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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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    How to load a lathe

    I do like the idea of the lift-deck. I am a big fan of never needing to lift the lathe and not needing to go up ramps. I called sunbelt rentals and they said they only have one in all of Ontario and it is located in Nepean. That can’t be true? If anyone here has rented within Ontario can you...
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    How to load a lathe

    I have tried calling a couple of riggers, “The Brothers hoisting and rigging” who said they were too busy, and I have requested a quote from Hendrie machinery movers but have not heard back from them. Does anyone have any experience with a rigger in the area that they would recommend? If I...
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    How to load a lathe

    Thanks everyone for suggestions so far. Yes from my research depending on configuration they were between 3000-4000lbs so the estimate of the current owner seems accurate. Seeing as the owner indicated I can access it with a forklift I will see if I can rent one that is low enough to fit...
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    How to load a lathe

    I have not seen the shop situation but from what I understand I will need to move it from its current location out of the shop which has a 7’ door height. Then somehow pick it up and place onto the trailer. The shop looks to have concrete floors. The Ad is here so you can see photos. I only...
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    How to load a lathe

    So I found a deal on a Monarch lathe. Agreed on price with seller but he has no equipment to help load at his end. I have a flat deck twin axle trailer to move the lathe on and can borrow the neighbours loader to unload here. I know lots of you have done this before. What is the recommended...
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    Rotary Table Disassembly help

    The table has to come off to free the worm gear if I remember correctly. After removing the locking nut that holds the table from the backside it should be "free" to lift off but in my case needed a heavy hand of persuasion to get moving. I had to modify a spanner wrench to get the nut that...
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    I need an RV propane system technician

    I used to be a licensed RV technician while I was putting myself through school. I gave up my license a few years ago after 10+ years of not working on it. The advice here is good, Shut off the propane, air it out. Before you call someone it is worth checking a few simple things, check that...
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    Project #42 is calling me

    Phillips released a version themselves first. It is the Phillips Hue HDMI Sync box. You pair it with HUE LED strips or other HUE lights. This is the one I saw a year or two ago when I looked into it again. I suspect the Ambilight patent may have expired as recently a couple of competitor...
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    Project #42 is calling me

    I actually followed a similar path to you except I don’t plan to finish mine. I endeavoured to create an Ambilight clone as well and bought a different but similarly capable development board. Mine was Xylinx FPGA based. I got as far as getting the HDMI pass through working before other things...
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    Hi do you have a tip how to expand a stainless steel pipe

    Can you just add a bushing between the pipe and whatever it attaches to? no welding and no unknown weakening of the pipe after expanding it.
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