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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. Johnwa

    Vertical bandsaw Carbon AB $40

    $40! The motor is worth that. https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1035338358442104/?
  2. Johnwa

    Machine Lantaine lathe.

    Lantaine appears to be just one of the badges Taiwanese lathes were sold under. This page has some generic info but I didn’t see any weights. https://www.lathes.co.uk/taiwan/
  3. Johnwa

    Tips/Techniques Making the Square Drive hole in a custom socket.

    Why not a T handle? But if you insist on a socket, mill a hex on the end the bar and use a regular socket.
  4. Johnwa

    Looking into 3d printing

    I started with an acrylic Prusa I3 but have since built a Prusa Mk3 clone. I’m using a Big Tree Tech board running Marlin. Other than a slightly bigger bed the two biggest improvements are auto bed leveling and a magnetic bed. I’d never give up those two features.
  5. Johnwa

    Shake my head sometimes

    On a PG-13 note, I am expecting a package today. One was delivered this AM and I was about to open it but it felt to light. Checked the label and it was for my wife. Only a pair of shoes though.
  6. Johnwa

    Not a deal in my book, but check out that cross feed

    @mickeyf You just had to dig a bit deeper https://www.lathes.co.uk/milnes/page3.html
  7. Johnwa

    Not a deal in my book, but check out that cross feed

    Well I’ll be darned, that powered crossfeed is original! From lathes.uk
  8. Johnwa

    Tips/Techniques 3DP Post Processing

    I must have missed this when it was first posted, but it’s very timely anyway. I’ve decided I “need” a tool grinder and have decided on the quorn. Onshape has a few good user posted 3D cad models. I started off printing as “finished” parts to see how things fit together. I quickly realized I...
  9. Johnwa

    Compound needs a better degree dial

    This showed up on YouTube today.
  10. Johnwa

    YouTube rabbit hole of the day

    I really like his ring roller.
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