• 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. Crankit

    Help with switches!

    I need a new direction control switch for the lathe, I've tried to find one locally but I get deer-in-the-headlights look from the electrical suppliers in the area when I ask them. I've gone onto digikey but wow is there a ton of varieties in switches which I don't understand. I know I need low...
  2. Crankit

    BC is sure getting it's butt kicked today

    The forest fires here have become an inferno tonight with big evacuations and alerts being implemented all over the interior. I was driving through the North Okanagan around 4:30 and there was a few areas that the smoke was so thick the sun couldn't penetrate through and it was darker than...
  3. Crankit

    Delrin source?

    Where can I get 3" Sq Delrin stock in Canada? Cheers, Wayne
  4. Crankit

    Hemingway Products

    British website with some very neat work holding tools and accessories...not cheap but cool. http://www.hemingwaykits.com/index.html
  5. Crankit

    High Speed Tool Steels

    Lots of info in this document for choosing HSS blanks for tool bits
  6. Crankit

    NASA Fastener Design Manual

    Here is a link for anyone who wants to dig deep in what the big boys put into their space toys....I had a chuckle where I read about black oxide finishes being for appearances only with the only corrosion resistance was the oil put on it, and lock washers once flattened out become just regular...
  7. Crankit

    Source of Lathe oils and lubes?

    Where is a good source to pick up way oil and non-detergent oils for the lathes in smaller quantities? I would rather not have five gallon pails laying around. Cheers Wayne
  8. Crankit

    Hi from BC

    Introducing myself here: Wayne from the North Okanagan spending wayyy too much money on this hobby. I got a Atlas 6x18 that I got from my Dad that's currently farmed out at a friend's Dads and I picked up in November a Boxford 4.5 AUD lathe that is in the process of being brought back to life...
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