• 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 Six O Two

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    New Standard Modern Lathes

    Makes this mil-spec 1440 look like a deal when it sold a few months back on ebay for $40k USD... https://www.ebay.ca/itm/226705250812
  2. Six O Two

    2x72 grinder discussion

    A 2x72 grinder is on my list as well, and I go back and forth between jer's plans or a housemade kit, or wondering whether I could make do with a vevor unit, which strikes me as a pretty cost-effective entry point at $1100 for a 2hp/vfd package (assuming they get back in stock).
  3. Six O Two

    2x72 grinder discussion

    I don't know about a 'good' setup, but it's 'a' setup, at least...
  4. Six O Two

    2x72 grinder discussion

    Price seems a bit ambitious for a housemade grinder kit. https://housemade.us/products/ultimate-bundle
  5. Six O Two

    Looking for an appropriate motor

    'John Heisz - I Build It' is an Ontario-based woodworking youtuber. He had a build a while back where he used a linear actuator to move a drill press table up and down. Start around 16 minutes in to see it in motion.
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    Motor starter 3HP, 220V 14-17A, $50

    Sold!
  7. Six O Two

    Right angle milling heads and a big vernier

    I'd placed an alert on Bidspotter for an Excello right angle milling head and I had two pop up on me right around the same time. I placed some bids and ended up winning both lots. The auctions were in the NE US, and I'm in western Canada, so by the time I paid auction fees, 3rd party picking...
  8. Six O Two

    Motor starter 3HP, 220V 14-17A, $50

    I bought a motor starter a while ago because I thought a switch on my mill drill was wonky, but that ended up not being the issue. This motor starter has never been used and has been collecting dust on my shelf ever since...
  9. Six O Two

    Wanted: 1/4" #2 Number Metal Stamp

    A bit of a long shot but since we're all (or at least almost all) hoarders here, I thought I'd put it out here. I have a 1/4" number stamping set, but it appears I'm missing my "2" stamp. Yes, I'm aware I can just buy a new number set from Princess Auto for $10. But on the off chance that...
  10. Six O Two

    These auction rigging fees are ridiculous...

    Definitely seems like bidspotter is getting into monopoly territory in terms of these types of auctions...
  11. Six O Two

    These auction rigging fees are ridiculous...

    A bit of venting post. I get the odd email from bidspotter about upcoming auctions and seeing as one came up in Calgary I thought I'd have a look. But man, these fees are bonkers. Every item has rigging fees on it, starting at $25. I'm not sure what kind of advanced rigging they're needing for...
  12. Six O Two

    WTB Adjustable parallels

    I got a used starrett 6pc set off ebay for $60. There's always lots of used starrett or lufkin ones available.
  13. Six O Two

    Tool Which Arbour Press to buy?

    I was tempted by the vevor 3-ton there for a little bit... https://www.vevor.ca/arbor-press-c_10103/ratchet-arbor-press-3-ton-rivet-press-machine-ring-type-cast-iron-assembly-ap-3-p_010261792498 I ended up buying a 1-ton off a member here, and a 6-ton a-frame on sale at PA. But I can't say I've...
  14. Six O Two

    What size lathe do you have?

    I'm surprised by the uniformity of the distribution of responses, seems like we've got a good mix of users here on the forum!
  15. Six O Two

    New from BC

    Howdy from the West Kootenays.
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