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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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    CA-BC Amazon.ca vs direct from Accusize?

    My experience as well. They went out of their way to do what they could to satisfy my needs and in the end refunded and provided shipping at their cost to return the item. D :cool:
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    Pictures

    +1 EDIT: I should mention that the problem happens on my iPad. D :cool:
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    Lathe Chuck Key

    Well played! It would be even better if the forum would show the full size images…………image not found..:mad: D :cool:
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    Making louvers

    Looks great! Nice and straight and even. Amazing what the eyeball says about what’s right vs the tape. Was there some fixturing involved or is that just plain good hands on, old skool craftsmanship? D :cool:
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    Standard Modern 12x30

    Ok, that’s about what I thought the discussion would be but wanted to be sure I wasn’t missing something. D :cool:
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    Standard Modern 12x30

    What is your thought there? Is it because carbide inserts, because of how they’re formed/sharpened, will cut to a different size/depth depending on things like depth of cut? Just curious. D :cool:
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    Windows Networking question

    +1 I’ve resurrected umpteen electronic devices with failed electrolytic caps. Computers, power supplies, monitors, routers, more than I can count. My dual desktop monitors & both of my shop monitors are rescued, failed units. Any electronics that fail or act up are suspect. Interesting to...
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    Bridgeport mill, $500, Erin, ON

    You central Canada guys… D :cool:
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    Fabricated Fixture plate

    Now that I look at a picture of one you’re right, kinda high. Maybe there’s something closer. I too like to draw on “parts bin Engineering” to repurpose things like that. I saw a picture of an Audi OHC rocker with a central roller that was a better looking shape. The roller/shaft would have...
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    Fabricated Fixture plate

    Seeing this disturbed the dust in my memory and made me ponder using some cast off rockers from an old small block Chev. Is that a crazy thought? It would probably need some sort of a post to stand in for the pushrod but that wouldn’t be too hard to come by and the fulcrum ball would be a...
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