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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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  1. MashingMetal

    Tool Anyone own a metal cutting circular saw?

    Aluminum Lubricant Wax stick is your friend regardless of the blade.
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    Ammco 6" Metal shaper

    @TonyK Looks like your machine is coming along nicely! You must be anxious to make some chips! I am still very much learning but enjoying it. I also have an 1140 RPM motor on my dill press. It was an option on the Rockwell’s with the viable speed drive pulleys. I just picked up a two speed...
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    Ammco 6" Metal shaper

    @TonyK , The motor mine came with was an 1725rpm 1/2hp, I was lucky to find a good Leeson 1140 3/4hp which was closer to the factory motor, you can only go so small on the motor pulley and you can change the other part of the workings of the shaper. I know I could have gone down the VFD route...
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    Vertical Band Saw

    A couple of pictures from the DoAll “Job selector”
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    Ammco 6" Metal shaper

    Hi @TonyK Looks like you are making good progress. What are you going to do in the way of tooling and a vice? Hopefully your machine came with something. It took me a long time to find a holder and a slow speed motor. Here is a couple pictures of my 10” Alba part with through restoration.
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    Bristol Model 0 Small Vintage Knee mill, Modernized - Medicine Hat AB

    Very nice!
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    Machine Not sure I need a drill press anymore

    I made this cabinet years ago for my upright gear head drillpress. Casters are fixed so it can be pulled out for cleaning and fits over the base. I made it in the style of my oak machinist chests. Definitely been useful,
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    Early morning after the storm - B&W

    I hope everyone is safe out there!
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    Standard Modern $1000

    You would think the metal cabinet base would have some additional goodies inside.
  10. MashingMetal

    3”Dia. Rotary Table, $100, Burlington, ON

    I agree, I have a 12” and it doesn’t go 90 degrees, I am not sure how useful that feature is, I just use a dividing head or spin indexer or switch to the horizontal mill sometimes.
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