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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 Mike R

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    Tips/Techniques Machining prints or plans exchange?

    I'm interested but I'm acquiring projects at a pace that will require me to live to 150 years old in order to complete them. I've hoarded all sorts of drawing and plans that have been published on the net over the years, not necessarily with the intent to build them but I find I learn something...
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    4140 crankshaft modifications - propeller hub build

    Do you have a PCV (Positive Crankcase Ventilation) valve in the crankcase anywhere? That will help tremendously by creating the negative case pressure and ensuring the oil wants to travel into the case and not out. A simple pvc to a catch can would be something I'd try, or check if you do have...
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    Disassembled old surface grinder REID No 2-i Free

    I read free and was ready to drive over, but I have a surface grinder that works, and my logical side is slapping the tool happy side of me saying I don't need it, I don't need another project and I don't have space. I hope someone grabs this before you have to take it for scrap.
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    DMC2 Mini Mill - Another build and review

    Double check your switch settings on the stepper driver, it could be set for double the number of steps per rev which would give you the results you are seeing. Looking back - mine is set to this starting with switch 1: OFF, OFF, ON, ON This corresponds with 1600 steps per rev. everything...
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    How much oil in lathe gear???

    My guess is that the sight glass is a bit too low based on you comment about it having oil on the gears with it just above the recommended mark, and some sight glasses seem to show more oil than the machine really has due to meniscus effect. You should maybe run with the oil just covering the...
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    DavidR8's shop shenanigans

    Yes, the most frustrating part of Aliexpress non delivery is the very long wait before you can make the claim.
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    New member from eastern Ontario

    Welcome from Ottawa
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    Small Injector Pumps

    At very high pressures even a tiny clearance can cause leakage, at much lower pressures the same clearance may be absolutely fine. Also, an elastomer may be fine for low pressure sealing but incapable of handling high pressure. A pump does not need to leak externally to have leakage past the...
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    Small Injector Pumps

    Hi John, I have been studying this for about a year now and I'm actually close to making chips on a test pump and injector that is close in size to what you describe. 1.5mm (0.059") bore with up to several mm stroke (stroke is a variable). I have chosen a few options to try and make it...
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    Shop Dangerous shop lights

    I don't know how Busybee does it nowadays, but back 15 or more years ago they had the CSA special inspection done on the metalworking machinery they sold. CSA special inspections are useful for low volume production where the cost of certifying to CSA/UL 61010 is prohibitive (thousands to 10's...
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    Buying from McMaster Carr

    MetalPros here in Ottawa carry C12L14 - assuming its the same as 12L14 with a C in front. https://quote.metalpros.com/?search=&shape=ROUND%20BAR&material=STEEL&grade=C12L14&InStock=true However I switched to 1144 for general machining, still good machinability (~80-85% of 1212) and much...
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    New to me MTW MD 001 Milling Machine

    Mine had an oil weep that I never tracked down. I'd always have more than a few drops of oil on the table / vise / spindle nose after it sat for a day. I don't think there's anything under the face plate that relates to keeping the oil in the head, unless its the shift levers - never looked at...
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    iPhone to Android - phone recommendations?

    My biggest gripe with iPhone is the constant reminders that I'm out of iCloud storage, and I can't find out how to tell it to f-off. I have other brand online storage so not paying Apple. Also on iPhone as wife has it and has family itunes, but I'm not wedded to Apple. I tried Samsung back in...
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    New to me MTW MD 001 Milling Machine

    Nice, that's the machine type I bought new and converted to CNC thats since been replaced by the Tormach. I had it for 14 years (2010)? Its a good machine, as long as you stay inside its capabilities. It has a big work envelope, but don't push it with big cutters, its not really stiff...
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    Mikes shop activities

    quick pics of the 99% finished product. Made covers for the motor and belt. Resisting the urge to revisit their design and make improvements (the covers printed and fit the 1st try! something isn't right about that...)
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