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    Caliper Slide Pin Bolts Broke inside the slide pin

    I was doing the rear brakes on my 2015 dodge Caravan. When removing the Caliper Bracket bolts (The two small bolts that go into the slide pins, they were hard to come out. After getting them to budge and removing them, I noticed that both bolts snapped and maybe 10%-20 of the bolt is stuck...
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    Aria HVAC vents

    I decided to upgrade the ugly HVAC vents for the floors in my house. The brand is called Aria and then are actually made in Canada. I've posted a link to their website and pics with the before and after on my bamboo floor. Vent size is 4" * 10". https://www.ariavent.ca/collections/all
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    Any members here Philadelphia Eagles Ticket holders?

    Are any members here Philadelphia Eagles fans that go to games in Philly? Me and my buddies from Toronto are planing to go to the game against Jacksonville in early October. Wondering if there are scalpers that we can get easily get tickets for on game day? On stub hub looks like tickets are...
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    Arrow stapler T2025 discontinued

    I have an Arrow T2025 stapler. It shoots the curved staples sized 1/4 inch (6mm) and 3/16 inch (5mm). I'm painting my garage and removed the garage door wiring and needed some new staples to faster the wires to the drywall. Went to Home Depot and picked up the smallest staples (didn't check the...
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    Oil particles in Tecumseh 10p engine

    Hi guys, bought this snowblower the other week and I finally got around to draining out the oil. Old old was black and I did 3-4 short oil changes with some old 10w-30 to get the crud out of the engine. After the second drain I noticed a lot of metal particles in the oil. Not sure how old the...
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    Toro 826 LE Snowblower

    All the talk of snowblowers and folks saying to go with a an Ariens or Toro. I started looking on my local Kijiji at an Ariens. Few ads, on was a 28 Inch but the guy responded after I bought this Toro. His price was $350 cdn. Got it for $300. Other guys with Toros wanted $450 for one in better...
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    Anyone spray foam their attached garage?

    I'm looking at getting my garage spray foamed next year. I'll gut it out myself and get it professionally done. Plan is to rent one of those pod storage containers to keep all of my stuff stored. Then demo all the drywall and then run extra outlets and such first before calling in the pros to...
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    3000 BMWs abandoned in Vancouver.

    I came across this post a few days ago. https://www.motor1.com/news/534694/bmws-minis-left-abandoned-2015/ What a shame.
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    Amazon fire cube

    I noticed a new firestick was coming out soon with an upgraded processor from 1.7ghz to 1.8. I looked at the specs on Amazon and noticed the Fire Cube has a 2.2ghz processor and 2 GB and ram and we GB of storage. I decided to pull the trigger and buy one for the main family room tv. I use an...
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    Post your power tool battery collection

    I was in the garage and thought time to see everyone's battery collection for their beloved power tools. I'll go first, I built this holder for my DeWalt 20v batteries. Wood used was some Ikea bookshelf someone was throwing out at the curb.
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    How often to you upgrade Cell phones

    Hi guys, just got myself a new Moto G play phone. Replaced my essential phone PH-1 that I've had for the last 5+ years. How often do you change your phones?
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    Brake caliper piston windback tool

    Hi guys, Did my rear disc brakes on the 2015 Dodge caravan and had one of those cube things, which was too small and couldn't retract the rear caliper pistons. Ended up using a needle nose set of vice grips against the outer edge to spin them back in. What's a good set to buy that has the most...
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    Guy never shows up for work for 15 years

    http://globalnews.ca/news/7777393/italy-skip-work-absentee-15-years/
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    Honda insight with Harbor freight predator engine

    I saw this article on my Google home page. https://www.thedrive.com/news/39534/honda-insight-powered-by-single-cylinder-harbor-freight-engine-actually-works Mods move this if it's in the wrong forum.
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    Lincoln Tombstone Welders - Any good?

    Hi Guys, Been looking at online ads (Kijiji) for use welders and I see many of these old Lincoln Tombstone Stick welders for sale. Most guys are asking high prices these days ($200 and up depending on condition). Found a guy with one for sale for $100, which is pretty cheap these days. Looks...
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    Office stapler

    With many of us working from home, what staplers are you using? I got this Apsco model 2002 made in Sweden. All metal and built like a tank. One of the guys at my previous job retired and left it in his trash pile. I immediately snatched it up. This thing is so well built it should last...
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    Looking for 4 port USB Hub

    Hi guys, I'm looking for a 4 port USB 3.0 for Windows PC/Laptop with a long cord. What do you recommend? I want something reliable that's going to last a few years.
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    Some rare and expensive whiskey

    I saw this posted and thought some may find it interesting. https://driving.ca/aston-martin/auto-news/news/lcbo-selling-85000-scotch-whisky-in-a-real-1964-aston-martin-db5-piston To be that rich, that price wouldn't matter. I can afford the $0.20 deposit on the bottle!
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    FCA 62te transmission whine

    Started getting a whining noise Thursday night and more Friday evening in the Grand Caravan 2015. No lights light on the dash. This just started on Thursday night when I pulled into the driveway at home. Friday went to pickup a pizza and the noise was louder and the tranny slipped a little...
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    Dodge caravan - blend door actuator

    Blend door on the caravan would get stuck in the hot position on the passenger side. Once you want the AC running this is a pain. A temp fix is to tap the actuator motor with a big screwdriver or small hammer to get the gear to spin. Ordered the part from Rockauto since the blower motor...
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