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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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For now I would take your parting tool money and invest it in a 4x6 bandsaw, I picked mine up used for $80 and have seen quite a few... -
Good save on the bushing. I hate parting off in the lathe, just when you think you know what your doing, BAM.
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Chawbeef replied to the thread First crash.Well I was able to use the bushing after all. I finished the cut with a hacksaw then chucked it up and faced the ragged end. It's just a...
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It might be well worth your time, and a lot less damage to your wallet if you could spend a couple of hours with another machinist to...
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Yes, agree with all of the above, but you’re right: that tool has significant positive rake, a definite no no for brass; you would have...
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Echoing what @DPittman says. Parting is basically another whole subject. I used a hack saw for years after I was already very...
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Well parting tools certainly can make a difference but make sure you've got all the basics covered first...angles, rigidity, speed...
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Back to the drawing board. I am (was) making a new brass bushing for my cross slide feed gear. I was pleased with the ID and the OD but...
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I've been having trouble with my lungs since I was a kid. About 10 or 11 days ago I started feeling short of breath, but not heart...
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Metric standards weren't agreed upon until 1971 ! Even now I find 12mm and 18mm nut and bolt heads instead of the proper 13mm and 19mm.
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The imperial/SAE unified national coarse and fine thread standards (Unified National Coarse - UNC and Unified National Fine - UNF) were...
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I bought a set of those from AliExpress. Mine are only good to a depth of about 3/4 inch. I like them too. They are similar to the...
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I'm no machinist but I have had way better luck using the strings of metric and SAE thread checkers from amazon. On them you can thread...
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And @Susquatch I like your step 3: Step 3 - test fit a nut or screw. If you have been lucky, you have nailed it.
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I made this red adapter for my router. I was positive the finger bolts for the rails were 1/4-20. I measured it with the calliper and...
