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Because. That’s why.

Because I’m always working, that’s why.

Wiring the V8 Firefly. Trailing arm bushings, muffler, and O2 sensor on Super 7, TBI swap on Crusty Chevy, Shift Kit on the Mrs’ car, chopping up laundry appliances, repairing snow thrower….

And that’s just what’s ~inside~ that needs doing.

This summer we took the family to Bolivia to meet the children we sponsor through Compassion Canada.

Our sponsor children (Anny and Gerard) and their respective moms

Continue reading “Bolivian Rhapsody 2016” →

That aught to be worth two percent or something, eh?

And yeah, I got it back together.  But by the time it was done, it was probably a good thing that the kids were in bed.

Bought a replacement gear assembly off a Milwaukee parts supplier for $40US.  One wee spring was missing, but I got it figured out.

You can avoid this entirely by NOT trying to drill through 2′ x 3″ rectangular steel tube with a 4″ hole saw.  Apparently this is too much.

The upside, the replacement part has been upgraded in the areas that failed.

Because this Chili will make you wish you had died instead.

A retirement gift for the wood shop teacher.

Make it out of cardboard. If you can’t make it out of cardboard first, you won’t be able to make it out of metal.

Think about how easy it is to cut and shape cardboard. And if you screw up, it’s only cardboard.

It works!

Princess Auto has a keyless chuck to turn your 3/8″ drill into a 1/2″ drill. Around $15 CDN as of this writing. Seems to work dandy, and the Hitachi lives to fight another day.