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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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    Something off with Vevor

    Out of curiosity I looked at their return/refund policy and read this: Note: Please contact us with necessary pictures or videos for above return situations. Once verified, We will offer you a suitable solution. https://www.vevor.ca/pages/return-policy There is a lot of vagueness in that...
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    Made in/shop in Canada options - Links or recommendations only!

    Modern Tool https://www.moderntool.com/
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    Board game talk

    Apparently that game was popular. Years later Parker Bothers tried following up with another game that wasn't so popular:
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    When the machining doesn't go according to plan...

    So here is a recent "design feature" for the project I am working on: That bolt was supposed to thread directly to metal piece. Unfortunately, do a poor start, poor technique, just f*****g poor...it did not thread properly but at a noticeable angle. Like, if you looked at it from across the...
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    When the machining doesn't go according to plan...

    When I was a member of the local woodworking guild the old timers called it, "A design feature".:)
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    When the machining doesn't go according to plan...

    The reason I am asking about fixing errors is because I am currently working on a project that is revealing how far from an acceptable level of accuracy I am able to achieve. It's a one time project for myself and so far I think it will still function to an acceptable degree but if it were...
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    When the machining doesn't go according to plan...

    I think that's an even better way to put into words what I was originally referring to.
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    When the machining doesn't go according to plan...

    I think that saying is emphasizing that when a woodworking pro makes a rare mistake 90% of the time they can fix it, have it function, and look flawless. Whereas the amateur now has a choice - start from scratch and or have a mistake/repair that sticks out like a sore thumb.
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    When the machining doesn't go according to plan...

    ...how often do you try to hide your mistakes? I am not a professional woodworker but I did spend a lot of years building numerous projects of varying degree of difficulty. One of the common sayings I heard/read in the woodworking profession was: "90% of woodworking is knowing how to fix your...
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    Made in/shop in Canada options - Links or recommendations only!

    I bought my first SDR (software defined radio) from Radioworld: https://www.radioworld.ca/about-us
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