• 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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    Spring is Here!

    Mama's asiatic lillies were just about to bloom, the deer got them. Mind you, I've been spraying repellant liberally. Almost makes me want to get a gun. Turkeys were introduced here in California in the 70's. Most successful game introduction in state history. First time I saw any I nearly ran...
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    Metal Bandsaw, $200, Trochu, AB

    Somehow appropriate that it should be covered in bird crap. Even the birds know. The only place I saw a Carolina for sale new was in the back of an Irish Traveler's pickup. He has some bogus story about the boss telling him to unload it cheap after a tool show. Fred came out and ran him off.
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    Jacobs Super Chuck or clone?

    Albrecht specifically states that their keyless chucks are not to be used with drills larger than the chuck capacity. i.e., 1/2" capacity chuck, 1/2" drill max. I've seen an Albrecht with the hood cracked from this very thing.
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    Really ?

    Power rear hatch on SUV that malfunctions if you try to pull it down instead of recognizing that you want it closed.
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    Is there a specific job for these boring bars?

    They are internal threading bars. To resharpen you just grind the top.
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    Tools you waited too long to acquire

    Surface grinder. I wasn't sure I would use it that much, but at $400, no larger than my radial-arm saw and less than 50 miles from home, I couldn't pass it up. I slap something on it almost daily, even if it's not needed. Insulated coveralls. No way to justify heated floor, these things are the...
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    Running Linux and which version in order to run WINE or some other WIN-7..WIN-10 option.

    I've only done it with a Windows 7 or 10 host running Windows XP or 98 in the virtual machine. I just know that it can be done under Linux. I've fooled with with Ubuntu a couple of times, but never got that far into it. Precisely! Once you're in the virtual machine, it thinks it's a real...
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    Running Linux and which version in order to run WINE or some other WIN-7..WIN-10 option.

    Run Windows in a virtual machine under Linux? I've installed virtual machines of older Windows versions to support old software on newer windows versions. They seem to be more stable (and sometimes faster) than the host.
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    bronze bushing question

    Should be much more durable, too.
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    Real estate listings suck

    For trash disposal?
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    Gear Lash

    After examining the cable feed on my Harig SG, they are dead simple. The handwheel shaft has a few wraps of cable around it. One end of the cable is anchored solid to the end of the table. The other end is anchored with a heavy spring and long threaded rod for tension adjustment to the other end...
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    lathe and mill $1100 each I'm getting scammy vibes but if it isn't is a great deal

    Easy enough, contact him, decline to give a deposit stating "I'll take my chances" and ask for the address.
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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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