• 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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    Affordable Shim Stock

    Lee valley has a small brass assortment. https://www.leevalley.com/en-ca/shop/tools/supplies/project-materials/40946-brass-shim-stock?item=27K0750
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    Standard Modern 2000 Lathe $2,600 Richmond Hill

    Thank you all for you’re very helpful replies. Lots of wisdom here I contacted the seller right after it was posted. I managed to get a truck and trailer and asked the seller to call me with details about location and loading. I never heard back from him. In the meantime, that’s when i found...
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    Standard Modern 2000 Lathe $2,600 Richmond Hill

    Thanks, Also, for those how have similar lathes...If it really only can swing 11", do you think i'd be able to carve out a notch, say 3/8" on each side of the bed to allow turning of a 11 3/4" disk, 3 inches thick?
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    Standard Modern 2000 Lathe $2,600 Richmond Hill

    Does anyone know the actual swing for this model? I always thought they were capable of 13" but the "internet" says the 2000 series swings less. I need 11 3/4".
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    Standard Modern 2000 Lathe $2,600 Richmond Hill

    Thats just what i'm looking for. Unfortunately i presently don't have any method of picking that up. Any member in that area interested in dragging that to ottawa for a couple hundred bucks?
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    Hannifin Four-in-One Ottawa

    I contacted the seller, thinking it might be a fun restoration. He's looking for offer around $4K. Pass for me.
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    Welding gas

    I've been leasing bottles from Air Liquide for close to 30 years. Every year the price was always climbing until i was paying over $130 per year per bottle. I went in to complain and they offered me a 3 year lease on 16 and 22 size bottles (100 and 120 cf) for $120. For $40 per year it almost...
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    Greetings from Cantley, Qc

    A 12" lathe is my first and foremost need. I don't need a long bed but good precision would be nice for making the bearings. Theres a Schaublin in member spotted that is very tempting. A bit over budget but.... Next would be a mill. I pretty well equipped (if i do say so myself) for most...
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    Greetings from Cantley, Qc

    Thanks for the warm welcome. First time i've done an intro in 30 years of internet forums. Seems like a very friendly spot here. Six 0 Two. Small world...with Carleton ID grads. We may have met. I taught the introduction to lathe and mill to first year students from 93 to 95 (or was it 92...
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    Greetings from Cantley, Qc

    Hi, long time lurker here, thought id introduce myself. I'm located just north of ottawa where i have about 800ft working space in a walk out basement. I do welding and woodworking and hopefully, soon, some machining. Use to do a fair amount of machining when i studied Industrial Design at...
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