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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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    Looking for a precision lathe help in GTA (Greater Toronto Area)

    I am looking to meat in Greater Toronto Area, but prefer North of 407. I am @ L4G7X4. I have a design for couple high-precision parts (really small can hold with two fingers). I need prototype tools for (airgun) pellets testing. I have several generic machine shops around me, but until I explain...
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    Mini metalworking lathe - I could have a good use ocasionally

    Thanks all for a great input.
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    Mini metalworking lathe - I could have a good use ocasionally

    Just to recap for the end of the day/night, I see my post is already with a second page. I don't want a lathe to became my hobby, I was smelling machine shops for couple decades :). But I need one as a tool to feed my hobbies with parts, which I am designing myself, at my own convenience...
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    Mini metalworking lathe - I could have a good use ocasionally

    For example I need to extend one internal M27x2.0 thread also to move couple M14x1.25 external threads. These for sure limiting the 7" machines spindle bore, also an inch leadscrew is questionable.
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    Mini metalworking lathe - I could have a good use ocasionally

    I am not comfortable with neither Vevor or asc365, both selling pretty much just everything=whatever, almost like amazon :) Not many other choices, only what I can do is sit back and fish.
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    Mini metalworking lathe - I could have a good use ocasionally

    I see two options in front of me. Vevor ( a generic machinery seller) delivering to my door, or these guys somewhere in Toronto/Scarborough doing a same sort of generic machinery sales out of a warehouse, but at least some convenience I can go there for pickup. asc365.com
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    Mini metalworking lathe - I could have a good use ocasionally

    The budget ... I don't really like the idea spending a thousand $ for a tabletop lathe that I need to fix first. Alignment and locking issues comes to my mind as a first step.
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    Mini metalworking lathe - I could have a good use ocasionally

    Back in time I programmed CNC 5 axis machining centers, lathes, EDM's, but at this time I am not looking for any production parts. Small improvements only and custom parts for my airguns, archery, drones, bikes... I know if I get any tabletop lathe, but especially that Vevor, I will take it...
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    Mini metalworking lathe - I could have a good use ocasionally

    I like and I am using Amazon every day, but for larger items it is only good for a one month return policy, but to get any tech/customer support for the "item" that is a real nightmare.
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    Mini metalworking lathe - I could have a good use ocasionally

    I have many hobbies and I am moding tweaking changing these all the time. And btw all these my toys are in metric. I got really tired of running to friends machines shops (across Toronto to West end) and they got also tired of me :) I believe. I have a mini mill for a decade also a nice 3d...
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