes from the inside of the tire to the out side. Once the tread is worn

[BlindHandyMan] How are your projects going?

2007-03-10 Thread Robert J. Moore
Hi Group I post the folloing thoughts onDavid Ferrin's authority. Many people ask for advice on a wide range of fixit issues and a lot of good feed back is given. Some times the advice is born out of solid knowledge and experience and some times out of a hunch of what might work. This is all very

[BlindHandyMan] Checking anti freeze level

2007-03-10 Thread Robert J. Moore
Of cource never attempt to open the radiator cap until the engine has cooled down. Getting a little antifreeze on my hands does not bother me all that much but if it can be avoided that is all the better. What I have found works is to open the cap and with it loose lift it up and down in the neck

RE: [BlindHandyMan] microwave arcing

2007-03-09 Thread Robert J. Moore
Toss the damb thing out the window and get a small convection oven. Just my opinion but it is a good one. -Original Message- From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Lenny McHugh Sent: Thursday, March 08, 2007 3:32 PM To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com

RE: [BlindHandyMan] Help!

2007-03-07 Thread Robert J. Moore
Not sure but I think you might be able to get them at any auto parts store. The ones that I have seen are a bit flexible and they have 3 or 4 stiff wires running through a conduit type of sleve and the stiff wires at the end are kind of curved inward. And the part that you hold in your hand is

RE: [BlindHandyMan] Sliding screen door rollers

2007-03-06 Thread Robert J. Moore
Are the rollers on the top and the bottom rides in a track with no rollers? If this is the case you may have a bent track at the top. If the rollers at the top are bad you may need to lift up on the door to pull the bottom out of the track and when you lift up on the door the rollers should clear

[BlindHandyMan] Duct Tape

2007-03-06 Thread Robert J. Moore
Duct tape is another one of those infinatly versatile products. Most of you may already know this but as the name implies it was developed for duct work. What is interesting is that it will work to hold together almost any thing but duct work. Reason is that the warm dry air eventually drys out

RE: [BlindHandyMan] Duck tape.

2007-03-06 Thread Robert J. Moore
Interesting. I did not know that. -Original Message- From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Dan Rossi Sent: Tuesday, March 06, 2007 1:01 PM To: BlindHandyman@yahoogroups.com Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Duck tape. One of the more interesting things about duct

RE: [BlindHandyMan] wiring speakers in my pickup

2007-03-05 Thread Robert J. Moore
. The, initialization of the wire will be correct. I've done thousands of hours of listening on this topic and that's my standard advice. If I can help, though I don't know crap about vehicles, let me know. On Sun, 4 Mar 2007, Robert J. Moore wrote: Hi I just baught a new pair of speakers for my

RE: [BlindHandyMan] wiring speakers in my pickup

2007-03-05 Thread Robert J. Moore
Message - From: Robert J. Moore To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, March 05, 2007 1:16 PM Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] wiring speakers in my pickup Thanks for all the good feedback it is helpful but my nain question if any one knows is spasifically

RE: [BlindHandyMan] gas grills

2007-03-04 Thread Robert J. Moore
Larry You did not provide your email. Send recipe to [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Larry Stansifer Sent: Sunday, March 04, 2007 8:52 PM To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Subject:

[BlindHandyMan] wiring speakers in my pickup

2007-03-04 Thread Robert J. Moore
Hi I just baught a new pair of speakers for my pick up. The wires on the pickup have a factory connecter and the new speakers came with leads that slide onto two seprat tabs the wider one is the positive and the narrower one is the negative. They happen to be 4 by 10, three ways. that mount on

RE: [BlindHandyMan] Oil base paint question

2007-03-02 Thread Robert J. Moore
I don't know if using Kilz would work but it would bee a good question to ask a paint person. -Original Message- From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Armando Del Gobbo Sent: Friday, March 02, 2007 2:44 PM To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re:

RE: [BlindHandyMan] Whiney 2000 Chevy s10

2007-02-28 Thread Robert J. Moore
Patric What engine is this you have? First thing to do is to take off the serpentine belt and start the engine. Don’t run it very long. This will point you in one of 2 directions. If it still whines then you can pretty much eliminate every thing belt driven including the belt itself being the

RE: [BlindHandyMan] cars and towing

2007-02-27 Thread Robert J. Moore
couple more things to consider is some thing like an s10 blazer or a GMC Gymmy or if you like some other brand That way you would have the lugsury and room of a car and better milage than your big suberbin. Also you would have a full truck frame and rear weel drive which I think is much

RE: [BlindHandyMan] Car delemma

2007-02-27 Thread Robert J. Moore
PROTECTED] Behalf Of Jennifer Jackson Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2007 11:20 AM To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Car delemma have you been talking to my husband? *smile* He would be ecstatic about a bus. Jennifer - Original Message - From: Robert J. Moore

RE: [BlindHandyMan] cars and towing

2007-02-27 Thread Robert J. Moore
I have to agree with every thing Larry said. And if you go with a full size pick up with a crew cab you would not need a trailer unless you wanted a pop up to camp in. the other two options I see there are use a topper to store your camping supplies and keep them dry. The other option is to get a

[BlindHandyMan] cars and towing

2007-02-27 Thread Robert J. Moore
Michael Do the new Dodge mini vans have a full frame or a uni body? I could be wrong but I think for towing a full frame is much more durable and stable. Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~-- Yahoo! Groups gets a make over. See the new email design.

RE: [BlindHandyMan] Protect Your Thumb and Clean Up Your Language

2007-02-27 Thread Robert J. Moore
. Your angle will be right as you won't have the rest of the handle cuasing a flaw in your grip. On Mon, 26 Feb 2007, Robert J. Moore wrote: Lenny So my suspitions were write about choking up on the hammer being a bad habit. Now my question about that is, with some practice, will I be any less

RE: [BlindHandyMan] Protect Your Thumb and Clean Up Your Language

2007-02-26 Thread Robert J. Moore
Lenny I do not do as much wood working or carpentry and such, as I would like to. Hence I don’t use a hammer on a regular basis. Now this is a very honest question. Given a similar amount of experience, is a blind person more likely to have more difficulty hitting the nail than a sighted person. I

RE: [BlindHandyMan] What Causes Static Electricity

2007-02-26 Thread Robert J. Moore
Most of us wont be able to see this but my wife discovered that if you cause a static electricity charge near a flouresant bulb such as the small type that you screw into a standard light socket it will cause the bulb to glow for a split second. -Original Message- From:

RE: [BlindHandyMan] pumpkin iron

2007-02-26 Thread Robert J. Moore
I don't know but I once had baught a bunch of green bannannas and all but one of them turned wripe. I think it must have sat there for 2 months and did not wripen or spoil. I finally pitched it. -Original Message- From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of

RE: [BlindHandyMan] Protect Your Thumb and Clean Up Your Language

2007-02-26 Thread Robert J. Moore
bending because the head of the hammer will squarely hit the nail. If I had a dollar for every time I heard myself or someone else getting that lecture, I could purchase some new tools. Lenny - Original Message - From: Robert J. Moore [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent

RE: [BlindHandyMan] Lawn Edges Are Put To The Test

2007-02-26 Thread Robert J. Moore
Ray Lets not get ahead of our selves now. I have to dig down through 18 iches of snow just to find my lawn. And when I do it is frozen solid. LOL But really thanks for the post I will put it in my BHM folder for when spring gets here. -Original Message- From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com

RE: [BlindHandyMan] Protect Your Thumb and Clean Up Your Language

2007-02-26 Thread Robert J. Moore
mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com [mailto: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com ] On Behalf Of Robert J. Moore Sent: Monday, February 26, 2007 1:05 PM To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] Protect Your

RE: [BlindHandyMan] avoiding electrical shock

2007-02-25 Thread Robert J. Moore
About potatos. I have always heard about taking out broken light bulbs with potatos and I have even done it my self and it works great. Now I have a question about potatos in particular. I have heard that you can power a very small light or some thing by hooking it up some how to a potato. I

[BlindHandyMan] RE: BHM get together

2007-02-23 Thread Robert J. Moore
I posted a couple of weeks ago asking when the Blind Handy Man get together was going to be held. I never really did get an answer. I would like to start making plans for it. I really don't want to miss it this time around. I want to have my wife Race larry's Elcameeno with my little s10. But just

RE: [BlindHandyMan] Don's valve stem leak (As heard on episode 189 of Blind Handyman show)

2007-02-23 Thread Robert J. Moore
Don glad you got your tire problem resolved. I have a question for you. Are you down there in Texas or up in the frozen tundra? I figure you are not driving this thing in the cold and snow. But either way if not for you What I have to say might be useful for others on the list. Up here in the

RE: [BlindHandyMan] Up Close with table Saws

2007-02-20 Thread Robert J. Moore
Hi My table saw has a miter gage that the bar is 90 degrees on either side. What this means is that the miter gage can be lifted straight up So when the part that you hold the stock to is pulled back past the edge of the table it falls down and the bar on the gage comes out of the groove. This

[BlindHandyMan] Hi impact nail driver.

2007-02-20 Thread Robert J. Moore
When I was helping a friend re moddle his house we ran into some old plaster that we could not drive a nail into because it was just too hard and would just bend the nail. For these types of stubborn materials what we found was a gaget that is toob shaped and in shourt you put the nail in one

RE: [BlindHandyMan] Drier duldrums

2007-02-18 Thread Robert J. Moore
I have an old maytag and on that dryer the rollers are actually in the back of the drum. I could not figure out how the darned thing came apart since the back and sides were all one molded piece. So I went and got another used one to replace the old maytag. It is sitting out in the old shed

RE: [BlindHandyMan] Speaker for sound system

2007-02-15 Thread Robert J. Moore
Check a pon shop or a place that sells used music equipment. -Original Message- From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Ralph Supernaw Sent: Thursday, February 15, 2007 11:46 AM To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Speaker for sound

RE: [BlindHandyMan] dremels?

2007-02-15 Thread Robert J. Moore
I was looking at some air tools the other day and I found a tool that kind of reminds me of a dremmle. The air hose hooks to the back, and on the other end is a type of chuck that you might find on a dremmle. It is about 6 inches long or maybe a bit longer and is straight. Is this what you would

[BlindHandyMan] Soil moisture tester

2007-02-15 Thread Robert J. Moore
We picked up one of these gadgets that you poke down in the soil of a house plant and it will tell you how much moisture is in the soil so you can determine weather it needs to be watered. Is there a unit like this that either talks or gives some type of autable feedback? To listen to the show

RE: [BlindHandyMan] car frozen in place

2007-02-15 Thread Robert J. Moore
J. Moore To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, February 15, 2007 2:32 PM Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] car frozen in place Lenny I have an idea but before I explain I wish to put out a disclaimer. I need feed back from others to see if this idea

RE: [BlindHandyMan] Re: [ BlindHandyMan] Thank you

2007-02-15 Thread Robert J. Moore
So did warrantee Cover it? -Original Message- From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Rita Sent: Thursday, February 15, 2007 6:57 PM To: blindhandyman Moderator Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Re: [ BlindHandyMan] Thank you My refrigerator is in perfect running

RE: [BlindHandyMan] Speaker for sound system

2007-02-15 Thread Robert J. Moore
Hi group Assuming he is plugging into a band type sound board would it be practical to just get a small practice amp and that way he could control the volume and also the base-treble to get the sound that he needs? -Original Message- From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL

RE: [BlindHandyMan] how do you loosen up a cassette tape?

2007-02-13 Thread Robert J. Moore
Randy In the past what I have done if ff and rw does not seem to work. Take a pencile and with the cassette in front of you with the open end facing upward. Put the pencile in the right side hole and gently turn it clockwise.and then putting the pencile in the left hand side rotate the pencile

RE: [BlindHandyMan] how do you loosen up a cassette tape?

2007-02-13 Thread Robert J. Moore
Oh I almost forgot. The first thing to try if you have not already done so is to hold it in one hand and tap it on your other hand at various angles. This might sound abusive but I have loosend many a cassette this way. You would have to beat it up pretty bad in order to ruin it. -Original

RE: [BlindHandyMan] how do you loosen up a cassette tape?

2007-02-13 Thread Robert J. Moore
One more thought on this topic. If it is a talking book cassette, put a rubber band around it and put it back in the box and they will take care of it. Doesn't sound like that is what you have but in either case that is what you do with a broken or jambed talking book cassette. -Original

[BlindHandyMan] BHM convention

2007-02-12 Thread Robert J. Moore
When is the blind handy man get together going to take place this year? Is it going to be in Dallas? And how long does it last? 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

RE: [BlindHandyMan] Race car project

2007-02-10 Thread Robert J. Moore
mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com ] On Behalf Of Robert J. Moore Sent: Friday, February 09, 2007 3:31 PM To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] Race car project Larry congratulations on the finishing of your project. I like Blind

RE: [BlindHandyMan] El Camino

2007-02-10 Thread Robert J. Moore
Hay Larry You know that is a tough act to follow. The project I am going to under take is going to look like first grade finger painting next to your professional artwork, so to speak. Just had to rib you a bit. Wel we all have to start some where. Actually your post was very inspiring. Now that I

RE: [BlindHandyMan] Frozen car hood

2007-02-09 Thread Robert J. Moore
Otis Here are a couple of things to consider. If this is an older car and you are not too conserned about the finnish of the paint I would go around the front and the sides and just give it a good pop with the side of your fist. This should break up the ice. If you have time you could go out with

RE: [BlindHandyMan] Frozen car hood

2007-02-09 Thread Robert J. Moore
Oh one more thing. Have some one push down on the front of the hood while you try to pull the latch. What kind of car is this and can you describe the latch inside the car? -Original Message- From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Otis Blue Sent: Friday,

RE: [BlindHandyMan] Frozen car hood

2007-02-09 Thread Robert J. Moore
As I said spray the latch mechanism with some lubricant and also make sure you spray the cable where it comes out of the casing to try to get the lubricant down inside the cable. Yu might want to do this several times over the next few days . once you have sprayed it good,gently work the handle

[BlindHandyMan] Race car project

2007-02-09 Thread Robert J. Moore
Hay Larry As I recall you were working on putting in some type of tunnal in the back seat of a car for extra batteries and I think a nytrace tank or some thing. Wasn't it a camaro? Or was that the Elcamino? So how did that ever turn out? To listen to the show archives go to link

RE: [BlindHandyMan] Race car project

2007-02-09 Thread Robert J. Moore
: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com ] On Behalf Of Robert J. Moore Sent: Friday, February 09, 2007 1:24 PM To: Blind Handyman Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Race car project Hay Larry As I recall you were working on putting in some type of tunnal in the back seat of a car for extra

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