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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 Gearhead88

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    WURTH Nut/Bolt or whatever cabinet, $60, Calgary, AB

    No way I'm ignoring this deal , he lives right around the corner too .
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    Milling machine stand for sale or trade

    The stand that Busy bee sells for that machine is 32 1/2" tall . The stand that King Canada sells for that mill is 32 1/4" tall. Both of the Mill / Drill machines you mentioned are small- ish . The stand I'm selling is 28 1/2" tall , it's for a medium sized Mill / Drill . This is what was on it
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    Milling machine stand for sale or trade

    FFS ...... Still here ...... Trades ? This piece does not fit in with my garage destruction / reconstruction plan . I'm rearranging the shop when repairs are finished and I am making room , purging and re-evaluating the clutter .
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    New to me RF 45 ..... In the shop

    The terminal strip inside the VFD housing . The connection of input power and the motor is clear , my confusion lies with , I am not sure what switches to buy
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    New to me RF 45 ..... In the shop

    The drawing I was referring to .
  6. Gearhead88

    New to me RF 45 ..... In the shop

    Does anyone have any idea what kind of switches I need to buy ? . I intend to have an E stop switch ( got one ) , a forward and reverse switch , similar to the way this machine was setup before when it had contactors , the difference being , The VFD is in control now , all of the original...
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    Machine Sunnen rod hone - usefulness (other than servicing con rods)?

    Benchtop of floor model ?
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    Machine Sunnen rod hone - usefulness (other than servicing con rods)?

    Abrasives are not cheap either , course , medium , fine , it gets spendy
  9. Gearhead88

    Machine Sunnen rod hone - usefulness (other than servicing con rods)?

    Is it a bare machine or does it include any mandrels ?
  10. Gearhead88

    Show us your shops!

    The siding has been an ongoing argument with the Adjustor ( female , has to get the last word in ) . The siding on the shed is only a couple of years old , when I built the shed I chose the siding that most closely matched the colour of the siding on the garage , I still have the receipts and...
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    Show us your shops!

    The repairs started near the end of march , a bit of a slow process ........ I've been trying to negotiate with the insurance adjustor and the restoration company , not an easy process . I am now sharing some of the repair work after waiting , with very little happening . The framers have been...
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    Machine Sunnen rod hone - usefulness (other than servicing con rods)?

    The one here is used for engine projects , it's tooled up pretty good , sadly it's an expensive machine to outfit ...... almost anything Sunnen on ebay is super expensive . To fill the oil reservoir is now sneaking up close to a thousand dollars :oops: , There are ways to extend the life of the...
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    New to me RF 45 ..... In the shop

    Still gathering parts n' supplies to get this mill running . I have a Huanyang 2.2 kw VFD , some cable , terminal strips , an E stop button , a junction box , a 24 volt digital tachometer and more . I have gutted all of the old stuff out of the machine , the contactors , switches etc . I kinda...
  14. Gearhead88

    Car Rust

    Cars are disposable , more so in the rust belt , I realized this at some point , probably when I started driving 140 km / day to get to work . I used to try and keep on top of the rust when it became a problem and have restored a number of vehicles , 3 of them were frame off restorations ...
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    500 lb drill bits, end mills, reamers, broaches, etc

    Ooooo ........... Sunnen stuff
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