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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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    Made in/shop in Canada options - Links or recommendations only!

    I have a large Maple tree 30 ft from my house that was planted by the original homesteaders of the place in 1911. We moved here in 57' and i had a rope swing from one of the branches when I was a kid and my kids had one from the same branch (newer rope but same damn plank seat) when they were...
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    Kelly metal shaper CA$300 Sidney BC

    Start the car!!!! Start the car!!!!!
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    Tips/Techniques Making the Square Drive hole in a custom socket.

    It doesnt matter what it looks like on the farm...women have been proving that for eons...as long as they get the job done, the farm dont care!!!
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    Ammco 6" Metal shaper

    Buddy of mine has a Plymouth with rusted out foot wells on passenger side...it was our designate "driving around town with a drink" car...when the local constabulary stopped us we would just roll the carpet back & put our bottles on the pavement while he flashed his flash-lite around, worked...
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    Tips/Techniques Making the Square Drive hole in a custom socket.

    Yayup especially in the case of mine, considering how well she shoots... she can do 10 aimed hits from her levergun in 5 seconds on a good day, 5.3 on a poor day...either day I loose.
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    Tips/Techniques Making the Square Drive hole in a custom socket.

    Another idea that allows you to use your shaper if your using a solid piece of bar for your tool blank. drill & ream the "working end" as you planned then just cut a hex of any size in the other end that you already have a socket for for the driven end, just a square cutting cutter needed...
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    Tips/Techniques Making the Square Drive hole in a custom socket.

    I think your shaper idea is sound...but the "farmer fix" mind I have says "just weld an old socket inside your pipe....done...
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    DavidR8's shop shenanigans

    I'm with you Susq. That handle is sure too close to the working end of that shaft/chuck for me to use as a stop-go lever. I would add an extension with a bend in it to move the control knob up a bit & over to the front of the lathe...basically you would be lifting the knob straight up from in...
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    The hypocrisy and unfairness in schooling

    My "English" instruction , both pronunciation & delivery, was picked up in construction camps starting at a very early age and continued thru "worker" to supervisory positions....by the time I reached the supervisory stage, I was very adept at getting my points across to the intended...
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    The hypocrisy and unfairness in schooling

    Ohh man did that ever bring back some memories listening to Len & the rest of them late 60's early 70's Ched broadcasters, Len, Wes, Chuck, Bruce, KJ and the best of the best Bob McCord.
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