• 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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    Tips/Techniques Show your shop related 3DP

    I'm running the original 1 hp, 2-speed, 3-phase motor powered and controlled by a Vevor 2.2kw VFD. I gutted the drum switch and wired it to the VFD low voltage inputs for forward and reverse. The speed control is just a 10k ohm potentiometer also wired to the VFD inputs and the tach is a $20...
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    Tips/Techniques Show your shop related 3DP

    Tachometer mount and variable speed potentiometer bracket for SB Heavy 10.
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    Solitary Bee House

    I like it! That's my new "reason". Speaking of yellow-jackets, I finally found a bait that they will take. Boric acid comes in a bottle with a small thimble cap. Fill that cap and mix it with a tablespoon of canned cat food. I've had them take it all in a day and want more. I haven't seen any...
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    Is There A Local SS Compression Spring Source (only need half dozen)

    I've been getting my springs off eBay. There a numerous vendors at very good prices as long as you can tolerate metric sizes. Now I'm wishing I'd stocked up.
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    SouthBend turret toolpost mounting questions

    I'm at a loss to explain it, but that plate is 20mm (.787 in murican).
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    SouthBend turret toolpost mounting questions

    I dug mine out. You are missing the sub-plate which has the round, dovetail boss. You would remove the compound and mount this instead. This is designed to be a rocker style (note the curved bottom of the slots) and needs to have the shims with the same curve.
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    What size Lathe ?

    I realize location makes a huge difference, including being north of the line, but something like this is what I would recommend. Be sure to watch for a quick-change gearbox. Patience pays off. Have the cash in hand and be ready to jump quickly. (Yes, that's USD)
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    SouthBend turret toolpost mounting questions

    I believe I have one of those. I'll check tomorrow.
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    What size Lathe ?

    I have a South Bend Heavy 10L, it's just about the smallest lathe I would want to own. Being the "L" model, it has a 1-3/8" spindle bore, which allows passing a much larger shaft through the spindle than the 10R. Don't buy a lathe that is barely big enough to do the job you are currently...
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    Look! A MOAV!! (mother of all vices)

    Doesn't even need to be clamped to the table.
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    Funny dot on Windows 10 user icon

    All versions can be freely downloaded and installed. It's when it comes time to activate that the truth becomes revealed. Microsoft's current activation scheme (at least I think it's current) is based on Hardware ID (HWID) of the system. It has been a real boon from my perspective. Once a...
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    Funny dot on Windows 10 user icon

    Correction: I just saw it a happen, and it is indeed an indicator of an alert on the page.
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    Funny dot on Windows 10 user icon

    AI says: To quickly sign out of Windows, you can use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl + Alt + Delete, followed by selecting "Sign Out". Alternatively, pressing Alt + F4 while on the desktop and choosing "Sign Out" will also log you out. Another option is to press Win + L to lock the screen and...
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    Funny dot on Windows 10 user icon

    I believe that one indicates that Chrome has put the window to "sleep" to free memory.
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    Cheap 4x6 bandsaw $75 lower mainland BC

    I cooked the motor when mine stalled. Wish it had thrown the blade.
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