• 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 Calgary Area Meetup is set for Saturday July 12th at 10am. The signup thread is 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 MashingMetal

  1. MashingMetal

    Does anyone know of any welding teachers in Burlington or Halton area?

    Let me know if you get stuck, I am happy to show you what I know. I took one welding course 25 years ago at Sheridan and just practiced after that.
  2. MashingMetal

    Does anyone know of any welding teachers in Burlington or Halton area?

    @J.mac I have never bothered with a welding table. I just weld on cheap particle board, and let it burn with wet rags handy to put out the flames. More essential is welding blankets to cover anything important and a fire extinguisher. Let me know if you need help.
  3. MashingMetal

    Does anyone know of any welding teachers in Burlington or Halton area?

    @J.mac That’s not too bad to learn on, you have some control there. Buy a good flexcore wire like Lincoln. Do you have a good helmet? You can see better to learn. I was showing a friend how weld Mig, it wasn’t too hard to get him going. Thicker metal is easier too, can grind out your weld and redo.
  4. MashingMetal

    Does anyone know of any welding teachers in Burlington or Halton area?

    What kind of welder did you buy? What do you want to learn, Tig, Mig, Stick?
  5. MashingMetal

    Gray machine paint - recommendations please

    Just what ever you do don’t use Crappy Tire rust enamel. It is absolutely trash, I suspected they reformulated it in the last ten years. I have used Sherwin Williams enamel on a few a my machines with good results.
  6. MashingMetal

    Tips/Techniques Wall covering in garage shop.

    I did the OSB thing because of cost, but by the time you get a finish paint surface I might as well have used something else, sucks in the paint.
  7. MashingMetal

    MT3 COLLET SET

    Looks like something I need for my mill/drill. Send me a message
  8. MashingMetal

    Worth picking up a mill/drill?

    I am making slow progress being summer time. I managed to get over to Beach Rd steel and picked up some cheap 20 guage sheet. I want to make side panels for the stand and make a chip tray. I cut to size on my foot shear and used a zip blade to cut the corners. This hand bender worked well to...
  9. MashingMetal

    2002 VW Golf refurb

    The “Hot Hatch” I love the VW commercial from years ago where the young man buys the old lady’s car thinking it was gently used, cuts to the lady rallying the car. That’s my mom, a driving standard turbo VW golf at 86 years of age.
  10. MashingMetal

    R8 Milling Spindle

    I bought this R8 milling spindle at Busy Bee intending to make a milling head one day. Not going to happen. It’s new and still has the protective coating on it. The spindle body diameter is 70mm and length 121mm of the body. Let me know if you need any measurements. I will ship on your dime...
  11. MashingMetal

    WTB Felt

    I tried the cheap stuff, then real felt, the real stuff deposited a lovely film on my bed ways and wicks nicely.
  12. MashingMetal

    WTB Felt

    Try and get real felt, not synthetic felt. Last felt I bought at Lee Valley for way wippers.
  13. MashingMetal

    Rare collet for ancient Bridgeport

    Hi @Ian Moss definitely a rare collet if it’s a B-3. Thanks anyway.
  14. MashingMetal

    WTB: Milling machine X table wheel

    I am facing the same problem x3. The original plastic handles on my mill/drill aren’t up to much. I was thinking of buying the Aliexpress ones and milling the 3 recessed areas. Standard Bridgeport clone are different handles with more recessed areas.
  15. MashingMetal

    Rare collet for ancient Bridgeport

    @Ian Moss Is it possible MT collet? I have a Bridgeport M head. Thanks, Mark
See more
Back
Top