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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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  1. RobinHood

    2025 Calgary meetup dates

    Looks like right now the trend is Saturday, 12/July. More people prefer Saturdays over Sundays. Ryan, perhaps we can remove the Sunday option from the survey and just leave the Saturday dates. We can leave the survey up for another 2 weeks - say until 15/Jun - and then we’ll pick a firm date...
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    2025 Calgary meetup dates

    So you had to start a new thread to have the survey option. I was looking to add to it the existing, original thread… thanks again.
  3. RobinHood

    2025 Calgary meetup dates

    Hi Ryan, There is also Jul 26/27. Thanks for creating the survey - I was looking for it, but could not find it for some reason…
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    Deckel mill tables, gcsurplus auction, Ottawa, ON

    PM sent.
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    Calgary & area meet up Spring 2025.

    Yes, I can host it again this year. It would have to be in July or August. Date ranges are as follows: 08/Jul through 03/Aug and 19/Aug through 31/Aug. Perhaps we should set-up a survey to see which would be the preferred day within those ranges and then we commit to that?
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    Don't Use FedEx for Any International Shipments

    Yes, it works at US gas stations. Used it about a month ago in California.
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    Bed Grind-Harrison Lathe

    Yes, the gap piece on my CMT URSUS 250 is missing. The gap is 10” wide. I am in the process (very, very slow process) of making a new one. I plan on “building it up from parts” kind of like a LEGO set. The base and side walls will probably be of welded construction (base scraped after...
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    4140 crankshaft modifications - propeller hub build

    Is this a slinger ring which is part of a case labyrinth seal? Could it be that the negative pressure (slipstream) created by the prop is “pulling” the oil past the seal when doing static runs? This could go away once the plane has some forward velocity and the pressure around the hub changes...
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    2 flute or 4 flute

    Sure, let me know when you get to that stage. Good luck with your Taylor airplane.
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    2 flute or 4 flute

    Would any of these work for you? Both are 7/8” (~22.23mm) and will go into a 7/8” R8 collet. The 4F is non-center cutting; the 2F is center cutting but has a definite face angle (ie, the seat won’t be perfectly flat). Send me a text if interested in trying them out.
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    Metric Standard Modern 13/34 - Toronto, On - $2500

    Fair enough. Wasn’t there a sale of multiple lathes a little while back on one of the auction sites? Maybe seller bought them all at the time.
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    Metric Standard Modern 13/34 - Toronto, On - $2500

    I would not be so sure about that… there are 2 green ones (including the one for sale) and a grey one (as seen in the background) in his shop. Typically, only schools / colleges would have a need for multiples of the same. Still, they do look ok from what can be seen in the pictures. Price is...
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    Apron repair

    Well done. That should be stronger then before.
  14. RobinHood

    2 flute or 4 flute

    Use a boring head and work your way out to 22mm? If the geometry is right, the face can cut clearance for the side of the cutter to follow. That way it would be possible to use a 1/2” or even 3/4” tool in the BH for extra rigidity.
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    Apron repair

    I think that repair is very reasonable. If there is a way, perhaps incorporate 2 alignment pins and two bolts. Shoulder bolts might work as well, as they can be used for precise alignment as long as both parts engage on the shoulder.
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