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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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    UPS gripe

    Can't speak it, can barely understand it. But if a beautiful Woman starts speaking to me with that southern Drawl, I start melting like warm butter. Same with a thick Irish accent.....They get me everytime.
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    UPS gripe

    "It's not a true Bour-bone, unless it's made in the Bour-bone region of Kentucky" (read in your best Kentucky accent)
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    Possible candidate for 3-phase for my lathe?

    Not a bad deal for a 1hp motor and VFD. Buy it if you've got the cash, and a project in mind for it, but I wouldn't buy it to swap for a lathe with a 1.5 hp currently. Might be nice on a drill press or something though. Or build another grinder..... I would love something like that for my...
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    Shoulder check

    I started a car game when the kids were little called spot the motorcycle. It was my hope that they grow up to be drivers subconsciously looking out for motorcycles at all times when on the road. Breaks up long car rides, and actually gets them looking out the window in stead of screens too.
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    Shoulder check

    Speaking for motorcyclists everywhere. Please continue to shoulder check. Thank you.
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    Need to get drill bits for tapping

    Many of the old timers I worked with over the years had their versions of that always out and on their bench. Only it contained a tap, tap drill, clearance drill, and counterbore for every screw size from 4-40 up to 3/8"-16. I always meant to make one for myself, just never got around to it...
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    Welcome to Westwood Metalworks, What is he building in there?

    Venting is very important with all castings, and you have to evacuate the air in order to replace the cavity with liquid. The trouble sometimes is trying to think like water and being able to visualize how a mold will fill, and how the air will get out. The "rules" for lost foam are a bit...
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    Weekly community thrift haul thread

    Nice score!
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    Welcome to Westwood Metalworks, What is he building in there?

    I'm using mostly white PVA "tacky glue". A small bit of hot glue also, but not much on this one. Both very recommended in the foam casting communities, and are supposed to burn out very similar to the foam with no issues. The wax should as well, as long as it's a lower melting temp wax. My...
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    Welcome to Westwood Metalworks, What is he building in there?

    Ceasars are fantastic. Who would have thought adding clam juice to a drink would make it better :D. Now I want a Ceasar.....
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