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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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    Just1-Sask-Guy Looking for a Half Decent Mill

    I am from the SE as well and know the struggle your going through. I bought my knee mill about 4 years ago at auction in Weyburn. They had 2 of them from the college there. That was the only ones I have seen in these parts for sale. And no mine is not for sale :D!
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    Peerless Shaper Basement Install

    Is that the original stand for the shaper? I cant imagine it would be, but I have heard weirder things too lol. If it is I would be leary of cutting it down, I am weird like that and like to keep stuff original! If its not cut cut cut lol.
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    Some Mods To the Belt Drive On My Mill

    I have a 2hp 3 phase motor here to put on it one of these days, how ever money is tight (been out of work for a while) and I shouldn't buy a VFD yet so I will have to make due with what I have and try this out first!
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    Some Mods To the Belt Drive On My Mill

    VERY INTERESTING!! I have the exact same mill and have the same complaints with mine as well! I wish it had a few lower speeds and this looks like a great idea! Thanks for posting it.
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    Shipping Lathe

    I recently used Manitoulin transport to deliver a crate for me. It was way cheaper then I thought it would be, and was really happy with them. I had no complaints.
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    Go to stores for tooling in Canada?

    I totally get having a tight budget, heck I have been out of work for almost a year now. I am not saying the quality of the tools are crap. I am saying the way the government treats its citizens, the poor handling of COVID coming from that country and a bunch of other political reasons I would...
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    Go to stores for tooling in Canada?

    Geez, I am surprised at all the recommendations to go buy chinese tooling here. I steer far, far away from anything china made now a days.....
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    Garage sale

    A trader rating system would be nice as well like Dusty mentioned. I have only been on this site for 3-4 months and see more and more people signing up. Might weed out the bad apples as well.
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    Sears Craftsman Shaper from lethbridge

    You don't have any new pics of the shaper by chance? I have a love affair for shapers my wife would say, and I have never seen a Craftsman one before!
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    Hardness tester

    I don't know why I keep looking at this post... something about it tells me I need this but I just cant figure out why I need it or what I would do with it lol. But any way do you have any more pics of it?
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    Anyone know much about 18650 batteries??

    Thanks for the reply, it gives me something to think about, the flashlights I have are LED and are high draw ones. The one is actually a cordless spotlight, and the other is a cordless work light. The LEDs in them are single units and large, so I think they probably draw a fair amount. So I...
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    Anyone know much about 18650 batteries??

    I got a few flashlights here that need new 18650 batteries and while looking to replace them I have found some are protected, some are not. Which ones should I get? Which brands should I look at? And last but not least! What charger is the best for them? Thanks all!
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    Oil can for use with ball oilers

    Were you able to get the oil into it without it leaking all over once it was together? When I converted mine over for oil use I had a bugger of a time to get it all sealed so I had no leaks. Also when I put mine together the instructions say to remove the spring on the plunger. I left mine in...
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    Whats the job market like in Calgary area now?

    Thanks for the reply, it gives me something to go on at least. I was employed in the Oil Industry here, but was laid off in the summer. It was time to get out of the oil before I was laid off, and I definitely don't want to go back there either so I am open to pretty much anything now!
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    Whats the job market like in Calgary area now?

    I see there are many people on here from Calgary and area and was wondering what things are like there now for jobs? My family goes that way fairly often to the mountains and we love the area around Calgary and of course love the Bow Valley, and K-country. Hows housing to find around the city...
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