Recent content by Kiwi Canuck

Mike, nice job on the paint can shaker, I didn't know there was such a thing for spray cans. I learned how to paint using areosol cans from a pro painter back 40 years ago when I was repairing safety deposit box doors after they had been drilled open, weld, grind, apply filler, sand and paint...

Hello Neighbour, I live just down the street, was looking on Garage Journal and your build popped up. Haven't read all of your build report but looks like you have made great progress, I'll check it out over the next few weeks. I have installed two mini splits at my house myself and we have a...

I have (4) Ameristar Mini Splits, two at work and two at home, all trouble free so-far (touch wood) and reasonable pricing, had the first two at work installed by HVAC company and did the two at home myself. Ameristar is made by Trane. I considered Mitsubishi and LG but couldn't buy wholesale...

Thanks for the info Mike, I'll need to do some research to see which model I should buy, how long did the original package of resin last for you, I believe they come with the resin already installed and you can buy extra bags of the product as needed. Looks like about $1,000 CAD to buy the one...

Hi Mike, I remember you either bought or built a water softener kit that you use when you wash your vehicles, we have pretty hard well water here and when I wash my cars or my boat it leaves water spots, so looking to find something that will help if I don't get a chance to wipe it completely...

Mike, I was a bit baffled when you mentioned it was your motor mounts that were leaking, never knew that was a thing, just like blinker fluid, another thing I learned about recently. ;)

Hello Mike, you may already know what I'm about to discuss but just in case you don't know here it is. I knew nothing about trailers 6 months ago but I just went through a trailer education as I've ordered a boat and needed to order a tandem axle trailer. The dealer offers a trailer with the...

Hey Gregor, I was in Portland yesterday for a quick job, long drive for a 30 minute service call. The job was at Washington Square and when we left we headed toward Voo Doo Donuts as one of my staff begged me to pick up some on the way home. Waze took us through a residential area that looked...

Gregor, love the progress you have made on the house and nice to see the old versus new images of the living room. I have this image (page 37) pop up every time I check out your MCMMM link, as that's where I was up to when I saved it as a favourite. There is so much going on in these two...

Hey Mike, is it too late to install a heated driveway system, haha. Wouldn't that be nice, flip a switch and 2 hrs later the driveway is clear of snow, or an app that you can turn on the driveway heaters from work and it's clear when you arrive home. BTW Mike, thanks for keeping up the posts...

I don't know if this will "fuel" any more Milwaukee purchases. Nice Pun. I was always a Makita tool guy until I used an employees M18 Brushless Fuel Drill, it left my Makita for dead, I was drilling into a beam with a 1" auger and the Makita had over heated , so he passed me his drill and I...

I was inspired by your pizza making last year so I bought an Ooni oven from Costco. Works well but I didn't do well hand kneading the dough so I bought the Kitchen Aid mixer also from Costco. Love that machine.

469 Runner, nice job on the install and the design looks awesome. BTW did you install a rubber transition between the concrete driveway and the tile, I didn't see it in the photos so wondering if you bothered. I had VCT installed in my shop at work and they installed the rubber transition ramp...

Awesome post. Those Honda CRF bikes are the best for young kids learning to ride. I've bought few of them including a CRF80 and a CRF150 and sold them after 3-4 years and got our money back or maybe a few bucks more, they are hard to beat. I started both my son's out on the 80 with a full...

Wish we had a "Like" button. A true craftsman makes a mistake and adjusts on the fly and looks like it was intentional to anyone who doesn't know any better. Beautiful work, thanks for the inspiration. David