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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. StevSmar

    Rust is the Enemy

    What about moving to Winnipeg? Too cold to rust for 6 months of the year. Some treatment required for the shoulder seasons. Summer can be humid, but that’s only 2 months.
  2. StevSmar

    Tool Good Quality Files and where to purchase them?

    I've found an answer: "Example: At a length of 250 mm, a cut 1 file has 9 teeth/1 cm of file length. A 100 mm long cut 1 file has 17 teeth/1 cm of file length, however. The higher number of teeth on shorter files ensures the same ease of use (in terms of force input, guidability and stock...
  3. StevSmar

    Navigating Tariffs Together

    One of my local Winnipeg distributors will bring in KBC items, so far I’ve only paid the KBC sale price. No shipping.
  4. StevSmar

    Hot rolled and pickled

    I used cleaning vinegar (Canadian Tire, Sobies) and it usually took all the Mill Scale off in a day.
  5. StevSmar

    Navigating Tariffs Together

    Funny how now Made in China is far more acceptable to me now… as long as it’s not Made in USA.
  6. StevSmar

    Tool Good Quality Files and where to purchase them?

    Wow, that actually makes sense on the origin of the term. “Pass me Fred’s file- the bastardized one that’s half way between the Course and Medium”. Poor Fred had been forgotten to time, but his bastardized file system lives on. The file is older than the movie unfortunately… But I enjoyed your...
  7. StevSmar

    BaitMaster’s (Work) Bench

    That’s great to hear! If there comes a day when the US company I purchased from is no longer an option for parts it gives me greater confidence my lathe won’t be orphaned.
  8. StevSmar

    Tool Good Quality Files and where to purchase them?

    Thanks, that’s helpful. Below illustrates what I don’t understand about Bastard files: On the left a Mill Bastard (Cresent-Nicholson) In the middle a Mill Bastard (Wiltshire) On the right a Flat Bastard (Nicholson) And their reverse sides: So what I don’t understand is that aren’t all...
  9. StevSmar

    Gift for myself. LF common wisdom

    On my ”before I retire” list was a telescope. Somewhat sheepishly I’ve learnt how incredibly weather dependent astronomy is. Either it’s cloudy, or too bloody cold or compounding it’s lack of use is that I’m tired and go to bed early(er). Still it’s turned reading astronomy magazine from...
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    One less John on the Forum

    My belief is that we all need to strive towards what makes us complete. And friends support others on their journey.
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