I use bar soap quite successfully. I lick the screw before I rub it on the
bar of soap and that holds it to the screw quite well. After while a little
moisture builds up on the soap and this helps too. I restore classic
mahogany boats and hence have inserted 1000's of screws this way.. I find
the soap from hotel/motels works real good!
On Feb 12, 11:26 am, LRod <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Sun, 11 Feb 2007 02:40:07 GMT, [email protected] (Doug Miller)
> wrote:
>
> >In article <[email protected]>, "Don Dando" <[email protected]> wrote:
> >>I use bar soap quite successfully. I lick the screw before I rub it on the
> >>bar of soap and that holds it to the screw quite well. After while a little
> >>moisture builds up on the soap and this helps too. I restore classic
> >>mahogany boats and hence have inserted 1000's of screws this way.. I find
> >>the soap from hotel/motels works real good!
>
> >Dang it, Don, will you quit doing that??
>
> I saw him post a question on The Oak (dying a slow death, by the
> way--major defection of a lot of users after a system crash about six
> months ago) on how to fix the problem. So he's at least aware and at
> least trying to fix it. I can't imagine why he'd pick a dying board to
> ask. Moreover, I can't imagine why he wouldn't ask here.
>
> And I wish he'd get it fixed.
>
> --
> LRod
>
> Master Woodbutcher and seasoned termite
>
> Shamelessly whoring my website since 1999
>
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>
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>
> email addy de-spam-ified due to 1,000 spams per month.
> If you can't figure out how to use it, I probably wouldn't
> care to correspond with you anyway.
You are very charitable. If you look at his profile he does this
repeatedly in many groups. I'm convinced it is done deliberately and
he is just a butt head troll...
If he is this retarded they wouldn't sell him power tools.
-jtpr
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sell her short. Now, 4 years later, my Dad has taken a couple of classes
and owns far fancier peripherals than I do! ;-)
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On Sat, 10 Feb 2007 19:42:10 -0600, "Don Dando" <[email protected]> wrote:
>I use bar soap quite successfully. I lick the screw before I rub it on the
>bar of soap and that holds it to the screw quite well. After while a little
>moisture builds up on the soap and this helps too. I restore classic
>mahogany boats and hence have inserted 1000's of screws this way.. I find
>the soap from hotel/motels works real good!
>
It also makes great shampoo. That's why people steal the stuff, it is first class
soap...:)
Mostly I use a block of bees wax that I picked up somewhere but in a pinch
when I can't find the darned thing, I've used Johnson's Paste wax with no
issues. I tend to stick with brass screws and although I drill the
correct pilot, I still lube as I really don't want to be trying to remove a
broken screw. Given how often I use screws, which is rare, the beeswax has
worked fine. Perhaps after 1000 screws I may discover something better but
until then....
Cheers,
cc
"Don Dando" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>I use bar soap quite successfully. I lick the screw before I rub it on the
> bar of soap and that holds it to the screw quite well. After while a
> little
> moisture builds up on the soap and this helps too. I restore classic
> mahogany boats and hence have inserted 1000's of screws this way.. I find
> the soap from hotel/motels works real good!
>
>
"Jim Weisgram" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On Sun, 11 Feb 2007 02:40:07 GMT, [email protected] (Doug Miller)
> wrote:
>
> [...snip...]
>>Dang it, Don, will you quit doing that??
>
> Don's a mystery. He seems to mean well... but insists on messing up
> the thread. I've given up hope.
He also does not know to not use soap as a screw lubricant. Might as well
spray a little salt water on the screw before inserting it.
In article <[email protected]>, "Don Dando" <[email protected]> wrote:
>I use bar soap quite successfully. I lick the screw before I rub it on the
>bar of soap and that holds it to the screw quite well. After while a little
>moisture builds up on the soap and this helps too. I restore classic
>mahogany boats and hence have inserted 1000's of screws this way.. I find
>the soap from hotel/motels works real good!
>
Dang it, Don, will you quit doing that??
--
Regards,
Doug Miller (alphageek at milmac dot com)
It's time to throw all their damned tea in the harbor again.
On Sun, 11 Feb 2007 02:40:07 GMT, [email protected] (Doug Miller)
wrote:
[...snip...]
>Dang it, Don, will you quit doing that??
Don's a mystery. He seems to mean well... but insists on messing up
the thread. I've given up hope.
On Sat, 10 Feb 2007 21:08:24 -0800, Jim Weisgram
<[email protected]> wrote:
>On Sun, 11 Feb 2007 02:40:07 GMT, [email protected] (Doug Miller)
>wrote:
>
>[...snip...]
>>Dang it, Don, will you quit doing that??
>
>Don's a mystery. He seems to mean well... but insists on messing up
>the thread. I've given up hope.
He got it right in a few threads a few weeks ago, but for some reason
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On Sun, 11 Feb 2007 02:40:07 GMT, [email protected] (Doug Miller)
wrote:
>In article <[email protected]>, "Don Dando" <[email protected]> wrote:
>>I use bar soap quite successfully. I lick the screw before I rub it on the
>>bar of soap and that holds it to the screw quite well. After while a little
>>moisture builds up on the soap and this helps too. I restore classic
>>mahogany boats and hence have inserted 1000's of screws this way.. I find
>>the soap from hotel/motels works real good!
>>
>Dang it, Don, will you quit doing that??
I saw him post a question on The Oak (dying a slow death, by the
way--major defection of a lot of users after a system crash about six
months ago) on how to fix the problem. So he's at least aware and at
least trying to fix it. I can't imagine why he'd pick a dying board to
ask. Moreover, I can't imagine why he wouldn't ask here.
And I wish he'd get it fixed.
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Shamelessly whoring my website since 1999
http://www.woodbutcher.net
Proud participant of rec.woodworking since February, 1997
email addy de-spam-ified due to 1,000 spams per month.
If you can't figure out how to use it, I probably wouldn't
care to correspond with you anyway.
On 13 Feb 2007 09:45:44 -0800, "jtpr" <[email protected]> wrote:
>On Feb 12, 11:26 am, LRod <[email protected]> wrote:
>> On Sun, 11 Feb 2007 02:40:07 GMT, [email protected] (Doug Miller)
>> wrote:
>>
>> >In article <[email protected]>, "Don Dando" <[email protected]> wrote:
>> >Dang it, Don, will you quit doing that??
>>
>> I saw him post a question on The Oak (dying a slow death, by the
>> way--major defection of a lot of users after a system crash about six
>> months ago) on how to fix the problem. So he's at least aware and at
>> least trying to fix it. I can't imagine why he'd pick a dying board to
>> ask. Moreover, I can't imagine why he wouldn't ask here.
>>
>> And I wish he'd get it fixed.
>You are very charitable. If you look at his profile he does this
>repeatedly in many groups. I'm convinced it is done deliberately and
>he is just a butt head troll...
Well, yeah. If he can't (for whatever reason) get his newsreader to
act properly it's going to affect his every response in every group.
>If he is this retarded they wouldn't sell him power tools.
I don't disagree with that sentiment at all. However, isn't he old?
Like 80 something? My 87 year old mother wants in the worst way to use
the internet, but there are some things she just cannot grasp. And she
mothered two Mensa kids. She's not retarded--just lost a lot of
cognitive ability.
--
LRod
Master Woodbutcher and seasoned termite
Shamelessly whoring my website since 1999
http://www.woodbutcher.net
Proud participant of rec.woodworking since February, 1997
email addy de-spam-ified due to 1,000 spams per month.
If you can't figure out how to use it, I probably wouldn't
care to correspond with you anyway.
Wed, Feb 14, 2007, 9:31pm (EST+5) [email protected] (LRod) doth
ssayeth:
<snip> My 87 year old mother wants in the worst way to use the internet,
but there are some things she just cannot grasp. <snip>
No prob. Get her a WebTV. My mother is 85-86 and has no
problems. They're not really expensive, you can get a printer for them,
they usa a TV as a monitor, and hook up to the phone line. I still
can't figure out what I'd need a computer for, so I still stick with
mine. It'd get her on the web with a minimum of fuss, let her send and
get e-mail, and surf. I haven't checked the prices in a lonnnng time -
got my Plus unit off of eBay for $50 years ago - at that time the Plus
was going for about $200 in stores - it's been discontinued since.
My sister's WebTV blew up, or somethng, so shee's been looking for
a replacement - I guess now there's something called a MNSTV, which is
some sort of "improved" WebTV. She's trying for a refurbed unit, but
can't shop for one, because she needs to get on-line to sop. I thought
tat was a bit amsing - she didn't. LOL
If you've got any specific questions you can e-mail me. Put your
name or something I'll be sure to recognize in the subject line if you
do. My normal response to e-mail I don't kno who it's from is to
discard without even looking at it.
JOAT
When in doubt, go to sleep.
- Mully Small