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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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    CA-ON Bentone 34 or other “organophilic” clay?

    Thank you! I loved my Commercial Bronze Casting experiance: that was "why" I needed to upgrade to Vacumm Assisted CASTING, I cast parts for a very special Musical Valve, the parts finished were in the 5-8 gram weight range depending on one of the Three various parts each, designed with...
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    CA-ON Bentone 34 or other “organophilic” clay?

    Sorry for butting my nose into elsewhere it belongs NOT, but I am courious from the outset, over the requested PRODUCT! Is the application you are using this for A >>>style<<< of SANDCASTING ??? I ask, because I was once a Jeweler, in my younger years, I did MOSTLY lost wax casts both...
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    Shop Dangerous shop lights

    I bought a box of 8 LED replacement "compare to 60 Watt" 2 were dead Right out of the box! To pop the Plastic "globe" off, sort of squeeze it, then a dull "Spud" to help it out of the slot/rim. Spuds are just double edged butter knives (close comparison), they are used to open Android Phones...
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    Shop Dangerous shop lights

    I worked for a "Boss man", who informed me, that I MUST read EVERY instalation manual, before mounting (mostly cealing fans, in Manufactured Homes). that was Three Decades ago, AND that I can quote First verse, Chinese translated to Engl'ese: "please to read instructions BEFORE you electricute...
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    Shop Dangerous shop lights

    POST SCRIPT, the chances of repair are good, with dedicated enthusiasm. I forgot to ADD: were these Housed in a factory made enclosure, AND at properly SPACED distance, I simply have NOT had my coffee before reading my email !!! philip, from the Great Pacific NorthWET, Oregon, USA
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    Shop Dangerous shop lights

    As an >>>Electronics Oriented<<< member, I STUDY LED's. As a Solid State device, there #1 REQUIREMENT, after electricity is HEAT SINKING, they MUST have a means to dispose of (SOMETIMES) massive thermal energy, which is: 1. a matter of power consumption .2. a fairly easy formula for Aluminum...
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    Mystery lathe, for real

    We South of the Border types absolutely love Lee Valley for their extra ordinary tool, I bought an "Odd Job" that they copied from Stanley, a great addition for my wood workers needs! philip, from the Great Pacific NorthWET, Oregon, USA
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    Mystery lathe, for real

    They even let me join here, and I am from South of the Border, The Washington Border! philip, from the Great Pacific NorthWET, Oregon, USA
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    Tips/Techniques Making the Square Drive hole in a custom socket.

    So, >>>that<<< is where I Lost my Cell Phone YESTERDAY !!! You folks up North have so helped the phoneless old GEEZER . . . . philip, from the Great Pacific, NorthWET, Oregon Division, USA
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    Tips/Techniques Making the Square Drive hole in a custom socket.

    LMAO, this is the funniest post I have seen in a LONG Time, about SWMBO, thank you, it's a great Wake Up, here in Down Under philip, from the Great Pacific, NorthWET, Oregon Division, USA
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    Hello from Vancouver

    Good Luck, the BB, is one of the "branded names" of a well designed product, I have heard though, that as ALL product s today, it WILL need a bit of tuning! As I sold my "branded name" of that over a decade ago, I am sure others will be there to help you with >>>those<<< details, I am doing...
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    Hello from Vancouver

    I enjoy the Metric - Imperial banter I see on various UTube channels . . . I once saw a metric numeral STATED in "Farthings" which IIRC, is a Sixth of one mile (???) for Horse Racing.... it was like this: 2.35mm OR 0.0000000013 FARTHINGS, (I created that Farthing Number, for analogy) . . ...
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    Hello from Vancouver

    GREAT ADVICE! My first Lathe, a TAIG model 2, came dis-assembled, and the Re-Seller, had written out a Very comprehensive, Step by Step process to Build it BEST. The Lathe is in Storage, and I am slowly unpacking that, to get to that lathe and its cousin a TAIG CNC mill, the longer bed, back...
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    Hello from Vancouver

    WELCOME from philip, who lives South of the Border the Canadian Border! I once made a Jewerly "Shop", that once was a Three by Five foot back area for Closets! Both bedrooms divided by a Bath Room in between, All rooms were 12×12 the house was a WW II "Bungalo" sold by SEARS, delivered by...
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    Hello from Vancouver

    I sort of understood his "ISH" labeling, 12ish by 30ish means 12"×30" Give or take a MILIMETER! (I love some of the projects I read, with BOTH Imperial & Metric in them) !!!! philip, from the Great Pacific NorthWET, Oregon Division, USA
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