• 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. TOBARApprentice

    Stuart and Other Steam Engine Castings

    Hey EVERYONE! Selling casting sets for a friend who is downsizing his shop, and collection. Prices are negotiable, shipping across Canada at your expense. From a clean, smoke free shop. The more you buy, tue better the price. Some of the pricing is estimated (for the large non Stuart)...
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    Rocketronics ELS Pro for my Standard Modern.

    So I’ve now received the Rocketronics ELS Pro and it is time to “Pimp my Lathe”. Starting with a Standard Modern Series 2000 13” that is now in my basement workshop. Pics and progress to follow but the plan is to have this project completed by the end of March. Upgrades include: 1. Fagor 2...
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    Moving Machinery

    Hey everyone. For anyone moving machinery in the 416, 905 and 519 I am more than happy to recommend United Rentals (Brantford) electric/hydraulic dolly. I used it to lift a 450lb Starrett Granite surface plate up the stairs at my old townhouse and down into the new basement shop at the new...
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    Surface Grinding Textbook

    Hey everyone. I have finally completed the new shop and all the machines made it down the staircase and into the basement. Everything is hooked up and operating and I tried out the new (to me) Boyar Schultz 6x12 surface grinder. Can anyone recommend a grinding text that would be indicative of...
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    Hey Guys!!! I dare you to find a better auction than this….. Starts Tomorrow.

    CRAZY MACHINE SHOP STUFF FROM ONE OF THE GUYS IN THE HAMILTON MODEL ENGINEERING CLUB!! Cheers all!! Derek https://sellthisforme.hibid.com/catalog/323856/machinist-tool-auction-of-the-century/ Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Machining Books

    Hey Guys. I have some books to part with. PM if interested. 1. Machinist Bedside Reader #1. $150 Condition 7/10 2. Machinist Bedside Reader #2. $150 Condition 7.5/10 3. Machine Tool Reconditioning - Connelly $175 Condition 8.5/10 4. Machinery’s Handbook 17 $80 Condition 8.5/10 5. Machinery’s...
  7. TOBARApprentice

    Atlas 10F QC42 Listed for sale.

    Hey Guys, Given that I have bought the Standard Modern I’ve listed my Atlas on Kijiji. Just in case you, or someone you know is looking for a “Cream Puff”...... And don’t give me the gears over the price, lol. I added up what each element costs and that is what it came to. Here’s the link...
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    Is it just me or is milling something flat actually one of the most difficult things in the machining world to do?

    Hey everyone..... So I pose this question in hopes that I am missing something, but I am pretty sure I’m not, and what’s worse, I may just “suck at this”. So last night I mounted my “new to me” but never used Tormach vice to my mill table. I put my Indicol ontobthe mill quill with its .0005...
  9. TOBARApprentice

    A special note of thanks.....

    I had wondered what the best method would be to share with everyone that we have amongst us an incredibly generous and considerate individual. I buy a lot of my machinery and machinist items on eBay and have it shipped to a company in Niagara Falls NY. This company holds everything for me and...
  10. TOBARApprentice

    New Toy - Rahn Repeat - O - Meter

    Last week I inquired for a friend about a granite surface plate here in Ontario. I asked the typical questions including what grade it was and wether it had been calibrated recently. The owner got back to me, that if I wanted, for a whistle, a song and some bread crumbs he’d throw in this “tool”...
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