Recent content by James_B

Did an update of the software running on the My Gig in-dash entertainment/navigation system on the 2008 Chrysler Aspen I bought 10 days ago. It appears that the last time the software in the unit was updated was as part of a "non-safety" related recall in 2008. Since that update, there's been 12...

Got a little project involving the upgrading of the sound system in my wife's car. I told her I'd need to get a few tools to do the job properly, so I ordered the collection below from four different Chinese eBay suppliers on the same day in the last week of March. They've been arriving in my...

Did a front wheel bearing change on the wife's Saturn. Discovered that whoever worked on the front end last, just broke off the ends of the old cotter pins in both castellated nuts (lower ball joint and tie rod end) when they couldn't get them out and didn't bother fitting replacements. Drilled...

My experience with a lot of these small power tools is that a many of the problems go away if the carburetor is replaced. The carbs fitted aren't designed for any kind of long life, and they physically wear out. No amount of cleaning or adjustment will fix the worn parts, so a replacement is the...

Put a new ignition lock cylinder assembly in the Dodge Durango. Bought an uncoded cylinder kit with a full set of tumblers and coded it to match the existing keys. Hopefully, now that the keys can't be removed unless it's in the "Lock" position, the overnight battery drainings that were...

And it failed tonight. Looks like the battery pack won't take a charge. Plug it into the charger and it goes from a red "charging" LED to a Green "charged" LED in about 30 seconds. Un plug it and turn it on and you can just makeout a dull glow from the LEDs for a very short time. Bought in...

Two days, Two different types of tools. Wednesday: Mastercraft Flare Nut Wrench Set. Normally $29.99, my local Canadian Tire store had it at a store special for $20.00. I have a brake job coming up and I`m sick of struggling with bleed nuts with standard wrenches...

Replaced the furnace oil tank in the garage. Didn't replace the tank because it needed replacing. No, I had to replace a perfectly good 13 year old 14 gauge tank that's been indoors for all its life, and was inspected just a week ago by the risk assessor employed by my old home insurance company...

Garage bench use for some domestic appliance repair on an intermittent microwave oven belonging to another stall holder at the market that I use to sell my LASER engraved stuff. It's their home microwave that they bring to the market on market days. The oven's been apparently erratic for a few...

Anybody had any experience with the FLIR Imaging Infrared Thermometer that's going on special next week for $349.99? EDIT: Looks like I was reading an old flyer, and that particular sale ended before I posted, but I'm still interested in the TG165 and have placed it on my "Sale Alert" page.

Has anybody had any experience with their 3/4" drive socket sets? I've been meaning to get a a 3/4" drive set for a while, but I don't know whether to grab one of their 20 pc 3/4 in. dr SAE Socket Set (on special for $79.99 for another week or so) or wait until CanTire has their equivalent...

Thanks for the heads up. Picked up one yesterday.

CorelDRAW has no problems exporting a dxf format file, so I guess that answers my question. Thanks for the details.

Is the next stage of software processing to get the data ready for the package that actually talks to the plasma CNC, restricted to the output from illustrator, or will any serious Vector Graphics program work? I have plans to make a CNC Plasma system a future purchase. I've been using...

I figured it would probably involve one of the HRM stores, and not my usual stores in Yarmouth and Digby, but I had to ask.