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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. Gearhead88

    Right Angle drive for a Bridgeport style mill.

    A good rigid hone is expensive , there is a possibility of stumbling into one if you are lucky or in the right place at the right time and the stars align . Ebay venders often think that anything that says Sunnen on it is solid gold , that goes for Sunnen bore guage's too which are pretty much...
  2. Gearhead88

    Micrometer stand

    $10 at Princess auto when they have them
  3. Gearhead88

    Right Angle drive for a Bridgeport style mill.

    What is your plan to finish the cylinders and fit the pistons to the required clearance ?
  4. Gearhead88

    Well I really messed up this time.

    Waaay back , I ran a portable welding truck . One day I was on a construction job site and away from my truck , much to my surprise , when I returned to the truck some dickhead decided to use the vise that was bolted to the deck of my truck and broke the movable jaw in half , then slipped away...
  5. Gearhead88

    WTB milling machine, but with a budget

    Mine could very well sell my stuff for what I said I paid for it ........ or less ! .
  6. Gearhead88

    Hello from Harrison

    I'm thinkin , you'll like it here
  7. Gearhead88

    EBay score !

    I just received a few measuring tools that I purchased on ebay I’ve already got a fairly extensive collection of precision measuring instruments , a bit of a mix but many of them are Mitutoyo . This time I got a smokin deal on a Teclock 2” - 6” bore gauge . I have a Teclock dial indicator I...
  8. Gearhead88

    Tool Your First Power Tool?

    My first power tool I purchased as a young 'un , around 1975 ish , a big angle grinder , bought it new , a Wen 7" , it was crap and didn't last long , shoulda bought a Makita . In the seventies I was a welder , I was also very enthusiastic about fixing up vehicles . I lived in the rust belt ...
  9. Gearhead88

    Strange Carbide Insert Internal Threading Tool Geometry

    The quality of the available inserts vary on Amazon , you can find better , longer lasting inserts but you will pay more for them . For every example of quality name brand you might find , there are dozens of knock off that crumble easily . Theres no shortage of hucksters in Asia selling low...
  10. Gearhead88

    Strange Carbide Insert Internal Threading Tool Geometry

    I've been less than impressed with the quality of the carbide inserts supplied on Amazon , break easily & they even look crappy.
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