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  • Several Regions have held meetups already, but others are being planned or are evaluating the interest. The Calgary Area Meetup is set for Saturday July 12th at 10am. The signup thread is 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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    Our Motorcycles - Post What You Got

    Do any of those Companies actually have a clear lineage back to their namesakes? Or are they like the likes of Triumph, Norton, or Indian (or South Bend Lathes, for that matter), where they are simply the result of trying to cash in on a bought name? Honestly, I kinda respect Enfield India a...
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    Via Ocean

    In my limited travels in Italy, I found that the rail service ranged from SuperStar (the high speed, long distance runs) to Suburban, as the little local trains seemed a lot closer in ride and experience, to riding a city bus. Right down to the differences in the accommodation. I think THAT, is...
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    Our Motorcycles - Post What You Got

    I recall seeing some write-up on one called the FLXI, which tilted the wheel on the sidecar alongside the lean angle of the bike.
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    Our Motorcycles - Post What You Got

    Sidecar, aka sidehack, in some circles.
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    I just scored a bridgeport head, and right angle attachment accessories

    Funny enough, it wasn't, from my experience. Our mills (Varnamo U-3 machines, https://www.lathes.co.uk/varnamo-millers/page5.html) had built-in power feeds on all three axiis, with DRO scales on them as well, but no DRO on the quill. So, anything that required more precision than punching a set...
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    I just scored a bridgeport head, and right angle attachment accessories

    I found that getting a power feed on X made a HUGE difference, in the quality of my output, taking out the inconsistencies of hand cranking the feeds. YMMV... Nice to be able to set a slow, very fine feed, and not have to spend the next however long, carefully trying to maintain 'that' speed! :P...
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    I just scored a bridgeport head, and right angle attachment accessories

    Treat yourself to one for the X axis, for a Christmas present! Pretty sure I have a complete Align feed unit here with a stripped gear. Somewhere in my sh...., stuff! If I run across it, I'll let you know and you can have it. Vevor looks to be about $200, or a little less, for a cheap import...
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    I just scored a bridgeport head, and right angle attachment accessories

    You want two things, a DRO on all three axiis, and a decent power feed on at least the X and Z axiis, and yer golden. Power feeds on all three axiis, is just gravy! :) Ran a Varnamo UM-3 size mill for some years, and unless we were doing some drilling manually, the quill stayed locked out of...
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    Unusual tool post grinder

    Rubber bands were good enough to mount the wings to some pretty hairy aerobatic RC airplanes as I recall. Kinda hard to find fault, after seeing what the can manage!
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    Unusual tool post grinder

    I have used a Dremel flex shaft tool, held in my tool post, when I needed the capability and it saved my butt. At that time, I had a Water Pump Bearing (water pump for a vehicle) that came with a shaft out both sides, and I needed to cut off the end that was in the way. Dremel tool, a cut-off...
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