I have exciting news to share. Today we closed on our off grid home in 5 acres of woods. PV, Wind, Rain Water filled Cistern, Veggie Oil powered generator,...
Howdy Steve, Oh, how I love good news like this :) . Here, in New Zealand, I am hearing from fools who want us to go nuclear for our ongoing electrical supply...
Howdy folks, While I was away from here for a few days, it looks like the spammers have had a little bit of fun. Well, their rubbish is gone, and so are they. ...
Love this page. Hate the SPAM. The older I get the more things stay the same. Never cared much for spam when it came in a can and now that it come in digits I...
Howdy Dennis, Well put :), I love your humour and hate the spam. If I could find these losers, I would gladly park the Amptramp on their necks! Best wishes, ...
For some time now I've been contemplating building a steel boat and have already solved most of the obvious problems foreseen - but one still eludes me: how to...
... Do the letters TIG mean anything to you? <grin> If you've got it then it's the only way to go. You don't have to buy filler rod, or not a lot of it...
Howdy folks, Here's hoping that y'all are in good spirits, and having a good time with bits of metal and power tools :) . Winter conditions are prevailing...
Howdy folks, I really do get a kick out of pushing the 'Ban Member' button, on these spammers. In reality, I would like to find these spammers, and park the ...
Steve, Which is heaver a tonne or a ton. Ken www.irisweb.net www.mountainviewdogs.com ... From: Steve [mailto:amptramp@...] Sent: Thursday, July 01,...
Couldn't happen to nicer people, really. DO you ever report them to their ISP's? The moderator of the Distilers news group, Harry, has some software for...
Hmmmm, you've got me there. I don't know which is the heaviest, but either of these weights should be sufficient to squash a spammer :) . Let's put it this...
Howdy JRae, No, I am a bit too lazy to carry things that far. Fortunately, this group is only lightly affected by spammers. I have seen some very fine groups...
Howdy folks, Keeping up with those spammers, is a bit of a challenge, but it's worth the effort, to keep the workshop floor nice and tidy :) . The Amptramp is...
Hey, I just started a new forum and I want to invite all of you to come check it out. It is basically a forum for information regarding anything around the...
... yet ... I just want to thank everyone for joining www.workshopforum.com. The member count doubled in one day and is continuing to grow rapidly every day....
Hello everyone, I am studying up on alternators for the purpose of building a wind turbine. The altenator or generator of a wind turbine is a significant part...
You are killing sparrows with a naval gun. All these alternators "kick in" quite steeply at something under 2K RPM. Once they kick in, they'll give you the...
the early 60's - 70's GM/Delco external regulated alternators are rated by GM at 5000 rpm shaft speed for full output@ 14 volts. The late 70's -late 80's...
Hey, I just started a new forum and I want to invite all of you to come check it out. It is basically a forum for information regarding anything around the...
I have a nice 18 volt fork truck motor. Will this work for a DC welder? It has 4 leads going to it. A1, F1, A2, F2 A1 and F1 are 180 degrees around to the...
Howdy David, That's a lucky find :) . I am assuming that the motor is of the permanent magnet type? That is a fairly promising prospect for an arc welding...
Green-Trust's combined heat & power system is under construction. The core of the system is a Detroit Diesel 2-71 12.5kw water cooled diesel generator provided...
Howdy Steve Spence, I just love this sort of engineering excellence. Being a little lazy here, means that I haven't made the same sort of progress that you...
If you get a chance make sure to visit this new forum. It has a lot of information regarding workshop related work, such as: Welding, Fabricating, Metal...
I took my daughter to college this weekend. She's attending SNHU, and while we were getting her stuff unpacked, security rode by on a Segway. Naturally, I was...