• 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. Gearhead88

    Show us your shops!

    The repairs started near the end of march , a bit of a slow process ........ I've been trying to negotiate with the insurance adjustor and the restoration company , not an easy process . I am now sharing some of the repair work after waiting , with very little happening . The framers have been...
  2. Gearhead88

    Machine Sunnen rod hone - usefulness (other than servicing con rods)?

    The one here is used for engine projects , it's tooled up pretty good , sadly it's an expensive machine to outfit ...... almost anything Sunnen on ebay is super expensive . To fill the oil reservoir is now sneaking up close to a thousand dollars :oops: , There are ways to extend the life of the...
  3. Gearhead88

    New to me RF 45 ..... In the shop

    Still gathering parts n' supplies to get this mill running . I have a Huanyang 2.2 kw VFD , some cable , terminal strips , an E stop button , a junction box , a 24 volt digital tachometer and more . I have gutted all of the old stuff out of the machine , the contactors , switches etc . I kinda...
  4. Gearhead88

    Car Rust

    Cars are disposable , more so in the rust belt , I realized this at some point , probably when I started driving 140 km / day to get to work . I used to try and keep on top of the rust when it became a problem and have restored a number of vehicles , 3 of them were frame off restorations ...
  5. Gearhead88

    500 lb drill bits, end mills, reamers, broaches, etc

    Ooooo ........... Sunnen stuff
  6. Gearhead88

    WTB Reliable small truck or car. Calgary Area?

    5.3 ? That oil pump likely ate something , like debris from ?? ....... thinkin , the cam and lifters on those are suspect .
  7. Gearhead88

    Milling machine stand for sale or trade

    $ 225 or trade for ? .......... not a big fan of Kijiji .............. to be blunt ........ , I'll just say it , not a big fan of people in general .
  8. Gearhead88

    New to me RF 45 ..... In the shop

    I bought a VFD https://a.co/d/2lFoaFZ I still need to gather up a few more essentials & supplies before I begin the install . I need to do some research and reading of the instructions .
  9. Gearhead88

    Milling machine stand for sale or trade

    Price too high ??
  10. Gearhead88

    CA-ALL New Import Tariffs are in place from USA

    I have ebay goods in transit ..... like , for a while , we'll see how that pans out
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