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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 jcdammeyer

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    2002 VW Golf refurb

    Kind of like they stopped making VW Beetles. But an end to Formula Vee. Anyone remember Formula Vee? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Formula_Vee
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    Product Price of tooling

    Catalogue is 8 years old according to KBC.
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    2002 VW Golf refurb

    I lowered my Datsun 510 with shorter/stiffer springs and thicker front and additional rear sway bar along with different shock absorbers. But I also changed the pivot points to bring the camber back into line so the wider tires sat flat on the ground. It went around pylons on the slalom course...
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    Product Price of tooling

    This guy now special order has gone up 42% https://www.kbctools.ca/itemdetail/6-273-100
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    Product Price of tooling

    In cleaning up and re-organizing I stumbled on a KBC Tools Catalogue (more than 1" thick) with ID Volume 52. I've sent them an email asking what year that one was produced. What's interesting is now this guy is $3299 https://www.kbctools.ca/itemdetail/6-125-061 In the catalogue the same part #...
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    Shop Is your shop messy or spotless?

    I think we should all aim for this size shop...
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    2002 VW Golf refurb

    You're having way too much fun with this... How's CNC with the mill going?
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    Hard to believe this foundry works

    I totally agree. For example putting Tariffs on American Made stuff because they don't have a public health care system and we do. It costs us more to manufacture because of that. Same with far east environmental and safety standards. I agree with @whydontu that the work they do is...
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    New Idler Motor

    Nice to see ethics in play here!
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    Really ?

    I"m going to guess that he was wondering about books in a library? Where are they located?
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    Rebuilding antique cameras

    These videos are pretty long. Perhaps best watched while doing something else. I had never realized cameras were as complex inside. I think I'd attempt rebuilding out SAAB 900T engine again before I'd try a camera. https://www.youtube.com/@VintageResurrection
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    Really ?

    The long and short of my problem starts with Volkswagen cheating on their pollution stuff with their diesel engines. That rippled down the system to other manufacturers requiring more stringent control for pollution. Add that cleaning diesel is expensive and that the catalytic converter, for...
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    Care Not Speed

    Having lived in the Netherlands with our two boys we were quite surprised that Misha, who was 4, was required to go to school. Linda had hoped to have one more year with him while Chris at 6 was expected to start Grade 1. Not so for The Netherlands. AI Overview Because of that the company...
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    Shop Is your shop messy or spotless?

    I might just buy one for kersene since that also works for milling aluminum and I think is cheaper than WD40. Still have an unused gallon of LPS-1. Kind of like WD40 but leaves dry residue so not good for milling aluminum.
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    Care Not Speed

    If I were to simplify the difference between High_School/Technical_College and University is the first group teaches 'things' and the second doesn't teach things but teaches how to learn. I'm sure this will cause a major GRRRRRR but think about it. So many people have stated to me that for...
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