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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. Arbutus

    Label maker - do you have a recommendation?

    This is my third or fourth label printer and it seems to be much more rugged than the Brother equivalents. Decent sized keyboard and a good selection of fonts and styles. It has preset styles for wiring tags, breakers, flags, etc. I bought this specifically because there are shrink tube...
  2. Arbutus

    Prusa core one

    Well, I bought a Bambu P1S 2 weeks ago (after my Ender threw a final hissy fit) and I have to say it is a very impressive piece of kit for $890 including taxes & delivery. I bought the plain jane version without the multi-filament feeder (called the AMS) since I have no interest in the extra...
  3. Arbutus

    Schematics and Circuit Board layout with Fusion 360

    0.4mm :
  4. Arbutus

    Why no ground wire?

    The absence of a ground wire in older electric motors, whether single-phase or three-phase, is largely due to the evolution of electrical safety standards over the past several decades. Many motors built more than 30 years ago were designed before modern grounding requirements were widely...
  5. Arbutus

    Schematics and Circuit Board layout with Fusion 360

    Here's a photo walkthrough of how I use a stencil to set the solder paste... This is a laser cut stainless steel stencil, but mylar is a less expensive option. The squeegee is a credit card. You only need a tiny amount of paste, and it is quite sticky so the tiny parts tend to stay in...
  6. Arbutus

    Fusion is 50% off

    Same invoice for my subscription. But yes, if you are a registered student with a school ID and StudentID and an edu email, you may qualify for the edu discount. Note that it is for one year only and must be renewed using the school credentials. At UFV the faculty had a site license that the...
  7. Arbutus

    Fusion is 50% off

    Thanks for that! This would be a deal for a new user or someone currently paying monthly. I doesn't apply to renewals - but the kicker is that the new subscriber is locked into their $915/year renewal price after the first year.
  8. Arbutus

    Fusion is 50% off

    I'm looking on the Autodesk/F360 site and I see a price of $915/year. The autorenewal quote was $675 for F360 without extensions, but if they are offering the same for $457 its a no-brainer. So just wondering how you found the discount coupon?
  9. Arbutus

    Fusion is 50% off

    Where from ?? I need to renew next week. $675 was the quote.
  10. Arbutus

    Chamfering tool bits

    Yes, but... there is a tool standoff as well - i.e. the shank must stay clear of the end of the edge because it would run into a wall. The chamfer toolpath will have a setting for that, the value is usually 1/2 the tool diameter, but if you are using the upper part of the flutes, the shank...
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