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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. LenVW

    Tools you waited too long to acquire

    I am always looking at tooling that will expand the scope of machining I can do with my Desktop 3/4 hp mini-mill. When I worked for Ex-Cell-O Canada in the 1980s we had access to #602 Mills as well as large Cincinnati units and lathes. I finally bought an adjustable Boring Head for my mini-mill...
  2. LenVW

    Tools you waited too long to acquire

    The right ‘tool’ can make the job so much easier. Reduces frustration and helps you do more. I guess that is why we spend a lot of money on it !!
  3. LenVW

    The undercutter

    That is the market you want . . . Customers who come to you farm and purchase on the spot. We could do with LESS middlemen in produce markets.
  4. LenVW

    The undercutter

    If you are trying to slice the garlic just below the surface . . . Maybe you could try ‘White Bean Pullers‘ which are hardened knives that cut the white bean stalks just below the ground surface. They are then windrowed 4 or 8 rows into a swath for combining. (I assume you can skip the...
  5. LenVW

    CA-ON Member to Member Material List

    For Sale . . . 2 x 2 x .100” wall HSS Tubing x 72” Lg Will cut to as required. Stored inside, no corrosion. PM me.
  6. LenVW

    CA-ON Ontario members, 6061 for sale

    The Facebook page is not accessible anymore. Thanks Craig. I will keep looking around KWC.
  7. LenVW

    CA-ON Member to Member Material List

    I have some excess HDPE plate, I” thick - 6” x 12” See photo here. Will cut pieces off. PM me.
  8. LenVW

    CA-ON Ontario members, 6061 for sale

    Do you have a phone number for Henry ? I could use more 6061.
  9. LenVW

    CA-SK Emotorsdirect.ca

    In the Kitchener-Cambridge area of Ontario . . . Dynamo Motors - Trilium Park Kitchener, off Homer Watson Blvd. Voya is a great person to work with on small or large motors. Trade-Mark Motor Shop - Will rewind and repair any motor. Go to the ‘old’ ATS building on Royal Oak Drive, Cambridge.
  10. LenVW

    What Ever Happened to All of the Great Canadian Machine Tool Builders?

    I have asked that question for the last 40 years. I apprenticed as a General Machinist at Ex-Cell-O in Clinton, Ontario. It was a feeder plant for the larger operations in London, Ontario. There were three sections in the Clinton plant . . . A CNC section for on-going high volume machine tools...
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