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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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    Tool Hard vise jaws?

    I have 3 Kurts (and just ordered another on the same sale that DavidR8 referenced), whatever the jaws are made out of, they are pretty hard and tough. The first Kurt I got the jaws were in tough shape, I gave them a little lick on the surface grinder - they are still hard. My vote is that Kurt...
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    Grinding wheel adaptor Question

    No. There are smaller grinders or larger grinders and they will have smaller or larger spindles - that's obvious, we won't talk about that. Sticking to the small grinders, there is some variation (the Sopko web site / catalog lists a bunch). My 618 surface grinder and Cinci T&C grinder have...
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    Tool Lathe parting tools

    The GTN blades in the separate clamp holders have been working out well for me, whether in the CXA on the 15” lathe or 40P “E” holder in the 11” Smart & Brown (quite a sturdy little lathe). Depending on the machining details (material, size, part / setup rigidity) it may still chatter. The...
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    Tool Lathe parting tools

    Another thread on lathe parting tools. Over the years I have tried / used a few different parting tools and found the GTN style carbide insert works well for my use (with the clamp in block for a regular tool holder). The generic HSS blade and holder that is commonly included in a qctp set...
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    VFD questions

    I’ve had a VFD on a 1970s drill press (3/4 hp, 6 pole motor is not VFD rated) for ~10 years. The VFD is an Allen Bradley, vintage the late ‘90s. Per comments above it is a low duty cycle. I had one job of tapping hundreds of holes and set the drive up for rapid reversal on a foot controlled...
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    Supplies KBC shipping

    Over about $500 it is free shipping. Pretty easy to exceed that number.
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    Standard modern 1230 utilathe… value?

    There is a carriage lock over on the RH side of the carriage. A carriage stop that bolts to the bed is something one could make. There is probably an official SM carriage stop that could be purchased as an extra. The manual shows a micrometer carriage stop. The manual also shows a “metric...
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    Standard modern 1230 utilathe… value?

    You can set that up to cut metric threads. That lathe will have an Imperial thread on the lead screw (very common). You would need to acquire the mechanical conversion gear (usually 127 tooth gear), then work out what gearing selection on the quick change box is need, perhaps some other back...
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    Tool Tooling up a milling machine

    The possible tooling list is nearly endless! The suggestions above are all good. If you can afford it, then see comments above. If you are tight on cash, purchase what you need for whatever project you are working on - that way the tool will get used at least once. I don’t follow the advice...
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    What material should Camlock cams and stop bolts be made from?

    I had a similar problem on my Smart & Brown (classic little English lathe, about 50 years old), all 3 cams were broken/split. I suspect the damage was from using an under sized key. The cams on my 30 year old Enterprise lathe were the same (cool). Anyway I went to a used machine dealer - they...
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