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    Ontario shop auction mills/surface grinders

    Count me in too. Both on wishing we had more industry, and the reasons why we don't....
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    Ontario shop auction mills/surface grinders

    It's all too easy to fall into that trap and become a captive shop.....Especially in the auto industry. Over the past 3 years a large portion of our work has only been spread over 3 customers. One of the past shops I worked at that went down was in part due to becoming a captive shop of...
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    Ontario shop auction mills/surface grinders

    I'm pretty sure I've done fixture work for them at some point in the past. The name sounds very familiar. We often work for their customers, but sometimes deal with the die shops directly. Just checked and we last did some repair work for them in 2018. I know the auto industry is changing...
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    Ontario shop auction mills/surface grinders

    Sad to see, but I fear there will be many more.
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    Pine Sol for carb cleaning?

    New stuff is apparently different and doesn't work as well from what my friends says? No idea if true, but I'm happy enough with my first pinesol experiment to try more. It's certainly much cheaper. I dragged 2 "haven't ran in years" machines up to the house today, to get them running, and do...
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    printing homes

    I really like the 3d printed homes. I think it's brilliant. I'd love to build a large format print with a concrete pump. So far just a dream, but I love the look of the layers, and have many things I'd use it for around the property.
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    5 min shop wall hook

    Imgur still not working for me. I uploaded them directly to the forum.
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    5 min shop wall hook

    Cleaning up the welding bench after last weekends (still unfinished) mothers day project...... I tossed out 2 shorts chunks of flat bar, and one bent 1/4" bar. I still had the tig torch and pedal out, so I dug them back out of the garbage, and 5 min later after drilling a couple holes, grinding...
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    Tool Keeping old outdated tools in the shop

    Old and outdated tools and equipment are still useful for working on old and outdated machines, and vehicles :D. I'd really love to have a rim clamp tire changer here. I'm tired of doing it the old fashioned way. But I'd take an old coats center post for the right price, and modify it to...
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    Pine Sol for carb cleaning?

    The other benefit of Pinesol is that it's safe for rubber parts. I didn't have to completely disassemble the entire carb to get all the ruber bits out like you have to with chem dip. I'm sure there are limitations that I haven' found yet, but so far I'm blown away. Also, not sure why my pics...
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    Pine Sol for carb cleaning?

    I actually liked the smell of it. Much better than the normal chemical smells of other products.
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    Pine Sol for carb cleaning?

    Where have you been all my life. I haven't had to deep clean a carb in a while, and back when I did it more frequently I use to go over to a bike mechanic buddies house that had some berryman carb dip. He ran out of the old stuff and said you can't get it anymore, but he told me to try...
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    Garage machine shop for sale, $40k, Calgary, AB

    You come back ONE YEAR!
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    Garage machine shop for sale, $40k, Calgary, AB

    Should have added him on linked in.
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    Garage machine shop for sale, $40k, Calgary, AB

    I don't speak for everybody, but I think most would rather buy a turn key machine shop in pristine working order, but are limited by budget to buy the cheaper machine that needs work, and are leveraging their skills and talents to recondition and bring it back to life, or do CNC convertions. I...
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    $70million Lotto Max

    Didn't win it. Wallet cleaned out of all old tickets for a fresh start. Back to work cleaning carburetors of engines that have sat for too long......
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    How often do you sharpen your lawnmower blades?

    I had them on my swisher tow behind for years, and really like the cut. I'm hoping I get the same from the Kubota.
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    How often do you sharpen your lawnmower blades?

    I've got some new G6 gator mulching blades in the mail this week. Will put them on, and do some deck repair this weekend. Grass is pretty dry here, Hoping for some rain soon.
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    $70million Lotto Max

    When My neighbor won the million on encore it was all gone in about 4-5 years. Only thing left was a motorhome, and a mustang. They did spend over 150k on landscaping the backyard, and building a nice shop (to store the mustang), but never touched the inside of the house, and it was a dump...
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    Motorcycle Lift

    There used to be plans floating around the internet of a simple to build lift that used a car floor jack for the lifting. I remember seeing a few guys build one on the various forums I was on at the time. If you were to shorten up the back of the bottom frame on yours so a jack could slip...
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    What a beautiful Saturday to not be inside

    It was an amazing weekend to spend outside here. Got a ton of outdoor stuff done, and enjoyed every minute of it. We just surprised each other tonight when I went out to shut the hens in for the night If this is the Doe I think it is, she's been hanging around here since she was in spots...
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    DIY Bandsawmill build.

    Good day to powerwash the engine. Squeaky clean now Sprayed it down with some wd, and hit all the electrical connections with some contact clean then dielectric grease. Ready to go back in the barn until the fall when I hopefully get some time to get back to it. Love this time of year...
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    Great Canadian Rust Junkie Fest 2023

    When I got my first motorcycle I used to camp at the roadside with nothing more than my tankbag for a pillow. Ride north and explore the backroads till it got dark, find a nice spot to pull over and sleep, then ride home in the morning. Slept in all my gear (helmet, gloves, etc) a few times...
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    Great Canadian Rust Junkie Fest 2023

    I've camped under the stars a few times. Long over due for another one, but my back decides where I sleep these days, and my bed at home is pretty convincing. Closest I get is an afternoon nap in the hammock when I'm "out doing yard stuff" ;) Never had bears invade a campsite, but did wake up...
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    Great Canadian Rust Junkie Fest 2023

    I thought Sasquatches slept out under the stars. And you should look into that not sleeping thing. Probably sleep apnea......
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    $70million Lotto Max

    Back in college, I had a dream that I won cash for life from a ticket bought at a specific Beckers store in Oshawa. The dream was so vivid and real, the next day I went and bought every single cash for life ticket they had in the store. I didn't win anything lol. Whoever said follow your...
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    $70million Lotto Max

    We always called it the poor tax, but math tax is pretty fitting too. Run a compound interest calculation on a $5 contribution a week for 50 years..... I always get a kick out of the people that have never bought one in their life, then one day on a whim, pick one up at the grocery store and...
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    $70million Lotto Max

    My entire family both sides, has payed the "poor tax" their entire lives, playing "their numbers" (birthdays, anniversaries etc....). Fond childhood memories of being sent to the store to buy tickets and smokes with a note from my parents lol. I only buy a lotto max if it's like 60-70 mil...
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    Xyphota's bicycle related projects

    Damn, that's pretty impressive. I like your fixturing setup for the tube mitering. Well done!
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    $70million Lotto Max

    It's probably me. I have a habit of buying them every once in a while when the jackpot gets that big, then sticking them in my wallet and forgetting about it. I won't tell you guys, but If I start posting new shop build photos, and finished projects that are painted you'll know....
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