• 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. BMW Rider

    OKay...who scooped the Atlas lathe for a song?

    Someone call the police, that lathe was stolen. ;) I'm sure many here would be happy to double your money.
  2. BMW Rider

    Group Sourcing Metal Ideas

    I wouldn't mind having a better selection of metal on hand, but perhaps about half the quantity proposed. If there is someone else in the Calgary area who is interested in a half share I'd be in for this. I do more aluminum work as well so any group buys of that would interest me.
  3. BMW Rider

    Is this possible

    It's pretty standard practice to grind the tips of the valves. Usually it is done with minimal material removal to clean up the wear marks on the tip, but can also be necessary to correct the valve stem height in some cases. How much can be taken off depends a lot on the valve construction. Some...
  4. BMW Rider

    Custom range hood

    Go with a better fan., those little cheapo hoods do a better job of making noise than moving air.
  5. BMW Rider

    Sculpture in Helsinki

    Keep your hammer clear of the anvil.
  6. BMW Rider

    Slice & Dice Knives, (Now operating as The North Boundary Knife Co?), Jasper

    The issue is not with selling for a profit, it's the marketing of an item as something it is not.
  7. BMW Rider

    Slice & Dice Knives, (Now operating as The North Boundary Knife Co?), Jasper

    I would call it fraud.
  8. BMW Rider

    Museum of Making Meetup

    That place looks really cool, I'd love to have a look at it too. July 14 would be OK for me as long as it was morning or early afternoon as I work the night.
  9. BMW Rider

    R8 tool storage

    Try Industrial Paint and Plastic. They are my go to for many plastic materials.
  10. BMW Rider

    Mechanic?

    Not sure on your car, but some have the water pump driven by the timing belt. A water pump failure can cause the belt to fail and if the engine has interference valves, you will end up having to rebuild the head also. Cheap insurance to replace the water pump while doing the belt.
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