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  • 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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    The “free” First LC-1 1/2 VS Mill

    I didn’t like it much either but I wasn’t in charge in that situation… same goes for the last picture there. When I later unloaded the machine that became mine at my end we used straps.
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    The “free” First LC-1 1/2 VS Mill

    My First has a stronger quill spring than most mills I’ve used, not quite strong enough to overcome static friction and gravity but will continue to retract once it starts. The spiral flutes of a endmill will put a downwards pull force on it while milling. Even with the quill fully retracted I...
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    Anyone fabricate Excello 602 riser?

    Here’s the piece that a riser would sit under on my old machine. I don’t have the column anymore (scrapped). 14.75” OD, 6 holes on a 10.5” PCD and a spigot just inside the bolt circle at 9.5”. Going off memory, I think there’s two half rings that the bolts thread into that clamp it down.
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    Clarkson T&C grinder, lathe toolpost, tapping head and threaded backplate.

    Everything but the backplate has been sold.
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    Excello Milling Machine CA$1,200 Ottawa, ON

    I still have the casting for the ram attachment (not sure why I kept it really, it’s just rusting away in my backyard). I can measure it but I’m fairly confidant that it’s not the same as a Bridgeport. The excello is really its own design in pretty much every way.
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    Excello Milling Machine CA$1,200 Ottawa, ON

    I had one as well, both are true. The larger diameter allowed for versions with a 40 taper spindle.
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    Dickson Type S3 Tool Post and Holders & MT4 Live Center $100 Hamilton Ontario

    I sold it locally, someone picked it up today.
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    Dickson Type S3 Tool Post and Holders & MT4 Live Center $100 Hamilton Ontario

    Gotta get it out of my hair! Got a few people interested so it will be sold shortly.
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    Clarkson T&C grinder, lathe toolpost, tapping head and threaded backplate.

    Located in Hamilton, ON and open to offers on any items. Lathe toolpost, unknown make off of a TOS 20” lathe. I’d estimate it would work on most lathes in the 16-20” range. 8 holders, 5 regular, one parting blade and 2 MT3 holders. Rough but functional MT4 live centre included as well. $200...
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    Lathe Chucks, Mill Vice, Dividing Head and Square Casting.

    Everything except the Jacobs rubber flex chuck is now pending.
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    Lathe Chucks, Mill Vice, Dividing Head and Square Casting.

    Forgot to mention location, I’m in Hamilton ON.
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    Hendey Lathe SPPU, $3500, Battleford, SK

    I'm thinking "sold pending pick up".
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    Lathe Chucks, Mill Vice, Dividing Head and Square Casting.

    Clearing out some stuff! Do-All 6" mill vice with handle. Serviceable, some surface staining and a few apprentice marks. $100 Semi Finished D1-6 Backplate, 10"diameter I think (can confirm). I believe it's shop made and the pins were taken from a broken chuck. $40 TMX 8" 3-jaw chuck D1-6...
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    Colchester Mascot 1600, oil pump repair

    Hey folks! We just got a new (used) lathe at work. This came about through a friend of mine who manages the machine shop at a heavy equipment manufacturer. It’s been redundant for some time and they needed space for a new CNC. Their usual machine tool dealer they work with offered them scrap...
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    Tool Budget DIY Scraper Advice Needed

    I have a set of those cheap bearing scrapers. I cut the HSS tip off the flat scraper and used it to make a pull scraper for the one awkwardly positioned way on my hendey carriage. It works well but does need frequent sharpening. Sharpening a HSS pull scraper bit is really easy with an oil stone...
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