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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. jmottle

    Grinder Metal Dust Collection

    Not impossible given how often I will use it, however, given the grinder is bolted to the stand and they each weight about 40-60 lbs, not super convenient to unbolt and drag them up a flight of stairs every time. Don't really have anywhere to store it except in my workshop.
  2. jmottle

    Modern Tool Meetup

    Thanks guys for setting this up! Good stuff!
  3. jmottle

    Grinder Metal Dust Collection

    I'm less worried about the health impacts as I am just keeping grinder dust around the house. My grinding will be limited too.
  4. jmottle

    Grinder Metal Dust Collection

    @Janger interesting setup. I have a ceiling mount bathroom fan (highest CFM I could find) in my basement shop that exhausts to the outside, but I don't think it's near enough power to suck grinder dust even if I rigged some crazy contraption up to duct to my grinder.
  5. jmottle

    Grinder Metal Dust Collection

    Sadly I don't have a way to vent anything outside unless I run a hose out the window...which could get a bit chilly in winter :) I noticed our central vac uses a bypass motor and has LOTS of CFM. Don't think I'm going to risk catching the entire house on fire by using it though LOL. Would be...
  6. jmottle

    Grinder Metal Dust Collection

    Thanks all for your feedback. Been doing a lot more reading, mostly on knife making forums as they live on grinders. Found quite a few different options, but still not sure which route I will go. Some use metal cyclone dust collectors into a metal pail with an ash vacuum, others create a...
  7. jmottle

    Grinder Metal Dust Collection

    Thanks Don, that was my worry. Seems my concern was not unwarranted. My shop is not that big, only about 8 x 15 and I have a lathe, mill, grinder, 3d printer, a few workbenches and a lot of electronics gear too and computer. It's a room in my finished basement. Suffice it to say, I don't...
  8. jmottle

    Grinder Metal Dust Collection

    I have a Palmgren bench grinder with dust collection ports. Would I be safe using a shop vac on this if I put a cyclone collector in the middle? Just thinking of getting one of those Dust Deputy kits. Want to avoid burning down my house should any rogue sparks make their way into the vacuum...
  9. jmottle

    Modern Tool Meetup

    I'm in!
  10. jmottle

    Private Invitational Meetup | Message to all users | Thread for questions and comments

    I'd be interested if the date works for me. Still travelling a ton.
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