• 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!

Search results

  1. V

    Brazing Cast Iron

    So I have been working on my 10ee the last several months doing the usual repair as needed and clean and paint. I am at the point now where the mechanical parts are pretty well all back together and am starting to shift my focus to the covers/door that up to now have been untouched. I knew...
  2. V

    New (to me) surface grinder

    Well I decided to take a chance on a surface grinder at Auction. It looks in decent condition in the photos, already 220V, and only 10min away from me. Hopefully I got a good deal on it assuming no major problems with it. https://sunrise.nextlot.com/auctions/1586150/lots/25216451 Now I just...
  3. V

    How to load a lathe

    So I found a deal on a Monarch lathe. Agreed on price with seller but he has no equipment to help load at his end. I have a flat deck twin axle trailer to move the lathe on and can borrow the neighbours loader to unload here. I know lots of you have done this before. What is the recommended...
  4. V

    Best place for gas?

    Specifically Argon/Oxygen/Acetylene so the suggestions for the local Mexican restaurant are out. I inherited an Oxy/Acetylene rig that I have been using the past couple of years but I now need to refill or replace one of the cylinders. As I was not the original owner of this I am not certain...
  5. V

    Drill chuck recommendation

    When I got my mill this past winter a friend of mine who was retiring gave me some old tooling of his that was in excess after setting up his own home shop for retirement. This included a Golden Goose ball bearing keyless chuck. Well I had a project that needed an accurately drilled hole for a...
  6. V

    Beginner from Ontario

    Hi all, I guess I am overdue for an introduction post. I joined the forum this past fall and have just been following along. I live on a rural property just outside of Woodstock Ontario. I am brand new to this hobby with very little experience. I bought a Taiwanese 2HP variable speed Bridgeport...
  7. V

    Rotary Table Disassembly help

    I just acquired a 10" Liang Yu Rotary table that I am trying to disassemble and clean. I have hit an issue where I am at the point where all fasteners have been removed that I can see, and either the table needs to come off or the worm gear needs to pull out but neither are budging. The worm...
Back
Top