[TheForge] Light bulbs and shop power

[Ron Childers]

They hold water- Edison said so. (: His biography is interesting; he had
over 1,000 patents and was a very precocious kid but for some reason he
was hung up on DC electric power. I think it was Tesla who developed AC.
My grandfather told me Edison said radio waves would eventually
interfere with the weather patterns. If our shops were DC the cables
would be huge.

Back on topic: The shop lights go very dim every time a friend turns on
a grinder in his shop which is over 100 feet from the house. The wiring
to the shop is fed from the house and there is no drop box. My guess is
the wire is too small to carry the load that far. If someone honks down
on the abrasive cut-off saw it trips a breaker in the house. It is an
electrician's nightmare that was there when he bought the house and so
far is only annoying, but does anyone know of this kind of situation
causing a fire? I think it needs heavier copper wire and a drop box.
Also, I don't know the amperage of the breaker. I used #6 and don't have
that situation.  I feel a bit uneasy about this but need to justify my
concerns before beating him up about it. Does anyone have some words of
wisdom? Thanx, Ron 


-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Jerry Frost
Sent: Thursday, August 02, 2012 9:32 PM
To: Blacksmithing List Sponsored by ABANA
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Simple logic, zero. They hold nothing; vacuum.

Jer
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ron Childers" <ron at munlaw.net>
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Sent: Tuesday, July 31, 2012 10:34 AM
Subject: Re: [TheForge] TheForge Digest, Vol 102, Issue 14


> How would you compute the volume of a light bulb? (-:\> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Andy Gladish
> Sent: Tuesday, July 31, 2012 1:43 PM
> To: theforge at mailman.qth.net
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> 
> Thanks! I figured this one (a different way involving a lot of
geometry-
> I'm going to use your method!) out at 3:30 this morning, lying awake-
> it's always wierd how simple the solutions are once you get them...
> Andy G.
> 
> 
>>
>> Message: 2
>> Date: Mon, 30 Jul 2012 15:29:33 -0400
>> From: "Ron Childers" <ron at munlaw.net>
>>
>>
>> 1/2" pipe or square for the pattern....Bend to shape then lay out on 
>> the shop floor and duplicate. Try it for fit before final welding. 
>> Jeff and crew did one and it was a real treat getting it up to the
3rd
> 
>> story through a narrow staircase after the wall was painted and the 
>> hardwood floor was varnished. It fit; billowed curves and all, yea! 
>> The owner's wife caught us in the act of final fitting and she loved 
>> it..Compliments on the work, husband paid the price and the check 
>> didn't bounce. Fitting on an outdoor railing should be easier but it
> must adhere to specs...
>>
>>
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