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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. BMW Rider

    Little one day projects

    Todays job was one of necessity. I was wrapping up a valve clearance check on my F850GSA and was reinstalling the crankshaft access plug when I discovered it was made of cheap plastic and could withstand almost no effort to tighten it in place. The flange broke off completely. A replacement...
  2. BMW Rider

    Hydronic Heating Systems - (cement floor heating)

    If he's replacing the floor and is even thinking about the radiant heating, he should at very least put in the tubing. Small extra cost even if he does not utilize it for some time.
  3. BMW Rider

    Does anyone have an old, not working micrometer say...6" ?

    It's a machining forum and when I read "tap handle" I naturally was trying to envision what sort of weird thread tapping tool you had in mind.
  4. BMW Rider

    Hydronic Heating Systems - (cement floor heating)

    My system has just a single zone in that there is just a single thermostat controlling it. In the main part of the garage which was the original build, there are four loops in the floor. I added onto the garage several years ago and have three more loops in that area. The multiple loops serves...
  5. BMW Rider

    Hydronic Heating Systems - (cement floor heating)

    I have in floor heating in my garage/shop also. The only fans I use are for dust control or fume ventilation. I usually keep the temperature set to around 16 - 17C which is perfect for working. The nice thing is that unlike forced air heating, the temperature gradient is warmer from the floor...
  6. BMW Rider

    Impossible Location

    You just need to place an open pan of really filthy used oil under whatever you are working on. Any dropped fasteners will automatically drop into the oil no matter how impossible or far away it seems to be.
  7. BMW Rider

    Happy Thanksgiving Everyone !!

    We had our family turkey dinner Saturday out in the "dining hall". More room to spread out even though there were only eight of us.
  8. BMW Rider

    Little one day projects

    The R1250GSA has the boxer engine but it's a vertical twin engine in the F850GSA. It lays down pretty flat. I can lift it in ideal conditions, but it's never ideal conditions when it naps. There are techniques that can make the dead lift easier, but again, in ideal conditions. My last trip to BC...
  9. BMW Rider

    Little one day projects

    The crash bars protect the vulnerable bits and do offer some lifting points, but a 500Lb bike is a lot to lift alone.
  10. BMW Rider

    Little one day projects

    This one ended up being a bit more than one day due to some re-engineering required of the ratchet strap. Its a lifting device to help pick up a toppled motorcycle, specifically my BMW F850GSA. Sometimes road conditions lead to the bike taking a nap and lifting it back up can be a bit of an...
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