• 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 LeakyCanoe

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    Four little oilers

    Good get there overall. I'm thinking that the brass one is a vintage mister / atomizer though, as opposed to something designed for oiling. Lee Valley still sells a very similar unit...
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    shaper near Bracebridge, Ontario

    This good sized shaper by an unrecognized manufacturer was just posted up on FB. You can see it looks pretty complete with drive unit complete and comprising a small footprint, and thus seems like an easy refurb project to get it up and running again. That, and the fact that it is described...
  3. LeakyCanoe

    METAL LATHE $785 La Ronge

    It is showing now as SOLD. Anyone here snag it ?
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    Mini 7" Horizontal Shaper Advice Needed

    Whereabouts in this grand vast land of ours are you located ? If you are in SW Ontario then just bide your time and one will swim along soon. Even better if you are capable of heading over the border at Buffalo or Detroit to poach one and bring it home. The small shapers cost more...
  5. LeakyCanoe

    LeBlond No 1 Tool and Cutter Grinder C$600

    A very versatile machine. I have one that is in line for a proper restore and came well-tooled. I've been sniffing around for a few years for a manual for it to no avail. Here's an idea of all the tooling and accessories that was available for this machine at the time.
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    Electric panel questions.

    The nice thing about the Honeywell wifi thermostats is you pay for the product, you download the app, and it works great thereafter at an acceptable one-time price point. The big value proposition is that there is no ongoing residual charge to pay. We have one at our vacation property and we...
  7. LeakyCanoe

    Electric panel questions.

    I think it was a solar storm that likely messed up your Starlink Darren. Here's a link to the story: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/solar-storm-knocks-40-spacex-satellites-out-of-orbit-180979566/
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    vintage metal shaper - 16" model in running condition, $1,750, Morriston, ON

    Graig, That is a very fine resto you did there. Kudos. Your machine owes you for saving it by now sticking around for another few hundred years and throwing off hot chips over several more lifetimes ! Here's the link to that so that others can draw inspiration from your efforts...
  9. LeakyCanoe

    Rifle Barrel Fluting

    Scotch is just OK to me...it's my wife's choice of whisky, but I always preferred dark rums after getting exposed to those on trips to the Caribbean. Of the Scotch I've had, I like the nicer Abelour the best of all. The rest I generally find harsh or crazy peaty. Bourbon is now my new fave...
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    Rifle Barrel Fluting

    OK, you've raised a trout here . I've become a convert over to bourbon lately. Not intending to hi-jack your thread or anything, but what's your tipple of choice if you don't me asking ? I'm still trying to figure it out. In fact I am still data-testing right now as I type this ! Here's a...
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    On using walkers

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    Just able to revisit the forum, missed it immensely

    We all have our own "bedside manner" right ? It is worth noting the criticism though and looking inward at the chances we each have in our own little "less important worlds" to perhaps take the time to recognize that basic civility and basic exhibiting of compassion and respect for someone...
  13. LeakyCanoe

    Mystery Shaper rejuvenation

    ...and when you get that shaper completed Kevin you can "cut your teeth" on it too ! Here's a handy link to doing that... https://www.antiquemachinery.com/gear_cutting.htm
  14. LeakyCanoe

    Mystery Shaper rejuvenation

    Tom - check out this link for what I understand to be the explanation... https://www.tec-science.com/mechanical-power-transmission/gear-types/helical-gears/
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    vintage metal shaper - 16" model in running condition, $1,750, Morriston, ON

    This machine is now provisionally sold to the buyer from Manitoba at full asking price. A decent hold deposit has been paid, with pick-up to be mutually arranged before the end of May. Although I do not expect this to fall through, I am accumulating interested parties so as to be able to...
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