Recent content by trevan

Hmm. Are you sure?

I am in Canada so this may not help those in the US. I found this product at my local NAPA affiliate. This is locally made in my town and although expensive works extremely well. Other NAPA locations near me had a different brand and have similar chemical makeup.

The 13% represents the HST and varies across the country. Duty may apply above that amount. This LINK might help - power tools are under outdoor living! To be certain I would call first as it comes down to classification and country of origin.

I spent a few years working in the window manufacturing industry and would suggest that for the size i.e. 60"x64" & 60"x18" aluminium is the way to go. In my opinion a stronger frame and picture window installation is very straightforward – install the frame and then the glass (at least that’s...

Old Robertson building in Milton Ontario. [m

Always been a Robertson fan. Thats likely a Canadian thing as we had ready access for general usage. Learned to detest slot heads at an early age! My experience with spline/torx is limited but I managed to cam one out and drove the tip into my finger causing a pretty severe wound...

It looks like a clamp used to mount an umbrella to a chair/table.

You are entitled to a uniform blend! Companies like to deny these or blame storage and or the end user mixing runs, but it could be their fault i.e. blend mix-up on the line, too much talc and or other back surfacing. I recall a whole site with the same colour architectural shingle installed...

Just checking in. Also wondering why I picked up his favourite stick.

I am west of Toronto - Milton. Framing for a 24 x 14 workshop cost $5,600 last November. Basic 2 x 6 framing, site cut roof rafters, roof sheathing and install structural plywood siding - 5 man days to frame. That was the best of 3 prices!

In the process of moving into my new workshop I found this inside an old moving box. It likely made numerous moves and most recently went into the shed and was forgotten. I worked at the Rockwell/Beaver factory in Guelph Ontario as a machine setup/operator sometime in the late 70’s and this may...

Comfortable just about anywhere.