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  • 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!

Oregon Auction

That shaper was my last item on my wish list. I can't fit or use anything else.

This year will be reorganizing my shop for all the machine rebuilds.

Everything I own except one machine was bought used, directly from the seller. It takes a lot of patience and discipline, but great deals on excellent machines can be had privately. My 8X32 Modern mill was bought at less than half of fair market value, and the seller was very happy I didn't dicker the price. I was the 3rd one to view it and I began writing the cheque as soon as I saw it. The other 2 people tried to cut down the price(!!).
 
I do not own a single machine that I did not get used (unless you count a welder) - I did in the past but I sold both (mini mill and Craftex 089 lathe). Currently I have
Non-auction: 5, 3 from kijiji, 2 used store
Auction: 10

On auction if you get lucky and get a lot, after you sell items you don't need you can end up with negative price. Of course selling == work so one has to factor that in.
 
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