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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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    Large antique bandsaw - Lindsay, On - $500

    The oh-so-hard-to-find one-wheel bandsaw? ;) Craig
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    Slitting saw info

    Just wanted to share a helpful resource on slitting saws: https://cdn.thomasnet.com/ccp/10024682/171008.pdf Pages 13 and 14 have a bunch of good information including a table of recommended rpms based on the blade diameter and material to be cut. They also suggest that the feed rate can be up...
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    Atlas 10-F on/off switch

    Canadian Tire sells switches that might work. Your motor is wired for 120 volts, right? https://www.canadiantire.ca/en/pdp/gardner-bender-gsw-10-spst-on-off-heavy-duty-toggle-switch-single-pole-1-5-hp-0528324p.html?rq=toggle+switch Craig
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    New to me Ammco 7" Metal shaper

    Hockey pucks are pretty inexpensive and can work well... Craig
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    Open gear lube??

    I used compressor oil from Canadian Tire on mine; seemed to work OK. I believe a lot of people use hydraulic oil. These old metal lathes should be dripping and flinging oil everywhere when in use. IMHO, pretty much any oil is better than too little oil. Craig (I did buy actual way oil from...
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    Open gear lube??

    A few drops of light machine oil each time you use the lathe. http://www.vintagemachinery.org/pubs/detail.aspx?id=6212 Craig
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    Hello from Toronto!

    Welcome from Oakville! Are you aware of or connected with the Society for Creative Anachronism (SCA)? A buddy of mine is really into SCA and has told me about the mock battles, axe throwing competitions, chain mail armour, etc, etc. Seems to have a considerable overlap. Craig
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    Milling Cutters $100 Delta BC

    Winning bid was only $65. Was it one of you?
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    iPhone to Android - phone recommendations?

    To my way of thinking, the backup is free as I would have had the subscription to Apple Music and Apple TV+ anyway. (TV+ has a decent stream of interesting new series, eg Slow Horses.) This way, all four of us have those services for basically nothing extra. Craig (We don't back up our...
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    iPhone to Android - phone recommendations?

    We've gone with the Apple One Family plan. The four in our family share 200 GB of cloud storage so there is never a space problem. We can each use Apple Music and Apple TV+ from any device. It is $26 per month which is basically the price of a subscription for one to Music and TV+...
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    iPhone to Android - phone recommendations?

    The basic 5 GB allotment is an embarrassment to Apple and should be increased. However: https://www.tomsguide.com/news/is-your-icloud-storage-full-5-tips-on-how-to-free-up-space Craig
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    Milling Cutters $100 Delta BC

    https://hibid.com/lot/242762428/side-milling-cutters
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    Milling Cutters $100 Delta BC

    Anybody in Ontario looking for cutters and slitting saws? Auction closes Thursday April 24 at about 9:00 pm. Current bid $20. Buyers premium 13% plus HST on the total. Craig
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    iPhone to Android - phone recommendations?

    Actually, you can limit the max percentage the battery is charged to on iOS. From Settings, got to Battery -> Charging. However, there seems to be little practical benefit. iOS charges the battery slowly between 80 and 100 per cent. Someone did a year long test of limiting to 80%. They...
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    Will this work for my Atlas 618?

    The key is that you have to get your cutters low enough to cut on centre. That Busybee set is "AXA" size but most people use the smaller "0XA" size with a 618. You might possibly be able to make it work with 1/4 inch shank tools as the cutting edge will automatically be at a lower height. The...
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