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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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    Guy Lautard

    Sorry to hear this. I visited him many years ago at his house in North Vancouver and bought a couple of his books. I really enjoyed talking to him.
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    Tractor parts-looking for a source

    Upnorth is in reference to my former work when I was south of the Equator quite often. As far south as Antarctica. Upnorth is when I'm at home.
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    Tractor parts-looking for a source

    I did notice some parts from India and assumed they were for a new version of the 245. Good to hear they are possibly compatible with my old machine. I can get part numbers for my tractor from the AGCO website. I ran into a situation recently where they list multiple part numbers for the same...
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    Tractor parts-looking for a source

    I'm in western Nova Scotia for half the year and Sault Saint Marie Ontario for the rest.
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    Tractor parts-looking for a source

    I can look digitally for those but there are none in my part of Canada that I can find.
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    Tractor parts-looking for a source

    Just a top cover reseal and the little thing that looks like a cover plate on the bottom piece. I doubt the gaskets and seals have ever been changed. The tractor came with the original fuel filter or if replaced they repainted it with the same paint as the engine. Point is some of the...
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    Tractor parts-looking for a source

    After a few years of successful running the Massey Ferguson 245 I rescued from going to the scrap yard after it caught fire has decided to start springing fuel and coolant leaks. Can anyone recommend a good place to source new radiator hoses and a reseal kit for a CAV fuel injection pump? Also...
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    Wanted: Bore gauge setting ring

    I have been thinking about this. I think another issue with this would be that if the gauge block might be if you don't have it in the vise perfect it could introduce errors if it's not perfectly aligned with the axis. Another advantage of a round bore is it allows you to run a full probe test...
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    Wanted: Bore gauge setting ring

    This might be the way to go. I do have a few bearings kicking around that I will never use.
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    Wanted: Bore gauge setting ring

    Correct the actual dimension does not matter it's accounted for during the probe calibration procedure. You measure a known bore diameter then mathematically set the diameter of the probe. This is to account for the difference between the diameter of the probe tip and when it actually triggers...
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    Wanted: Bore gauge setting ring

    I'm not 100% sure that I used the correct title for what I'm looking for. I need an accurate bore to set up the calibration of the probe on my CNC mill. Does anyone have one they want to sell. Anything from .375" to about 3" would be suitable. The photo is a random example of what I'm looking...
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    Solvent to remove plastic protective coating from stainless steel

    The coating might be Teflon which will resist most chemicals. It might be best to remove it mechanically with something like scotchbrite disks.
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    If you could own just one special vehicle what would it look like?

    First step to having an adventure is bad planning.
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    How to measure high torque values?

    You could use a torque multiplier. We use them to tighten the bolts that hold the wings on airplanes. I don't know if they can be used on a torque as low as you want though.
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    Solidworks for Makers @ CAD30.00 per year

    I would avoid getting hooked on solidworks. I used to use it before I switched to fusion 360. When doing the switch I found things to be backwards when using fusion. I had some ingrained habits that took a while to break. I can't remember exactly what the differences were. I have a lifetime...
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