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  1. Arbutus

    Anyone around Langley who can pickup/ship an item if they have some spare time?

    I'm not too far away. I go to Langley once a week maybe. PM me
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    New member

    Hi from Abbotsford! You will also find good advice here regarding tool value. It may help if you sell to the general public. Just sayin'. Welcome !
  3. Arbutus

    Another from Alberta!

    And hello from Abbotsford!
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    Fusion 360 getting started session December 2023

    Tell em what they are going to see. Show them the detail in THREE short steps. Then summarize in the same words as the first part. Close with a bullet point list or a video clip or a string of stills. Keep it under 3 minutes.
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    Hemmingway sensitive knurler

    And just to be clear the plans that were shared with me were the original plans, not a photocopy. They have been returned to the owner.
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    Hemmingway sensitive knurler

    No they are not available separately. A friend gave me a copy of the original plans which I used to create a Fusion360 model and assembly, just to make sure there was no interference. Just as well I did because there were a few errors and overlooked details in the plans. The arms and cheek...
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    Hemmingway sensitive knurler

    This was a fun weekend project ! I made this sensitive knurler from Hemmingway plans. The cheek plates are brass, trunnions and bushings are bronze. The knurl wheels are 40TPI which produce a fine, even knurl. There is an eccentric shaft and lever which adjusts the knurl depth so it is...
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    More groaners....

    "What kind of music do you like?" Wind turbine: "I'm a big metal fan" You might be an engineer if…You destroy things just to see how they work "When I wrote this code, only me and God knew how it works. Now only God knows..." Before studying engineering, if someone asked me what 1+1 is, I...
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    Tool Let's Get This Started - Tool Test Tuesday

    Great video and very informative cos I'm looking for some pliers right now. A suggestion - some of us dont hear too well, so some subtitling describing the scene such as the name of the tool, the test would be valuable. Also a final page summarizing the tests, held on screen until the close.
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    Tool Tools you acquired that are useless

    Most useless tool. How about a live centre with 15 thou eccentricity? Video: Eccentric centre
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