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  1. GummyMonster

    Stores to check out in Edmonton??

    Hello everyone, I haven't been on here for quite some time. Life decided to throw some more headaches our way. But we are finally getting to the other side of it. My wife and I will be in Edmonton for the next 4 days, and will have quite a bit of time to get out and enjoy some...
  2. GummyMonster

    Antique lathe selling.

    Morning, This old lathe is for sale in the small town I live in, Fairview, Alberta. We are 120KM north of Grande Prairie, Alberta. I'm not in the position to purchase this, so I'm putting it on here, hopefully someone else is interested. A neat old piece of equipment. I asked the lady selling...
  3. GummyMonster

    Tips/Techniques Which printer to buy advice needed

    Good day, This sub forum is pretty quiet, hopefully someone will read this. I'm asking about new 3D printers for a friend. She has had nothing but grief getting going. She bought a Creality Ender-3 V2 3D Printer for her boys. She bought the first one from a private seller on Amazon, and it...
  4. GummyMonster

    Tips/Techniques Need some guidance on a lathe/mill comb machine

    Good day everyone, Once again I need to tap into the huge knowledge base on this site. Up where I reside, used smaller machinist equipment is very rare. Machine shops selling at auction aren't very common even. But I came across this machine for sale close to me. It's a lathe/mill combo...
  5. GummyMonster

    Lots of machines at auction.

    Came across this business dispersal. https://bid.clubbid.com/auction/edmonton-ab-november-9th-absolute-public-complete-dispersal-auction-for-wr-scott-equipment-ltd-566/page/1?fbclid=IwAR3NcnYKTqn175gi55MJU02hMLwN9iRlALfBce0TbMr2AGYUvE16nDVLbPA Quite a few metal working equipment if anyone is...
  6. GummyMonster

    Cool, extremely rare machine.

    Morning, Came across this, interesting short read and good photos. http://www.lathes.co.uk/gilman/page2.html Sure be nice to find one of these at an estate sale! Ken
  7. GummyMonster

    Which small production grade mill?

    I'm sitting around waiting for this stupid coronavirus to pass through the house. I'm starting to mend, so now it's the boring time. Just for discussions sake, if you were able to buy the machine you wanted, and had plenty of room to operate it, what CNC mill would you have? Something with...
  8. GummyMonster

    Shop Neat revolving bench idea

    Came across this. Thought I'd share as it looks like a very useful design for wood or metalwork... - https://www.woodsmithplans.com/plan/revolving-tool-station/ Ken
  9. GummyMonster

    CNC Cookbook tutorials?

    Has anyone read the free courses CNC Cookbook offers? I've read on various sites that they are well done? Just wanted some educated opinions. If not these, what others are decent for a beginner? Ken
  10. GummyMonster

    New Bore aligning system.

    Morning everyone, I follow this fellow on gavintube and making with metal channels. He seems very knowledgeable and constantly in pursuit of accuracy, in shooting and metal work. There's been lots of discussion about alignment on lathes, so I thought it would interest some of you. He's started...
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