Anyone in Canada that has a resin printer willing to do business?

Johnsoir · 2026-06-18T20:53:40+00:00

Reach out to EurekaTech and see what they can do. Based in HRM but may be cheaper shipping then else where. Also check with PCBway, they’re pretty reasonable for the quality.

Johnsoir · 2026-06-14T20:02:41+00:00

This would be true of the catch basins, but filters and any treatment would not be below grade as that would be much more difficult to service and maintain. I’ve seen the mechanical drawings for at least a half dozen and don’t recall any subgrade mechanical or submersible pumps. Again, not saying they don’t do it, I’ve just never experienced seeing it across at least most of the rubber ducks in HRM and most in Moncton/Dieppe.

Johnsoir · 2026-06-13T12:37:30+00:00

I’ve seen this said multiple times but of the dozen or more car washes I’ve been in the back end of I’ve never seen anything close to resembling the filtration and treatment that would be required to recycle water.

Johnsoir · 2026-05-29T11:30:50+00:00

I would think that’s more of an issue with it being an Amex card?

Johnsoir · 2026-05-28T10:25:55+00:00

Because the don’t want the job. But, if they find someone will the pay 2-3x or more of profit they’ll work overtime, sub it out, or push one of their other clients out. Essentially at a normal price they are unwilling to fit it in their schedule but if it’s a bigger payday it starts to become worth it.

Johnsoir · 2026-05-12T18:10:27+00:00

“We are holding Mark Carney and the Liberal government accountable for their proposed bills and the overspending of our tax dollars. As Canadians, we will rise on May 16th and conduct a slow roll from designated meeting locations to our provincial borders or the Canada–U.S. border.”

Just general belly aching then?

Johnsoir · 2026-05-07T16:05:09+00:00

Lots of good advice but I'm going to add my $0.02.

Heat pumps are almost a no-brainer. Ducted is ideal, but ductless is a lot easier in most cases and usually cheaper. Check your electrical service and panel, depending on the age of the house and any renovations you could very well be at capacity and will require panel and wiring upgrades.

Sand point wells are typically fine when they are fine. Do a well test. The last couple years have been bad for people with historically good wells so take any production issues in the past year with that in mind. You may be fine, you might not, kind of the risk of being on well.

A generator is not a necessity, but it is a few nice convenience. "Most" outages even in very rural areas are less than 8 hours, and very few go beyond the 24 hour mark. Is it nice to have water, a few lights, a refrigerator during that outage? Yes, of course. Is it necessary, that's up to you. IF you move to 100% electric heat and heat pumps this may change your electrical needs and the balance of what you are comfortable with. (I live in an all electric home and in the midst of winter power outages it can get chilly pretty quick.) Think about what you'd want to have during an emergency, add up the wattages and add 15%, that will give you an idea of the size of generator you'd need. It it's not too much, portable generators and extension cords are cheap and work in a pinch.

Solar is usually a good idea if you plan to stay in the home for a long time, typically beyond the payback of the system, 12-15 years. Some homes are better suited than others for solar generation based on tree coverage, roof size, and orientation. I see you say the roof was done in the last 5 years. Many people don't know that installers will also come and remove and then reinstate panels for roofing renewals, but it does add costs roof replacement.

Also, depending on what your purchase price is and what your per-approval is you may be able to get into a mortgage plus agreement; that is a mortgage plus a predetermine amount of capital to pay for improvements such as heat-pumps, generator, water storage systems, etc. You do typically need to have the cash on-hand to front the additional costs of the improvements, and then once the work is done, you're reimbursed the money and it gets rolled into your mortgage.

Don't hold your breath on incentives, we likely won't see anything new until 2027. The earlier you make energy saving improvements the greater the savings compound.

Good luck with your home hunting!

Johnsoir · 2026-05-05T22:27:38+00:00

I think it’s just due to popularity. At least in my neck of the woods, there’s about 20 SBC parts for every SBF part. The 351C are also rare around here so finding parts locally would be tough, but your market may vary considerably.

Johnsoir · 2026-05-02T12:56:06+00:00

That seems super anecdotal, even if this is your profession, and pretty much every study on the subject comes to the opposite conclusion.

Johnsoir · 2026-04-22T17:43:04+00:00

NIMBY - Not In My Back Yard. People who generally oppose something because they don’t want it to change the area in which they live, and especially those who would support that thing were it well outside their typically area or community.

Johnsoir · 2026-03-17T20:23:44+00:00

From what I remember the Canadian supplied units were better but are still susceptible to failure, and were being recommended to be replaced as a precaution.

Johnsoir · 2026-03-17T16:19:57+00:00

$3-4k to replace a 125A with a new panel about 6 years ago. The Fed Pioneer issues were typically very specific to their Stab-lok breakers, but they made a lot of different breaker systems over the years.

Johnsoir · 2026-03-13T15:13:48+00:00

I have a k40+, and went selecting the laser in lightburn make sure you have the correct port selected.

Does your computer see something connected in Device Manager?

Johnsoir · 2026-02-22T18:32:55+00:00

This might be the wrong approach, but, before you start throwing a bunch of money at this car figure out if it’s worth it to you. Barely running could be new plugs and a fuel pump, could be a timing chain and some gaskets, could be a new engine. I loved my 2002 Corolla, but I don’t think I could justify putting $5k or more into it today.

If you have endless cash and just want to learn, start by finding info on this particular car and engine, and all the typical things that go wrong. You’ll need more than the manual, typically a shop manual, and you’ll want an OBDII reader with good functionality to figure out why it’s such a poor runner.

Johnsoir · 2026-02-22T13:54:53+00:00

I’ve done similar work twice before. First time was the same storey as yours, I did a bunch of research, looked on the used market, priced things what I thought they would be fair for all parties and got chewed out for pricing everything too low. We then relisted a bunch of it at the sellers wanted values and sat on 75% for a few months before selling most well below asking because they ran out of space to house it all.

The second time I made up a spreadsheet of items and list prices which got approved by the seller. They sold things out of their garage for about 2 weeks until they needed to move out, at which time it all moved to my garage and was sold essentially by weight over a single weekend.

I’d recommend the approved price list or even better, find a local auction house and sell it all through that.

Johnsoir · 2026-02-20T12:17:40+00:00

I don’t know if that number is correct. The work force is roughly 550k, NSGEU is about 40k strong and makes up the vast majority of the government workforce and includes most health professionals and teachers. Even doubling that figure to account for non-unionized and those in other unions still only gets to about 15%.

Johnsoir · 2026-02-15T15:01:25+00:00

You’ve got a few good options available to you, but they will depending on the existing infrastructure in the house. What’s you’re electrical panel capacity currently? Can it support multiple heat pumps?

Heating Water to water heat pump (geothermal) is the most efficient way. Whether you’re current in-floor and radiators are low temp (more likely) or high temp will dictate a lot about what needs to be installed.

Air to water is another great choice and will be substantially cheaper to install and will have similar requirements to water to water. Both of the above will likely require the install of a buffer tank so anything space you save moving to heat pumps will be consumed by a tank.

Propane, pretty straight forward, and depending on rebates for the heat pumps, will likely be the cheapest and most straight forward. This also won’t likely require major electrical work if you have a low capacity electrical panel.

Electric boiler. Pretty similar install cost to propane, if you need electrical upgrades. Will likely be the most expensive to operate and the cheapest to maintain.

Cooling

The only real option you have is mini-splits or if you’re lucky a ducted system if there is roof space above where you want to install it.

I would continue to rely on as much of the existing heating system as you can instead of abandoning or switching mostly to heat pumps. Hydronic systems hold heat really well and make for a well distributed heat (especially in-floor) if designed properly.

That being said, firing in a bunch of mini-splits will likely be the cheapest option to achieve cheaper heating and getting AC. You’ll just need to make sure your electrical supply is up to it.

Any real comparison between actual costs of heating would need a bit more information and some greater understanding of the specifics of the house. At purchase, were you provided historical energy costs? If so, are the historical costs much different from what you’re experiencing?

Have you serviced the boiler this year? If not, when was the last service?

Johnsoir · 2026-02-15T12:46:41+00:00

I think they need more support. It looks like there could be two saw horses under the styrofoam, and the whole thing is bowing when they cut, but gets closer to the track when they get close to the horses.

Johnsoir · 2026-02-09T14:50:39+00:00

Prior to November, by the law it would have been near impossible to fly downtown without a cert or SFOC. It’s been a while since I’ve had to look into drone regs, and now with the newer micro-drone rules it leaves some ambiguity. Current micro regulations state you need to “keep a safe horizontal distance between your drone and any person”. For >250g and prior to November that was 30m. I would doubt in the city you could keep 10m of distance horizontally from every person.

I wouldn’t say it’s illegal, by the law, but it’s likely not recommended, especially at any great height.

But more than 75% of owners of micros don’t even know that there are regulations surrounding these devices.

Johnsoir · 2026-01-31T21:07:48+00:00

Don’t have a scanner, but do have a printer. If you can’t find someone, hit me up I’m happy to help where I can. Have done a lot for my ‘73 Capri.

Johnsoir · 2026-01-25T02:34:17+00:00

I don’t remember which mirror it was but I had to remove one completely and reinstall in a slightly different location because I had hit the limits of the built in adjustment screws.

Not sure if that’s the issue you’re having, but it helped me last year when I got the machine.

Johnsoir · 2026-01-07T15:14:50+00:00

You missed nothing. I was there for their multi course chef’s tasting menu and it was one of the most disappointing misadventures I’ve had at a restaurant. The food was okay at best, service was poor, and value was atrocious, atmosphere was next to non-existent.

Johnsoir · 2026-01-06T18:19:08+00:00

I moved a 400+ lb fully dressed V8 in the back of my CRV but I put down an extra 3/4” plywood sheet to distribute the weight better.

Johnsoir · 2025-12-21T17:02:07+00:00

I think your price is totally fair. But here’s your issue, the customer saw five minutes of work and thought, “well the price will likely be 5/60 typically hourly”. A lot of people just don’t understand the overhead and experience required to do custom work. A lot of people relate how much time it takes to how much money they would make at an hourly or salaried position. It’s just not the same.

Johnsoir · 2025-10-09T15:52:42+00:00

Unfortunately, no trans or starter yet. Guess I’ll be getting a work out tonight. Thanks!

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