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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. terry_g

    Light duty "precision" impact screw driver?

    My dad bought this for me when I was 14. I worked on Japanese motorcycles a lot plus two summers as a mechanic at a Honda dealer so its been heavily used. I ground the hammer end as it was starting to mushroom. I took it apart and lubed it a couple times. Still going strong at 51 years old.
  2. terry_g

    North America Cork sheet or similar for large drawer liners.

    I have used good old cardboard boxes for drawer liners for over 40 years. The first 24 of those years I was a diesel engine mechanic so some times tools went into the tool box with black engine oil on them. They got a wipe with a rag but sometimes a bit of oil got missed. After a couple years...
  3. terry_g

    YouTube $$

    I use Brave Browser and a Hosts file. I don't see any advertising. https://someonewhocares.org/hosts/
  4. terry_g

    tailstock die holder

    I made this one.
  5. terry_g

    Timer

    Would one of these work? https://growlights.ca/products/digital-timer-120v?_pos=1&_sid=027ed5db2&_ss=r Also available on Amazon. Amazon.ca
  6. terry_g

    Cool Tools in your home shop that you'd not likely not see in someone else's?

    I was nine years old and I spotted this 1 1/2" vice in the tool section of the local Co-op store. I remember saving up my money to buy it. It was 99 cents and 5 cents tax. A lot of money for a nine year old in 1968. It took me a couple weeks to come up the cash. I remember when I had the money...
  7. terry_g

    Broken Spring

    That looks close to a drum brake spring from a smaller vehicle. Might be an idea to take it to the local mechanics and auto part store and see if they can find something close.
  8. terry_g

    taig mini lathe $525 Calgary, AB

    Pictures?
  9. terry_g

    Facebook responds regarding my report of scammer...

    Twenty or so years ago I opened a Fecalbook account. I posted quite a few photos for family to see. A few months later Fecalbook announced that anything that was posted on the Fecalbook site they owned the copyright to. There was a lot of complaints and Fecalbook ended up posting a link where...
  10. terry_g

    Unusual tool post grinder

    Yes 130/80-17 motorcycle tire tube. Motorcycle tire tube make great rubber bands. I use them for all sorts of things in my shop.
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