• 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 Ontario GTA West area meetup is planned for Saturday April 26th at Greasemonkeys shop in Aylmer Ontario. If you are interested and haven’t signed up yet, click 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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    Don't Use FedEx for Any International Shipments

    Easytools.
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    Don't Use FedEx for Any International Shipments

    Hi Peter et al, I bought the item through ebay from a well known south Asian country. All that it said on shipping was International Shipping, Expedited shipping from Outside Canada, Ships to Americas, Asia, Australia, Europe. No other information was given or could be found other than the...
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    Don't Use FedEx for Any International Shipments

    Hi All, If ever you purchase anything from overseas and subsequently it is to be shipped here, ask who will be the carrier and if they indicate FedEx say you want an alternative or refuse that shipping method all together. This is the second time I have had unresolved issues with them. First...
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    Elliott metal shaper CA$600, Ottawa

    A fantasy price for scrap.
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    Tool Does Anyone Still Use a Wiggler?

    Hi Mcgyver, The photo is a bit deceiving as the far end of the wiggler is still floating around the tailstock centre point or can I say just vibrating a tiny bit as that is how close I am aligning the punch mark in the chuck. Sometimes, I even use an eye loupe to detect the smallest movement at...
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    How Not to Produce a Simple Wood Pattern

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    How Not to Produce a Simple Wood Pattern

    Hi All, Starting to draw the double brake cylinder machining drawing. I am a dinosaur as I do drafting the old fashioned way on a board as I was never able to master CAD. Due to my wonky eyes, I need the Rube Goldberg lighting setup shown to avoid casting shadows but I do need proper overhead...
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    Is There A Local SS Compression Spring Source (only need half dozen)

    Hi All, Thanks to all of you who have replied so far to my enquiry. In the end I was able to source a Southern Ontario spring supplier out of Brantford, Ontario, Traker Products Inc. who had the size and type of stainless steel spring I was looking for. They also have a minimum order of $30...
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    Is There A Local SS Compression Spring Source (only need half dozen)

    Hi All, Does anyone have a local source (Toronto area) where one can buy a small number of SS compression springs? All USA sources which I have reviewed on the web have ridiculous shipping and handling fees, minimum orders, etc. to get them here not to mention the exchange, taxes and now...
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    How Not to Produce a Simple Wood Pattern

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    The Hoffman Hudson Story - An All Canadian Design

    Hi All, So how many of these Hoffman live steam locomotives exist completed or partially completed? While I have never been able to determine the exact number, I would estimate around 50 or so with 25 being constructed in Canada and 25 in the USA and elsewhere. Carl said that he sold many...
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    How Not to Produce a Simple Wood Pattern

    Hi All, The Hoffman Hudson single steam brake cylinder pattern, casting and machined cylinder made by me decades ago as shown on the Hoffman main drivers brake print but never produced by Hoffman. The brake system as drawn is incomplete and cannot work and will have to be modified (many new...
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    The Hoffman Hudson Story - An All Canadian Design

    Hi All, There is a very long history to all of this truly Canadian design so let us get started. It goes all the way back to the 1930's. If you go to the IBLS website (the International Brotherhood of Live Steamers) of which I am a member, I wrote about how Carl Hoffman from Kitchener, Ontario...
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    How Not to Produce a Simple Wood Pattern

    Hi All, Pushing on to where I am now. The two cylinder pieces were first glued to the base block cutouts with some white glue letting the glue dry for about 24 hours and then the contour fillets were added in small thin incremental layers (approx. 4 in total). I let the filler dry for at least...
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    How Not to Produce a Simple Wood Pattern

    Hi David, This will be the new double steam or air brake cylinder pattern for my 3/4" scale Hoffman NYC Hudson live steam locomotive. I now have the design for this and Carl Hoffman never had the casting for it. The original Hoffman brake cylinder drawing shows a single cylinder only which is...
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