Recent content by Pennywise

I mounted the plate, I need 3 hands to complete the full cycle out of the water. Works pretty slick, those lake trout don't stand a chance now.

I sent the manufacturer a review with photos and a suggestion they use an aluminum bar.

Whaat....too much? The blueberries just finished their season but there's another short blueberry season near Shawinigan Quebec starting soon, some sort of micro climate thing..... Here's the finished product. I'm gonna send some photos to the manufacturer in the States, "here's how it's done"

Jorogi's milled bars arrived, the fit was bang on! Here's the initial fitting.... All that needs to be done is to drill 2 holes to accept the springs and some cursory filing to round the ends and chamfer the holes. Awesome!

I've sent the seller a Pm.

Darn, Brighton is only a couple of hours away....would've made for a nice run in the country. Sold in under 8 hours....

I gave one to a friend for Christmas when I couldn't convince her that waving her arms wildly and jumping around just annoyed the yellowjackets. She became a crack shot with it....

Yes, that's what I did when jorogi asked.

Hi Greg, thanks for the kind offer but jorogi has already stepped up.

I'm thinking of sending a photo of this improved version to the manufacturer.

Wow, that would be so cool! The minimum would be 7.55mm Thanks!

Until you're under the pickup's rear axle with a trailer in tow using a block of firewood & ratchet straps to keep the axle's left side spring from departing the rest of the truck.....that was a real white knuckle drive home. I was lucky to get to pavement, frankly surprised the repair lasted to...

I like to tell people that Renfrew County is larger than the state of Delaware. To add to the confusion I sometimes tell city people I live in Horton Township.... I used to give locals my "911" address ( street number and name) and get a blank stare. But if I tell them "Castleford.... the old...

Yes full length 180 degrees apart No, 12.86 mm is too big, 11mm is the max size 10.5mm is the minimum Yes, probably. But regular aluminum will suffice.

Yeah I did think of that, I've done my fair share of what my buddy calls "Hillbilly Machining" but this device seems to be prone to jamming which may be part of the failure mode so I want to reduce any possibility of jamming. Another way to do it would be to use a wood router with a carbide...