• 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. Jimbojones

    Has Anyone Been to Grizzly Warehouse in Bellingham, Washington?

    I did a visit to Grizzly showroom; like many others, was giddy to get there and I planned a stop-by on the way to Van. Island. Have to say I was glad I used my own eyes but for not the reasons I expected: 1) not nearly the amount of metalworking equipment I thought there would be on display...
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    Threaded rod and other fasteners for sale

    I have a number of threaded steel rods for sale, both new and 2nds available. 2nds are in stock, new rod has to be pre-paid/ordered (available 1-5 business days). Cutting to specific lengths is also available at an extra cost (pre-paid, also). All rods have been stored in-doors/temperature...
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    Sourcing Metal | General Discussion

    If anyone is looking for threaded rod in Calgary, drop me a PM. I've gotten a supplier that can get bare metal, zinc plated, (common) acme, B7-hardness and SAE and METRIC threads. Right-hand thread mostly; 3 to 12 foot lengths (depends on material). Prices on the most-common sizes e.g...
  4. Jimbojones

    To Anyone that buys from ENCO in US..

    I had a bit of hassle on the Enco40/MSC code they recently sent out but got it fixed. Placed my (final) order and spent a bit too much ;). Even with the frequent discounts that MSC sends out, their 'list prices' are just too high and I don't buy enough to warrant an on-going discount with...
  5. Jimbojones

    Members Meetup Calgary | Coffee Shop | Saturday, April 16th, 2016

    Thanks for putting the July meet together. Unfortunately, my father passed away this week and I was unable to attend. Apologies if anyone brought stuff to show me...really do want to see, just not the right time.
  6. Jimbojones

    BEWARE! Travelling machine salesperson selling 'discounted' equipment

    I personally have a very low tolerance for deception and classify this sales approach as such. Indeed, I've knowingly bought cheap/lookalike tooling before...and typically regretted it ->my fault But this is a case of misrepresentation and the tools aren't even cheap. I'm not going to post a...
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    BEWARE! Travelling machine salesperson selling 'discounted' equipment

    Found an ad in Kijiji about some company allegedly selling off new machinery for '60% off'. Contacted the guy about a mill/drill and he said 'yeah, economy is bad so we're blowing out a bunch of equipment. Great prices...we just need to reduce our inventory'. Brand of the equipment is...
  8. Jimbojones

    To Anyone that buys from ENCO in US..

    (ground UPS) Shipping with Enco was typically free within US and promo codes went as deep as 30% plus they had monthly sales and allowed you to stack discounts. In some cases, my landed cost was almost 1/2 of KBC including exchange. I will admit waiting for a sale, driving 3 hrs to pick up and...
  9. Jimbojones

    Larger-sized Tap and Die Holders For Sale

    Bump
  10. Jimbojones

    ISCAR Carbide parting tool and holder

    This is a serious piece of kit; requires a 1" lathe tool holder to mount the block. $400 new....asking about 1/4 of that. I've posted an ad online so I dont have to repeat everything http://www.kijiji.ca/v-view-details.html?adId=1180258549&posted=true&adActivated=true Any serious lathe guys...
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