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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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    Mini 7" Horizontal Shaper Advice Needed

    I traded a (circa 1918)manual Drummond shaper for a 7inch South Bend about 3 years ago. It came with the factory vice. It can move a lot of metal. And I can re-use steel and aluminum oddball cutoffs or junk rusty plate. I can prepare a flat side or two then use in my mill or lathe. A shaper is...
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    New to me Atlas 618 Lathe

    I was really missing my Myford ML7. I sold when I bought my South Bend 13 inch lathe. I thought I would never need a small lathe again. I was wrong. Keeping a small first or second lathe after upgrading to a larger lathe is a good idea. After looking for a while I was able to find an Atlas...
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    Small batch heat treaters or HT Stock

    Mostly nothing larger than a pack of hot dog buns or a large Bowie knife
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    Small batch heat treaters or HT Stock

    Is there anyone in the GTA that does small batch heat treating. Something made in 4140 or 17-4. I understand 17-4 is easy to air harden but I don’t have a electric kiln. I understand an option is to get 4140 HT. Not sure if 17-4 comes HT. I have annealed stock on hand so I don’t want to go...
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    Ontario member sound off

    I’m out Newcastle way
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    Building a gantry crane

    If you have the room they are ideal for moving heavy things from a utility trailer. If it was a portable unit that I can be taken apart and stored, it would come in handy. Wish I had a gantry when I moved my Brother in Laws fireproof file safe. The pictures below is the homemade gantry that was...
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    Rifle Action Truing

    Thestelster, I apologize for post /picture and comment #11. I don’t know why but I tried to post this on another thread about Gantry cranes and somehow it ended up on your thread. I’m still fairly new to this website. I didn’t want to come across like I’m trying to hijack your thread. I’m just...
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    Rifle Action Truing

    If you have the room they are ideal for moving heavy things from a utility trailer. If it was a portable unit that I can be taken apart and stored, it would come in handy. Wish I had a gantry when I moved my Brother in Laws fireproof file safe. The pictures below is the homemade gantry that was...
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    Rifle Action Truing

    I never had a lathe that was large enough to work on rifles or barrels until I bought my South Bend. The work holder that you machined for the action, would it be considered a spider or just a work holding jig. It’s genius. I’m on a learning curve. I guess everything can’t always be held in a 3...
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    Lathe turning on a Atlas Mill?

    Has anyone here ever turned steel on a horizontal mill. In my case it will be an Atlas? I have ER32 2MT tool holder with the full range of collets for close up to the headstock for smaller diameter round bar. . I can also probably rig up a spindle adapter if I wanted to buy a small 3-4inch four...
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