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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

    New from Ontariariario

    Welcome from just north of the GTA.
  2. M

    C'ADventures

    For me things are just starting to click in Fusion 360 as I now have a bit of a handle with offset sketch planes.
  3. M

    Hello from Richmond Hill

    Yes, I have seen that. She makes beautiful stuff. That table pedestal was massive. I like watching Richard Raffin too. The ones that have been turning professionally for years are so quick.
  4. M

    Hello from Richmond Hill

    The spindle on the late is really beefy, can turn outboard on it, but I'm too scared to try it.
  5. M

    Hello from Richmond Hill

    Side and front view. Spindle is Ugra max 12,000rpm, 2.2kw, ER20 collets.
  6. M

    What CNC programming software do you use ?

    I use fusion 360. Haven't tried anything else as one platform is more than enough. The design part has taken a bit of learning to be able to draw anything, but at least a mistake isn't expensive. The Manufacturing CAM part can be expensive when you enter the wrong information and then break...
  7. M

    Hello from Richmond Hill

    On that I seem to be an expert. However I may ask for assistance anyway, you know kind of the voice of "reason".
  8. M

    Hello from Richmond Hill

    Craig, Yes, on the metal working side I have a CNC machine that I built similar to Wade'O Design on the internet. I also have a south bend 9a lathe and a Raglan mill and a delta drill press. I have a miller mig welder and a DIY 2x48" belt grinder, and that is about it for metal working. I...
  9. M

    Hello from Richmond Hill

    New to metal working. Hope to have fun learning about things.
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