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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

    Sourcing Metal | General Discussion

    I've only been there once just recently, but bought less than a full length and cut to fit into my truck. Very good price too, I'll certainly patronize them more.
  2. BMW Rider

    Safety Tip for Home Shops

    If your door falls that hard from the open position you need to tighten the springs. The door should be able to rest at any point in its travel without falling. If the springs are not doing the lifting, then your opener is and that will put a lot of strain and wear on it.
  3. BMW Rider

    SOLD - Bringing Your Scrap to the Recycler? I May Have Some FREE Scrap for You...

    Yes the large port was sometimes referred to as a "steamer port". That was a throwback to the early days of steam driven pumps that used the larger connection since they could pump more water. Today we typically just call it a 125 (mm) port and the two smaller ones 65s. Some municipalities have...
  4. BMW Rider

    SOLD - Bringing Your Scrap to the Recycler? I May Have Some FREE Scrap for You...

    Those Mcavity's are a classic style, there were not a lot of Calgary hydrants without the 5" port either. Most of those with just the two 2 1/2" ports were on small mains or dead end mains where flow was minimal. I know a few other firefighters who collect this sort of thin and will put the word...
  5. BMW Rider

    brake line flare

    For tighter bends and bends close to the flare these are what I use. https://www.kmstools.com/neiko-brake-line-bending-pliers-820
  6. BMW Rider

    Group Sourcing Metal Ideas

    I would take a 1/4 of that.
  7. BMW Rider

    Group Sourcing Metal Ideas

    I wouldn't mind having a better selection of metal on hand, but perhaps about half the quantity proposed. If there is someone else in the Calgary area who is interested in a half share I'd be in for this. I do more aluminum work as well so any group buys of that would interest me.
  8. BMW Rider

    Is this possible

    It's pretty standard practice to grind the tips of the valves. Usually it is done with minimal material removal to clean up the wear marks on the tip, but can also be necessary to correct the valve stem height in some cases. How much can be taken off depends a lot on the valve construction. Some...
  9. BMW Rider

    Custom range hood

    Go with a better fan., those little cheapo hoods do a better job of making noise than moving air.
  10. BMW Rider

    Sculpture in Helsinki

    Keep your hammer clear of the anvil.
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