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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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    If you could own just one special vehicle what would it look like?

    I’ve seen more of the dual cab for sale, but… I love the single. :) And yes, underpowered. The ones I’ve seen come up are either more rust than truck, or in the $35k+ range, and I can’t justify a second vehicle, or a primary that has occasional ‘quirks’, like not getting me to work. I love...
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    If you could own just one special vehicle what would it look like?

    I’ve never been much of a car guy, just didn’t interest me, but twenty or so years ago, I saw one of these drive by, and thought ‘I could move so much STUFF’. When I moved to my current apartment, a neighbour had a 1965 Alfa Romeo GTV rotting away on top of a shipping container. Raccoons...
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    Tool What’s your favourite indicator.

    I've never tried an Interapid, though the used prices suggest people think highly of them. I've got a Brown & Sharpe Bestest at work that looks after most of what I need. That long tip does look pretty handy. :)
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    Tool Unknown

    If you put them in a pneumatic needle scaler, that’d be pretty efficient. :)
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    Tool Unknown

    They look kind of like stone working chisels, though the tang is pretty fine for striking...
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    Question About FLEXCUT Grinding Disks

    Other options for removing mill scale are masonry discs (I had some from a Canadian Tire combo pack of cut-off discs, worked well on scale) or a soak in vinegar.
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    Does anyone know of any welding teachers in Burlington or Halton area?

    At work, we recently had a back and forth with a federal government project in PEI, cleaning up some light fixtures. At their request, we (not me) welded up some hooks (1/2-13 female thread) and loops (1/4-18 NPS), to reinstall some of the fixtures. The government got a structural engineer...
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    Welcome to Westwood Metalworks, What is he building in there?

    I keep kicking around ideas for dust collection on mine, I’ll be following that aspect with interest. Tricky to do something compact/that doesn’t get in the way, and can handle everything from 36 grit steel grinding through to fine wood dust, without being a fire waiting to happen.
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    Does anyone know of any welding teachers in Burlington or Halton area?

    Hey J.mac, I'm pretty (really really) rusty with MIG, I haven't run a bead in close to 15 years, but I'm decent with TIG, AC or DC, and had all-position Stick tickets around the same time as my last MIG weld. I'm near the bottom of the 427, give me a shout if you want to trouble shoot something...
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    Index card cabinet, on wheels, free to a good home. Southeast Etobicoke, GTA, ON

    Tentatively sold!
  11. Stuart Samuel

    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. :/
  13. Stuart Samuel

    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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