• 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 Raygers

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    History (ww2)

    If World War II is a topic of interest to you, I possess a 10-volume set of "The War Illustrated." Although it is currently up for sale, there has been little to no interest in it, and it is occupying unnecessary space. Should you find it useful, you are welcome to have it, as I would prefer it...
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    Anyone using ChatGTP?

    Here's what Copilot, Microsoft's version of AI built into its browser, said in reply to Susquatch. This comment appears to be a lighthearted remark made by a forum user named Susquatch in response to concerns about AI's high energy consumption. The discussion on the forum revolves around AI’s...
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    Spring is Here!

    How fast do these combine things go? Could you not get a flagman to walk in front, just like the old days with automobiles?
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    CA-ON Small Fasteners

    Carrying on with the YouTube channels, one of my favourites is Cutting Edge Engineering Australia, one of the stars is a Staffy named homeless.
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    Hello!

    Hello Quinn, welcome to this fine group of metal manipulators. I'm the chap that's building a large boiler to power my PM Research #4. engine I'm sure that you'll be able to impart some of your invaluable knowledge and skills.
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    Calculate proper radius for scalloping with boring head

    I've just done a couple of jobs just like that, I used the same method that jorogi mentioned. That let me set both the location and radius. Because my wouldn't run in reverse and I didn't have an appropriate boring bar I had to run it in reverse Worked out really well.
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    Announcing the 2025 Ontario Meetup April 26 in Aylmer

    A big thank you to @grease monkey for hosting the get-together and another thank you to the organiser and those presenters that gave excellent and interesting talks. Those were definitely standout moments at the meetup! Pierre's telescope build was a fascinating showcase of craftsmanship...
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    Shop Tools to keep out in the open?

    That's like me, only I place mine where I can't find them.
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    PM Models #5 steam engine

    This is a great thread and comes at a serendipitous time, if that's the correct use of the word. A couple of years ago, I built a PM Research #4 engine after seeing Quinn Dunki build one. The build really tasked my mini machines to and beyond their limit. Really pleased with the finished engine...
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    Our Motorcycles - Post What You Got

    This is my old girl, same age as I am.
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    New member saying hi

    Welcome to this great group from Chatham Ontario.
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    Self introduction hello everybody!

    Another welcome , this from Chatham so in your neck of the woods.
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    Eclipse

    I spent a couple of hours at Susquatches location, I finally met the man himself :) My and families first totality viewing, despite less than perfect conditions it was a very memorable experience. One thing we noticed was a loud "boom" like thunder during the totality. Did anyone else hear that...
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    Tramming KBC mill question.

    Is that lower round piece part of the casting or is it a separate ring?
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    DRO Heck.

    Your DTI is set at an angle, that's going to affect the amount moved, do you have a clock type indicator you can use to give perpendicular reading? Or, place a 0.010" feeler gauge under the tip, zero it pull it out, move the table to zero again and see what the DRO measures.
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