It wont stay shut by itself
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From: Oren on 6 Jun 2010 17:19 On Sun, 6 Jun 2010 15:31:31 +0000 (UTC), Jeff The Drunk <i-am(a)the.bar> wrote: >On Sun, 06 Jun 2010 16:27:12 +0100, Mrcheerful wrote: > >> Jeff The Drunk wrote: >>> On Sun, 06 Jun 2010 11:06:09 -0400, Ralph Mowery wrote: >>> >>>> "john hamilton" <bluestarx(a)mail.invalid> wrote in message >>>> news:hugc8b$uec$1(a)news.eternal-september.org... >>>>> Have tried using the strongest cuboard magnet I can find (In north >>>>> London u.k.), but if the wind picks up surprisingly it will just not >>>>> hold. Also >>>> >>>> The magnet out of a hard drive is flat and very strong. >>> >>> Really? What kind of hard drive has a big flat magnet inside? That >>> defies all logic on the principals of how a hard drive works. >> >> ordinary IDE, the magnet is so strong that it is hard to get off a flat >> metal surface without tools!!! > >Well I guess you learn something new every day. I would think a magnet >anywhere near the metal recording medium where the data lives would wipe >it out. DAGS _rare earth magnets hard drive_ Get your free magnets ;)
From: Robert Bonomi on 6 Jun 2010 18:30 In article <hugc8b$uec$1(a)news.eternal-september.org>, john hamilton <bluestarx(a)mail.invalid> wrote: > >I would like the door to stay shut on its own accord, yet just open with a >push without having to use the keys. There is no room on the door jamb to >screw one of those helical spring self closers. And anyway in general use we >dont want the door to close by itself. Which also rules out one of those >hydraulic self closers which could fit on at the top of the door. > >Have tried using the strongest cuboard magnet I can find (In north London >u.k.), but if the wind picks up surprisingly it will just not hold. The 'big projects' answer is to tilt the house, so the door swings closed of it's own weight. <GRIN> What _I'd_ do is close the door, then on the -outside-, at the top corner away from the hinges, mount a hook-eye, or similar. Do the same thing on the jamb, at the same position. See the ascii art, below. Now, get some heavy-duty nylon fishline. run a piece from about ground level, up to the top of the door, through the eye on the jamb, through the eye on the door, _back_ through_ the eye on the jamb, and back down to floor level. Take those two loose ends, tie them together, and tie both of em to a 'weight' of some sort -- a bag of fishing sinkers, coins, 'lead shot' for shotgun rounds -- *anything*. The 'eye' in the jamb acts as a pulley. when the door opens the 'weight' is raised. when you let the door go, the weight falls, pulling the door closed. When you don't want the self-closing action, you simpley remove the line and weight. ASCII ART, use fixed-with font: [top view] | JAMB | | | ++------------------------+ \___| +---------+ | | | O O-| | | DOOR | | | | |
From: Duncan Wood on 6 Jun 2010 18:36 On Sun, 06 Jun 2010 16:24:38 +0100, Meat Plow <mhywatt(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > On Sun, 06 Jun 2010 16:13:54 +0100, The Natural Philosopher ǝʇoɹʍ: > >> Jeff The Drunk wrote: >>> On Sun, 06 Jun 2010 11:06:09 -0400, Ralph Mowery wrote: >>> >>>> "john hamilton" <bluestarx(a)mail.invalid> wrote in message >>>> news:hugc8b$uec$1(a)news.eternal-september.org... >>>>> Have tried using the strongest cuboard magnet I can find (In north >>>>> London u.k.), but if the wind picks up surprisingly it will just not >>>>> hold. Also >>>> The magnet out of a hard drive is flat and very strong. >>> >>> Really? What kind of hard drive has a big flat magnet inside? That >>> defies all logic on the principals of how a hard drive works. >> themotor > > So hard drives have a motor that has a big flat strong magnet? Wouldn't > that mess up the data being written to the platers? > No.
From: Lobby Dosser on 6 Jun 2010 19:13 "john hamilton" <bluestarx(a)mail.invalid> wrote in message news:hugc8b$uec$1(a)news.eternal-september.org... > When working on my car, I bring it right up close to the house and lay my > tools out on the floor behind the front door. Since you never know when > it will rain, it works out very handy since then all I have to do is close > the door; and don't have to be picking up all the tools. Get a portable carport.
From: Lobby Dosser on 6 Jun 2010 19:14
"Robatoy" <counterfitter(a)gmail.com> wrote in message news:2e80ef8e-e9c1-48f4-8c20-924b1f2d8f39(a)d8g2000yqf.googlegroups.com... On Jun 6, 11:13 am, dpb <n...(a)non.net> wrote: > EXT wrote: > > "Bob F" <bobnos...(a)gmail.com> wrote in message > >news:hugcjh$ajm$1(a)news.eternal-september.org... > >> john hamilton wrote: > >>> When working on my car, I bring it right up close to the house and > >>> lay my tools out on the floor behind the front door. ... > > >> Just about any door latch in the world will fix that. > > > Why not use a tool box next to the car, they close up quick too. > > How about a car that doesn't need fixing so much? > > -- Audi? Hobbyist tuner? Preventative maintenance? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Check the weather forecast? |