• 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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    Product Anchor Lube...

    $11.04 for the 8 oz. bottle at KBC vs. $35+ at Amazon.ca. That plus three other small items, ~$20 shipping via Canada Post and had it in 2 or 3 days! Shocked! https://www.kbctools.ca/itemdetail/?itemCode=1-124-500
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    first mill??

    If a Craftex CX-601 would be large enough for your needs, consider the King KC20VS-2 for $2399.99. https://www.kmstools.com/king-industrial-3-4-quot-milling-and-drilling-machine-with-digital-readout.html Got mine from the local Home Hardware (no KMS here in the East!) and they delivered it to my...
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    CX706 1HP Brushed to 2HP BLDC

    Doing something similar on my CX-706, with a 1 1/2 HP (1100W) brushless motor and controller on the way from AliExpress. I'll also need a 14mm motor pulley. Did you buy yours, or make it? If the latter, do you have a drawing? I was going to modify the existing one, but I'd rather not burn that...
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    CA-ON Today's "new" steel prices - ptbo, on area

    My nearest Metal Supermarkets in Ottawa has a room devoted to offcuts, and welcomes home gamers. I can also recommend Metal Pros in Ottawa, you can browse their offcuts online at https://www.metalpros.com/page/offcuts.
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    Do you have a mill and what kind is it?

    Update: X axis Power feed and three axis DRO are now installed. These are a game changer! Haven't destroyed any more plastic gears, I'm careful to not stall on a heavy cut again, that's what did the damage last time. Next is a new quill DRO, per the Blondihacks YouTube video, just waiting on the...
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    Do you have a mill and what kind is it?

    King KC-20VS-2 (G0704 clone). Because Home Hardware will bring it in and deliver it for free. Mine did anyway. Order a spare intermediate gear before you need it. When mine broke, I replaced it with a metal gear from China. There is still another plastic gear in the gear chain to act as a weak...
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    Tips/Techniques threading issues on CX 706

    Got my CX706 a year ago (May 2022) and soon noticed the threading dial gear pitch was completely different from the lead screw it was supposed to engage. The threading dial gear was getting chewed up badly, so I pivoted it out of engagement with the lead screw to prevent damage to the lead...
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    Craftex vs King Canada

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    Chuck Backing Plate Material

    I've got a 5" (125mm) 5C collet chuck on the way from Amazon via the "Slow Boat from China" and will need to make a backing plate to mount it on my CX-706 lathe. They all seem to be made from cast iron. Is there any reason mild steel or even aluminum couldn't be used for a chuck adapter/backing...
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    Tool Your First Power Tool?

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    Evolution Dry Cut Saw - $333

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