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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 Dennis P

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    WTB - 5C Collet closer(for lathe)

    Good day, Wondering if anyone has a 5C collet closer they are looking to get rid of. Currently I am using a drawtube style but would prefer a lever style or pneumatic below is a picture for reference - does not need to be exact. Let me know what you have and how much you'd be wanting. Thanks Dennis
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    5c collets-free

    Next in line please, if it doesnt work out with Proxule. Dennis
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    MT2 Tailstock Turret

    Good day, if it doesnt work out with Tom ill gladly take it off your hands. so 2nd in line.... Dennis
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    New to me Hartford Mill

    Man that mill looks very familiar. By chance even the color is close. This is a pic of mine i painted back in 2016. Shes a bit worn out but still does what I need it to do. Dennis
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    Starrett Hole gauges: Sold

    I already have multiples of each, otherwise Id be interested at that price for sure. That tool addiction is a bugger sometimes eh. Have a good one
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    In need of assistance - calgary SE

    Well thanks for the replies and offers to lend a hand. Looks like they ended up getting sold before I could get something figured out. Oh well there will be more hahah. Thanks again for offering and hope you all have a good day. Dennis
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    In need of assistance - calgary SE

    Good day, Bit of a long shot but figured Id ask. Looking to buy some collets from an older gentleman in Calgary on the SE side. But being out in Saskatoon turned out to be a problem. Was hoping he would drop em in the mail but he mentioned he has had issues and didnt feel comfortable so I didnt...
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    Saskatoon

    I wouldnt mind a sask forum. Might be easier to bounce ideas off local ish people. Never know when you need material or have some extra tools for sale. I'm just outside Saskatoon.
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    Shipping a Lathe ?

    So far ive had 3 machines shipped from ontario. 2 lathes and 1 mill. Havent had any damage on any of them yet, but im thinking ive just been lucky. The one thing I always make sure of is that they get sent via rail instead of on a truck. First time I did it was because of cost(rail being...
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    "New" machine day HLV-H

    PeterT got it right, need to build a Rotary phase converter sometime soon. Cleaning up better that I thought it would, but looks like ill have to order some new belts and some badging for some of the controls. Once its up and running ill see about posting a smaller video if it will let me.
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    "New" machine day HLV-H

    New addition to the shop... Gonna need a lot of elbow grease and head scratching but itll be worth it in the end. Found it as a 220v 3ph which will make it easy, i wont have to mess around with transformers. Now i just need to build a RPC. Needed to happen sooner or later anyway and this is a...
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    New bench for the shop - finished

    In the last house we owned I had the same problem with the rickedy bench I had, always frustrating. Anything big enough to have to be built on the floor was always a bugger too. This particular bench had a fairly wicked twist in the top(learned a lesson when gluing it up). Ended up making a...
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    New bench for the shop - finished

    Thanks guys, and yes the legs are adjustable, my garage floor is fairly even but made the adjustable feet just in case I need to make any adjustments or if it wasnt level in either direction I could easily adjust it. Instead of messing around with shims and such. Have a few others benches at...
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    New bench for the shop - finished

    Built a new bench for the shop and turned out pretty good so figured id share with yas. First time doing any picky woodwork for me but a fun build none the less.
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    Checking bed twist

    Another option is to use a pendulum setup to check lathe bed twist. Very easy to make and no special(machinist level) required and still quite accurate. I don't have a picture of the setup I made but there is a video on youtube link below I personally would not use the tailstock sliding back...
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