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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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    Mazda 6 doesn't like Canadian winters

    When I test a battery I usually do two tests; in the vehicle with an Innova OBDII reader and out of the vehicle with a traditional load tester along with a Volt meter to watch the voltage as it drops and recovers. Unless these tests are insufficient the battery is good.
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    Mazda 6 doesn't like Canadian winters

    This is the 3rd winter where I have been trying to sort out my son's 2010 Mazda 6 "fail to start" issues. What I know so far: - Starts perfect up until temperature drops to around -25 Celsius - 2 year old battery tests good - Alternator tests good - Terminals are clean - No parasitic amp draw...
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    Something I would never do in my shop.

    When non-experienced tool people or "bull in a China shop types" ask to borrow my tools I usually say, "No problem. Just realize that you will have to borrow me as well because my tools come with me firmly attached".
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    Something I would never do in my shop.

    I would hope that the owner of the tools would always be "supervising" regardless of the renter's experience. A lot can go right and a lot can go wrong.
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    Something I would never do in my shop.

    The high school my kid's attended had a nice carpentry shop. A quality Adirondack chair and bedside table were produced. During a tour I noticed a Saw Stop table saw. I believe this table saw is standard in all schools and most government institutions in the province. In the US there is...
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    Something I would never do in my shop.

    I think you are likely correct.
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    Something I would never do in my shop.

    I think this idea has potential. The key is to ease the renter into your shop slowly...
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    Tools you waited too long to acquire

    Milwaukee M18 Fuel 1/2" High Torque Impact Wrench Haven't used a breaker bar since.
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    Timer

    Hot tip option #2 - 0W30 full synthetic and a healthy battery.
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    Timer

    I live in Saskatchewan, too. In the winter I bring cars into the garage but only when they need work. 5 vehicles including my kid's cars. To help deal with melting snow from the vehicle I turn "on" an overhead fan and let it run. The first model is the identical fan I installed...
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