• 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 Calgary Area Meetup is set for Saturday July 12th at 10am. The signup thread is 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. Tom Kitta

    Scam Awareness

    The scam is that they take over someone's account. Heck they may have their name, do business in their name AND they may also have pictures of his DL etc. Essentially you think you are dealing with that person. If they managed to hack his FB account, you may see old FB account - say from 2010...
  2. Tom Kitta

    Scam Awareness

    Wow, you are brave, you sent money to someone on FB? And you used etransfer? I am unsure whatever PayPal would offer some protection in this case, but etransfer is basically cash. On the forum with establish members it feels safe for smaller transactions.
  3. Tom Kitta

    Anyone else using a voltage step-up (boost) VFD to run 575v motors?

    I run motors at 50% of rated voltage and they did not overheat - they were just super anemic. I think at 50% voltage the actual power was like 1/3 or less of rated. I think the life comment has to do a lot with heat generated. I.e. running motors at incorrect voltage will produce heat and that...
  4. Tom Kitta

    Anyone else using a voltage step-up (boost) VFD to run 575v motors?

    Intertek is the cheapest - this is why a lot of China has it. Most machines / equipment are not CSA approved - I think there was a discussion here on the forum how much it costs - I think it was few hundred CAD +++ depending on what it is. It is certainly important if machine / equipment is...
  5. Tom Kitta

    Anyone else using a voltage step-up (boost) VFD to run 575v motors?

    I have almost identical grinder - I think grinder is identical but the pedestal is different. Good to know its from 1940s. Are you sure its 550v? Mine is set at 480v or at least it runs fine on 480v and starts slowly and is weak at 240v. Yeah I have another Baldor at 3hp - this one is like 5hp...
  6. Tom Kitta

    Craftex Metal Lathe CT089

    Could one send a deposit and pick it up in say 6 weeks?
  7. Tom Kitta

    Craftex Metal Lathe CT089

    Damm, that is cheap - I sold my 089 like 7 years ago for over $2000. Today I would easily ask for over $3000. Too bad you are not selling in April - I may be in Vancouver area then and I would have picked it up to get it to Calgary.
  8. Tom Kitta

    How to make a bolt cannon

    Interesting. Could use longer bolt.
  9. Tom Kitta

    Looking for Useful uses for lead

    Wow, problems giving it away? Here in Alberta I see ads for lead in like $5 per lbs or more range. I have some lead but it is expensive to get. Certainly not in the "give away" territory.
  10. Tom Kitta

    Tool Knipex Cobra Pliers

    So did you get it for 48.99?
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