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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. CWret

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

    I gave up on (well actually my body gave up on) enduro riding at age 69. Loved it and also ice racing. Lots of big smiles while riding my Sherco. I bought plenty of accessories from Lang's Offroad (Rob Lang is an awesome guy to deal with). They were mostly from USA's Enduro Engineering. I will...
  2. CWret

    Drilling 1-11/16” hole 14” deep

    I’d go with the cut / extend / weld. Have a look at how I welded threaded rod to a motor shaft and corrected runout to an acceptable amount. I just posted this thread: PS: OOOOPS - sorry guys - I didn't want to copy the whole thread and have it appear here. I was only intending to insert a...
  3. CWret

    Adding (welding) threaded rod to a splined motor shaft

    Here’s an old motor that is now a buffer/polisher. Threaded rod was welded to the splined shaft to secure a buffer disc or wire wheel. In pic below, the threaded rod extension is clamped on and aligned by using a piece of angle: The indicator is set up on a bushing to check runout. A weight...
  4. CWret

    Free to a good home.

    I really like the idea of bringing them to the Ontario meetup. Hang on to them. That could be a part of the meetup program. Guys bring something they no longer need or are willing to donate for a sort-of grab table. Attendees could buy the items (at a reasonable price) and the revenue is used...
  5. CWret

    Hello and welding question

    Welcome aboard. Enjoy the ride. I am not a welder. I am a self-taught hobby welder with zero training. Five years ago I upgraded my twenty year old 220 volt MIG to a 4-in-1. I struggled (and wasted a lot of gas) but I managed to teach myself TIG aluminum. I thought if I got the spoolgun...
  6. CWret

    Standard power hacksaw

    Oooops. I sold my 12 saw to another Forum member but had forgotten that I also had some 14 & 17” blades that could be cut down to 12”. I will ask if he wants them and if he doesn’t, then I will then send you a PM. Tks
  7. CWret

    Standard power hacksaw

    What size blade does it take? I have a few that might fit (they are too big for the 12” power hacksaw i had.
  8. CWret

    New member from Hamilton

    Welcome from a Burlington neighbour. Great group, enjoy the ride.
  9. CWret

    Tool End mill brought back to life

    EM, Part 2: Here is the sharpened EM after grinding: Pics after diamond hone: Little vibration and good looking normal swarf: Below is the test cut. It was done with 0.030” depths of cut (no burr removal) Next step would be to put the EM in a collet and use a DTI to check TIR on each flute...
  10. CWret

    Tool End mill brought back to life

    I ruined a 5/8” HSS EM yesterday. I had welded a SS bushing to mild steel. It worked fine and looked good but when I trimmed the weld it ruined the EM. Guessing some kind of heat-caused case hardening (regular steel MIG wire, not SS wire). It was not just dull but ready for the scrap bin. I had...
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