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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. pdentrem

    H2D?

    The machine is nice step up. Many have been looking for a two head machine and Bambu beat Prusa to market. The reviews have been overall positive. Not 100% but pretty good. Save your and drop the laser option. Lasers are messy and will coat the inside of the machine. One can buy a used laser...
  2. pdentrem

    Wash rag hanger

    Bought a new kitchen tap a few months ago. The arm that holds the spray head is very convenient for holding the wash rag, but it is not as convenient when the rag is hanging there. So today I modeled a clamp and tube to be the hanger. The clamp wraps around the faucet arm and the tube which is...
  3. pdentrem

    Tips/Techniques Show your shop related 3DP

    I was gifted a box of Allen keys without holders, so let’s print a couple! They start at .035” and the largest is 17 mm. Pierre
  4. pdentrem

    Tool Good Quality Files and where to purchase them?

    https://cardontools.ca/search?type=product&options%5Bprefix%5D=last&options%5Bunavailable_products%5D=last&q=Files
  5. pdentrem

    Tips/Techniques Show your shop related 3DP

    It is modeled for Morse 3 and I used a cinnamon bronze filament from Spectrum. Ken226 has posted many models for different collets systems as well. Pierre https://3dprintingcanada.com/products/a202?_pos=3&_fid=e029d2278&_ss=cHas
  6. pdentrem

    Tips/Techniques Show your shop related 3DP

    Mount in the cabinet.
  7. pdentrem

    Tips/Techniques Show your shop related 3DP

    Printed a tailstock accessory holder that Ken226 at thingiverse has graciously put out there. About 4 hours printing time. Pierre
  8. pdentrem

    Tips/Techniques Show your shop related 3DP

    Made an axle for the edge follower that we are making for our hot mills. The end facing is .374” and has 1/4X20 hole for a bolt to be put in place to make it easier to push/screw into the plastic hub that I printed a couple weeks ago. The other end is turned to .362” with the center section...
  9. pdentrem

    Tips/Techniques Show your shop related 3DP

    Co worker has a cheap GEM telescope mount and the gear stripped. 91 tooth 46 mm diameter. Not bad, will see how well it works with the worm gear tomorrow.
  10. pdentrem

    The hypocrisy and unfairness in schooling

    The curriculum is designed by bureaucrats and it details what and when you will teach. The teachers are somewhat confined by this. The good ones will add in some diversity when possible. My mother taught from kindergarten to grade 10 back in the 50s. Her experience was the middle grades were the...
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