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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. PaulL

    What's Paul up to?

    This took *ridiculously* more effort than it should have. The post is anchored in a welded up bracket on the floor (which I forgot to photograph...let's just say I'm not a star at fabrication), and bolted to the middle girt of the shop. The engine hoist got it up hight enough in the air, but...
  2. PaulL

    DavidR8's shop shenanigans

    So why not 100amp in the shop? The subpanel cost difference is approximately nil.
  3. PaulL

    What's Paul up to?

    And related, but separate, I got a decent pair of pickup tongs made for use under the hammer: It feels like I've finally rounded the corner on some "making cleaner forgings" issues that have been plaguing me for years - mostly due to not enough practice. These days I've been managing...
  4. PaulL

    What's Paul up to?

    First chips! A real part! My power hammer threw a top die loose. The retaining pin wasn't there! I didn't even know there was supposed to be one. But I did find the slot in the die, and the receiver in the ram, and the matching pin in bottom die, so I made the same part and it fits just...
  5. PaulL

    Next Vancouver Island Meet-Up (Planning Thread)

    I wish wild turkeys were anywhere near as tasty as pheasants. There will be a deer hunt this fall, but closer to November, up in the Kootenays I expect.
  6. PaulL

    Next Vancouver Island Meet-Up (Planning Thread)

    October is way better than September. Tons of people streaming through my life that month.
  7. PaulL

    What's Paul up to?

    Dumber. Had the lathe in the utility trailer, slung under my loader. At full extension couldn't clear the edge. Instead of re-slinging it I drove the trailer out from under it. Which demonstrated my lack of rotational constraint. Flipped right over. No injury, no damage, but a hell of a...
  8. PaulL

    What's Paul up to?

    No update on the printer. Parts are here but I need a rainy day before I commit to tearing it down far enough to put them in place. Meanwhile, I've been in the "hot" shop. I finally got the acorn table over there: Crane guy was quite accommodating, and was able to unload directly onto the...
  9. PaulL

    Funny meme I thought this group might appreciate!

    Grams, pounds, what the difference!
  10. PaulL

    Shop Potential modification of Shop Crane for parallel feet

    Wiser words I've raraely heard spoken. When I'm alone I can avoid rushing things, avoid cutting corners, avoid straining, and I know where *all* the fingers and toes are. Anything too heavy for one man to move is pretty much by definition too heavy for more than one man to move.
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