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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. FatherWes

    Mill dro

    Following…
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    Overspray Removal

    I’d try a random orbital with just a piece of 1/4” foam so the surface conforms to the hammer finish. I’d start by sprinkling some baking soda on the surface as abrasive. If that doesn’t work, try blasting beads or sand blasting grit. You could also try a gentle soda blasting. I suspect the...
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    Tool Cheap alternatives to expensive tools thread

    I recently bought a 5” Acculock Machine Vise off of Vevor. It’s not a Gerardi or Kurt, but it seems to function quite well. Fortunately the vise itself far exceeds its operating manual…
  4. FatherWes

    Timer

    Reading the details, it seems the $20 option proposed by @TorontoBuilder in post #2 should do what is desired. Looks pretty flexible.
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    Timer

    Place 4 disposable diapers face down on the pan. R & R as required.
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    Milling Machine in Sicamous BC - $2000

    I saw this mill within minutes of seeing this lathe. It sold as I was trying to figure out how I could verify it wasn’t a scam. The lathe was near Vernon. Sold in less than 2 hours of posting. Hopefully someone got a deal, and not scammed.
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    Garbage dumping

    Just about every year we’ve had a bear make its way down the road we live on. It leaves a deposit smack-dab centre on every driveway. It must save up for a week in advance, even considering there are some enormous black bears in the area. Usually happens once a year when the fruit trees are...
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    South Bend Lathe $0 Nanaimo BC

    Wouldn’t it be great to see it land in the hands of a youngster interested in a career as a machinist or millwright or engineer… Not sure if that kind of thing happens anymore. Maybe in my Disneyland fantasy world.
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    fixing the digital caliper battery drain

    This is a great idea. I had a Starrett electronic caliper. It was a very nice piece. But useless. The batteries wouldn’t last a month and required removal of 3 tiny Philips head screws to remove. A simple on/off would have made all the difference.
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    Tips/Techniques Urban and traffic planning

    Or it’s snowing, the wind is blowing, and the whole world is white and moving sideways. You’ve got both feet planted on the brake and your brain is still telling you you’re going sideways at 50 miles an hour.
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