• 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

    Our Motorcycles - Post What You Got

    My newest is a 2023 BMW R1250RT 719 Edition. Next up is my 2019 BMW F850GSA Rallye. This shows the entire fleet including the 2008 K1200GT that I sold after bringing the RT home this spring. The one up on the shelf is my 94 BMW R1100RS which I got back in trade. I owned it previously for...
  2. BMW Rider

    Little one day projects

    Here is a picture that shows the block in place for better reference.
  3. BMW Rider

    Little one day projects

    Last while using my Sawstop table saw sliding attachment, I've had issues with the mitre fence not locking down properly. A while back the threads in the little sliding block that fits in a track in the table had pulled out. I repaired the threads with a Helicoil insert, but that too was failing...
  4. BMW Rider

    Metal Straightedge

    I used my circular saw on a shop made guide track for years to rip down sheet goods into manageable sizes for finish cutting on the table saw. I finally upgraded to a Makita track saw a couple years ago and the difference is incredible. Much easier to use, has excellent dust collection with the...
  5. BMW Rider

    A few jokes

    But 77 is better than 69 because you get eight more.
  6. BMW Rider

    What pocket knife do you carry?

    Not my every day pocket knife, but it was my dad's fishing knife. The original stacked leather handle was badly rotting away and the blade was pretty rusty, so I went at it and fixed it up as a keepsake. It lives on the book shelf in the basement family room now. My daily carry is just a Swiss...
  7. BMW Rider

    Crap On Visibly Indicating Devices

    I'm one of the lucky ones who thus far have not had this nasty virus. I've had every dose of vaccine I've been able to get, four shots thus far if I recall correctly. My wife, who has also had all the current shots did catch it last year through her work and was pretty ill for a week with it and...
  8. BMW Rider

    Tool Thought For today

    A pan of used oil is magnetic which is why any dropped tool or fastener will always end up in it.
  9. BMW Rider

    DavidR8's shop shenanigans

    I'm not sure where he was looking, but he was checking out a 2018 GS recently.
  10. BMW Rider

    DavidR8's shop shenanigans

    My friend in Burnaby is just looking to trade his 2014 RT to get back on a GS or some other adventure bike for our planned trip to Tuk next summer.
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