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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. Thomas

    LG heat pump bearing fluting

    Yes ceramic bearings solve the circulating current problem, we actually install a lot of ceramic coated bearings in electric motors as well as grounding brushes in our shop. With my heat pump I always have premium grade 608zz available and it only takes me 15 minutes to swap them out.
  2. Thomas

    LG heat pump bearing fluting

    If anyone has an LG heat pump and the head unit sounds like a turbo spooling up your may want to change the two 608zz bearings in the fan motor. The bearings suffer from the circulating currents in the rotor caused by the inverter (not getting more technical than that) which leaves a rail road...
  3. Thomas

    New member from NB

    Welcome from Saint John, NB
  4. Thomas

    Putting a Utilathe back together

    8 Hour days? Mine have been running 12+ the last few weeks.
  5. Thomas

    Putting a Utilathe back together

    Not yet, between work and family I haven't had a chance to get back at it. I did receive my backing plates, bearings and some tool holders so when I go on vacation next week I should be able to get it together.
  6. Thomas

    Starrett Inside micrometer and some mixed in bits

    Just bought the Starrett 196 kit from this fellow, great communication and fast shipping. Search through his other adds for some different tidbits. https://www.kijiji.ca/v-view-details.html?adId=1597124673
  7. Thomas

    Milling machine $600 Bradford Ont.

    Wish this wasn't so far away.
  8. Thomas

    Putting a Utilathe back together

    They are a pricey bearing, the company I work for is a Timken dealer might get my buyer to check the list price and see how bad they are marked up. I did a quick image search to get some ideas on how to add the extension and I think this guy has it figured out.
  9. Thomas

    Putting a Utilathe back together

    Wasn't sure what I was going to do with the second bed but now I'm thinking detachable extension.
  10. Thomas

    Putting a Utilathe back together

    Work and life have prevented me from getting back at the lathe but I managed to score some parts only a half hour drive from home, nothing I really need but a spare headstock with good gears and bearings is definitely worth the $50.
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