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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 Caliper with broken screw

    It seems that there are only a few possibilities. It really has to be either a pin or a ball. Can you show a picture from the outside of where the broken end is?
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    help making small hinges

    I assume that you will make all 4 parts out of a single brass blank (plus the steel pins). Use a regular end mill to turn the whole piece into an L shape. The tall part will become the hinge barrel, and the short part the hinge wing. Then use a round over bit (marketed for wood as carbide...
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    Fuse replacement -- CX-706

    There is so much to say on this topic, but consider this graph for a moment. It can't possibly be accurate. Without diving into any of the other numbers, the EV is shown to have no bar at all for the 'vehicle in use' portion. That alone tells you that these numbers have been fudged. It is...
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    Fuse replacement -- CX-706

    Lithium ion technology has a theoretical energy density problem.
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    Let's undertake yet another project - Jackson No. 2 Vertical Milling Machine

    I agree - it isn't possible to fix stupid. But whether you like to pay the toll or not, it says a lot about human behaviour that a modest toll will get people to spend more in gas idling in traffic on the toll free road
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    Let's undertake yet another project - Jackson No. 2 Vertical Milling Machine

    One of the things I have noticed when driving the 407 is how much a small toll makes a difference to the worst drivers
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    Show us your shops!

    The first time he came out we had a bit of an argument where he pointed a bogus issue and suggested that I could 'help myself out of the problem'. After that I just kept booking inspections without changing anything. Each time he would come out and make the same suggestion while I played dumb...
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    Show us your shops!

    About 10 years ago I did a major renovation on the house, then I put in a pool, and I'm working on another renovation now. I also helped my parents and my brother with their dealings with the various departments at city hall. Here in the big city there are lots of inspectors. I haven't dealt...
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    Show us your shops!

    And I though Toronto was bad. I also learned that dealing with building inspectors it a skill in and of itself. And in particular the ones fishing for graft - it is an unfortunate reality. as an individual, working on only one property / renovation, you are at a distinct disadvantage versus...
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    Show us your shops!

    EV chargers and solar panel roof loads are part of the code where you live? Those things don't even have well recognized / adopted standards
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