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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!

Recent content by Beez12

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    Wilton Vise

    Stumbled upon this on Kijiji for 50 dollars. It’s no bullet vise but I still think it’s well worth what I paid. Minor damage (apprentice marks) , and missing one of the lower pipe jaws. Should be a nice little restoration project.
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    Garage heater install

    Looking to outfit my garage with a natural gas heater for the coming winter months. Gas line tie in is in the basement just below the garage (so not far of a run). Can anyone recommend a good installer in the Calgary/Airdrie area?
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    how to remove a stubborn screw?

    I would try using a hand impact driver, can pick up a cheapo from princess auto for an affordable price...
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    Finally found one…

    Very nice! Was that the Mitutoyo granite plate on kijiji?
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    micor cut lathe 14 X 40 Calgary asking 6000$

    Congratulations on the new purchase.
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    Barrie Tornado

    Yeah some of those photos are horrendous. Saw one of a house half peeled off its foundation.
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    9" Utilathe Follower Rest

    Looking good Craig!
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    Force GL - 300 C x 914

    Thanks gents, will post pics once I get the machine in a few days. This will replace my Clausing that I just got fully operational thanks to RobinHoods advice.
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    Force GL - 300 C x 914

    Has anyone owned or operated a Force GL - 300 C x 914 lathe? My offer was accepted for one outside of Edmonton. Deposit is being put down now, and just wanted some insight on this import machine.
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    Deckel FP 3 L

    Looks good! Glad it went to a good home’
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    Lathe Stall

    Yup it appears to be, I’m just doing gradual clutch adjustments. All this is doing is giving me an excuse to buy another machine so I can modify some existing parts to make it work properly LOL
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    Improving Chinese tool holder

    LOL good advice
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    Improving Chinese tool holder

    Just got my first haul off Ali Express, which included a bunch of Knockoff Korloy CCMT inserts, boring bar, and right and left turning tool holders. So far so good, the knockoff Korloy inserts work better than expected. The only piece that lacked quality is the boring bar. The insert does not...
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    Lathe Stall

    Alright, finally up and operational lol. Currently capable of taking a 30 thou total depth of cut in 4140, however much more and I still get some stall. However I suppose I can’t get much more greedy with size of my machine. Thanks again RobinHood!
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    Lathe Stall

    Nope, it’s just a gear selection in the headstock than decreases spindle rpm and increases torque.
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