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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!
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BBldrJ reacted to Dan Dubeau's post in the thread Welcome to Westwood Metalworks, What is he building in there? with
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Belt grinder side quest #2...... I've been thinking round and round in circles the past few days about how to make my drive wheel... -
BBldrJ replied to the thread New GTA member.We’ve been here for over 20 years it has changed a lot. I’m still optimistic and feel that there are so many great places in Brampton...
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BTell me more about these sock machines......:D It's a shame these old machines get scrapped. As much as I always hate to see machines...
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BWelcome aboard from Burlington. I grew up in Brampton - we moved there in the 60s. My wife’s family were farmers in Brampton from the...
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BBldrJ replied to the thread New GTA member.It really pained me to strip the winders down. I have one larger section left. These were all mechanically controlled, and yes the...
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BBldrJ replied to the thread New GTA member.That’s really nice work on the winder. My landlord was in the dying and sock knitting business and I acquired some machinery from him...
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BThis is the powered skein winder I made her. There is another arm for the other side too, but it rearely get's used. Mostly only when...
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BBldrJ reacted to jcdammeyer's post in the thread Micro-controller controlled Pneumatic Power Draw Bar with Like.
Once I get the fume hood made (Project #42) I can go back to casting indoors. For now the hose to the Natural Gas line is long enough...
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BThat's just to offset the other ways I make her life harder ;). She's not yet at the point where she'd need a winder quite that big...
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BYou and @Dan Dubeau need to compare notes. His wife is into yarn and he is constantly making stuff to make her life easier.
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BWelcome from south of Calgary. What is the large green machine on your Insta gram pictures, has what appear to be wood spindles with...
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BBldrJ replied to the thread New GTA member.I have some smaller self- contained units that could be powered by a small motor or drill. I’m not sure if it would work for thicker, or...
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BBldrJ replied to the thread New GTA member.Exactly! It rewinds larger spools of yarn onto cones or spools. Mostly for rewinding before and after dying. Lots of parts to make...
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BWelcome from SK.
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BWelcome to the group. :) Perry in Calgary.