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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!

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    Digital Micrometer, $150, Kitchener, ON

    Reach out and try to touch it. If your fingers don't go thru it, it's real.
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    Tips/Techniques Pre-owned Lathes A Guide to Inspecting before you buy

    This is a free download on Vintage Machinery. It addresses Myford lathes specifically but alot of it applies to any lathe a hobbyist would use. http://www.vintagemachinery.org/pubs/detail.aspx?id=9522
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    Need to get drill bits for tapping

    The two that I played with made a click sound when the buttons were depressed (solenoids?) They also made a clicking sound when the ram contacted the spring steel cutout dies as stated by Warlock.
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    WTS Taig micro lathe, with extras. $500 Calgary area.

    It's a beauty! Thanks Dave.
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    Need to get drill bits for tapping

    The clicker press I am familiar with have 2 buttons on the ram, 1 for each hand to press to get a stroke cycle. This ensures the operator's hands are out of harms way.
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    Tips/Techniques Machining prints or plans exchange?

    Good idea. I've got some plans but haven't built any as I am gun shy about ic engines.
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    Shaper $375

    I see it as a light duty 20" stroke shaper. It is perhaps 20% bigger bulk wise than the one I had which was a 16".
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    Shaper $375.00

    Sorry about the dup post but it didn't appear after I posted it so I thought I had screwed up.
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    Shaper $375

    Sorry about the dup post but it didn't appear after I posted it so I thought I had screwed up.
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    Shaper $375

    https://classifieds.castanet.net/details/antique_shaper./5133588/
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    Shaper $375.00

    https://classifieds.castanet.net/details/antique_shaper./5133588/
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    Logan lathe in pieces CA$500

    https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/4002812620040229/?ref=search&referral_code=null&referral_story_type=post&tracking=browse_serp%3A39171682-1397-4131-8adf-06164a226d1a
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    Deckel jig grinder, whatever that is. Vancouver (Delta) BC, offers.

    I'm going out there at the end of May to see what it can do besides jig grinder functions.
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    Canox C250E AC-DC Welder

    Years ago, I removed the cowling on my Electrohome 225AC welder and found not only dust but the outer winding of the variable transformer had hundreds of weld spatter crapola welded to it. I spent a couple of hours removing them with a sharp chisel and hammer. I don't know why it didn't short out.
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    Box assorted sharpening stones with book CA$40

    https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1205429871212645?
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