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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!

Recent content by canuck750

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    Newbie gear cutting question

    Thank you for all the great responses! I have much to learn. Now to find a metric 1.5 module cutter for the 25 tooth gear I want to replicate.
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    Newbie gear cutting question

    I have no experience cutting gears but I do want to try and cut a new gear in aluminum. I recently picked up an Atlas MFB in very good shape and I have a couple sets of gear cutters, one set is an M1 metric module and the other a DP 16. The gear I want to replicate is stamped M1.5 and Z25, o...
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    Dan Gelbart posts unusual shop tricks

    To prevent corrosion of steel and aluminum the best product I have found is ACF-50. This product was developed by the UK for the Harrier Jump Jets. I have used it for over a decade on motorcycle restorations on bare aluminum engine and wheel hubs, steel and aluminum rims, exhaust systems etc...
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    Atlas Mill electrical woes

    I like that idea, I didn’t know Princess Auto carried these, even though I am probably in there once a week. I should have these on all of my machines, another project to get on with.
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    Atlas Mill electrical woes

    I ran the Atlas horizontal mill today making my first cut on a small scrap of aluminum. Without paying any attention to speed or feed I just put the block of alloy in the vice and ran the power feed taking about a 1/16” deep cut. I am Impressed with this small machine, pretty decent finish for...
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    Atlas Mill electrical woes

    Discarded the pair of contactors installed a single pole switch h and it works like a charm, the motor is quiet, no hesitation starting up and the motor remains cool The inside of the machine is now empty except for the wires to the switch and motor, encased in plastic sheathing I use on my...
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    Atlas Mill electrical woes

    Thank you Tony!! Very much appreciated, I picked up a single pole switch this morning and some black and white wire to do the job properly, out with all the old electronics.
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    Atlas Mill electrical woes

    I just downloaded the Atlas parts manual and operation manual from Keith Ruckers web site. The contactors are definitely not stock, the parts page shows a simple on/off switch. I will pick up a new one/off switch, get rid of the contactors and just wire direct through the switch to the motor...
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    Atlas Mill electrical woes

    A couple responses, the motor has a forward reverse switch, no idea if I need a reverse for this machine or if F and R were original to these. The motor will start in the direction the switch is flipped to. I agree that it is very strange to locate these big contactors exposed to the oil...
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    Atlas Mill electrical woes

    This is a lengthy post, sorry for all the detail but my understanding of electrical is very limited and I am trying to diagnose a problem with the machine. Advice and explanations are very much appreciated!! I recently purchased a very nice Atlas Horizontal milling machine model MFB. The mill...
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    Milling machine stand for sale or trade

    That would work for me, any time after Monday next week, Thanks Jim
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    Milling machine stand for sale or trade

    I would buy it for your asking price if it were in Edmonton!
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    12 x 36 lathe vibration

    I fitted the link belt to my lathe today, it is a 5/8” twist link I got off Amazon. A 1/2” wide link belt would have been a better fit but the 5/8” will work. The lathe runs very smooth now, a great improvement over the old V belt and the bouncing motor. The belt does give off a high pitch...
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    12 x 36 lathe vibration

    Thank you. I had Amazon deliver me a 5/8” wide link belt, will install it tomorrow
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    12 x 36 lathe vibration

    I tightened the motor mount set stud, it has significantly reduced the vibration! Thank you for the advice. The belt is 1/2” wide but the distance between the pulley flanges at the top edge is close to 9/16” and the belt sits deep into the ‘V’, I think it rides on the bottom of the ‘V’ on the...
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