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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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    12 x 36 gearhead lathe

    Thanks Toronto Builder for suggesting Amazon, I bought two of the contractors for under $60!, a fraction of what Grizzly was asking for them. I will go through all the wiring to and from the connectors.
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    12 x 36 gearhead lathe

    Toronto Builder and BaitMaster, thank you so much! I will run some tests as per your instructions and order a contractor or two for backup.
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    12 x 36 gearhead lathe

    A picture of the problematic contactor, the schematic inside the late electrical panel cover and the motor plate The machine is running on single phase 220V
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    12 x 36 gearhead lathe

    I have a 12 x 36 gear head lathe, similar to a Grizzly G4003, uses many of the same parts. The main power electrical contractor keeps tripping when I start the lathe with the control lever in forward or reverse. I have repeatedly tried electrical contact cleaner and blown out the component with...
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    D1-4 3 jaw Chuck advice

    Thank you! Very thorough response, much appreciated! Jim
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    D1-4 3 jaw Chuck advice

    Thank you
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    D1-4 3 jaw Chuck advice

    This the lathe I use, 12 x 36 gap bed gear head lathe
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    D1-4 3 jaw Chuck advice

    I will post some pictures tomorrow, just reassembling the lathe after applying an epoxy floor coating to my shop.
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    D1-4 3 jaw Chuck advice

    I have a 12 x 36 gear head lathe, it’s 40+ years old, looks similar to a Grizzly G4003G, I think it is an EMCO, I was able to purchase replacement gears I needed for the gearbox from Grizzly using the G4003 parts list. It’s enough machine for my very limited skills and I use it for my vintage...
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    Wanted mini shaper

    Oh dear, I see my dumb mistake now! 780-920-0919 I got your message, can you send some pictures when you get back? My email is [email protected] Thanks! Jim
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