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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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    CA-AB Chevy GMC One Ton Axle Shafts C$25

    I have cut up truck axles - it was a long time ago. My recollection is that it was really hard material. I then annealed several pieces and it cut very easily. If what you are making needs the high strength it may be worth the effort to machine the hardened material ($). You can...
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    Lathe Chuck Questions

    That is an easy question to answer - “it depends”. For the 1120 SM, as others have said, 6”-3J, 8”-4J. I have other machines and various chuck options - some chucks have the two piece jaws (top jaw can be reversed, I made two sets of soft top jaws they are also available to purchase from most...
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    Tool Cathetometer - sounds like a medical device!

    Here is an interesting device, called a cathetometer - now a rather vintage piece of kit (I got it years ago when UofA had auctions of surplus odd and unusual items). Another design that is common (well common amongst items whigh are not very common) had additional vertical supports.
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    Upgrade on lathe and mill.

    In Alberta? Like Trev says, keep looking, build your network, ask around. I live in Alberta, I’ve picked up a machine pretty well every year for the past 10 years - sometimes I pay as much as 10 cents on the dollar compared to new. Usually I pay the scrap metal price (couple times they have...
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    Upgrade on lathe and mill.

    Quite a range in lathe size you have presented. I find on lathes up to about 16" swing it is still a handy size machine (no problem working small parts, not crazy heavy, still easy to power up), over that they seem to get a bit clunky and the logistics are more of a chore, tooling gets pretty...
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    SOLD - Stanko 6R12 Vertical mill

    You were telling me about that machine - but never saw any pictures. It is quite substantial indeed!
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    WTB Pratt Burnerd KC15 D3 Multisize Collet Chuck

    Were you able to track down a KC-15 with the integral D1-3 mount? This flat back with D1-4 mounting plate has cleaned up well. For the key, I sleeved the pin, pushed out the handle and added an extension. I haven’t found a source for the collet springs (only missing two) - but the springs are...
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    RSVP Here for the Calgary meetup April 20/2024 - 10:30 AM

    Yes, RSVP for me. David
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    Tips/Techniques Looking for easy removable thread locker

    How about just clean threads? Don’t use any thread locker at all. It doesn’t sound like a high vibration application or a critical service. Threaded fasteners hold really well. A typical machine could have hundreds (even thousands) of bolted joint connections - good condition threads...
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    6 jaw chuck options?

    Shars $191.50USD plus shipping and import fees. I’ve bought a few things from them, shipped in a timely manner. The import fees always getcha - my last order it worked out to about 9%. Of course the 5% off coupons are easy to get - so that helps a bit.
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