• 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!

You thought your gear was expensive.

Some places in the USA charge an annual tax on equipment inside a business. The robodrill would be taxed as property although they may call the tax something else.
At the coal fired generator I worked at, machinery and equipment was included in the property taxed value. This is in Alberta.
 
Oh wow. I wonder what the yellow line is for that to start happening John? 10k? 100k? 1M?
 
Personally, I'd have a couple of those 120 round mags, just because I know they make some people really uncomfortable! Not like they are eminently practical, or easy to carry, just because they irritate the hells out of the weak minded! LOL! But mostly, those uncomfortable people are the ones preaching at me about why they claim I don't "Need", what I find my fun in using!
I can commiserate with you completely. I have had several heated discussions on "how many guns should I be allowed to have" and the question is always brought front & center "how many do you need" in a derogatory sense ....My return question...."Why do you have 15 or more spoons in your silverware drawer when two is all you and your husband need"....usually ends the conversation.
 
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