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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. M

    Another dumb question

    Can you? Sure, as long as there is a way to hold the tool securely. There is nothing magic about it. But you need to be able to hold your tool securely, and it takes extra steps to ensure that the elevation and rake angle are reasonable. A picture of what you are trying to hold, and what you...
  2. M

    3 sided precision straight edge

    Well, it was made in the USSR, so off center and out of whack dimensions maybe aren't too surprising. But it is a very odd and interesting piece. Do you know any of the dimensions?
  3. M

    3 sided precision straight edge

    The picture shows what could be adhesive residue. And the dados on each side are not completely centered. With a handle on one end only? I have never seen anything like it, but it is interesting
  4. M

    Tool Alligator clips for Fluke 77iii

    Damping circuits are specifically designed to suppress this kind of distortion
  5. M

    Announcing the 2025 Ontario Meetup April 26 in Aylmer

    It was great to see everyone, and a special thanks to our host! And yes, those sandwiches were delicious!
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    Dan Gelbart posts unusual shop tricks

    Humidity isn't something that can be measured directly in a reliable way. Relative humidity is the ratio of the current level of dissolved water versus the maximum level of dissolved water. In still air, the maximum level is usually calculated from the temperature and pressure (and an...
  7. M

    Dan Gelbart posts unusual shop tricks

    There is a thermodynamics problem that I don't think any manufacturer can do much about unfortunately
  8. M

    Funny dot on Windows 10 user icon

    The home version of Windows 11 is free and can be downloaded from the Microsoft website.
  9. M

    Worth picking up a mill/drill?

    That's almost impossible to fix. Even if you can over bend it back to get it straight without destroying the threads, the grain structure has been irreversibly damaged by yielding.
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    Funny dot on Windows 10 user icon

    It is a generic notification indicator. There are a long list of causes. There are so many versions of Windows now that I can't immediately say how to find more details. Sometimes you can get more by hovering the mouse. some have a notification area on the right (or other places on the...
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