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  • Several Regions have held meetups already, but others are being planned or are evaluating the interest. The Calgary Area Meetup is set for Saturday July 12th at 10am. The signup thread is 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!

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    If you could own just one special vehicle what would it look like?

    That is an excellent way to describe them, I'm not hating on them, but the few times i was subjected to them it was for decidedly not off road things
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    If you could own just one special vehicle what would it look like?

    I don't hold a high opinion of jeeps for anything but their offroad capabilities. IMO its a shame they didn't do much else well, not counting the war time versions, they were excellent at what they were designed for. I would pit the 6x6 Tatra against most challengers. The drive system is neat...
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    If you could own just one special vehicle what would it look like?

    I assume they are like hummers on the highway, an exercise in patience and absorbing a terrible ride, but they really do excellent at off road.I think my choices are all about being able to go wherever I want.
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    If you could own just one special vehicle what would it look like?

    well, that is a loaded question. For the longest time it was a 72 Mach 1 with the louvers, but then my tastes got weird.... its a toss up between a home built X-114 ( it counts as a boat :D ) or a Tatra 814-7 which would make a hell of a camper as long as I could resist not turning it...
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    Solidworks for Makers @ CAD30.00 per year

    not that it would fix your CAM issue but from what I heard offline mode is the full version solidworks interface without all the bloat.
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    Solidworks for Makers @ CAD30.00 per year

    Aye I have to agree, I've run it on a i7 960 from 14 years ago, 25gb ram and it was good for single part projects of varying complexity. But that was a 2022 full install. Ymmv
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    Solidworks for Makers @ CAD30.00 per year

    I have just gotten back into solidworks (work got me a license) and have dug up the training manual and accompanying training files if anyone is interested i can post a link. it got me making some complex parts by lesson 3 and .. i stopped doing it as it told me enough to do what i needed at...
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    10” rotary table with 14” chuck

    Likewise! Quite the setup you have there, something to aspire to
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    Does anyone know of any welding teachers in Burlington or Halton area?

    I just picked up a Firstess DP200 Multi-Process MIG Welder from yeswelder myself, I'm in no position to teach anything but just chiming in in solidarity
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    10” rotary table with 14” chuck

    PM sent
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    Workplace Safety at work and in the home shop

    For the face protectors I believe we use these at work : not the cheapest but surprisingly light and easy to work in, and the front plastic cover is changed out pretty easily. I wear prescription glasses and have tried all manner of covers and prescription safeties, these have been my...
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    Hello!

    Welcome! And here I was watching a toy boiler rebuild and though "what's new on the forum.... "
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    CA-ON Bentone 34 or other “organophilic” clay?

    Its gotta be easier to buy than to make... but you can make it :P Just need some unscented cat litter and get added to "a list" ordering form some chem supply houses . Can sell as artisan benone :D or just order a test sample ( 25kg minimum )
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    Announcing the 2025 Ontario Meetup April 26 in Aylmer

    I wont be able to make this one as work has decided it wants to run early, but keep 'em going , I will attend eventually
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    Hot rolled and pickled

    At work we use baths of hydrochloric acid at a percentage I will have to look up, but totally doable iirc concrete etch / muriatic acid.
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