• Scam Alert. Members are reminded to NOT send money to buy anything. Don't buy things remote and have it shipped - go get it yourself, pay in person, and take your equipment with you. Scammers have burned people on this forum. Urgency, secrecy, excuses, selling for friend, newish members, FUD, are RED FLAGS. A video conference call is not adequate assurance. Face to face interactions are required. Please report suspicions to the forum admins. Stay Safe - anyone can get scammed.
  • Several Regions have held meetups already, but others are being planned or are evaluating the interest. The Calgary Area Meetup is set for Saturday July 12th at 10am. The signup thread is here! Arbutus has also explored interest in a Fraser Valley meetup but it seems members either missed his thread or had other plans. Let him know if you are interested in a meetup later in the year by posting here! Slowpoke is trying to pull together an Ottawa area meetup later this summer. No date has been selected yet, so let him know if you are interested here! We are not aware of any other meetups being planned this year. If you are interested in doing something in your area, let everyone know and make it happen! Meetups are a great way to make new machining friends and get hands on help in your area. Don’t be shy, sign up and come, or plan your own meetup!

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    Chain wear

    As a millwright I used a lot of chain sling for lifting loads. Each chain had an attached metal tag indicating manufacture and grade. Grade 8 was a minimum requirement. Cant remember exactly but I recall every 5 or 6 links 1 would be stamped M8 or just 8 indicating the grade. More expensive...
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    Calculate proper radius for scalloping with boring head

    Tom Lipton shows exactly how to do a scallop check this video 30 minute mark
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    Is There A Local SS Compression Spring Source (only need half dozen)

    Have you looked here? https://www.leespring.com/
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    Machine Considering Buying a King 1236ML Looking for Opinions

    I tried hockey pucks for leveling feet. I found the lathe too wobbly so I took them off and just used solid steel pad. Maybe you'll have better results.
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    Just Stumbled on Site

    Welcome from Sudbury. been to Harrow many times visiting the local wineries, beautiful area
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    Does Anyone Still Make The Real Swiss or German Multifix Tool Post? (not an offshore clone)

    Adam Booth uses these on his lathes Pricey https://pewetools.de/en/
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    Laser Cutter/Engraver

    Dudley Tool Wright just did an unboxing and test of a laser he just purchased check the video
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    Tool spotting blue for scraping?

    https://www.amazon.ca/s?k=prussian+blue&crid=1LPQ1AXSTMKIL&sprefix=prussian+blue%2Caps%2C188&ref=nb_sb_ss_ts-doa-p_3_13
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    Tool Christmas Tools

    We have a local company that carries spud wrenches. I believe they have modified the original design. I've used them and they are top notch quality. They ship world wide. They also invented the miners wrench. https://rastalltool.com/
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    HO HO HO

    Merry Christmas and hoping Santa was good to all
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    Overspray Removal

    Look into rubbing compound and an orbital sander. Lots of various grits. https://www.amazon.ca/3m-automotive-rubbing-compound/s?k=3m+automotive+rubbing+compound
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    Inexpensive Tig welders

    FYI Using a credit card for US purchases can be expensive because most credit cards charge a foreign transaction fee of about 2.5% this card does not. I'm going to the US this March and I'm considering getting one of these cards. https://www.snowbirdadvisor.ca/snowbird-banking/home-trust
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    Tips/Techniques Vertical up welds & Can a Toaster Oven be used as a 7018 Rod Oven?

    After further thought you are correct, and I'm wrong. 6010, 6011, 7010, 8010 is not recomended to be stored in a heated enviroment as per Hobart. The Hobart document indicates that their rods should not be stored above 130F. In the same article they recomend no heated storeage. Nothing was...
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    Tips/Techniques Vertical up welds & Can a Toaster Oven be used as a 7018 Rod Oven?

    We always put 6011/6010 rods in the oven if the pack was opened. It wasn't necessary but it wouldn't hurt. This was came right from the Praxair rep. We never saw any degradation. Maybe because they were used up in few days. The rods were used for high pressure pipe root pass and were later x...
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    Tips/Techniques Vertical up welds & Can a Toaster Oven be used as a 7018 Rod Oven?

    I use a toaster oven set at 200- 300F for at least 1 hour, longer than hour is not going to harm the rods. When I was working we stored the rods in the oven if the package seal was broken. After 1 hour remove only enough rods that you can use in 1 hour. 7018 is a low hydrogen all position...
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