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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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    Shop Dangerous shop lights

    Honestly I've been running them for awhile and have found very similar results, deformed plastic, burning smell. They get so damn hot they self destruct, and that panel then shuts down. When one panel goes out I throw them out, they are so damn bright I keep running them, but the lights are...
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    Mod-u-Blast Sand Blasting Cabinet.

    You suck
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    Belt Sander Electrocution

    Just thinking now I have mine on polyurethane casters so that's probably exactly why.
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    Belt Sander Electrocution

    I get this from my blasting cabinet at times. Took a long time for me to figure out it wasn't media escaping from an unknown hole, and it was actually when I pressed up against the little metal screws that hold the glove mounting rings.
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    SM1230 pickup

    Awesome!
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    Ammco 6" Metal shaper

    That looks amazing!
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    Tips/Techniques Making the Square Drive hole in a custom socket.

    Have you considered welding a socket on the end? :D
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    Miller 180 Autoset

    That is the internets consensus on the 250/x, but I love mine. I don't have any issues with it welding sheet metal with .023" wire. It might be worth throwing a chunk of welding cable inline with your ground lead to extend it to 25', especially if you have another machine you can borrow one...
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    Miller 180 Autoset

    How long is the ground lead on your 250x? I swapped mine for 25' I believe
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    Miller 180 Autoset

    Have you tried wrapping the ground lead around a large chunk of steel? My 250 sometimes has sporadic starts, it really likes the wire to be trimmed everytime. Never blowing holes or burning back unless tip is dirty tho. I tried adjusting the inductance slightly wrapping the ground lead but...
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    Miller 180 Autoset

    Mine was too, the problem is the small shaft and bushings in the wire drive motor gearbox on the 180 autoset You could grab the roller and wiggle it up and down a fairly large amount(maybe 1/4") so no matter how much the drive tension was tightened down it would still slip when running autoset...
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    Miller 180 Autoset

    If it is birdsnesting then the drive roll tension may be set too tight? Do you have a picture of how tight it's set? I would be very gentle with this adjustment as the 180 autoset I had egged the bushings & ruined the driveshaft in the wire feed gearbox and they are big $ to replace the whole...
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    What to use to seal oil site glasses?

    ultra black = 24hr wait time.
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    What to use to seal oil site glasses?

    X2 on The Right Stuff(mostly because it's fast) You can get smaller quantities at Ctire https://www.canadiantire.ca/en/pdp/permatex-30873-the-right-stuff-90-minute-gasket-maker-80-ml-0383829p.html
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    Car Rust

    If you have a decent air compressor you could get a little spot blaster from princess auto or Canadian Tire. Blast away the rust, hit it with rust converter, zinc chromate primer & paint. Once the paints cured spray it with fluid film from the back If you just want cheap take a gallon of...
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