Um that is weird as I ordered three all wood insulated Marvin awning windows
for my garage. They came in yesterday. They broke the bank!
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On Dec 2, 2014, at 11:15 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
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Years ago I purchased some large insulated
Andrew Strasfogel wrote:
Years ago I purchased some large insulated Marvin awning windows, with
wooden frames. Very impressed with their craftsmanship.
When we replaced the 1959 single-pane, steel-frame casement windows in
our house a few years ago, we got the windows from Marvin.
We
Neighbor, who was in the trucking business, said he once had a truck with a
Cummins engine that had a compression release. If a car continued to draft him
in spite of his flashing the brake lights, turning on the emergency lights,
slowing down, etc.; he would take his truck out of gear, floor
Russian MiG-31 almost collides with Norwegian F-16 during aggressive air
maneuver
http://globalaviationreport.com (INCLUDES VIDEO)
Video footage released by the Norwegian ministry of defense shows a Norwegian
F-16’s close encounter with a Russian MiG being routinely intercepted in
Two days ago I notice the heater fan wasn't working anymore.
Yikes! This morning I had a chance to look at it, and it's
merely a blown fuse. I was thrown by the fact that it wasn't
working on the preheater either, which does not require the
fuse. (But it only runs it on low, and the fan was a
The headliner in my '95 sedan is sagging. New from Classic Center with
MBCA discount is over $1000.
I'd like to know if anyone else has successfully repaired / re-glued a 124
headliner.
I'm also open to trying other options, like removing the old headliner
entirely, and installing some dynamat
WOW! The FAA approved, flame resistant, custom sewn headliner for our
Cessna was only $200! I didn't know that anything for an aircraft could be
less expensive than the similar item for a car.
On Wed, Dec 3, 2014 at 11:18 AM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes
mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote:
The
The plane does not have a 3 point star on the front (unless you have a 3
bladed prop).
RB
On 03/12/2014 12:02 PM, OK Don via Mercedes wrote:
WOW! The FAA approved, flame resistant, custom sewn headliner for our
Cessna was only $200! I didn't know that anything for an aircraft could be
less
Is it just fabric with the bows, or is it glued to a substrate of some sort?
Later models had like a fiberglass panel that the fabric was glued to. Those
are easy to do, as you just get it out of the car, remove the old fabric and
glue new fabric on, then reinstall.
Dan
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But you had better use the proper glue.
You can guess how I know that.
RB
On 03/12/2014 12:04 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote:
Is it just fabric with the bows, or is it glued to a substrate of some sort?
Later models had like a fiberglass panel that the fabric was glued to. Those
are
In 110, 111, 112, 114, 115, 116, 108, 123, 124, and 126 cars, some of
which are over 40 years old, I have never seen this problem.
Another reason I think pre-1990 MB are better.
The headliner in my '95 sedan is sagging. New from Classic Center with
MBCA discount is over $1000.
I'd like to
I'm sure that there is a more appropriate place to buy auto headliner
supplies, but this is the one I know about -
http://www.aircraftspruce.com/search/search.php?s=headlinerx=0y=0
IIRC, the issue with old MB headliners was it shrinking and pulling out of
the rear window molding. I'd glue it up
I think that all but one of my 107, 115, 123, 124, and 126 cars did have
the headliner falling down in front of the rear window. However, I never
did anything about it.
On Wed, Dec 3, 2014 at 12:11 PM, Curly McLain via Mercedes
mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote:
In 110, 111, 112, 114, 115, 116, 108,
JoAnn Fabrics sells the fabric and the spray adhesive for it. Expensive stuff
($20/can) but is application specific and is highly regarded as the stuff to
do it with.
The fabric isn't that expensive, maybe $15/yard.
Dan
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On Dec 3, 2014, at 1:06 PM, Randy Bennell
Dan,
The fabric is glued to a foam/fiber substrate piece, and almost all of that
glue has let go. The fabric is really only held up around the edges now.
I'm tempted to get some plastic fasteners of some kind to rivet/staple the
thing back into place.
I'm sure from an assembly standpoint, the
On Wed, 3 Dec 2014 07:35:40 -0500 archer75--- via Mercedes
mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote:
On Tue, 2 Dec 2014 22:40:01 -0700 Craig via Mercedes
mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote:
When we replaced the 1959 single-pane, steel-frame casement windows in
our house a few years ago, we got the windows
On Wed, 3 Dec 2014 08:11:24 -0800 Jim Cathey via Mercedes
mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote:
Two days ago I notice the heater fan wasn't working anymore.
Yikes! This morning I had a chance to look at it, and it's
merely a blown fuse. I was thrown by the fact that it wasn't
working on the
My awning windows were indeed installed below fixed glass picture windows,
that I had double-paned in the manner previously described.
Andrew
A**ab*y worthy
On Wed, Dec 3, 2014 at 2:18 PM, Craig via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com
wrote:
On Wed, 3 Dec 2014 07:35:40 -0500 archer75--- via
On Tue, 2 Dec 2014 15:09:07 -0500 Meade Dillon via Mercedes
mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote:
Sadly that thread has the few remaining quotes of the late Doctor M.B.
that are easily found on their website. His user name was deleted from
all his posts, I have my suspicions.
Why would anyone do
CO2 key to new, cheaper material for electric cars, wind turbines -- study
Published: Wednesday, December 3, 2014
Researchers have developed a way to use carbon emissions to produce a
green, low-cost energy storage device that can provide a rapid charge or
discharge of power important for
FYI.
Scrap the Highway Trust Fund -- think tank
Published: Wednesday, December 3, 2014
Get rid of the Highway Trust Fund and pay for transportation projects with
money routed through the regular congressional appropriations process.
That's one option explored in a new report that in essence
You would have to understand the mindset of the MBCA. It goes back many, many
years.
Dan
On Dec 3, 2014, at 4:03 PM, Craig via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote:
On Tue, 2 Dec 2014 15:09:07 -0500 Meade Dillon via Mercedes
mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote:
Sadly that thread has the few
Listers:
I know that some of you are audiophiles to some degree. So this is directed
at you. We have an eclectic collection of LPs of all types of music. A
while back I bought my wife (the main music lover) a cheap ION USB
turntable. She already had a good quality component turntable, but
I have the same issue with the G. Here in LA there are headliner repair
guys. Some people recover the backing with suede and reinstall. Some camie
313 or any high tack spray upholstery adhesive on both surfaces, wait a few
seconds until it tacks up to touch, then smooth it down, spray another
On Wed, 3 Dec 2014 22:14:32 + (UTC) Curt Raymond via Mercedes
mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote:
The price of solar power has come down by a factor of 3 in the last 10
years to about $1.50/watt if you buy panels from Amazon. If it
continues at that rate in another 10 years we'll all be saying
On Wed, 3 Dec 2014 22:00:46 + (UTC) Curt Raymond via Mercedes
mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote:
We just replaced a failed dual pane casement window in our kitchen with
a sliding vinyl. One other surprising advantage in a casement window is
that the reflection in the window lets you look around
I have my 40yo Pioneer turntable (quite nice) hooked up to my 20yo Sony
receiver and thence to my iMac. I occasionally rip a vinyl album using
Audacity then export an MP3 to iTunes, which is sorta crappy way to do
it but it works OK. I have some CDs I have made in the past using the
same
On Wed, 03 Dec 2014 18:16:34 -0500 Dan Penoff via Mercedes
mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote:
You would have to understand the mindset of the MBCA. It goes back
many, many years.
Oh. I take it the mindset is not healthy.
Craig
On Dec 3, 2014, at 4:03 PM, Craig via Mercedes
I don't, other than to say that most of the music I currently have in
electronic form has been transcoded from analog to FLAC. I can hear the
difference between MP3 and FLAC formats, and my hearing is pretty lousy in one
ear.
I used to have a pretty big vintage setup with a Fisher 400,
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Subject: [MBZ] OT: Transcoding LPs to Digital
Since I am a rank beginner at doing this, I am curious if any of you have
experience with this
On Wed, 03 Dec 2014 18:13:25 -0500
Mitch Haley via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote:
Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote:
Is it just fabric with the bows, or is it glued to a substrate of some
sort? Later models had like a fiberglass panel that the fabric was glued
to. Those are easy to
On Wed, 03 Dec 2014 18:16:34 -0500 Dan Penoff via Mercedes
mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote:
You would have to understand the mindset of the MBCA. It goes back
many, many years.
Oh. I take it the mindset is not healthy.
It was the same group that ran out Kathy Kennel the original MBCA
The EAC would be used in place of Audacity?
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Subject: [MBZ] OT: Transcoding LPs to Digital
Since I am a rank beginner at doing this, I
Cool. I wonder what they are using as an insulator between the two plates
of the capacitor?
On Wed, Dec 3, 2014 at 3:47 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
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CO2 key to new, cheaper material for electric cars, wind turbines -- study
Published: Wednesday, December 3,
What’s really sad is that they have approached me about rejoining despite
having been banned due to my participation with Kathy and others back in the
day. I was asked if I would be interested in rejoining the local chapter to
help revive it.
My response has been to quote Groucho Marx: “I
None of these alternative solutions are an absolute replacement for the
existing grid, but supplemental. The grid is challenged to meet the demand
during the day (sunlight) but has excess capacity at night. Reduce the
demand on the grid during the day with solar so it can be sized to meet the
Thanks for the FLAC tip, as Rick also mentioned. I kind of knew that MP3
was not the best compression algorithm, but it just was the standard that
I thought of. Sound Forge (SF) also can export FLAC files. Doing more
research I see that I can use other commands in SF to clean up the pops and
I saw some headliner re-attachment thingies at NAPA yesterday - they are
little barbed tacks that you stick up into the foam substrate and holds the
fabric up. I think they wanted them spaced every two inches or so. Yes,
they will look tacky, as they only come in one color and it's not likely to
Keep us informed of your progress - I have a bunch of 78's to digitize, as
well as some LPs, but haven't gotten started yet. Perhaps someday when I
get bored . . .
On Wed, Dec 3, 2014 at 8:28 PM, Greg Fiorentino via Mercedes
mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote:
Thanks for the FLAC tip, as Rick also
Dan Penoff via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote:
What’s really sad is that they have approached me about rejoining despite
having been banned due to my participation with Kathy and others back in the
day. I was asked if I would be interested in rejoining the local chapter to
help
+1
MBCA is being quietly worn down and becoming superfluous for the real members
with real cars. The new car folks are running off the more social sort who
held knowledge and wanted to assist others. The current batch are all into
paying retail, having the dealer do any and all work, and if
Exactly. No one thing can replace hydrocarbon based fuel by itself. It'll take
a blended approach of alternatives, conservation and a lesser supply of
hydrocarbons to keep things going.
Just repeating over and over alternative energy doesn't work doesn't help and
isn't productive.
Not long
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Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Transcoding LPs to Digital
The EAC would be used in place of Audacity?
In addition to. Audacity is used to create wav
I also use EAC for ripping CDs. Very tight and feature-rich.
Greg
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Thanks Don, may not be an elegant solution but effective and frugal. I
wonder if I could cover the heads with something so they blend in...
Max Dillon,
Charleston SC
On Dec 3, 2014 9:34 PM, OK Don okd...@gmail.com wrote:
I saw some headliner re-attachment thingies at NAPA yesterday - they are
Thanks for the explanation. I have to do this someday. I want to
sell the vinyl while it is still worth something.
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Curly,
You bring back memories. I hadn't thought about the old days for quite a while.
I remember Kathy very well and, as I recall, Kathy wasn't treated all that well
back then.
Regards,
Addison
'75 450SLC back then…. ;-)
On Dec 3, 2014, Curly McLain wrote:
From: Curly McLain
Curly,
You bring back memories. I hadn't thought about
the old days for quite a while. I remember Kathy
very well and, as I recall, Kathy wasn't treated
all that well back then.
Regards,
Addison
'75 450SLC back then. ;-)
Kathy was our RVP when we received the charter
for our new
Amazing how fast the present becomes the old days. I remember Kathy well,
also. 'Doesn't seem so terribly long ago.
BTW, 6½ years already, though, since I did the 124 evapectomy.
Wilton
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To:
Greg wrote:
We have an eclectic collection of LPs of all types of music.
... then saved them to MP3 files
Since I am a rank beginner at doing this, I am curious if any of
you have experience with this activity to share.
Yeah. Don't use MP3, certainly not for archive master. If you
I also dropped out of MBCA back then due to the lack of car-oriented
activities.
Too many dinners and not enough tech sessions and car shows.
Addison
On Dec 3, 2014, at 8:48 PM, Curly McLain 126die...@gmail.com wrote:
Curly,
You bring back memories. I hadn't thought about
the old days for
JoAnn Fabric has replacement fabric, it's the same stuff used by GM
and Jeep, both of which have falling headliner issues.
Remove the backing and bad headliner, scrape all the crap off, fit new
fabric, and glue it on with 3M spray adhesive, just like putting a new
foam pad in the engine
Curly McLain wrote:
The EAC would be used in place of Audacity?
Rick wrote:
In addition to. Audacity is used to create wav (analog) files
from the vinyl records. EAC (Exact Audio Copy) is used to convert
the wav files to mp3, flac, etc. digital files. I have used EAC
for converting
No, he is using the turntables A/D converter to make the analog into digital
files and recording them in Audacity. He then makes a digital copy and edits
that in Sound Forge. Finally, he's using Sound Forge to compress it to an
MP3.
Yup- but I've seen the error of my ways and have gone to
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