Since I am the first from the Great White North I would like to make a comment on the name. I think it should just be Canadian Club which we are known for and still is my favourite distilled beverage on the rocks.
Glad to see it here.
Thanks, John

sounds good

And where you guy's at?

I'm on the atlantic coast

Sounds good to me! I'm in the Montreal area.

Just a hop skip and a jump from Fredericton

Edmonton Alberta

Name sounds great! I live in south western Ontario

I am in Vulcan, Alberta.
John

Edmonton

Abbotsford B.C.

Surrey, BC. Almost Jimini's next door neighbor!

port coquitlam (poco ) bc

winnipeg here!

Hell ghynes

Another Manitoban. Down near the U.S. border.

Know of any good hobby shows coming up in the Peg? I'm thinking of displaying my little cnc'd mini-mill. Might be a good way to see how much interest there is in cnc at the hobby level.

Since I am the first from the Great White North I would like to make a comment on the name. I think it should just be Canadian Club which we are known for and still is my favourite distilled beverage on the rocks.
Glad to see it here.
Thanks, John


Hi John and all

Canadian Club sounds good to me in more ways than one.

I am in Kitchener, Ontario and now that I have found this will keep looking in on it.

Don

Oshawa here.

Good name! Newmarket Ontario

How about Canadian Club on the rocks,or CC Rocks for short!
Larry in the big city TO.

Calgary here

i don t know how spread out across the country KMS tools is , but the store here in coquitlam has a killer sale on router bits , 1/2" shank bits are running for 2 bucks a piece and up , they ve got some nice long series 1/2" bits for $3 , pretty hard to beat the price.they aren t any name brand but ive torture tested them on in aluminum in the past and they stood up to the punishment
figured i'd pass it along

hi, anyone have any input to hold down devices or DIY vac hold down for cnc router table

Winnipeg Manitoba

Windsor , Ontario

Stratford (W)/ Tavistock

Hamilton area here.

Cambridge. Ontario

WayneHarry from Hamilton I like the name

Winnipeg

Woodstock, Ontario

Peterborough Ontario :wave:

I am Canadian Eh!
Well we have a clubhouse what a we gonna talk about.We have members stretching across this nation.Perhaps Dersap has the right idea,give some Canadian sources.
Signing in like"Hi
i am bob&Doug Mckenzie from The Great White North"is not good enough.If we state our experteze such as Hi,I am larry from TO and I only know of epoxy and composites.Or Hi I am kevin from Vancouver and am an expert at CAD&Cam,we could pick our collective brains and help each other.Canadians need a boot in the a^% to get motivated.Brack,I'll open another Canadian{Molson] and watch the Game.
Larry:cheers:

I'm kincardine ontario

Larry,
I agree with you but also noticed you never gave any info either.
I am from a small town and I have been an RC modeller since 68 and I have several hobbies which all come together to make things easier. I have a mill/drill and an Atlas lathe and tinker in electronics. My first jump into CNC was my foamcutter and my next is the mill/drill. This is mainly so I don't have to turn the wheels as I wrecked my sholder 5 years ago. My current projects are a KJ66 turbine and making a dynamic balancer for it. Then it will be onto the mill/drill.
A couple of pics of what I am into.
John

John,your right.I didn't say to much.
You post reminded me of modeling from the 60's.Ever had a Dyna jet?Mccoy red head?Cox?
Super Tiger and used nitro,Misselmist?So much for a blast from the past.
I do woodworking mainly loudspeaker cabinets and know a bit of composites.My main posts are in the Epoxy Granite Machine Bases.I would assume now a days composites are common in R/C modeling?Can I be of any assistance?
Larry

Toronto, ON

Larry,

It looks good... what is it? Is it made from a composite material and how do it's spec's compare to say gray cast iron and run of the mill aluminums - in laymans terms.

I ask because I'm thinking about building a smallish lathe/mill combo (Yikes, one of those!) That is to say, one with reduced swing so that I don't have to deal with the PITA of redoing setups.

Gerry in Belleville, ON

Gerry If you are refering to the picture it is a subwoofer,loudspeaker cabinet.2,000 watts,145DB for use in niteclubs or concerts.Welcom to the Canadian Club House
Larry

Calgary here, im all in!

Langley, B.C. - Trying to get my own small router machine built, but currently distracted by my job building a VERY LARGE commercial 3 axis machine. I have all my machining done and lots parts and pieces waiting for my brain to clear. Will purchase my motors etc. soon in the New Year. I think developing a Canadian community is a great idea, no matter what you call it!

What I would really like to see is a list of Canadian suppliers so we can cut through the import problems!

The biggest of which is a certain courier that is gouging us on fees to the point it likely gives them a competitive edge in getting the accounts down there. I doubt that most US suppliers realize just how much business and goodwill they actually lose because of this courier in particular.

I agree about the supplier list by the way. Maybe if there were enough of us who decide to do more than just "lurk" we could even work towards forming a buying group where we could get industrial/commercial discounts from certain suppliers and an alternative courier?

Hopefully, this thread will get some response beyond "I agree."

Hi CSRC,
Should you maybe post this as a new thread to get people used to looking beyond this thread only?

The biggest of which is a certain courier that is gouging us on fees ."

are you refering to UPS :) skinkin bunch of gougers (nuts)

You sure got that right! From personal experience, it sure does NOT stand for UPStanding! (nuts).

Unfortunately, the only ones that can fix it are the US suppliers and it seems that a lot of them don't figure they need to do anything to keep the Canadian market but I'm finding that I'm now getting some good choices out of the EU. Too bad really, you'd think it would be a no-brainer.

Use USPS whenever possible.Think UPS is bad?Try FedX.4times the cost.UPS is charging brokerage fees of $50.Brokerage fees are the same no matter the value of the shipment,weather one dollar or ten thousand dollars.UPS is also collecting GST for the government of Canada.
If you use USPS sometimes the parcel shows up at your door,no extra charges.If not,you will pay the GST and about$8 handling charges.
Larry

Hello all, I'm out in the Halton, Ontario area.
Industrial Millwright/controlls tech. by day, father/husband and then cnc hobbiest by night..... Currently building a small cnc, only taking 2 years so far.... : D

Montreal QC here, methods and process engineering tech. back to school in intensive CAD/CAM training.

Hi Brunog,
We meet again.
Larry

Hi Larry,
It's a small world isn't it!

Best regards,
Bruno

I can go outside at anytime of the day or night without worring about freezing to death.
Canada, lol

I can go outside at anytime of the day or night without worring about freezing to death.
Canada, lol

I can go outside at anytime of the day or night without worring about freezing to death.
Canada, lol

That may be true, but I'm not worrying about sliding into the ocean when the ground splits under my feet!

Merry Christmas

Don

I agree with the USPS comment being the best way. Perhaps the moderator can suggest how best to post so that the suppliers will respond and identify themselves and also how best to create a reference.

I can go outside at anytime of the day or night without worring about freezing to death.
Canada, lol



I can go outside at anytime of the day or night without worring about being shot to death

LOL. This might become my favorite thread ever. Or at least until the moderators step in.

Canadian Cub is a fine name btw.

Hi all, Calgary, Alberta here. I am new to the machining world so no expertise to offer, unless you need your car/truck fixed then I'm your man.

Liking the name and glad the Americans are looking in.

Mike

jamesl here Port Colborne, On.

I agree UPS is terrible ,the only reasonable way is the post office I have ordered through them takes a long time but you're treated with reasonable costs.
But all this might change the cnc interest and purchase is rapidly changing and i think you will find supplies available soon.
I was going to buy my machine in the USA (shopbot )then a dealer matched there machinery and I bought here in canada

What does BC stand for? Butt Cold?

What does BC stand for? Butt Cold?


well bubble boy


when i saw you posting again , i thought how childish .then i remembered children come on here as well ,i couldn t imagine an adult could be so stupid or ignorant ,so it must be a kid .
i'm sorry lil fella ,i'm not saying your stupid or ignorant ,i just think you were never taught proper manners ,if you don t understand what that means then maybe you should ask your mommy when she gets home in the morning from the bar .
i see your user name is mastercam master , obviously you would like to be a machinist when you grow up . pay attention in school and study up on your math , speaking of school you may want to ask your mommy to put you in a better school because it's quite clear the school your in is failing on you .

don t worry lil guy i'm sure that you will be well on your way to being a good machinist when you grow up and venture from home to find another trailer park to call home ,and don t worry about what the old guys have to say around the trailer park because i'm sure you will be a man before your mother reguardless of what anyone says

post within the forums if you ever have a question in reguards to machining ,
i'm sure there would be a lot of people willing to help fill that empty little head of yours

PS it's ok to play with girls but just don t allow them to play dress up with you and dress you in girls cloths ,
also don t shove pennies up your nose

well bubble boy


when i saw you posting again , i thought how childish .then i remembered children come on here as well ,i couldn t imagine an adult could be so stupid or ignorant ,so it must be a kid .
i'm sorry lil fella ,i'm not saying your stupid or ignorant ,i just think you were never taught proper manners ,if you don t understand what that means then maybe you should ask your mommy when she gets home in the morning from the bar .
i see your user name is mastercam master , obviously you would like to be a machinist when you grow up . pay attention in school and study up on your math , speaking of school you may want to ask your mommy to put you in a better school because it's quite clear the school your in is failing on you .

don t worry lil guy i'm sure that you will be well on your way to being a good machinist when you grow up and venture from home to find another trailer park to call home ,and don t worry about what the old guys have to say around the trailer park because i'm sure you will be a man before your mother reguardless of what anyone says

post within the forums if you ever have a question in reguards to machining ,
i'm sure there would be a lot of people willing to help fill that empty little head of yours

PS it's ok to play with girls but just don t allow them to play dress up with you and dress you in girls cloths ,
also don t shove pennies up your nose

Why do you think the population of canada is so small?
I'm not the only one who makes fun of your weather, lol
Most northern states have small populations too.
It must be lonley up there, I bet you have sheep to keep you warm.
Do the demographics on Fremont Ca. I bet you already did, poor canadian boy. I have a company website, but I don't want any sheep shaggers contacting me.
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HEY YOU KEEP THE SHEEP OUTTA THIS ;-)

Why do you think the population of canada is so small?
I'm not the only one who makes fun of your weather, lol
Most northern states have small populations too.
It must be lonley up there, I bet you have sheep to keep you warm.
Do the demographics on Fremont Ca. I bet you already did, poor canadian boy. I have a company website, but I don't want any sheep shaggers contacting me.
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well well well bubble boy my retarded little inbred friend ,
how can you own a shop , it is quite clear that you cannot possibly hold a clear or original thougt in you head , you keep on dreaming little guy ,you'll amount to something no matter what everyone says

i will give you the same advise i give my kids when they over run a joke that wasn't funny to begin with , pay attention lil fella i usually say this to Canadian children who are far smarter than you ,
if you keep on the same joke people are going to beleave you a boring or too stupid to be able to carry more than one thought
do you understand lil fella , i'm sure you understand the words stupid ,it's probably tatooed to your forehead

probably a cute kid , just stupid

sounds good

I just went to http://www.theweathernetwork.com/

I am astonished by how freezing it is in canada right now.
The warmest temperature in the whole country right now is 6 degrees!!!!!!!!
It gets down to -31!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Holy dertsheep
Nowonder there are so many jokes about canada's weather.

Just got a E-Mail from THK.Canadians can no longer buy from the online store.http://www.tos-world.com/.
McMaster Carr is also no Canadian orders.
Larry

Just got a E-Mail from THK.Canadians can no longer buy from the online store.http://www.tos-world.com/.
McMaster Carr is also no Canadian orders.
Larry

That dosen't bother me too much as long as their Canadian
representatives
sell it to us at close to the same price since the dollar is close to par. It might even save us some money on shipping. I will be able to pick it up locally in Waterloo.

There is also another place in Cambridge so I'm lucky in that respect.

Don

ps: I'm glad I don't have to go down to grade 3 level so that you can understand.
don

http://www.machinetools.net.tw/profile_beta.htm?cid=101&keyword=565

a guy ive met built a monster of a machine and used these slides and ballscrews on his system ,he said parts were cheap solid and shipped cheaper than what you would pay across the border , the guy was a professional machine builder at a high end router building company , so i find it easy to assume he knows his prices

Hi All,
Im Signwave. Im very new to this field and am looking forward to becoming proficient at what I will be doing in the new year. I run a sign shop, im an electrician, photographer, and amoung other things I have a small fab side to my shop where I can MIG & TIG- basically hack , gouge, smash , & pound steel, aluminum and Stainless into a few shapes. I also do a litle auto painting and mechanicing.
Right now im working on a 16 foot welded aluminum boat and this will be my summer fun project to carry me through this winter..

I am in Burnaby BC and As far as I know BC stands for: Beautiful Country British Columbia, BRING CASH, brilliant canadians, etc....

Anyway, Im expecting delivery of a 5x10 CNC router table in the next few days. Im a little intimidated as this will be a first. I have a pile of wiring and construciton to do once i set the machine in place. wish me luck.

I hope you guys wont mind me picking your brains. I suspect my learning curve is about to go vertical...

and as for UPS... I dont much like 'em either.. UPSme off... is what i say when they've shown up at my door...

so thats a little dirt on me... I look forward to the future and happy holidays to all the 'nucks out there eh?

I have never lived in a place where it snows. It must be fun to get to play in the snow all the time. I did go skiing once in Mammoth Ca. I went to Tahoe when it was snowing didn't go outside much, too busy gambling.
I have never had any problems with UPS, they are everywhere.
Most of the time when I need something I just go to the tool store.
I guess Canada isn't like California when it comes to commerce.
Whats with all the routers? Who would want a router? We use real machines here.

We use real machines here.

really now , is that why i machine military parts , what are you machining ,washers?

is there a point to your BS

What I would really like to see is a list of Canadian suppliers so we can cut through the import problems!
I work at Quality Cutting Tools in Saskatoon. For the most part, for our customers for items under 20 lbs or so, we ship for free. Pretty much orders over $20. This is because we know how bad the US suppliers tend to gouge. The only thing that isn't covered is expedited delivery.

I work at Quality Cutting Tools in Saskatoon. For the most part, for our customers for items under 20 lbs or so, we ship for free. Pretty much orders over $20. This is because we know how bad the US suppliers tend to gouge. The only thing that isn't covered is expedited delivery.



drop us a link so we can see what you've got

www.qualitycuttingtools.ca

I have never lived in a place where it snows. It must be fun to get to play in the snow all the time. I did go skiing once in Mammoth Ca. I went to Tahoe when it was snowing didn't go outside much, too busy gambling.
I have never had any problems with UPS, they are everywhere.
Most of the time when I need something I just go to the tool store.
I guess Canada isn't like California when it comes to commerce.
Whats with all the routers? Who would want a router? We use real machines here.

UPS is everywhere... like cockroaches in a fat ladies infested mobile home.
keep gambling...
break a leg
they have stores for tools there? huh? whadayaknow'boutthat.
ask the CIA how many 3D capable routers they have.. routers are quite useful in building diaramas in order to visualize the enemy and how to bomb him out of his own country,

Okotoks, Alberta.

(10 miles south of Calgary)

I vote for:

I am Canadian Eh!

Tried the site in Saskatoon and have a question. There flyer does not open and has not been updated for quite a while. Does not help when you are in another province.
The way it is going you can say you are part of Calgary. I can remember when Midnapore was a way out of Calgary along with the Corral Drive in.
John

Yeah, it is a problem that our website is not fully functioning. You can send us your email address and get on the flyer list. We have been mailing them out for the last few years, and have just decided to send it out as an E-flyer. This is still a work in progress, so as for right now we are just mailing them out. We only now have stores in Saskatoon, and Edmonton. We do have a salesman that does make it to Calgary every now and then , but we run tech support out of our Saskatoon office. If you have questions, you can forward them to Gduff@qualitycuttingtools.ca. As far as questions, I can answer what you ask me. We sell cutting tools, coolant supplies, machinery etc. Our brands include Kennametal, Kar, Sowa, Kingston, YCM, we are the western Canadian Clausing distributor. And much more.
Thanks for the inquiry!
Graeme

I have just been alerted to this thread.
I too like to make fun of other countries, but sometimes I get a bit out of hand and offend without realizing. The Internet is a great way of communicating, and is equally a great way to miscommunicate without the use of facial gestures and voice tones. Please consider your texts and how they might be interpreted.

For what its worth, I once mentioned to Art, a Canadian CNC software writer, that I have noticed some great software has come out of Canada. Mach3, RealDraw Pro, and Visual Pinball, to name a few. Arts response was, yeh, it gets so cold here, we snuggle down for the winter, and are forced to write great code. See the cold does have some benefits.

Thanks guys for working with each other to get along.
Regards, Benny

hi guys
Great club name.

East coaster in Whitby,Ont.

Hey all ,Corrie from Whitby.Need some aluminum ,check out www.abilitymetals.com , got some good pricing.Any and all in the near by region wanna get together and talk shop over a beer or coffee ring me up . oh and big hello to larry,cheers brother.

Hiya everyone.

Pickering, Ontario

Have to agree about Ability Metals in Pickering. Great guys and great place to pick up small chunks for small projects.

Cheers

Hay Corrie,
I moved next door to unit 6 Clydes...Building 20 crates Sunday in the afternoon and into the evening.Drop by if you wish,but don't forget the coffee,2milk.Go around back to shipping.
Larry

Saskatoon. 3 mills.

Hello, High River, AB.
Doing a SX3 CNC conversion from Syil. Learning Bob CAD ver 21. Have experience with Autocad, Inventor, Rhino, 3DS MAX, Woodworking, Machine Shop, etc.