• 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 Gennady

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    LF: Info on Sick/TIG inverter with the problem

    yes, I did that - that is, actually, turning "on" oscillator
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    LF: Info on Sick/TIG inverter with the problem

    Hello gang. Several years ego, on garage sale, I bought cheap (Chinese) no name welding inverter. I used it only for stick welding until now and it si was OK considering all above. Finally I hooked up argon cylinder, changed electrode polarity and nothing happened. Here is what I have so...
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    Another This Old Tony recap...

    I liked TOD in his earlier releases. Really, liked a lot. I stopped enjoying his videos approximately a two yers ago - he switched mostly to talking and fluffing mode (sorry I am saying what I am thinking). Long preamble can safely be omitted, beside that fact that usefulness of this tool is...
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    Hello!

    Hello Quinn. Very warm WELCOME from Ottawa. I am an avid fun of your channel in youtube and superhappy to have you here.
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    LF: Model Engineer & Workshop 2001 Autocollimator project.

    BTW. I am still researching topic and I found that laser beam can practically do the same - it has to be far from the screen - as far as possible. Sliding stand with laser along the lathe ways will make laser dot going up/down on a screen. Distance is your friend in this case. Even...
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    LF: Model Engineer & Workshop 2001 Autocollimator project.

    Sure, So this is optical (in many cases) device that projecting a parallel set of beams (not focusing, not converging or dispersing, thus collimated) to the mirror. Mirror reflects beams of lights back. If mirror is absolutely perpendicular to the beams - two beams are coincide with each...
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    LF: Model Engineer & Workshop 2001 Autocollimator project.

    Thanks a lot, guys !!! This is exactly what I need.
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    LF: Model Engineer & Workshop 2001 Autocollimator project.

    Folks. I am collaborating on autocollimator project - it might be interesting and useful piece of equipment and I am looking for MEW magazines from 2001 where it was covered. Wondering if somebody here has magazines from this year ?
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    Tips/Techniques Measuring flatness of the surface with laser and webcam

    Hello gang. What do you think about this ? Is this a good alternative to expensive camelback straight edge? The guy have several videos about the same - he is complcating things a bit as he progresses but, at the end he comes back to original setup, rather simple .
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    Roll in saw - $700 - Peterborough area, On

    This is to cut propane cylinder and make a small melting furnace. I did the same, just with angle grinder :). Important to fill it up with water prior to cutting.
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    Shop Table top crane

    Here is a quick reconditioning of the lifting cart (possible replacement of the crane) Junk yard haul Cart and dolly has been divorced. It is bended in various places due to heavy load. Those cutouts are made by mistake, IMO, they are just weakening the frame. Welded in strengthening...
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    Shop Table top crane

    Yes!. This is what I hauled from my yesterday's trip to junkyard. That can make my unfinished crane obsolete...
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    Junk yard haul

    I had to dump old stove and some steel, so made a trip to the junk yard. Here are some goodies Franken cart/dolly/lift - I was looking for quite some time for that type of shop cart/lift. This one is in poor shape - bended from lifting overweigh rusted, jammed. But it has a potential :)...
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    Shop Table top crane

    I was thinking to have U-bolt clamp securing whole winch assembly to the column, but you note is right, Thanks.
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    Shop Table top crane

    Here is some progress. Crane is already standing on its own (almost). I am considering to put U-bolt clamp to secure hand winch on the column. -just a safety feature.
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