• 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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    Workplace Safety at work and in the home shop

    Yes, safety is a tough sell and there can be a lot of hypocrisy. I think I try to look at it like school. How many times did you hear a classmate say, "when will I ever need to know this?". You might never use the knowledge directly but you're learning how to learn. That is the main skill...
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    Workplace Safety at work and in the home shop

    Like that old Boy Scout moto "be prepared" and you were!
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    Show us your shops!

    Nice one.:) And yet there is over a billion people and growing.
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    Uber, we have a problem

    Well, I guess the "point of sale" shown on the bank statement means nothing. Apparently everyone who uses Uber Ride will get "Oshawa, Ontario" showing in their transactions. At least in these parts it seems to be the case.
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    Not fair - possibly scam

    When I am selling something I never promise to hold it. I always tell them "first come, first serve" to avoid being left looking a kid sitting on the front steps with his ball glove waiting for his dead beat dad to arrive, who never shows up.:( Usually their next move is to offer more money...
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    Not fair - possibly scam

    Long distance tire kickers
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    Show us your shops!

    100% agree with that statement. It is a better Canada with it, than without. For example, let us turn to Mexico for some examples of what a world without Code rules looks like... Speaking of code rules, when I would purchase the latest edition of the Canadian Electrical Code I would always...
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    Uber, we have a problem

    What are you talking about? 2009 Chevy Uplander, Bordeaux red with brown earth tones along the bottom edges... It's almost a classic!
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    Uber, we have a problem

    We use it for everything and still get those types of notifications but maybe not as easily as you would. We still have "patterns" in our spending but obviously more diverse than yours. On the flip side, I have heard of people, for example, being on vacation and not being able to use their...
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    Uber, we have a problem

    Since we're talking safer ways to do things in the digital age... Everyone has their own ideas on what works best for them but here's how me and the missus roll. Years ago I watched what I believe was a Ted Talk(?) with the real person who the movie "Catch Me If You Can" was based on. He...
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