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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. mickeyf

    Modern No.2 M.U. manual milling machine $2K Saanich

    https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1202244367922536 Looks like could be Vertical/Horizontal if it has all the right parts, and a good size for hobbyist. Oldie and maybe a goody, or not... Tempting, but...
  2. mickeyf

    Pregraph Tool and Cutter Grinder, Victoria, $457

    Ah, good to know. Now I can be happy letting it pass! (Of course, I always wanted a pantogragh too...)
  3. mickeyf

    Pregraph Tool and Cutter Grinder, Victoria, $457

    It's close to me. I tell myself I'd love to have one of these - I was just looked and my sad, needing renewal end mills today. . I have the space, I have the $, but it would be one more thing to learn how to use, and I don't feel like I can do that just now.
  4. mickeyf

    Small radial drill - $1000 - Windsor area

    There's one for been on sale here on the Island for quite a while, but it's the usual "about 8 ft tall" model.
  5. mickeyf

    Pregraph Tool and Cutter Grinder, Victoria, $457

    Anyone know anything about this brand &/or model? I was just complaining earlier that the TC Grinder in Ontario for the same price (?) was too far away... But I don't think the time is right for me for this one anyway... https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/646527871399662
  6. mickeyf

    Colchester Master lathe $2000 Victoria

    I think 6-1/2 means 13 in North American, yes?
  7. mickeyf

    Windows Networking question

    OOo! Sounds like someone is buying the Standard Microsoft Disinformation - "Blame the hardware"! ;) No, really, I understand all to well how hardware can go fail, but I don't think the symptoms indicate that...
  8. mickeyf

    Universal Cutter Grinder Sharpener, $475, Port Dover, ON

    One of the few tools I'd still like to have, but several provinces too far away.
  9. mickeyf

    How to stop your android phone spying on you

    Further thoughts on data harvesting, for your reading pleasure: https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/15/interview_bruce_schneier/
  10. mickeyf

    How to stop your android phone spying on you

    So who was the ad from? I've been looking for fleece lined jeans but unable to find reasonable ones. Really! For everyone who has not said a word or typed it, but "thought it" and then gotten an ad moments later... There is another possibility to consider. Namely, that the thought was in your...
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