• 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!

Recent content by Downwindtracker2

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    Whisk(e)y, wine and cheese!

    I have no will power in delis and bookstores. But here is some heresy, some batches of PC Swiss is very good cheese. It does vary, though. American cheddar, even the specialty stuff I have tasted has been a large "so what ?" The grocery store stuff is OK on hamburgers I guess.
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    Shoulder check

    Not all Porsches are fast . This was back in the mid-70s I was driving '74 Fiat 124 Sports Coupe. It had been tuned in a speed shop. She was quick. Coming up a hill, a guy driving a Porsche 912 was determined to pass me on the passing lane, after all I only had a Fiat. A 912 looked like a 911...
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    Shoulder check

    A number of inspectors got caught in Richmond B.C. I'm sure their replacements were more careful.
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    Shoulder check

    In Richmond BC, the most popular car is a BMW, the second is a Craftsman Collision courtesy car.
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    New to me Ammco 7" Metal shaper

    As you explore the world of shapers, I'm learning what modifications to my project shaper I should add.
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    New to me Ammco 7" Metal shaper

    One of those You Tube machinists, I forgot which, roughed out his shaper bits with a mini grinder and a Zip cut .
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    Weekly community thrift haul thread

    I drive a 1ton p/u, with the hunting camper, she is maxed out. Guys don't realize both tires and wheels have to be load rated.
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    Mill $4000 North Saanich, BC

    It a Rong Fu RF-45. Taiwanese made. They are about $5,500 USD new. Bare. It lacks the power down feed option. The head is moved by a rack instead of a feed rod.
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    New to me Ammco 7" Metal shaper

    I bought "Shapers" book, the second one he mentioned..
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    New to me Ammco 7" Metal shaper

    Slovakian ones are $2 at CT.
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    Weekly community thrift haul thread

    The tool I was always suspicious of finding in pawn shops were Hilti concrete drills. New, they were expensive. Being very handy, so contractors would hold on to them. Yet, there they were. I guessed ex -employees getting bonuses. Or with small time cont actors, wage replacements.
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    Weekly community thrift haul thread

    Funny story. I had a tool box stolen out of the canopy on the truck. I wasn't so much the cost of the tools as they were super cheap rather the annoyance of having to replace them. So I checked in at the local pawn shop to see if they showed up. No Luck. But I did find a Mac 1/4" torque wrench ...
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    Generic 12x36 Lathe $1000 Abbotsford BC

    The GL300Cx914 will give you an idea what Chinese lathe manufacturer .
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    New to me Ammco 7" Metal shaper

    Oh dear, another book review on shapers . I paid $50 for my project shaper. I've spent a lot more than that on books. A fun You Tube videos are by Rustinox . I found his by a recommendation in Home Model Engineeers forum, I think it was. They had asked about book recommendations and his videos...
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    Headstock Bearing Races

    I've worked on too much machinery where no thought was given to repair. They seem to believe their designs were perfect, will work as they hoped and last forever. I'm not talking about throw-a-ways like cars and fridges. Sorry, just a pet peeve from dealing with struggles. Good design was...
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