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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. Stuart Samuel

    Fabricated Fixture plate

    Yep, that’s the one! Thanks for the offer. :)
  2. Stuart Samuel

    UPS gripe

    I refused a UPS shipment between Christmas and New Years. Ordered something from Italy. Item was $20.50, shipping 'Registered Mail' was $24.12. Got a UPS 'Payment Due at Delivery' notice, for $47.40. Package is still in Italy. Called, eventually got through to someone. Asked for a breakdown...
  3. Stuart Samuel

    Fabricated Fixture plate

    Yep, I have two Oilite for that, ordered from McMaster Carr oh… 5+ years ago. I should have another look at the drawings for that, it was mostly a lack of larger stock slowing me down.
  4. Stuart Samuel

    Fabricated Fixture plate

    I have a tiny aluminum one at work, that I made after seeing the idea in Tom Lipton’s book. Roughly 5” square, 1/2” thick (just an offcut). We have a few Tapmatic tapping heads at work, so the holes weren’t a pain. The strap clamps are the most work, honestly. The 1 1/4” round bar on the...
  5. Stuart Samuel

    Tips/Techniques plasma cutter trick

    Maybe, uh… harder to source by that name…
  6. Stuart Samuel

    4-Jaw Buck Chuck

    I mentioned it in another thread, but I picked up from him in person when I was in Ottawa for work. Sent a deposit, all went smoothly. Gave me a tour of his basement apartment shop. Solid guy, from my experience.
  7. Stuart Samuel

    New to me scam.

    I miss Craigslist (it's pretty much dead here in Ontario).
  8. Stuart Samuel

    Tips/Techniques plasma cutter trick

    I had no idea what those braided strain relief things were called! Thanks! :)
  9. Stuart Samuel

    Welcome to Westwood Metalworks, What is he building in there?

    Those Polaris connectors look great! I'll have to remember that. I despise working in too-small electrical enclosures, typically with wiring cut too short to help it fit. Guaranteed swearing fest.
  10. Stuart Samuel

    Cast iron layout table, $800, Lakeshore, ON

    https://www.facebook.com/share/18pKfdUNBt/?mibextid=wwXIfr “Custom built layout table. 38” wide by 75” long Cast iron top is approx 6” thick with webbing on the underside for weight reduction and stability. Top is bed-scraped for flatness. Steel support has a 1.5”thick lower shelf and...
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