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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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    Shop Table top crane

    I understand the use of a crane on the mill. Just make sure you have a large enough (3/8-1/2” thk.) plate that will tie to the T Slots of the table. If you have too much over-hung load you could damage the table ways and derail the table. Most mill tables are cast iron and susceptible to...
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    Whisk(e)y, wine and cheese!

    Just a question for you alcohol ‘experts’. I bought a bottle of ‘Scottish Single Malt’ when we first went to Scotland in 1993. I have never opened the bottle. Do you think it is stilll GOOD ?
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    Tool David's 2x48 grinder build

    Hey Mike, Where do you get your belts and do they offer a range of sizes ?
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    Zenair CH601HD

    AL3003 ‘H14’ aluminum sheet stands out with a tensile strength range of 17 to 30 KSI (comparative to structural aluminum yield strength). Redstone Mfg - website source: “The 3003 H14 Aluminum Sheet, renowned for its excellent workability, weldability, and impressive corrosion resistance, is an...
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    Zenair CH601HD

    Yeah, the 3003 has a lower yield strength but does have good characteristics when it comes to forming into profiles and complex shapes (We were making polymer extrusion parts). The aircraft aluminum will have higher ksi, but formability will be limited. It is an exercise in material science to...
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    Zenair CH601HD

    I can remember forming some ‘flow tubes & couplers’ about 20 years ago and the grade we used was AL3003. Better formability and a lot less expensive. I remember buying from Ideal Alloys (now Ryerson). What grade of Aluminum sheet did you use ?
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    Product Cordless tools

    This is what I would use . . .
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    Product Cordless tools

    Not shore what you mean by DTI?
  9. LenVW

    Product Cordless tools

    Just use a dial indicator to pickup that ‘large’ hole center. That will provide you a datum to build from.
  10. LenVW

    Tips/Techniques Making the Square Drive hole in a custom socket.

    If you are really ambitious, try investment casting. We used to cast Woodruff ‘Shaft Keys’ and ‘pump impellers’ for high speed centrifugal pumps. Slip-Fit Dimensions and weird shapes were made of high alloy and even titanium. The WAX PATTERNS is where the expense lies. Plus the oven for...
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    Photos not opening

    I recently found that ‘photo’ (jpg) files, are not attachable to conversations in April 2025. They are attachable to this conversation that was initiated back in March 2025. Is this what others have been experiencing ?
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    Zenair CH601HD

    We used ‘polyurethane foam insulation’ on some applications to muffle noise. Probably would not stand up to hot areas in the engine compartment, but, the foam has good structural properties for stiffening purposes. One neighbour has used it to reinforce his GLIDER segments.
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    Zenair CH601HD

    Nice work Ryan !! I wish you were around when I was developing ‘aluminum moulds’ for extruded HDPE pipe. * You are going to find a lot of interest from the Home-Built aviation enthusiasts. Might be a little work on the side for you ?
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    Tool Good Quality Files and where to purchase them?

    Whitelaw Auto/industrial https://whitelawgroup.com/
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    Tool Good Quality Files and where to purchase them?

    Our company in Woodstock, Ontario is a distributor. Their GTA DC is in Mississauga on McAdam Drive. I have been there a number of times for PFERD product.
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