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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

    Tool Angle grinders. Most dangerous tool in the shop?

    I have one of those & never thought to try a flap wheel on it , it seems like a good idea , as long as the speed rating of the disc is in the same range as the tool
  2. Gearhead88

    Gearhead projects …….

    It’s nice to have several , three might work . Those are just the the chucks with MT shanks. I have three more on R8 shanks .
  3. Gearhead88

    Gearhead projects …….

    Today’s lathe accessory project
  4. Gearhead88

    Tool Some tools I made for my 10K Southbend Lathe

    There must be a story , what's with all the dents in the sheet metal backsplash behind the lathe ?
  5. Gearhead88

    Dial Test Indicator

    You can never have too many ( also applies to guitars ) I still have the first Dial indicator I bought , a Teclock , it's 40 years old and it is still as good as it was when new , I think it was a $30 House of tools purchase , and was , for a long time , the only one I had. I have several...
  6. Gearhead88

    Lost dog in Calgary

    Hoping this has a happy ending .
  7. Gearhead88

    Dial Test Indicator

    I have been telling my pals for a while ...... " When I go for the big dirt nap , that's an auction you want to be at " , unless it takes years of suffering before the final day comes , in that case there will be pre auction deals and give away's. I can see the long slow years of suffering to...
  8. Gearhead88

    Dial Test Indicator

    ebay is a crapshoot , it's not like it was 10 - 15 + years ago . Lot's of hucksters now that have caches of "estate sale find " items at inflated prices. High prices + high shipping often combine to make a seemingly sweet deal not so great . However ..................... if you are a guy...
  9. Gearhead88

    Installing a DRO on a Hartford Bridgeport Clone.

    or velcro
  10. Gearhead88

    Gearhead projects …….

    Yes , a 103" Softail "B" engine , kind of a sad but funny story on how It got here .
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