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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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    taig mini lathe $525 Calgary, AB

    I have one of those toolposts around here somewhere if you would have use for a second one.
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    Stuck in Edmonton day and half.

    Bedrock supply still survives, but they had to move and really cut back on what they carry.
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    Tool Gauge Blocks - Am I the only one with missing/extras

    I am late to this discussion, but I would like to find 0.146 and 0.150
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    Mill and lathe bits, hibid auction, Steinbach, MB

    I have one I would pass on. Shop built, but pretty good. Shipping from Alberta would probably be too much.
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    Collets

    Hi Martin: I have a Jacobs rubberflex collet chuck and use it quite often. I find it very accurate, and of course will grip any diameter of work, not just discreet sizes like a 5C. I also have the key operated version that I can use in my 3 MT tailstock or 3MT geared head drill press. They seem...
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    Large scale Tourbillon

    Went back and read your into to the project, and I do get it...my apologies. Wonderful work.
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    Broaching tools for the lathe

    I have a BP right angle head (R8), but no horizontal shaft and outboard shaft support. Is that something you would be interested in?
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    Large scale Tourbillon

    Ok, it is a wonderful creation and worthy on many levels, but I just don't understand...Is it a clock? a fishing reel? certainly a desk ornament. Is there a reason to have a clockwork mechanism in a fishing reel?
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    RF30 Mill/Drill Surprises

    Just drill golf balls undersize and screw/hammer them on there.
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    Bending 0.125" Aluminum

    If some compromise in strength is acceptable, I often score the bend line with my non-ferrous blade in my table saw and then clamp one side in the bench vise and bend by hand.
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