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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

    Craftex CT043 old style

    There's a good possibility that it is something simple . When I bought mine new , only days into owning the machine , I replaced the motor on warranty , thinking about it now 18 years later , it may have only been a capacitor , they warrantied the motor because it didn't work . You saw the...
  2. Gearhead88

    Hi from Amherstburg Ontario.

    You are going to like it here
  3. Gearhead88

    CT 043 issues ..... Repairs - Completed !!

    If you need a motor to revive the lathe you have for sale , I bought a new one and never used it . It was on the lathe for a few days but I never ran it and it went back in the box it came in. I repaired the original motor and used it to get the lathe running , there wasn't an option of...
  4. Gearhead88

    Shop Things to have in your dream shop!

    With the current price of building materials and my no nonsense , it cost what it cost style of not cutting corners or trying to cheap out ...................... About $4 k including buying a few tools like I always do when I mastermind a home project which require tools I don't have . I...
  5. Gearhead88

    Shop Things to have in your dream shop!

    I can only dream of having a supersized deluxe shop , ............. sigh , I'm retired and I'm on a budget so I try to work with what I've got . Expanding the existing garage wasn't an option , making better use of the available space was . For a while , I wanted a shed to use for storage...
  6. Gearhead88

    What Size Hook/Pin Wrench Do I Need?

    Make one
  7. Gearhead88

    Cross Border Used Equipment Purchases

    Mmmm fluid film , good stuff , but ......when I worked at the crane shop (Lampson) , fluid film was like Frank's hot sauce , they put that shit on everything . It reminds me of cat vomit and the smell .............yuk ! , never cared for it
  8. Gearhead88

    WTB angle plate(s)

    Thank's for the comments guys . I'll admit , I've bought lots of stuff on Amazon , often the description is a little vague or missing important details . I don't allways leave feedback but when I do and it's on an item I am not impressed with I make sure to say so . I recently tried to buy...
  9. Gearhead88

    WTB angle plate(s)

    Update : ............. Yesterday , I ordered this 10" x 7" adjustable angle plate on Amazon . Of course , it was "in stock" , they never seem to reveal where the "in stock " item is however They immediately took payment for the item. This morning I got an email , in Chinglish , informing me...
  10. Gearhead88

    WTB angle plate(s)

    I might just do this , winter is here , I have several projects on the drawing board.
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