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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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  1. Stuart Samuel

    Shop Stuart’s big dumb thread

    Minor addition: Finally picked up a toolbox stack. I’ve heard complaints about Kennedy boxes, but so far they suit me fine. My intention is to copy the setup I have at work, with the drawers holding the same things, or at least types of things. The less time spent trying to remember where I...
  2. Stuart Samuel

    Best place for gas?

    GTA area: Confirmed the other day that Camcarb, in North York (400 between Finch and Steeles), will fill user owned bottles. I was checking on argon, didn't think to ask about other gases. They show a pretty normal range on their website, though. Downside, it's drop off, pick up later when...
  3. Stuart Samuel

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    I appreciate the optimism, Dan. I have my doubts some (most) days. I’ve been meaning to deal with material storage for years, and I think the west wall is the spot. Unfortunately, that’s the only non-masonry wall in the room, so I can’t just epoxy anchors into it (I don’t think my neighbour...
  4. Stuart Samuel

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    My thinking is thus: I don’t generally have lots of free time, at this point in my life. Work eats up 50+ hours a week, I get some sleep occasionally, and help friends and family with things. So, I’d like a space where I can get going in as little time as possible. I made a list a while ago...
  5. Stuart Samuel

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    My current thinking has the welding table on the north wall, where the ladders, rolling mill and bandsaw are. Rolling mill will stay and go somewhere, bandsaw needs to find a new home (if anyone’s looking). Drill press in the southeast corner should probably go as well, as I have the big drill...
  6. Stuart Samuel

    Shop Stuart’s big dumb thread

    (Front room for reference)
  7. Stuart Samuel

    Shop Stuart’s big dumb thread

    First, I think at least one workbench needs to go. I built four 2’x4’ benches, with holes in the legs so I could bolt them together either back to back or end to end, thinking it’d be nice and flexible. Three became horizontal storage almost immediately, obvious mistake. I pulled one of them off...
  8. Stuart Samuel

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    Finally pulled the trigger on a welding table. Kovosu (Chinese company with a good reputation) was having a sale on machined cast iron grid hole tables, and decided it was time. So… Now I need to figure out how my back room changes to accommodate a 32” x 52” table, and how to keep it from...
  9. Stuart Samuel

    Bunch of carbide inserts/holders, height gauge, digital calipers, and… weird taps?

    Thanks!
  10. Stuart Samuel

    Bunch of carbide inserts/holders, height gauge, digital calipers, and… weird taps?

    I keep meaning to ask him if I’m alright to post about the move of the lathe a few weeks ago (and a mill this past weekend!)
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