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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!

Recent content by Tinker

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    King 1440 Re-assembly

    That "bolt", is the saddle lock.
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    King 1440 Re-assembly

    Looking forward to this build. I have the same lathe and I'm currently scraping in the compound slide as it was far from flat. The 2hp motor will also make way for a 3.
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    Build your own CNC - basic mill frame $2950 obo - Quebec City, QC.

    From the add (translated) Any reasonable offer will be accepted, CNC vertical 4020 mechanical part, Linear rail 25mm on x,y,z Ballscrew 2505 on x, y, z, Oiler for ballscrew and rails, 500lbf steel frame, cast 400mm x 200mm, Spindle holder 80mm, Limit switches pre installed, Cable car...
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    WTH - Got these inserts on Ali

    Ali stuff can be a crap shoot. I suspect that quality brand name stuff are either fakes, or overruns, or discontinued, and then liquidated at cheaper prices. From Ali, I've been impressed with the Deskar brand. Yes, Made in China, but seem to be of equal quality to an original Sandvik . Good...
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    Granite surface plate, $100

    From the Mitutoyo catalog.
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    Granite surface plate, $100

    Large granite surface plates are typically marked with their Bessel points, like in the picture. You should be able to see where the Bessel points were by the slight wear, tint or matte finish left behind from sitting on them when it was being lapped. Usually these supports are placed around...
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    CA-ON Decent Drill Bits?

    Just saying, I'm not trying to convince you to buy from anyone I go to. Cutting tool pickers I've only dealt with them through the mail. Always fair prices and usually I receive it within 5 days. As for Canadian Tire, their Cobalt drills are good, straight and long lasting. Of course every...
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    CA-ON Decent Drill Bits?

    Kinda late maybe, but Canadian tire has a great set of drill bits that rival my favorite Viking drills. They're not cheap but when they go on sale, they are totally worth it. They are my go too for fractional drills. Viking is my preferred choice for Metric( only because Canadian Tire doesn't...
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    Question about casting bronze

    Also, as John posted, Bronze Oilite bushings are sintered powdered metal that are impregnated under vacuum, typically with SAE 30 weight oil. The oil burns out when in your furnace or crucible. It however still makes for good, usable raw material. You can melt Bronze in a closed steel pipe/tube...
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    Question about casting bronze

    It's OK to remelt Bronze machining chips, or the bronze saw dust you get off the band saw. I've done it many times. Sure, you'll get a little more "dross" or "slag" then normal, but far from what you would get if it were aluminum. You'll recover a good 90%+ of your bronze and the results are...
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    How many CNC lathes fit in a Fit?

    If you can work with Linux then that probably is the way to go. Myself, I would go Acorn. In the end they are pretty even cost wise. Good luck.
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    Right Angle drive for a Bridgeport style mill.

    If you bolt up the motor or cylinder to a face plate then what's the issue?
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    Right Angle drive for a Bridgeport style mill.

    Why does the bar have to be so beefy?, a 1" bar is rigid enough. You are taking small cuts anyways soooo................. does it really matter???
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    New West Metals in Winnipeg

    This thread is old now but I have dealt with them many times. They don't charge a fee for cutting to size(saw cut), and the size of the order can be big or small. When I worked in Winnipeg I would pickup the materials myself so never had to have anything shipped. They have an excellent variety...
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    Who can make sense of this?

    Ha Ha Ha reading post #21 reminded me of what the original manual that came with the lathe was like. The direct translation from mandarin to english is Noooooooo............. good. It was very hard to make any sense of anything.
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