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Canadian Hobby Metal Workers & Machinists

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General Metalworking and Machining Your place for discussing all forms of metal working. Lathe turning, Milling, Welding, Sheet metal, Forging, Casting, Painting, Powder coat, CNC, etc.

Shop and Shop Tools

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Machine Talks. Mills, Lathes, Shapers, etc.

Come here to discuss the new machine that has your eye, the machine that's been by your side for years, or the machine you hope to one day use!
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Your Active Projects!

Have a new project you're working on? Post the details here! We encourage full build logs to help others in future. Images and rich media. Be sure to follow projects that interest you, and help when questions pop up.
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Learning Library

From the time our members volunteer to the conversations we share, our strength comes from our community. In this section, we hope to gather, curate, and keep consistent a rich library of content that has been carefully crafted, reviewed for quality, and ultimately made available by members for each other. Giving time, knowledge and experience back, is the very nature of a community.
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Blacksmithing, Foundry, Forge, Anvils, etc.

Like shaping steel with a hammer? So do we.
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Fixes and Repairs

Need a fix? Planning a repair? The nature the hobby means
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Tools, Work Holding, Cutters, Bits

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Sourcing Materials Initially for sourcing metals, this category will hopefully expand to source all supplies related to metal-working

Sourcing Supplies

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CNC Machining Specific topics for discussion of all things pertaining to CNC machines and conversions

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CNC Conversions

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Canadian Local Forums And Meetups

Alberta Local Forums

Alberta? Looking for your local community? Find all the low down local stuff below!
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Greater Toronto Area Local Forums

We're firm believers that a round of drinks will help the creativity flow. (Coffee is a drink too!) - Plan to meet, greet, and work together on projects!
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Premium Members Lounge Premium Member Tool Library, Group Projects, Private Conversations. Spot a deal too good to make public? Or want to work on something private with the team? We've got you covered.

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Need to Borrow a Tool? Forum supporting members gain access to a shared library of tools from other members. Have a tool you don't use often? Add it do the library for other trusted forum members to borrow.
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Classifieds Buy, Sell, List, or Give Away! Any member may comment on your listing. If you don’t like this don’t post.

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Classifieds

If you have something to sell, looking to buy, or otherwise list. Place it here! | Once sold, please add a post saying the same. Threads will not be deleted from here by moderators to help preserve forum history.
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Request a part, job, or quote from members

Looking for a certain part to be made, or a job to be completed but don't want to bother a commercial shop? Post here with your specifications and board members will work with you to acheive your goal. - This forum is open to the public, no registration required.
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Not Metal Related This section is for anything not directly related to hobby metal working.

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dreaming in Technicolour, living in black & white.
A cup of coffee, a few friends, a pile of hot iron and steel, this life is enough!
eotrfish wrote on Model Citizen's profile.
The Bison chuck is still available. I'll check the shipping charge to Washington but I suspect that it will be high.

Brent
Just bought Craftex CX615 Lathe / Mill Combo
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