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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

    Cool Tools in your home shop that you'd not likely not see in someone else's?

    How I do it ............ on the machine that I have . Sunnen honing machines are kinda primitive and sophisticated at the same time , some clever engineering went into the creation of these machines nearly 100 years ago . The drive , a short explanation of how it works....... The spindle...
  2. Gearhead88

    Cool Tools in your home shop that you'd not likely not see in someone else's?

    I struggled , a bit , at first when I bought my machine and after a short time , had it figured out . Prior to that I had worked in a couple of shops that had Sunnen machines , all the supplies and consumables were on hand , available to use and I didn't have to spend much time or effort on...
  3. Gearhead88

    Cool Tools in your home shop that you'd not likely not see in someone else's?

    Here's a couple of machine's you aren't going to find in the average home workshop .......... Once the bore is roughed in and within a couple of thou it goes to the Sunnen machine . I do cylinder bores , connecting rods - big end & small end , a variety of bushings only limited to what...
  4. Gearhead88

    Show us your shops!

    Some times I do arts n' crafts , when working on old stuff , you cant build with a credit card & a catalog , you gotta make your own parts because there isn't any other choice available.
  5. Gearhead88

    Show us your shops!

    It's not difficult to figure out what the focus is here ......... motorcycles , American V Twins & some racing equipment thrown in to keep it interesting . I only send out powdercoat & paint , everything else is done in house . A couple of older pics , 2 or 3 years ago ?, before I changed up...
  6. Gearhead88

    Shop Now THIS is a Full Shop!

    I feel much better about my hoard now. Having said that .............. If I win the lottery ............... there will be signs. Now I know who was bidding on the same stuff as me .
  7. Gearhead88

    Milling machine stand for sale or trade

    Calgary ...... Northeast
  8. Gearhead88

    Milling machine stand for sale or trade

    I’ve got a Busy Bee milling machine stand I no longer use , it’s a CX601 ST model best suited for a smaller mill drill , ideal for several of the small machines that Busy Bee sells . It’s clean & un damaged , has a cabinet below for storage w/ keys . The top is 23" X 26 1/2" , I’d like...
  9. Gearhead88

    20? Ton shop press

    That's the same as a Princess auto 20 T press they used to sell . I have one , about 20 years old . I found it was too low and added some 8" channel riser's to put it at a more comfortable height .
  10. Gearhead88

    Dabblings

    You might want to hang around a bit longer next time , there's lots to see .
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