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  1. mikeo56

    Stainless Stove finish

    Hello Is there any method available to refinish the type of stainless sheet used on fridges, stove and oven hoods? Seems like 400 grit paper is close or even finer than the original. However, the original finish has some diffaction of light(if I look closely I can see greens and reds)and runs...
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    Suitable Adhesive For Granite to Stainless Firebox?

    I am looking for an adhesive that is suitable for attaching 3/8" thick granite to the face of a stainless fireplace.
  3. mikeo56

    Scrollbar pans instead of zooms.

    I have a microsoft trackball optical mouse and Auto CAD LT 2004. The scrollbar is supposed to zoom. Often this trackball will only pan up and down. Any way to readjust so that the scroll bar only zooms?
  4. mikeo56

    Cad Symbols For Stainless Stairs

    Anyone aware of a website offering CAD smybols to download for stainless steel posts, rails etc for stainless steel balusters? Mike
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    Multiwire Circuits

    “…if, on a multiwire circuit, the two phases are wired to the same electrical receptacle (upper portion to one phase, lower to another phase, by breaking the tie on the receptacle sides) then a common-trip breaker should be used on that circuit. If breakers were wired in parallel, rather than in...
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    Cracked Cast Aluminum Block

    I'm in SW Florida, and just created a hairline fracture in a cast aluminum block in a Briggs and Stratton engine for a Troy Built generator. I turned the oil chnge screw past its bedding point. The screw was steel and the block cast Al....crack! Anyway to weld or repair this? There is a second...
  7. mikeo56

    How to Wire a Humidistat to a Thermostat

    Any suggestions on connecting a humidistat to a thermostat? Ranco J10 Humidistat to a White Rodgers Thermostat. Thanks, Mike.
  8. mikeo56

    Duct Layout for 25' X 50" home

    I am running new duct work in the attic of my Collier county, Florida home. The air handler is 2.5 tons and the home is 50' X 25'. There is a new plenum attached to the air handler with no perforations yet. Can I use flex throughout? I am concerned with if I need to vary the duct size to get an...
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    Electrical Code

    Florida Several Questions All Relating to the Same Issue: 1) Is there a restriction on how low an electrical panel can be installed in relation to the floor? It is an interior panel in a utility room in a 2nd floor apartment. 2) I must install a new panel for an additional circuit. The only...
  10. mikeo56

    Toggle Between Drawings

    There must be some quick shortcut to toggle between two or more drawings opened? Thanks, Mike.
  11. mikeo56

    DWG, DXF Compatable Version

    I have AUTOCAD LT 2004 on Windows XP home. I drew up a DWG sketch and it could not be opened by two different people I e-mailed this file to. Both said the reason was "incompatable version". Also, both recipients of this DWG file asked if I could send it as a DXF file. Is there a way I can...
  12. mikeo56

    Canon MP 370 & Auto CAD

    I have Auto CAD LT 2004 and just installed a Canon MP 370 Four in One. Can the AutoCAD program fax a drawing from the PC? Thanks, Mike.
  13. mikeo56

    Inches as default,Design Style

    I'm rather new to Auto CAD LT. Three questions: How can architectual - inches - be mace the default setting for units? When using the design style what is the proceedure for saving changes to the design style so that one does not have to recreate the new style every time it is needed? Last...
  14. mikeo56

    Symbols 2000

    I have AutoCAD LT 2004. My questions: where does one install Symbols 2000 to and what is the best way to transfer the blocks/symbols to a drawing. Thanks, Mike.
  15. mikeo56

    drawing

    I am new to AutoCAD having just acquired AutoCAD LT. I am attempting to draw a diagram of molding 5 1/2" in height, however I cannot arrange the model screen to represent the diagram large enough where I can work with the drawing . On the screen the 5 1/2" is closer to 2", making the work almost...
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    Code Book Use

    In Florida, determining what sheathing, fasteners and framing details to use in a residential construction, among other constrants, depend on the wind zone. Would type of exposure (A, B, C or D)also have to be used in planning the framing, sheathing and fastener choice? Where would one look...
  17. mikeo56

    Metal Flashing Between PT Ledger and House Framing

    What type of metal should be used for a flashing between a PT Deck and non-PT Girder? Thanks, Mike.
  18. mikeo56

    Black Wood Rot

    Anyone ever seen or know about a wood rot that looks identical to tar?
  19. mikeo56

    How toStop Decay and Repair Damage

    I am a carpenter in S.W. Florida. I inspected a home for repair with a floor that is supported by wood joists on concrete blocks. At the front and back of the house pressure treated decks are attached directly to the house with no separating membrane nor flashing between the pt deck ledger and...
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    Ceadr Beam Substitute

    I have to replace a 4" X 8" cedar beam with a 12' span supporting a flat roof asphalt roll covered roof of 2" X 8" joists 16" on center spanning 12' also. Can I use two 2" X 8" and one 1" X 8" glued together with polyurethane caulk as a substitute...

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