smitty55

Daiwa SS Tournament Series spinning reels are fresh and salt water rated even though they're not in the salt water section. Those reels have been around for a long time and have a rock solid reputation.

Be careful with those cheaper ones. Make sure to let it cool well in between sealing jobs so that the element will last longer and also keep the wire nice and clean.

So I was perusing the latest Princess Auto booklet today and noticed they have a 3 pack of 8in x 22ft vacuum sealer bags for half price at 12.49. That's a good deal for sure if anyone is looking to stock up.

Doug, a Newfie bud of mine always said that the secret to great fish cakes was using cold mashed potatoes as the binder. Looks like Spiel has taters in his mix as well.

I would highly suggest Kipawa. From the launch in Kipawa village Alwaki lodge is a 14 mile boat ride and Kipawa Lodge is another 8 miles past that. It's a beautiful lake the will leave you wanting to go back for more. There are some other lodges accessible from the northern end at Laniel but I'm not familiar with them. Also 1 camp right near the village but it's a busier part of the lake. Lake Trout and Walleye are the main targets but there are lots of Pike and the Smallmouth Bass population is rapidly spreading through the waterway south down to as far as Hunter lake now.

You are right about how it can often be a cheap part that fails on a pcb, capacitors are often the most common failure. Most boards are sealed with conformal coating which can be removed with a strong solvent like acetone. For the most part manufacturers don't repair them, it's just a replacement. However, if you could do a visual inspection on the board and spot an obvious fault like a swollen capacitor can or a dark burnt looking component like a diode or even a burnt track then there would be a possibility of repair without even needing a circuit diagram. That being said I have no idea of the history on the failure of these boards, it could also be an IC in which case there'd be no chance of repair.

Question: Can I use a generator in an Ontario Park? Answer: The use of a generator is permitted provided that campers respect the “No Excessive Noise” rule.

Here's an old locally hand drawn map of the lake. It's quite accurate. That red stripe is the only main lake weed bed that drops quickly into deep water. Big Pike hang around that deep edge looking to intercept roaming schools of Cisco. If you zoom in you'll notice to named rocks in Big Water that will just break the surface in low water seasons. Babcock's and Englishman's rock. Great spots for Smallies but in reality they are everywhere along rocky shorelines. The second map is the depth map and I've marked a lot of the runs I like for Lakers, but again you'll see plenty of boats trolling so that will give you an idea as well. What I really like is that when the wind picks up there are lots of areas to get out of the wind for smaller boats like in between the islands and over in Western Water where I like to go. One thing about Lakers there is the bite is good in the morning and peters out around 10 so we always like to be launching by 7. Lot's of hazards in the lake too but for the most part they are all well marked. Lot's of good hiking trails too. It's a beautiful lake where a section of the shield juts down south close to the border.

The main issue with brush length happens when they get short enough that the spring doesn't put enough pressure to force good solid contact with the commutator. Then you get lots of sparking which cause more damage. Those brushes look fine as does the commutator. Seeing as the motor still works fine I agree that the issue is with the pedal itself, whether it's the motherboard or crappy contacts on the other switches for turning.

That's got to win the award for the troll of the year right there!

I woke up the whole neighborhood I think with the calls and laughs I was sounding off with at the horn, and I live in the country lol. I've been a Hab hater for life but to see that smug arrogant smirk wiped off Mathew's face at the end of the game made me a huge Habs fan for the last week. I'm near Ottawa and I'm pretty sure I heard the center of the universe explode from here, did that ever feel good. Woo Hoo I'll give it a couple of days and then it's back to Go Jets

Yea I find we probably use the smaller bags more often, like for the ramp butter and individual 1lb packs of burger or sausages or chicken pieces even. They certainly are great quality.

Independent Grocers around here often carry them. They come in a small tub.

Doug I use a thin mustard base on the ribs and then a spice rub. Let sit overnite and then into the smoker. After a few hours wrap in foil with some liquid like apple cider or beer or wine and then let them steam in the oven or back in the smoker at 225°. Then finish on the grill or broiler. I don't see a need to use a cure on ribs.

Yep Dougie, in the processor with the chopping blade. 12 oz of leeks chopped up fine and then 2 lb of soft cut up butter. Tried the mixing dough hook but the metal one worked far better to mix it up well. You could do it by hand but the machine fluffs it up nicely which makes it easier to spread even out of the fridge. The recipe actually calls for a 30 second blanch in boiling water then an ice bath but I can't really say if it makes any difference. I like pickles too but I get much more use out of the butter. Go for it.

While admittedly not much of a photo, it still makes me smile knowing how much enjoyment I will get out of these over the next year. Those logs would represent 5 lbs of wild leek (ramps) compound butter. They will be each be frozen and then vacuum sealed,, Went out back of the house the other evening on the concession allowance and picked around 4lbs without leaves in maybe 40 minutes. They're fully mature and easy to pick right now, some leaves are already turning yellow. I had already bought 4 extra pounds of butter a few weeks back when they were on sale so I was prepared. The ratio I use is 1 1/2 lb of trimmed and cleaned bulbs with some stem still attached to 4 lb butter. This year I went with plenty of fresh picked and snipped chives added in, normally I like thyme added but it got missed in the one half batch I meant to add it to. First year I made it I added lemon zest and fresh juice to one half batch following a recipe. That was a mistake, it was great for using with fish and seafood, but for just about any other use I don't want a lemon flavour, and I use it for many different things. It enhances every dish I use it with from sandwiches to garlic bread to an amazing roux for cheese sauce and cream soups, to slicing off a disk to top off a steak to fried eggs to taters anyway you want them. Roasting a whole bird, slide the butter under the skin around the breasts. Anyway you get the idea hehe. I'm a big fan ever since I started doing it. What I also love is that it's the closest thing I've ever found that retains the original fresh picked and eaten raw flavour that I value the most. I haven't even pickled any for a while now but I'm due to do up a small batch as I've still got one pick left do to do on some property up the road I've had permission on for the last 20 years. Pretty sweet deal I landed when I moved out here with leeks growing all around my wee 1 acre bit of lanark property. Oh yea, the photo hehe. For sure I'm smiling, knowing I have a new fresh batch this year. Cheers

Could be, but the actual cap is only 1/3 the capacity and a lower voltage rating. Total scam.

When you think about it I wonder how many folks actually put a new cap on a meter before installing it, probably not too many. That's a huge difference in values, it wouldn't work as designed and too high a voltage would fry it and the outer can wouldn't show any bulges. Crazy

Once you get the float disconnected check to see if it has leaked and has gasoline in it. If so it will not float at the same level and not seal the needle valve completely. Just a thought.

How silly does it get when sites ban that word. You can't even post a well known website that has the letters in order in a longer word.

My first and still same thought when I first saw it this morning was that the site was having issues and boy did I find it annoying as heck.

Oh come on man. The bleach comments were so obviously sarcasm a kid could have figured that out. SMH

Satellite receivers have been like that for a long time. Echostar (bell) uses cheaper components that barely meet specs. I've repaired 3 of them over the years and every failure has been capacitors. 1 of them I had to use a good receiver and compare readings with a meter and 2 of them a visual inspection was all that was needed to spot the swollen cans caused by excessive heat. Those receivers are always on if plugged in and run quite hot all the time, both of ours are always removed from power every night. I have mine sitting on spacers to allow more air flow underneath. The last one I fixed had two bad caps. So the system runs on 5V and the caps are only rated for 6.3 volts. Add in a very hot environment and the cans swell and next thing you know you can't get a satellite signal. For a few cents more the could have used a higher rated cap to reduce failure rates but of course then they wouldn't sell as many replacements.

My Samsung washer and dryer set is almost 8 years old and so far zero issues. Dryer gets very little use though, clothesline in summer and in front of wood stove on a rack in the winter.

With apologies to the OP as this topic has taken somewhat of a tangent. I had already typed my comment out after catching up the last two pages, then I thought oh yea, this started as a camping thread with a side of lost freedoms. Is it really even a vaccine? Not the mRNA ones, they have never been approved for human testing even. Normally real vaccines take 5 years for approval, right now they are all being allowed under emergency measures only so this is all an experiment. The Astra Zeneca one has been banned in numerous countries now due to blood clots. Ok here though they say. I highly suggest spending 10 minutes of your time and listen to this doctor explain how vaccines actually work as well as the role that big pharma plays in this. Follow the money as they say. https://lbry.tv/@SixthSense-Truth-Search-Labs:0/Dr-Andrew-Wakefield-Warns---This-Is-Not-A-Vaccine!:b?fbclid=IwAR3NmzBDaIgn_6HTgsuFHLGcKtWpLgqFhH2A3D_iAi18LrPgP4x6sPxF0-E Then make up your mind If you think this is just another conspiracy theory. Cheers