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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. whydontu

    Hendey metal planer, $2500, Guelph, ON

    And then my weird-ass brain thought “poop, with a brace of NEMA 34 stepper motors this would make the worlds neatest CNC router”. I need professional help, or at least time to increase the dosage.
  2. whydontu

    Hendey metal planer, $2500, Guelph, ON

    Can you imagine having this running next to @140mower ’s power hacksaw? Absolutely mesmerizing, and might also trigger minor earthquakes. https://canadianhobbymetalworkers.com/threads/power-hacksaw.14168/#post-187768
  3. whydontu

    Colchester "Dominion" Lathe, $6800, Oakville, ON

    You could buy this one and ship from BC, fix the cross slide and still be $$$$$ ahead Thread 'Colchester Master lathe $2000 Victoria' https://canadianhobbymetalworkers.com/threads/colchester-master-lathe-2000-victoria.14241/
  4. whydontu

    Hello all from London Ontario

    Welcome from Vancouver!
  5. whydontu

    New member with a Dahlgren

    You've got the important bits - both stepper motors, and the air control solenoid valve for z-axis. Basic shopping list: Arduino Nano board with screw terminal adapter for simple cheap controller 90 volt DC speed control for the spindle motor - this is a bit $$$, you'll also need an isolator...
  6. whydontu

    RF30 Mill/Drill Surprises

    I used the cheapest 220>208 VFD I could find on Amazon, but spent a bit extra to get a Baldor 2HP VFD-rated motor. Even then, the total was under $250 including a new pulley. I figure if the VFD craps out, I can buy a better one and getting started with the dinged=up RF30 I didn't want to spend...
  7. whydontu

    New Member

    Welcome from Vancouver!
  8. whydontu

    CA-ALL New Import Tariffs are in place from USA

    I use eBay all the time, just have to set your search to sort by price including shipping. I generally find eBay to be less aggravating than FB and Craigslist, and my puppy knows the delivery folks for eBay and doesn’t bark at them. The important thing to realize about UPS is that they really...
  9. whydontu

    CA-BC 3-conductor cable?

    Lee’s Electronics Or, go to a thrift store and find an old pair of headphones. Or Long &McQuade, Tom Lee Music for TRS extension cables. Or MIDI cables.
  10. whydontu

    Supplies Am I seeing this right?

    US$, energy costs, and good ol’ profit. Great if you bought gold.
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