• 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!

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  1. justindavidow

    Granite Square sourcing

    Hey folks! Anyone have a granite square? How do you like it? and crucially: where did you get it? I'm on the lookout for a 300x400x60mm (12x15x1.5") (ish; I am pretty flexible here!) granite square. I'd really love to know if there are odd vendors that I should know about? Anyone come...
  2. justindavidow

    Rotary table near Winnipeg

    I considered messaging the owner of this 6" rotary table; https://www.kijiji.ca/v-tool-other/winnipeg/6-inch-rotary-table/1601071430 as I'll def need a dividing setup in a few months and this isn't a bad price for what it is. There's NO brand info; I assume it's a cheap generic (prob from...
  3. justindavidow

    Another "Thinking about acquiring a mill" thread

    Hi folks! I'm hankering to get back into the milling game. It's been.. a long time since I've owned a mill, and I've never owned a remotely "new" mill, so I'm struggling to find many good resources on a good industry-wide comparison of options. I have a few current personal restrictions...
  4. justindavidow

    GC Surplus - Dec 2021

    Hey Folks! Apologies if this was already posted; I tried searching here but found nothing. Not a LOT of large/heavy tooling currently; I find that there tends to be more of the "manufacturing" equip available in Feb/March leading up to the end of the federal fiscal year as teams wind-down...
  5. justindavidow

    A warm hello from Winnipeg

    Hi folks! Been a long-time lurker, but I'm getting the hankering to contribute and ask questions more and more! I'm Justin; a mid-thirties hobbyist from+in Winnipeg Manitoba. I've always loved toolmaking; solving problems and helping others to overcome the challenges they face is what...
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