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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. BaitMaster

    Shop Dangerous shop lights

    Non-compliant devices really are a double edged sword. I guess I’ll preface this by saying I’m an licenced electrician, and an instrument tech, so plenty of experience in the industry…. But I also own TWO Huangyang VFD’s that I unplug after I use them, one on my belt grinder and one on the CNC...
  2. BaitMaster

    Dan Gelbart posts unusual shop tricks

    It is nice for keeping machine tools in good shape. But I do love the ocean, and I am a long way from it. I swam in the pacific last year first time in about 7 years and boy, it was cold. But I miss it. I was out on the coast for a couple jobs, and grew a love for the water.
  3. BaitMaster

    Tool Alligator clips for Fluke 77iii

    @jcdammeyer what amprobe meter do you have?
  4. BaitMaster

    Tool Alligator clips for Fluke 77iii

    I’ve always met the MOQ…….. I’ll PM you.
  5. BaitMaster

    Tool Alligator clips for Fluke 77iii

    If anybody wants a hot tip on meters…. Fluke is THE BEST undoubtedly, no argument, at all. Accessories, everything, the best. But you pay for it like crazy. There’s a brand of meter, “Brymen” that is manufactured in Taiwan….. You can get your hands on those for ALOT less than fluke, and the...
  6. BaitMaster

    Dan Gelbart posts unusual shop tricks

    I do absolutely nothing to keep things from rusting, other then keep things inside. And gently oiled. Humidity is not a problem around here. At all. Foreign concept that you guys are like humidity scientists. lol.
  7. BaitMaster

    Frejoth 12x36 lathe, $2200, Lethbridge AB

    He sold the mill, pending pickup, not to me :’(
  8. BaitMaster

    Frejoth 12x36 lathe, $2200, Lethbridge AB

    I sent a message on the mill. Hopefully it works out.
  9. BaitMaster

    Milling machine, $2800, Sundre, AB

    You would likely be making some significant adaptor plates to account for the different frame size, and also a shaft adaptor of some sort to go from the obviously much larger shaft to a smaller one. Then you would need to figure everything out with the electrics as far as a drive, fusing...
  10. BaitMaster

    WTB 10 or 11” swing metal lathe max 36” between centres

    @Markit https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1183932329994933/?ref=browse_tab&referral_code=marketplace_top_picks&referral_story_type=top_picks I spoke to soon. I would jump on that quick if it works for you.
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