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Name of Restaurant Lee's Breakfast And Casual Dining Street Address 2890 Victoria St N RR 2 City Breslau State or Province ON Website (Optional) - Quality of Food Great Quality of Service Fantastic Biker Friendly? (Parking, Trusted Location, Etc.) Yes Kind of Food? (Mexican, Chinese, etc.) Mostly North American Alcohol Served? - Additional Comments - The location is on the north side of HWY 7 (victoria st) west of hwy 6
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I looked but I cannot figure out how to put it in there. On the other hand would it not just be simpler to list Carls phone number. I think he knows all the eating places if not all the Icream places in Ontario
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I agree that a mig welder is a wonderful machine to have and does beatifull work, for all the reasons mentioned. The only reason I recomend a stick welder is because of its versatility and the welds are often stronger. I have used it for burning holes, using a 6010 rod which I often wet to help keep it cool and cutting metal and with the carbon arch attachement for heating and brazing. And although most rods do not like dampness, 6013 is not so fussy, you can actually drop it in a puddle of water and still weld with and for an AC welding machine it is the ideal all purpose rod. I have used it to weld tie down chains to a flatbed to secure 20,000 LB steel coils and trailer landing gear. Two items that can really test a weld. 7014 also a good AC rod and very easy to weld with does not like moisture, but even then grounding it out and letting it get hot for a few seconds usually revives it. But don't let me sway you from gettting a mig welder, if all you want is something to do simple welding by all means get a good mig welder. The cheaper ones have one major down fall. As you improve you will want to get a better machine so spend the money the first time around.and get one that use's gas as well as flux core wire. The gas is nice and results in a better cleaner weld, but flux core is very handy for portability. This is 100% correct over the years I have seen ecu's, alternators, and even every bulb in the vehicle blown because someone did not disconnect the battery's. I use a device called zappit which you simply connect across the battery post's so you donot have to disconnect the battery's, which in vehicles with multiple battery's and connections can be a PITA. How reliable is it ? I am not 100% sure but so far it has not let me down. Another note of caution always weld and ground on the same side of a bearing. If you ground on one side and weld on the other you can destroy the bearing due to pitting caused by arching. A contractor I know had to replace the turntable bearing on his excavator because some guy did this to him out in the field. I believe the bearing was worth over $100,000.00 dollars he told me but don't qoute me on that.
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As mentioned earlier Hobart, miller, and lincolin are the choices to go by. If you are only going to have one welder a 225 amp 220 volt stick welder is the best alround choice. You can even add a carbon arch torch to it to produce an electrical flame that is handy for heating metal and brazing. The carbon torch is also great for flameless heating of rusted nuts and bolts etc. You simply hold the part between the carbon rods like they were chop sticks, until the nut or such turns red hot. Learning to weld is not that difficult you can take a small course at the local high school or collage (providing they have the facility's and equipment. Or you can teach your self. A ferw things to remember are Keep your rods in a dry place ( some rods like 6011 and 6013 don't mind getting wet, and are good all purpose rods that work well with an AC welder. but the majority of rods need to be kept dry). Keep your arc as short as possible. ( the tip of the rod as close as possible without sticking. A good rule of thumb is, that the length of your arc, should be no longer than the dia. of the rod you are using. Dont travel too fast ( Move you rod as slow as possible but watch the puddle carefully to avoid blowing right through. If you move too fast the weld will just lay a thin bead on top of the metal and the weld will be weak.) Listen while you weld.It should sound like smooth sissling bacon (eat first because the sound could make you hungry for bacon and eggs) Practice, practice practice this is one of those arts that practice pays off big time. Do not get discouraged . you can only get better you can never get worse.(Just to give you some idea, I am self tought myself and have developed my skill up to the level were there is pretty much nothing I can't weld and have welded everything from small toys to heavy equipment as well as cut and lengthened frames on transport trucks.) Only you can limit yourself. Welders flash. You will most likely catch a few but unless you get a severe one you will be fine. I have had hundreds over the years and my vision is still as bad as it ever was. Last and most important!! FIRE SAFETY. this can be one of the best BBQ starters ever made, so be very aware of nearby Flammable and explosive material. ( it also never hurts to go back every once in awhile to check the area you have been welding in because a small spark under the right conditions can stay live for quite awhile and hide in little crevices).
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Took a good long ride yesteday out towards Waterloo/Kitchener area. Got hungry so I stopped and had a bite to eat at a little restuarant called Lee's, on HWY 7 between Guelph and Kitchener. Both the food and service were very good. I am thinking of going out for another ride later this morning and trying them out for breakfast. If their breakfast is as good they should be on our list of places to eat in Ontario, as should the American House in waterdown were I have eatin many times in the past. The American house makes most of their food from scratch and it is good.
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Its the worst $12, I have ever spent. Since joining in 2006, It has gotten in the way of all the stuff I am really supposed to be doing, like the honey or something or other list (can't remember the full or proper name anymore). Caused me to hang out with, unruly fun loving people, who seem to have nothing better to do than offer free help and advice. Has resulted in my wife, threatening to send me to VRA (Venture Rider Anonyms), because since joining this site in 2006 I have become a pathetic addict. Wait a minute I was already messed up before the $12 .... HELP I NEED HELP.
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They hid the big spoons and the shovels
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I would be willing to bet there is no coffee or brown sugar left in that town,
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So now that your bike is covered with bugs ........What do do when the bats at night or the swallows by day ......go for the smorgasboard :rotfl:
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Maybe that was the right answer:think: You know how tricky them mulitple choice questions can get
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And all this time I thought man evolving from apes was just a theory.
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WRONG .....A relay is like a big buddy. The guy in front of you is too huge for you to fight so you push your bigger buddy in there to take on the load and do the fighting for you.
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Think a change of underwear would be in order after this...
saddlebum replied to DanOh's topic in Watering Hole
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So there Carl
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Were you still hungry after that ride or did you keep your lips sealed tight
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After 34 years of Marriage I have developed an incredible, uncanny skill, to be able to tune out what I don't want to hear. That is not to say it doesnt have its drawbacks Incase anyone is interested .... ...Hospital visiting hours are from 8:am to 10: pm
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Glad you are Ok Rick, well at least ok enough to talk about it. The irony of it is we all do the stupid little things, although we know better. There is an an old saying "familiarity breeds contempt" . I have a bad habit of using the front brake only, when my feet are up on the highway pegs and I get too lazy to move them, and on many such occasions I have thought to myself "mmm that was not smart". I am also sure I am not the only one considering the consistancy of human nature.
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I failed a Health and Safety course at work today. One of the questions was: "In the event of a fire, what steps would you take?" "Friggin big ones" was apparently the wrong answer.
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Prayers sent Dan. I hope all turns out well in the long run. Sorry you have to go through the long distance worry thing and I am sure despite her instructions, she would love to have you by her right now.
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110,000 km (approx 68,000mi) assuming it has not gone over the top once before I acquired it.
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Like I said in your other thread, Defifnitly a candidate for the Poor Mans Tips and Fixes.
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I have a couple pc's downstairs one of which I would like tp try ubuntu on as well. However My Pc savy or skill is more along the lines of the trip, fall, get up and try it again technique. so any directions posted here will be in my mind useful. Starting with how to get started.=, and were to download it from.
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Putting Bike in Storage
saddlebum replied to birin's topic in Royal Star Venture Tech Talk ('99 - '13)
Yeh send it my way ....I will make sure nothing seizes up I used to save all sorts engines and I would fill them up with cheap engine oil including spark plug holes and valve covers as much as i could. -
Oh man if that was the short version . . . . . .I would sure hate to see the long version ..........NO don't bother.