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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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    Gray machine paint - recommendations please

    Por15 also needs the surface to have some "tooth" it absolutely does not stick to shiny ground metal, either some surface rust or use the metal prep solution they sell
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    New member

    Welcome, there is a Calgary meetup coming in less than two weeks. If interested there is a banner link to the RSVP thread
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    4140 crankshaft modifications - propeller hub build

    its heavier than it should be, plywood wings vs fabric, possibly fir in places instead of sitka spruce, i did cut out some weight, i think it was in the 10lb range, i would have to look at my w/b, but it is still quite a bit porkier than the design i found the note in the logbook, installation...
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    4140 crankshaft modifications - propeller hub build

    they are known to be pitch sensitive, i dont know of anyone changing the throws to settle it down, i think it has to do with how short coupled it is another thing to get used to from on the mains to 3 point is not much height difference, Ive done all of my tailwheel in a citabria, that tail...
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    4140 crankshaft modifications - propeller hub build

    i will double check, but stall is noted at 37, i came in both times around 60-70, i agree, that is likely to hot, ill need to get it out of the pattern for some stalls to see where the stall is indicating currently, i think approach at 40 would be to slow, maybe more like 50-55, that would give...
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    4140 crankshaft modifications - propeller hub build

    Well I didn't die! I had intentions of "crow hopping" with the plan of going around if it didn't feel right, well it didn't feel right, got a little squirrelly when i touched back down so i went full power and out, I think im in the 'no crow hopping' camp now, at least on the pave I would...
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    Looking for milling machine purchase help/advice

    Buy a lathe first
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    Sitting Car

    Boy that thing looks clean Glad she's up and running for ya!
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    Briggs p2200 generator

    yea me to, but it was unexpected, i kept this thing in a heated garage, and it was put away running, so a little unusual . I dont know if there is much improvement to be made, there isnt much room for a beefier rocker, i think its just a poor design of the rocker, there are millions of stamped...
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    Briggs p2200 generator

    it was never a great starter, so its possible the rocker arm had a crack from almost day one, and possibly when i tried to start it the one day it was stuck and that finished it off. The section that broke is also only 1/4 of 1/8th thick stamped steel, it looks like where it was folded in the...
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    Briggs p2200 generator

    So ive had this generator for quite a few years, but it has minimal hours, maybe 30 or 40. I went to go use it 2 or 3 months ago, and no luck, just pulls and pulls, no puffs, nothing, Ok, bad gas, replace the gas, still nothing, try ether, nothing, replace the plug, nothing, check for spark, it...
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    Rain in Edmonton

    Calgary is forecasted to get absolutely hammered this weekend
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    Calgary summer meetup 2025 RSVP

    For all interested and RSVP thread has been created for the July 12 2025 meetup Please RSVP in that thread https://canadianhobbymetalworkers.com/threads/calgary-summer-2025-meetup-rsvp.15892/
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    Calgary v22 osprey's

    im with @Lucky7, pilots are getting paid flying or not, and they need hours to stay current, so the cost is a moot point. That money would get spent intercepting a Cessna or flying whatever fake training sortie of the month. I imagine the pilots were happy to do the flight, although im sure it...
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    2025 Calgary meetup dates

    Right, I think that will work. At the moment it's looking like yourself, me and @Crosche Is there anyone else that would like to be involved in the organization? @Janger ?
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