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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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    Request to do a small machining job

    KSrauss, it hurts my eyes to even READ, without my second cuppa Joe in the morning! Indeed, as a student of the University of TUBE, There are a few people I know, who have Mastered the Imperial "decimal inches" to METRICS, by switchiing to an olde, but viable Re-ReConversion Unit, that of a...
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    Request to do a small machining job

    Welcome to the Forums! My last Antenna "design", was for my Dad' Seven Tube Hallicrafters SW radio, circa late 1940's early 1950's. I was 10 & I simply *ran a wire* out my window screen, to our detached garage! (years later I learned a thing called Antenna Theory) !!! I listened to BBC...
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    New Member in Tottenham!

    Well, I Greet Thee, Neighbor of the North! It has long been rumored that machinist own lathes to keep repairing them . . . Or something like that! philip, from the Great Pacific NorthWET, Oregon, USA "The Truth spoken softly, is LOUDER . . . . . . . . . . . . than...
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    The Faller Came Early

    I had to fall a broad leaf thats way, next to a fence, and the Next Door Neighbor was yelling Sue You, if a limb touches my property. The house owner I was working for was a 100% Arkansas Hill Billy, said "Doan Mind her None, she ain't been happy in 40 years . . ." (Does *Canadia* have a...
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    Hello!

    Quinn ! ! ! You do more than Silly Video's on University of TUBE ! ! ! I have watched you for YEARS! A regular Comedian, converting Ten Thousandths of An inch into Furlongs, is a JOB for a Mathematics GENIOUS, . . . and you let us see Sprockets "the Cat", And MOST of all, Each VIDEO, starts by...
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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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