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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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    Index card cabinet, on wheels, free to a good home. Southeast Etobicoke, GTA, ON

    Tentatively sold!
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    Index card cabinet, on wheels, free to a good home. Southeast Etobicoke, GTA, ON

    36” x 18” x 27” high. I got it for free, free it shall remain. Not willing to ship! The top and drawer layers interlock, and can be separated for transport. We have a few boxes of these sheet steel parts bins at work that are a good fit, and have been circling the scrap bin for years, I can...
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    Shop Stuart’s big dumb thread

    It was in Newcastle, right by the lake. With traffic, three hours of driving. :/
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    Product Chuck for rotary table

    I wonder if using a chuck on a rotary table is more down to doing multiples/short production. If you only have to dial in one piece, mounting a chuck is a pain, in fairness. But if you're doing a bunch of parts, or the same operation on a regular basis (mount this ring/cylinder, and knock X...
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    Shop Stuart’s big dumb thread

    I felt a bit like I was scooping that off your doorstep, sorry Dan (not that sorry, but...)
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    Shop Stuart’s big dumb thread

    Hey, I'm a solid 3'3"! I can measure the cabinet when I get to work tomorrow, but it's about 60". I tried to get a weight before putting the drawers back in, and hit just over 300 lbs. I don't feel like that's a lot, but lord was it an ordeal, going up 8 steps. Dolly was too short, and my...
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    Shop Stuart’s big dumb thread

    Thanks, David!
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    Shop Stuart’s big dumb thread

    It’s ex-General Motors, the previous owner was an electrical engineer there.
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    Shop Stuart’s big dumb thread

    I was expecting it to be a bit smaller too, until she told me it was 60” high. I wasn’t up for getting it out of the work van on my own, so I decided to get it out with the forklift, and sort out some wheels.
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    Shop Stuart’s big dumb thread

    A long afternoon, but… Two. Hundred. Dollars. I was the second person to contact her. I messaged at 5:30, heard back ‘In talks, will let you know’ at 10:30, this past Monday. Friday afternoon she messaged ‘Are you still interested?’ Am I?! She did, unfortunately, forget to mention it...
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    Tool I beat Tom Lipton to it!

    I'll second the toe jack, especially for confined spaces, where a prybar isn't really practical. I bought a Vevor one (2.5 tonnes on the toe) to move the lathe in, and it was invaluable. I was very leery of relying on it (spent a lot of time blocking up as I lifted, to minimize risk), especially...
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    Tool I beat Tom Lipton to it!

    I made a copy of the set he showed, with the pallet jack wheels at one end, on angle iron with threaded rod, and a little bearing dolly for the tailstock end. Managed to get my lathe (~3500lbs) through a man door, with an immediate 90 degree turn. I did put down some 20 gauge steel sheet on the...
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    Shop it seems simple, but I need help........ Hammer organization

    Thanks! It’s a decent start. :p The little rack at home was an attempt to organize things eight or ten years ago, but it’s too small, and inflexible. Like everything else in that room, needs some work.
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    Shop it seems simple, but I need help........ Hammer organization

    My name is Stuart, and… I’m an addict. Work: Home: The real problem is… Where can I get my next fix??
  15. Stuart Samuel

    Need some Lathe Work

    While the original post might have just slipped under the radar, I think John’s questions get at the core of things. While I’m sure there are hobby shops that could hit that ID (say, +/- 0.0005”) over the whole length of the part, most would probably struggle. Could, for example, the ends of...
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