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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

    Hello from South Eastern Ontario

  2. M

    Hello from South Eastern Ontario

    Hello I can’t speak for anyone else but yes got basic lathe / mill / radial drill training some projects , then for welding got oxy/acc , and smaw (stick ) And then some oxy/ acc torch projects as well , how to make a new flange from scratch etc How about your self what do ye do for work ? Or...
  3. M

    Hello from South Eastern Ontario

    Hello Ryan welcome also I am a journeyman millwright out in Alberta and apprentice machinist and originally from southern Ontario
  4. M

    MODERN Lathe For Sale $1,500.00

    Ya what a steel of a deal ! 3 phase 220v I couldn’t see ad
  5. M

    Best cobalt drill bit set ??

    That’s great to hear !! I will give them a try next kbc order !! One thing I ordered from them that is a really impressive, useful takes up less space in my portable box is expandable transfer punch set !!! thanks for all the feedback everyone
  6. M

    Best cobalt drill bit set ??

    Ya I got my eye on the drill dr 750x however I really want to master free hand first maybe the general tool drill jig is better but I don’t think it’s set up to regrind a split point I had to sharpen a few Walter sst+ cobalt with portable grinder without a trigger lock that’s quite hard to do a...
  7. M

    Best cobalt drill bit set ??

    I got them of amazon there mechanics length and got the 3 flats ground in them , I only used one so far in stainless sheet metal at a local brewery located in Edmonton!
  8. M

    Best cobalt drill bit set ??

    Thanks that’s what I ended up Buying and very impressed so far , I bought a metabo 6” bench grinder to Practice sharping bits and thinking of buying the Ed general tools drill Bit sharping jog
  9. M

    New portable millwright / machinist box

    Thought some of you might like this New/used snap on all weather box And all my tools stuffed in it I’ll let you know how it is let’s see some of your guys set ups
  10. M

    Best cobalt drill bit set ??

    hello I’ll have watch ! What a great youruber he is !! I’m actually not looking for carbide but cobalt I know Walter has a set I price out from Edmonton but and bolt just sst stubby which is a slight blend of cobalt for $ 172 But again can get a set of jobber length cle line for $207 Or...
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