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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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    Looking into 3d printing

    Rank newb here. I'm absolutely thrilled with my Bambu X1C. It is as close to plug-n-print as one could hope. So far I've used PLA, PLA-CF, PETG, PETG-CF and TPU. It has handled them all without drama. Coming from a metal-working background, I'm amused by complaints about the price. What kind of...
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    My weekend score

    M12 is also found on some R8 of asian manufacture. DAMHIKT.
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    Practical VFD use for VFD newbies

    I can confirm that P34 does control the startup acceleration rate. I doubled it to 50 Hz/S and the mill starts up more like normal.
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    Physical activities…..

    Keeping the wife supplied with firewood is where I get most of my exercise. Felling, limbing, bucking, loading, splitting, stacking and clearing the slash is quite a workout. Unfortunately, it is mostly a fair weather activity and the winters set me back. I recently went roller skating with our...
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    Practical VFD use for VFD newbies

    In looking thru the parameters, I see P34 "Main rising velocity", for which the default is 25 Hz/S. Could this be the one that controls acceleration on startup? I will likely test this today, but thought I'd ask.
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    Practical VFD use for VFD newbies

    Quieter and longer fan life. Not really necessary to cool something that isn't hot.
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    Practical VFD use for VFD newbies

    I now have 3 of the Vevor 2.2 kw VFDs, powering my 1.5 hp surface grinder, 2 hp BP clone and 1 hp SB lathe. They are all working fine. I would like a little faster acceleration on the mill and have yet to find a parameter to adjust that, but otherwise I have no complaints. I am programming mine...
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    Tooliom 135s

    If you look the spell will be broken.
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    The Faller Came Early

    That's cheap to have a tree felled, ridiculously cheap to climb and piece it down, wood or no wood. It would have been $1k-2k to have that done to this fir. And then they would charge to haul the wood if I didn't want it.
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    The Faller Came Early

    I'm not afraid to fell a tree, but I also recognize my limitations. This one made me pucker just thinking about it, but it had to go. Doug arrived at 7 am Sunday. I was still working on my first cup of coffee and scarcely had time to set the camera up. He is 81 and quite deaf, but he sure...
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    Drilling with the cross slide

    No, that's another issue. I was referring to the toolpost rotating about the bolt that secures it to the compound.
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    Drilling with the cross slide

    Aside from rapid retract for chip clearing, the biggest advantage to drilling with the carriage is the ability to use power feed. My experience with AXA toolposts is that the footprint is small enough that it is difficult to keep them from rotating under heavy, off-center loads, such as power...
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    Spring is Here!

    Mama's asiatic lillies were just about to bloom, the deer got them. Mind you, I've been spraying repellant liberally. Almost makes me want to get a gun. Turkeys were introduced here in California in the 70's. Most successful game introduction in state history. First time I saw any I nearly ran...
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    Jacobs Super Chuck or clone?

    Albrecht specifically states that their keyless chucks are not to be used with drills larger than the chuck capacity. i.e., 1/2" capacity chuck, 1/2" drill max. I've seen an Albrecht with the hood cracked from this very thing.
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    Really ?

    Power rear hatch on SUV that malfunctions if you try to pull it down instead of recognizing that you want it closed.
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