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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!

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  1. MashingMetal

    Tools and Machinery Raffle

    Sounds like a twist on Hugh Hefner selling his house before his demise and living in it. I am honestly not too worried about it. Those on line estate auctions bring good money. Heck some sharp bidder might find a bargain like I did and walk away doing a happy dance. I rarely buy anything new...
  2. MashingMetal

    Big camelback drill $1800 - Lindsay, On

    I had a big camelback like this and sold for $300 when I bought a gear head. The cool factor wore off and needed something more practical.
  3. MashingMetal

    Clarkson Drill Point Grinding Attachment

    Very nice! Grinding your own tooling is definitely addictive. I have a Rush drill bit grinder similar in concept to yours.
  4. MashingMetal

    Adding an emergency stop button on 3 phase motor, yes or no

    Good to know. We have grounding rods because we aren’t on city water, house and shop building.
  5. MashingMetal

    Adding an emergency stop button on 3 phase motor, yes or no

    I just have an intermatic brand one. Takes 5 minutes to install, just shut your main off first. We had a lightning strike here about 10 years ago, it took out Microwave, Washer, Furnace control panel, anything electronic not on a surge protector not wanting to go through that again. The worst...
  6. MashingMetal

    Adding an emergency stop button on 3 phase motor, yes or no

    Also add a surge protector if you don’t have one on your main panel.
  7. MashingMetal

    Found at the Dump

    Anyone been following $765 Million in bitcoin case on the hard drive lost in a landfill? Apparently the guy thew out the drive accidentally on 2013. And a judge has now blocked him from searching...
  8. MashingMetal

    Free EXO milling machine Hamilton ON

    I really don’t understand the phycology of Free then Contact us. It’s all a bunch of bating and fishing. You know the number is going to be more than a general market price.
  9. MashingMetal

    Found at the Dump

    We are in the same boat, absolutely no picking anything at the transfer station. Years ago the guy next to me was unloading 2x6 off cuts, perfect for blocking I needed at the time.I got a strip torn off me by the attendant. The guy slid a few my way after the attendant left to spite him. I have...
  10. MashingMetal

    Dah Lih Mill (1980's Taiwan), $7500 -- Mission, BC

    Nifty but certainly they want a pound of flesh, cheaper to buy the horizontal snd vertical machines separately like I did.
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