Re: [MBZ] Slag hurts
Didn't someone (Curt?) say tht HF wire was no good and we must buy good wire from a regular welding supply dealer? Also, he should be sure pants legs go down over shoe or boot tops. A drop of liquid steel down in the shoe is a common event that can cause wild dancing and serious burns. Don't ask me how I know. Gerry Randy Bennell wrote: Nomex underwear is required for the racetrack anyway so you may as well get it now! RB On 05/06/2015 1:28 PM, clay via Mercedes wrote: I hit the HF tool sale and got myself a low end gasless MIG welder to learn on. Wire feed and the cheapo auto darkening mask. I read the instructions to see what this thing can do. Those instructions are big on safety, but not on actually how to run the rig. I went to the hardware store to get a hardi panel so I could have a welding table. There were too many metal or wooden tables for me to use, but the manual was pretty adamant that I have concrete to set things on. So far it works fairly well. I have a few old computer cases that donated their covers for the day I am versed in welding enough to repair the floors in the 300D. Today, I learned that I need a hat to keep the slag from jumping onto the back of my head. I could not get a decent bead using the PC carcasses and was getting a bunch of blow through. I moved up to old brake rotors and was able to get a decent enough bead, but it still looks like crap. Sun was out and after 40 minutes or getting a hang for the machine, I had to head inside. I will be looking for a better set of welding wear so I can keep from setting myself on fire. clay 2002 s430 - Victor, a Stately well tailored chap 1974 450sl - Frosch - Two tone green 1976 300D - Blei Vanst - it looks silvery 1972 220D - Gump - She was green, simple and ran 1995 E300D - Gave her life to save me against a Dame in a SUV POS 1987 SDL - Beware Nigerian Scammers ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com -- Gerry Archer arche...@embarqmail.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
[MBZ] Microsoft Mysteries
Tried to sign into Microsoft. It rejected my address because it contained the symbol @ . How an address can written without using @ (at) is a mystery. It's enough to drive a person to Linux. (end of rant) Gerry ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Microsoft Mysteries
Interesting. I'll try that with Microsoft. Gerry Curly McLain wrote: Tried to sign into Microsoft. It rejected my address because it contained the symbol @ . How an address can written without using @ (at) is a mystery. It's enough to drive a person to Linux. (end of rant) Gerry I had a linux VM webserver/email server that insisted you replace @ with a dash. It was weird. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com -- Gerry Archer arche...@embarqmail.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] OT - bees
Mountain Man wrote: My neighbor mentioned a documentary about bees recently. I ride my bike 2.5 miles to his house to purchase eggs. As I walked out the door, he stopped and wrote the name for me. He said he always forgets, and I had already forgotten the name of the documentary. Thedocumentary is about bees leaving hives - Vanishing of the Bees: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQwesnNVyn8 It was interesting to hear commentary about society in bees - we might learn something from them if we could spend some time thinking in introspection. I liked some of what the guy at Spikenard Farm Honeybee Sanctuary said. Trucking bees makes about 70% of their annual income as they market their pollination services to our monoculture industrial farming. Monoculture farming seems to be a bad industrial farming fundamental. Diversity seems to be sustainable in all ways. Enjoy. mao Bees are interesting critters. A man from a small town who had contracted leukemia was sent home to die after all treatments failed at the Med School Hospital. He had a few hives, accidentally knocked one over, and was taken back to the Med School Hospital with multiple life threatening bites. He survived, and to the doctors amazement, all signs of the leukemia were gone. He was sent home in total remission and resumed his normal life. I've often wondered if the leukemia ever returned, but as far as I know he was never again admitted to the hospital. Gerry --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. http://www.avast.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Dan P.'s Next Benz
NEWS FLASH: Walmart now carries Shoe Goo, and its in the automotive department. With duct tape and Shoe Goo there isn't much that can't be fixed. BTW, can someone tell me where the transmission linkage kill switch for the starter solenoid is on an '83 300D? Thanks, Gerry ... Fred Moir wrote: Duct tape roll almost empty??? Fred Moir.Lynn MA.Diesel preferred. Date: Sat, 23 May 2015 07:18:48 -0500 To: mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: [MBZ] Dan P.'s Next Benz From: mercedes@okiebenz.com CC: rickkno...@hotmail.com http://chicago.craigslist.org/nwc/cto/5035672155.html Rick Sent from my BlackBerry Z10 ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com -- Gerry Archer arche...@embarqmail.com --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. http://www.avast.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
[MBZ] Dumb trick.
When I found it took a very long shop jack to reach the front lift point on the Prius, I bought a pair of ramps instead, centered them on the front wheels, drove up on the ramps, put on the emergency brake, and then decided to move the car further back in the shop. When I had backed half way down the ramps with the emergency brake dragging, both ramps shot out from under the wheels, knocking the woodworking bench down, and kicking out one leg on the general purpose bench. I sat there for a minute trying to figure out why the ramps kicked out with such force, and then it dawned on me: Front wheel drive car after 40+ years of working on rear wheel drive cars! Fortunately there was was no significant damage. Gerry...who has a long history of dumb tricks. --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. http://www.avast.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Dumb trick.
On Sun, 24 May 2015 08:32:45 -0500 Curly McLain via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: When I found it took a very long shop jack to reach the front lift point on the Prius, I bought a pair of ramps instead, centered them on the front wheels, drove up on the ramps, put on the emergency brake, and then decided to move the car further back in the shop. When I had backed half way down the ramps with the emergency brake dragging, both ramps shot out from under the wheels, knocking the woodworking bench down, and kicking out one leg on the general purpose bench. I sat there for a minute trying to figure out why the ramps kicked out with such force, and then it dawned on me: Front wheel drive car after 40+ years of working on rear wheel drive cars! Fortunately there was was no significant damage. Gerry...who has a long history of dumb tricks. That is a good story. It is also why I don't set the emerg brake, but use blocks. Emerg brakes have a history of sticking on. So if you don't use it, it can't stick on. G: Thanks for the suggestion. I'll use blocks in the future. Of course, this time I just forgot to release the emergency brake. Duuh! Gerry --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. http://www.avast.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] '68 250S
That's what happens when you don't use rattle cans. Son was constantly fussing at me about paint on the Beetle he drove to school. He came home from school one day while I was spraying it with rattle cans. At age 56 he still reminds me of it. Gerry Dan Penoff wrote: That’s called “patina”, man. It just adds to the value. Dan who has some patina of his own On May 24, 2015, at 8:15 AM, Jon Agne via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: I was going to have it painted this year as there has been body work done to the front of the car. It was a horrible re-spray (water in lines), and it doesn’t quite match the rest of the car. The original paint is badly checked, so to do a complete strip and re paint is about $6500. I think I’ll live with it the way it is. Jon ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com -- Gerry Archer arche...@embarqmail.com --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. http://www.avast.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Dumb trick.
On Sun, 24 May 2015 09:29:20 -0400 (EDT) Mitch Haley via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: On May 24, 2015 at 9:13 AM Gerry Archer via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: When I had backed half way down the ramps with the emergency brake dragging, both ramps shot out from under the wheels, knocking the woodworking bench down, and kicking out one leg on the general purpose bench. In my family we call that 'a senior moment'. Is it wrong of me to admit to laughing out loud while reading this? Mitch G: Not sure it's a senior moment what with a long history of doing even dumber things before I was a senior. No problem with laughing out loud. After a string of my own choice words and setting back up the tables I knocked down, I had a good laugh myself. Gerry ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com -- Gerry Archer arche...@embarqmail.com --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. http://www.avast.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Dumb trick.
Yup. That's what kicked out the ramps since the engine didn't start. Gerry rawillms wrote: Don't forget the electric motor that puts out100% torque at 1 RPM. Sent from my Android-Powered Device - Reply message - From: Gerry Archer via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Cc: Gerry Archer arche...@embarqmail.com Subject: [MBZ] Dumb trick. Date: Sun, May 24, 2015 08:13 When I found it took a very long shop jack to reach the front lift point on the Prius, I bought a pair of ramps instead, centered them on the front wheels, drove up on the ramps, put on the emergency brake, and then decided to move the car further back in the shop. When I had backed half way down the ramps with the emergency brake dragging, both ramps shot out from under the wheels, knocking the woodworking bench down, and kicking out one leg on the general purpose bench. I sat there for a minute trying to figure out why the ramps kicked out with such force, and then it dawned on me: Front wheel drive car after 40+ years of working on rear wheel drive cars! Fortunately there was was no significant damage. Gerry...who has a long history of dumb tricks. --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. http://www.avast.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com -- Gerry Archer arche...@embarqmail.com --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. http://www.avast.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] OT: Having a very bad day leads to a product recall
I just checked the telephone book for this relatively small county and found that there are 32 pages of lawyers and only 21 pages of physicians and surgeons. The U.S. still has a free market for small businesses, so public demand dictates the number and type of lawyers who go in business for themselves. If the public was not willing to pay for the services of these local lawyers whom they obviously consider a necessity, there would not be 32 pages of them listed in the phone book. When Joseph Stalin took over the USSR, one of the first things he did was send the Russian lawyers to Siberia, and we all know what happened to the USSR. Lawyers are a huge contributor to domestic peace in Western nations. In the past we might have shot our neighbor during a dispute, but now we hire a lawyer and sue him. Lawyers are obviously a very necessary component of Western civilization. Gerry . Randy Bennell wrote: Well, my good wife likes to hear that lawyer's families are housed and fed. RB On 20/05/2015 5:08 PM, G Mann via Mercedes wrote: Yes... For a fee... Just saying... and since I carry concealed, I have my criminal lawyer on retainer, and his 24 hr. number written on my ankle, so I will always have it handy while I'm having the full body cavity search in jail intake. Not guilty your Honor ;)) Boots, to Snakes, to Congress, to lawyers.. amazing how the human mind associates, isn't it.. On Wed, May 20, 2015 at 2:32 PM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Hey, just remember that when you are in really deep sh*t, we are the ones you call for help. Even if you dispatched your poor old mother, we are the ones who will stand with you in court and try to point out all of your good qualities to the Judge. RB On 20/05/2015 1:42 PM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes wrote: The only way I know is to get a law degree and pass the bar, or didn't you know that neither snakes nor sharks will ever bite a lawyer? Professional courtesy... With apologies to Randy, Donald, and the rest... - Max Charleston SC On Wed, May 20, 2015 at 2:30 PM, Curly McLain via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: How do you avoid snakebite in DC? Lotsa snakes on the loose there. 535 come to mind, but when you add in the lobbyists, lawyers and other slithering creatures, there are a whole bunch! Maybe they don't bite their own kind... ___ ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com -- Gerry Archer arche...@embarqmail.com --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. http://www.avast.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
