Hello from Nova Scotia

[Upnorth]

Hello to all from rural Nova Scotia where interest in machining is pretty sparse. Good to have found a place that is Canadian so the information on where to get things is a lot more relevant than what I usually see on the internet.

I'm mostly interested in CNC I have a working CNC mill and a second project one. I also have an almost ready to go small CNC lathe and a manual Harrison M300.

Really looking forward to learning on here.

 

[Chip Maker]

Welcome from Peterborough Ont.!

 

[140mower]

Welcome from Lillooet BC.

 

[YotaBota]

Welcome from the west coast.

 

[DavidR8]

Welcome, there's a few folks here with a lot of CNC experience.

 

[YYCHM]

Welcome from Calgary.

 

[Upnorth]

I noticed a lot of you are from out west. I probably should have mentioned I spent quite a bit of time out west. I lived in Dawson Creek, Vancouver, Port Hardy and my last place out west was 7 years in Calgary. I really like it out west but land and a shop was too expensive so I moved home and made an old cow barn into a work shop. If I ever win the lottery I would be moving back to the west.

 

[140mower]

I noticed a lot of you are from out west. I probably should have mentioned I spent quite a bit of time out west. I lived in Dawson Creek, Vancouver, Port Hardy and my last place out west was 7 years in Calgary. I really like it out west but land and a shop was too expensive so I moved home and made an old cow barn into a work shop. If I ever win the lottery I would be moving back to the west.

I too spent some time in Port Hardy. 1981-1984 ish....

 

[TorontoBuilder]

Hello to all from rural Nova Scotia where interest in machining is pretty sparse. Good to have found a place that is Canadian so the information on where to get things is a lot more relevant than what I usually see on the internet.

I'm mostly interested in CNC I have a working CNC mill and a second project one. I also have an almost ready to go small CNC lathe and a manual Harrison M300.

Really looking forward to learning on here.

Welcome, so you have a manual Harrison M300 eh. You're name is now mud

My brother tried so hard to buy a late model Colchester Student 2500 or Harrison M300 but had to settle for less. Lucky you.

Care to say what part of NS? I spent an entire summer on Cheticamp Island in my childhood, it is still one of my fav places

 

[Matt-Aburg]

Welcome from Amherstburg, Ontario.

 

[kevin.decelles]

Welcome from a spot surrounded by canola fields in Saskatchewan

 

[Upnorth]

Welcome, so you have a manual Harrison M300 eh. You're name is now mud

My brother tried so hard to buy a late model Colchester Student 2500 or Harrison M300 but had to settle for less. Lucky you.

Care to say what part of NS? I spent an entire summer on Cheticamp Island in my childhood, it is still one of my fav places

I like the Harrison M300 but I wish now that I had bought the other lathe that was there. Going from memory it was about 12 feet between centres. Made in Belgium. Had 2 chucks and went for about $800. The Harrison was about $2400 if I remember right. Had some issues. 575 volt motor. Missing compound rest. Jammed thread pitch selector gear. I was able to fix the last issue by resetting the gear with a big screwdriver through the oil fill hole.

I'm in the western end of Nova Scotia so no where near Cheticamp.

 

[whydontu]

Welcome from Vancouver!

 

[jcdammeyer]

Welcome from Vancouver Island.

 

[6.5 Fan]

Welcome from snowy SK.

 

[Brent H]

@Upnorth : how close are you to New Brunswick? Or further west like Shelburne? Yarmouth, Digby……I will be relocating just outside Fredricton.

 

[Susquatch]

Welcome from southern Ontario farm country.

 

[Tomc938]

Welcome from Campbell River! Port Hardy, eh? Nice spot!

Awesome bunch of guys here who are always ready to lend a hand, or a shoulder to cry on, depending on what you need.

 

[Upnorth]

@Upnorth : how close are you to New Brunswick? Or further west like Shelburne? Yarmouth, Digby……I will be relocating just outside Fredricton.

Closest town in Yarmouth. So about a 7 hour drive from Fredricton unless I take the ferry from Digby. It's sort of an expensive option if taking a vehicle onboard.

 

[Brent H]

@Upnorth, you are definitely West! LOL. I have family all over the place and friends in NS. My wife started in Amherst and then moved to Westmount (Sydney). Her Dad is from Marion Bridge - lots of cousins around Cape Breton and Antigonish. I worked for the Coast Guard so: many years in Cape Breton and then sailed all over Nova Scotia and the rest of the Maritimes.