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Just a thought but would it help to turn off all power saving modes in both the bios and Windows and then use a usb to lpt converter ?

http://www.serialgear.com/1-Port-LPT-USB-336581.html

NAFTA is the North American Free Trade Agreement. China is not involved in NAFTA.

I was just thinking that, with the road trip down south by Kalvin to purchase an X3 http://cnczone.com/forums/showthread.php?t=54897&page=4 . This may be a good time to start compiling a kind of Road...

LOL,

16 hours on the road...
Brand new X3...
and the first thing you do is post here instead of unpacking your new machine????

Just for others who may want to follow your example, what were...

Very well stated...

Living in Ontario, I think I have seen the effects of the high Canadian dollar in the way jobs have been lost this past year or so.
It certainly is nice to see our buying...

Best of luck and please keep us informed on how it goes.

The info you need is here : http://www.cnczone.com/forums/showthread.php?t=56392 .
The code I found is tariff code 84.59.10.00.

More...

Perhaps badly worded.
If you hire someone, that is one person not on UI.

Good example of how one thing hurts in one area and helps in another.

Geof sells more down south and maybe has to hire another person... One more person off social assist and spending more in...

Whats gonna hurt is that I just read an article that predicts the loonie might be back to the high 80's or low 90's by mid spring (depending on the first 3 months of whoever wins the US election next...

ataxy,

The best way to clean a keyboard is with lots of compressed air (from a compressor, not that canned stuff), distilled water and WD40.
After blowing out as much crap as possible, I remove...

LOL, a friend of mine was in the same boat a few years back. He wanted a benchtop mill because his shop was cramped. He waited until he finished a new shed/workshop/Leafs shrine and ended up getting...

Ok, now the fun begins...

The WSM20 is either a BF20 or BF16. There is a bit of info on these mills out there. Try these two for a start:
http://www.students.tut.fi/~kontkant/bf20.php.html...

Where in Canada are you?
Your profile says Paris so I assume that you are in Quebec. If so, check out http://www.garantmachinerie.com/en/index.php
or
http://www.syil.ca/

Also, What are you...

Why not make it yourself ?
Check this out...
http://homepage3.nifty.com/homeshop-tools/vise/vise-e.htm

Found another one.
http://www.wcc.net/~jkmccoy/shop/vise.htm

I get the feeling that a lot of retailers will be using a new twist this year.

Remember when we were all complaining about how the CDN prices were not dropping when our dollar was on the rise?...

You should keep an eye on what is included with the X2's from Busy Bee and Princess Auto.
The one I got from PA had a collet and chuck set like this...

Check out the prices at Busy Bee. The CT133 is an X2 on sale right now for $698. The CT 129 looks like a bigger machine with DRO for $999....

Old is not a bad thing.
These things are a couple kilos each and very stiff so they don't slide around or flex on your desk.
Pick up a new keyboard and twist it. Some of the newer cheap ones feel...

LOL...

Thats why I stick to my old IBM model M's. Those are the old "clicky" ones like at http://www.clickykeyboards.com/
My 19 year old son uses one that is a year older then he is.
I have 4...

Patrike,

If you are looking for some idea about this hobby or just want to speak to a treasure trove of knowledge and experience, check out the Toronto Society of Model Engineers...

Patrike,

Might want to mark this on your calendar. The bust Bee in Pickering will be doing an instore demo of the mill in December.

http://busybeetools.com/events/demo.htm#pickering

HOLY CRAP !!!!

That bike is just plain nuts....

With the original setup he had, just the speed control, motor and batteries is well over $1,000. That is not even looking at the materials for...

Patrike,

The X3 is a better machine but I have not had any luck in finding it in this part of Canada. Being kinda cheap, I would rather spend a couple hundred buck on tools then on shipping. If...

Hiya guys,

Been away for a while due to business and have been trying to catch up on emails and stuff.

The $1000 mill at Princess Auto is the same as the one at Bust Bee (...

How about something like the Sherline 2000 series. That thing has an extension on it to increase Y travel a couple of inches.
I don't have a Sherline but I just wondering if that is what you had in...

Oh, but it is... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene_patent
:confused:

On the issue of software, I think I can agree with you but these are issues dealing with intangibles. Once lawyers start to...

I like that idea of the cordless drill. I think I'll try that.
I already use one with a one way bearing as a cheap starter for my radio controlled gas cars...
When it comes to buying stuff for...

Gotta do what ya gotta do...
The first time I went to a supplier, they were just getting out an order that looked it weighed as much as any 6 cars in the parking lot combined. I just wanted a couple...

Thanks but Enco free shipping does not apply to Canada. :(

Excellent. Gonna order one this week...