• 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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  1. StevSmar

    Other Best old books

    I think I might be in the same camp as you. I received the new volume 1 Bedside Reader and am not sure what to make of it. If I’d wanted a fiction story with an engineering bent, I’d have read something by Nevil Shute
  2. StevSmar

    Tips/Techniques Workshop Organization- things that have made a difference for you

    I watched this video recently. OMG, this fellow has taken workshop organization to a level that incredible (or terrifying depending on your perspective):
  3. StevSmar

    Tips/Techniques Workshop Organization- things that have made a difference for you

    I like things organized, but there has to be a good return on investment. I’m ok with things I rarely use not being stored in a very organized manner. I am finding I do need to keep more organized than I used to, just because I can’t see things as well as I used to…
  4. StevSmar

    Tools you waited too long to acquire

    I wish I’d done this modification years ago: They’re ”keyed” into the moulding of the drill and I attach them as needed with tape. Don’t use garbage duct tape, the heat from the drill makes it a bugger to remove…
  5. StevSmar

    Scam Awareness

    I’m sorry to hear that, you must be totally pissed. I would be. It’s sad how sophisticated scammers are becoming. I’ve been fooled into going to a website that looks exactly like a mainstream newspapers. Apparently Canada has become the international scammers target of choice due to the low...
  6. StevSmar

    Radon gas mitigation in our home.

    That does seem quite shocking. Was it lung cancer or other types? I believe the biggest risk factor for most cancers remains age. I’ll repeat what I’ve said in this thread. Winnipeg is a hot bed for Radon. There is no corresponding huge increase in lung cancers that I’m aware of. From this I...
  7. StevSmar

    Starrett Stuff

    Wow, what a bargain!!! At work, we have a 40”(?) stainless steel straight edge that I think would be fantastic for using when woodworking. I looked for one similar and decided that was $400 I didn’t really need to spend…
  8. StevSmar

    Fire....Prepare for it.

    @6.5 Fan , glad that you were able to minimize the damage. My wife lit a fire in the cottages fireplace without opening the damper. It was a REALLY valuable experience on how quickly smoke can fill a living room!
  9. StevSmar

    Mobile stock storage rack

    I really like how you’ve integrated pallet jack storage into your rack!
  10. StevSmar

    Tool Knipex Cobra Pliers

    That totally sucks!!! I hadn’t heard about this. Members Equity wiped out, feels like a stab in the back.
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