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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!

Recent content by Pennywise

  1. Pennywise

    Hello from Saskatoon

    Welcome from Ontario! My mother's side was from Nokomis, I visited Saskatoon often, back in the day.
  2. Pennywise

    Small repair....

    I mounted the plate, I need 3 hands to complete the full cycle out of the water. Works pretty slick, those lake trout don't stand a chance now.
  3. Pennywise

    Small repair....

    I sent the manufacturer a review with photos and a suggestion they use an aluminum bar.
  4. Pennywise

    Small repair....

    Whaat....too much? The blueberries just finished their season but there's another short blueberry season near Shawinigan Quebec starting soon, some sort of micro climate thing..... Here's the finished product. I'm gonna send some photos to the manufacturer in the States, "here's how it's done"
  5. Pennywise

    Small repair....

    Jorogi's milled bars arrived, the fit was bang on! Here's the initial fitting.... All that needs to be done is to drill 2 holes to accept the springs and some cursory filing to round the ends and chamfer the holes. Awesome!
  6. Pennywise

    Dead Flies!!

    I gave one to a friend for Christmas when I couldn't convince her that waving her arms wildly and jumping around just annoyed the yellowjackets. She became a crack shot with it....
  7. Pennywise

    Small repair....

    Yes, that's what I did when jorogi asked.
  8. Pennywise

    Small repair....

    Hi Greg, thanks for the kind offer but jorogi has already stepped up.
  9. Pennywise

    Small repair....

    I'm thinking of sending a photo of this improved version to the manufacturer.
  10. Pennywise

    Small repair....

    Wow, that would be so cool! The minimum would be 7.55mm Thanks!
  11. Pennywise

    New (ish) member

    Until you're under the pickup's rear axle with a trailer in tow using a block of firewood & ratchet straps to keep the axle's left side spring from departing the rest of the truck.....that was a real white knuckle drive home. I was lucky to get to pavement, frankly surprised the repair lasted to...
  12. Pennywise

    New (ish) member

    I like to tell people that Renfrew County is larger than the state of Delaware. To add to the confusion I sometimes tell city people I live in Horton Township.... I used to give locals my "911" address ( street number and name) and get a blank stare. But if I tell them "Castleford.... the old...
  13. Pennywise

    Small repair....

    Yes full length 180 degrees apart No, 12.86 mm is too big, 11mm is the max size 10.5mm is the minimum Yes, probably. But regular aluminum will suffice.
  14. Pennywise

    Small repair....

    Yeah I did think of that, I've done my fair share of what my buddy calls "Hillbilly Machining" but this device seems to be prone to jamming which may be part of the failure mode so I want to reduce any possibility of jamming. Another way to do it would be to use a wood router with a carbide...
  15. Pennywise

    Small repair....

    Too bad, that would've been a neat coincidence. I saw my first Starfighter at a Christmas party there ( I was 4 years old) my first reaction was to ask my father if they cut the wings off to fit it into the building..... I still have some old Stanley saws handed down to me, still good for it...
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