• 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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    Anyone using ChatGTP?

    Sometimes I’d like it to clone my voice, continue the conversation with my Wife and then send me the executive summary of the things I apologized for and their ramifications.
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    Spitfire needs work

    I wonder what scale it is. $110,000 for a replica that needs restoration from a landing accident seems optimistic. I’d always dreamed of building a 80%+ scale replica of a Hawker Hurricane.
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    UPS gripe

    I didn’t know Purolator was part of Canada post. (When I first moved to Canada- I thought Purolator was a coffee delivery service- I knew Canadians really liked their coffee… I think it was a couple of years before I found out they delivered things other than coffee)
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    Really ?

    We have a kettle that opens a similar way. I’ve learnt to partially pry up the lid before pressing the button.
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    UPS gripe

    My concern is that people will be driving to the nearest city… 100’s of km’s… Luckily for us, we still get delivery to our door. I suspect not much longer though. I still suspect UPS etc are taking the profitable parts of delivery leaving Canada Post to be forced to focus on less profitable...
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    UPS gripe

    I’d worry what that would do for mail service. Would rural people have to drive to the closest city to get their mail? It’s doesn’t seem fair that UPS etc get the cream of the crop and Canada Post is saddled with the services it’s legislated to provide. Politicians need to decide what Canada...
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    Tool Let's Get This Started - Tool Test Tuesday

    I just got rid of my garbage block plane and bought a good quality Lee Valley one… Night and day compared to its predecessor (Stanley)
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    First crash

    What about an inverted parting tool? Like: Eccentric Engineering Inverted Parting Tool
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    Benchtop Hobbing Machine - The BHM

    Wow, that looks amazing!!!! A lot more compact that I was expecting too. What an interesting project you’ve done. I love the HMI you’ve made also.
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    A near miss and big consequences

    Glad to hear that you’re Ok and on the mend. No machining etc for 5-6 weeks sucks. I’d climb up the wall. A good time to learn AutoDesk Fusion or some other computer based tasks. Or watch reruns of Oprah, which may be of similar enjoyment to many.
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    drill indexes - $50 - Courtice, On

    That looks like it would be a good deal for someone.
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    UPS gripe

    My replacement part arrived a week ago, brokerage done by Precision Matthews. No additional UPS charges. My (unsubstantiated) suspicion is that if PM hadn’t dealt with the brokerage, I’d have gotten a bill from UPS.
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    UPS gripe

    Precision Matthews.
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    UPS gripe

    Well, tomorrow I’m getting a warranty replacement for my Mills Z Power Feed delivered… $500 US value, no cost to me yet. Being delivered by UPS…
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    Hello from Almonte, Ontario (just left of Ottawa; but don't hold that against me!)

    Welcome from Winnipeg, the heart of Canada! Or it could be the lower intestine, depending on where you assume the head of Canada resides.
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