• 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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    Facebook scams - is it even OK to contact a potential scam? Looking for a car lift.

    What I'm really wondering is if I contact a seller that I think has a high chance of being a scam, what am I giving up other than my time if I don't give any money over? Is there something else they're collecting about me that I need to know about? I've been perusing the Facebook marketplace...
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    Machine New 20T Mr. Blacksmith (Princess Auto) hydraulic press

    So it appears that Princess Auto is going to be offering a 20T hydraulic press for the sum of $229.99 https://www.princessauto.com/en/20-ton-hydraulic-bottle-jack-shop-press/product/PA0009193798- that is cheaper than Vevor and at least with Princess Auto I can bring it back if its absolute...
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    20" drill press for restoration or parts $100 - Ottawa

    For sale is a frankstein drill press for fixing-up or parts. Its a BusyBee CX610 from the pillar down, with a Delta head What is wrong with it? The head is abused - it works as-is, but the motor pulley is welded to the motor (wasn't me!) and the pulleys aren't properly aligned to get the right...
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    Real estate listings suck

    Tangentially related to hobby metal work, a rant on real estate... I'm hopefully only a few years away from retirement or semi retirement. Also likely going to be empty nesters living in a much too big house, and much as I enjoy my climate controlled basement workshop, a ground level shop makes...
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    Can't access threads when logged in, can see them when logged out

    whenever I go to check on a thread I've commented on, I'm getting a server error. Weirdly enough, the same threads open if I'm logged out. Also getting an error that upload failed to the server...
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    Universal mill

    Was a bit disappointed that the GC Surplus auction suggested this as I only subscribe to notifications for machinery items - I guess its machinery of sorts...and called a universal mill.... https://www.gcsurplus.ca/mn-eng.cfm?snc=wfsav&nscn=R5OT0016009&notifBuyNo=1161203&notifBuyCd=20250408063000
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    Cast iron T-slot plate and accessories for trade or sale

    The fixture plate is 360mm x 360mm with 60mm centers. No idea where its from / who made it. It does have engraved/laser etched on the top made in China and presumably part number on the side but I can't find it. It is definitely metric - its 360mmx360mm with 60mm centers for the squares. (...
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    Mikes shop activities

    Here's a list of all the current activities. Like others, I jump around too much to have a dedicated thread for 1 activity, so I'll toss them together in this word salad of all things going on in my hobby shop. The longest "active" project is the radial. Started it 10+ years ago. Didn't know...
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    electronic payment for donations - looking for suggestions

    I'm part of a small club that operates model ride behind locomotives, live steam, "diesel"(gas engine) and battery electric, and on the last Sunday of the month over the summer we provide demonstrations of the locomotives where people can catch a ride on one of the trains. We do not charge for...
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    CA-ON Large copper tubes?

    Anyone have a suggestion of where to find smallish quantities of sheet copper and large-ish copper tubes? I want some rather large, uncommon stuff for model steam boiler purposes (just a stationary desktop one, not for a specific locomotive) . Needs to be type M or heavier ( L or K type) and...
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